The Contra Costa County Library system is producing new episodes of its Online Storytime series on its YouTube channel. (Photo courtesy Contra Costa County Library)

The Contra Costa County Library has launched a new service to stream educational programs for families whose children are stuck at home during the novel coronavirus pandemic.

The Online Storytime program features 10-minute videos of storytellers filmed at home reading books and singing songs. New videos debut at 10 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday on the library’s Facebook page.

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Dan McMenamin is the managing editor at Bay City News, directing daily news coverage of the 12-county greater Bay Area. He has worked for BCN since 2008 and has been managing editor since 2014 after previously serving as BCN’s San Francisco bureau reporter. A UC Davis graduate, he came to BCN after working for a newspaper and nonprofit in the Davis area. He handles staffing, including coaching of our interns, day-to-day coverage decisions and management of the newswire.