Minato Events Mini Calendar
Library Schedule of JUNE
| Date | Day | Content | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sun. | Book-start | 10:30 a.m. – noon | Minato |
| 7th | Sat. | Film screening, “Meet John Doe”– U.S. | 2 p.m. *Doors open at 1:45 p.m. |
Takanawa (50 people) |
| 11th | Wed. | Storytelling, “Kerokerogaeru ga naku toki wa, When the Frog Croaks” | 3 p.m. | Akasaka |
| 11th | Wed. | Storytelling, “Aladin to maho no lamp, Alladin” | 3 p.m. | Takanawa |
| 11th | Wed. | Storytelling, “Darumada!, It’s a Dharma Doll!” | 3:30 p.m. | Konan |
| 13th | Fri. | DVD concert, “Uchu hikoshi no sekai, The World of Astronauts” and “Hubble Uchu Boenkyo, Hubble Space Telescope” | 5:45 p.m. | Minato |
| 14th | Sat. | Piyoipyo-storytelling, “Bururun gatagoto ittekimasu, Broom Broom Rumbling, I’m Going” | 11 a.m. | Minato |
| 14th | Sat. | Storytelling, “Korowan chapuchapu, Korowan and the Puddle“ | 11 a.m. | Mita |
| 14th | Sat. | Storytelling, “Akameamagaeru, A Red-Eyed Tree Frog” | 2:30 p.m. | Minato |
| 18th | Wed. | Book-start. | 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Akasaka |
| 20th | Fri. | Book-start. | 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Azabu |
| 21th | Sat. | Piyopiyo-storytelling, Kurukuru sanpo, Walk Around” | 11 a.m. | Minato |
| 21th | Sat. | Film screening, “The Swordsman in Double-Flag Town” – China | 2 p.m. *Doors open at 1:45 p.m. |
Konan (45 people) |
| 21th | Sat. | Storytelling, “Sentaku nekosan, A Laundry Cat” | 2:30 p.m. | Minato |
| 21th | Sat. | Film screening, “Headlight”– France |
2 p.m. *Doors open at 1:30 p.m. |
Akasaka (30 people) |
| 21th | Sat. | Storytelling, “Kani no oyako, The Crab and It’s Mother by Aesop” | 2:30 p.m. | Azabu |
| 25th | Wed. | Parent-child storytelling, “Darumasan ga, A Dharma Doll Is” | 10:30 a.m. | Konan |
| 25th | Wed. | Tanabata Origami Gathering: Let’s make Tanabata ornaments by yourself. | 2 p.m. | Takanawa |
| 25th | Wed. | Book-start | 3:15 p.m. – 4 p.m. | Konan |
| 26th | Thu. | Parent-child storytelling, “Bubu yahho, Boo Boo Whoopie” |
10:30 a.m.. | Mita |
| 26th | Thu. | Book-start | 11 a.m. – noon | Mita |
| 27th | Fri. | DVD concert, “The Art of Conduct-Beethoven Symphonie Nr. 5 in C-Moll” Herbert Von Karajan an H. G. Clouzot | Noon | Minato |
| 28th | Sat. | Minato Cinema Club “Yojimbo” – Japan | 10 am. *Doors open at 9:30 a.m. |
Minato (100 people) |
| 28th | Sat. | Minato Cinema Club “Tsubaki Sanjuro” – Japan | 1 p.m. *Doors open at 12:30 p.m. |
Minato (100 people) |
| 28th | Sat. | Book-start | 10:30 a.m. | Takanawa |
| 28th | Sat. | Storytelling, “Chiisaina kiiroi kasa, A Tiny Yellow Umbrella” | 11 a.m. | Akasaka |
| 28th | Sat. | Origami gathering: Making decorations for Tanabata | 2:30 p.m. | Minato |
Book-start
Book-start: Open to parents and guardians of infants born on or after April 1, 2005.
This program is designed to introduce them to the joy and importance of exploring picture books with their infants.
Municipal libraries will provide the parents and guardians with a one-on-one briefing approx.
15 min. in length about the program, and free picture books.
If interested, visit your local library during its Book-start meeting, and bring your boshi-techo, “mother-child record book” with you.
