Families & Learning · Upcoming
Mountain House library puts a harvest festival on the October 13 calendar
The branch lists a children's harvest festival from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, with families advised to check the event page for late details.
Edition: 2026-10-07 · Mountain House Live · AI-assisted source summary & local analysisOriginal source: Stockton–San Joaquin County Public Library event page · Event October 13, 2026; page retrieved October 7, 2026

The Mountain House Branch Library lists a Harvest Festival for Tuesday, October 13, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. The official event page identifies the branch, date, time and children's audience but provides little additional program detail in the readable listing checked for this edition. That narrow evidence is enough for an advance calendar notice, not for claims about games, food, costumes, prizes, vendors or outdoor activities. Families should use the direct page or contact the branch before making plans around an activity the library has not described.
A sparse listing is a reason to ask practical questions: whether the event is drop-in or registered, whether a caregiver must remain, whether activities occur inside Town Hall or elsewhere, and whether food or craft materials create allergy concerns. The library's address is 201 East Main Street, but the event page controls any room assignment. Families should not bring unrequested donations or assume the decorative photograph reflects the branch setup. A seasonal title can cover many different formats, and the responsible approach is to preserve that uncertainty.
The event is locally useful as an after-school gathering and a reason to visit the library, yet it should not be padded into a larger festival than the source supports. If the library later posts an agenda or capacity instruction, that would be a material update. Until then, the verified facts are the name, date, 90-minute window, branch and children's classification. The photograph shows an autumn display elsewhere and contains no Mountain House attendees, public artwork or event property. After October 13, the notice should move to archive status unless the library publishes a new session.
How this was reported: Mountain House Live checked the linked Stockton–San Joaquin County Public Library event page directly on October 7, 2026, recorded the event or publication date separately from this edition's compilation time, and limited the article to details visible in that source. The accompanying image is licensed context, not evidence that the activity occurred or that a seat, service, decision or outcome is guaranteed. Readers should use the direct publisher link for late changes and current contact instructions. Where a source did not show a publication date, the source-date line says so instead of assigning one. No phone call, attendance, outcome or independent on-site observation is implied by the web verification. This distinction is especially important for future events: a calendar entry establishes a planned time and place, not turnout, quality, accessibility or completion. A future edition will repeat the topic inside seven days only if the responsible publisher posts a material, dated change; otherwise this version remains in the dated archive.
What comes next: before acting on this notice, reopen the official page, confirm the date, time, location, cost, eligibility and registration status, and use the publisher's contact route for individual questions. Do not send identity records, payment details, school files or health information to Mountain House Live. Public availability is not permission to reuse another person's photograph, recording or personal story. The article offers practical local context while keeping the authoritative decision, schedule and participation rules with the named agency. After the stated event date, the item should be treated as archive material unless the source issues a new date or a substantive follow-up. Corrections should preserve both the original source date and the date of the correction instead of making an old notice appear new.
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