Hear Chanukah stories at area libraries, bookstores

"Hanukkah Storytimes" will be held at the following times, dates and locations:

SAN FRANCISCO-MARIN COUNTY

7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7 at San Rafael Library, 1100 E St.

7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7 at Books Inc., 3515 California St., S.F.

7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8 at Barnes & Noble, 2020 Redwood Highway, Greenbrae.

4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9 at Borders Books & Music, 588 W. Francisco Blvd., San Rafael.

7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9 at Book Passages, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera.

7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10 at Education Express, 901 C St., San Rafael.

7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16 at San Francisco Library, West Portal Branch, 190 Lennox Way.

SOUTH BAY

3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6 at Borders Books, 50 University Ave., Los Gatos.

3:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7 at Hicklebee's Children's Books, 1378 Lincoln Ave., San Jose.

7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7 at Crown Books, 789 E. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale.

7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8 at Barnes & Noble, 1940 S. El Camino Real, San Mateo.

7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8 at Alef Bet Judaic, 114103-D Winchester Blvd., Los Gatos.

7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9 at Super Crown Books, El Paseo Shopping Center, Saratoga.

7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9 at Linden Tree Children's Records & Books (inner courtyard), 170 State St., Los Altos.

7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9 at Cupertino Library Community Room, 10400 Torre Ave.

7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9 at Barnes & Noble, 1875 S. Bascom Ave., Campbell.

4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10 at Crown Books, Main Street Shopping Center, 858 Blossom Hill Road, San Jose.

7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10 at City of Sunnyvale Library, 665 W. Olive Ave.

7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10 at Borders Books, 2925 El Camino Real, San Mateo.

EAST BAY

Noon Sunday, Dec. 6 at Barnes & Noble, 98 Broadway (Jack London Square), Oakland.

3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13 at Borders Books, 5903 Shellmound, Emeryville.

SACRAMENTO

Noon Sunday, Dec. 13 at Tower Books, 2538 Watt Ave.

5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20 at Borders Books, 2339 Fair Oaks Blvd. Festivities will include music by Kosher Boogie Band and gift-wrapping by members of Temple Beth Shalom..

Under the organizing body of the S.F.-based Bureau of Jewish Education and with funding provided by the Koret Foundation, the Northern California Council of Jewish Day School Principals represents 10 schools in the Bay Area and San Francisco including the following:

Brandeis Hillel Day School in San Francisco and San Rafael, Hebrew Academy in San Francisco, Jewish Day School of the North Peninsula in San Mateo, Mid-Peninsula Jewish Community Day School in Palo Alto, Oakland Hebrew Day School in Oakland, Shalom Day School in Sacramento, South Peninsula Hebrew Day School in Sunnyvale, Tehiyah Day School in El Cerrito and Yavneh Day School in Los Gatos.