BART will not be running any trains between Fruitvale and Lake Merritt stations Saturday and Sunday.

The transit agency will be running buses between the two stations, which could add up to 40 minutes for a trip. The tracks are being closed so crews can rebuild them.

The tracks will be closed several weekends from now until July, including April 29 and April 30.

The dates are subject to change.

For more information, go to www.bart.gov/news/articles/2017/news20170302-1.

Library card winners chosen

The Oakland library will announce winners of its library card design contest at an awards ceremony Wednesday.

All the art entered into the contest will be displayed, and the six winners will honored.

The reception will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Main Library’s Bradley C. Walters Community Room, 125 14th St. For more information, contact Sharon McKellar at smckellar@oaklandlibrary.org or 510-238-3513.

T-shirt sales to aid Mosswood Park

A T-shirt celebrating Mosswood Park is being sold to raise money to help rebuild the park’s recreation center, which was destroyed in a fire.

Oaklandish is teaming up with Oakland Parks & Recreation on the shirt, which celebrates the park’s basketball court.

Ten percent of the proceeds will go toward programs and services throughout the city.

To purchase the T-shirt, go to visit http://bit.ly/2oiZXAF.

Mindfulness programs this month

Instructor Susana Renaud will lead a monthlong series of mindfulness programs beginning Saturday.

“Befriend Your Body, Heart And Mind” will use mindful yoga in the sessions, the first at 3 p.m. Saturday at the César E. Chávez Branch Library.

The free program continues April 15 and 22. People may join at any time.

For more information,contact Pete Villaseñor at pvillasenor@oaklandlibrary.org or 510-536-5620.

‘Oakland Noir’ stories told Saturday

“Oakland Noir,” a compilation of short noir stories set in Oakland, was released this month.

To help mark the occasion, the Oakland History Room will host readings Saturday by some of the book’s contributors.

Those scheduled to speak include book co-editor Jerry Thompson and contributors Carolyn Alexander, Phil Canalin, Judy Juanita and Tom McElravey.

The readings will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Main Library’s Bradley C. Walters Community Room, 125 14th St. For more information, contact Dorothy Lazard, librarian and an “Oakland Noir” contributor, at dlazard@oaklandlibrary.org or 510-238-3222.

Talk on toads, frogs, turtles

Oakland Zoo’s biodiversity manager will talk on Sunday about what the zoo is doing to protect the wild populations of Puerto Rican Crested Toads, Mountain Yellow-Legged Frogs and Western Pond Turtles.

The discussion will be 6:30 to 9 p.m. Sunday in the zoo’s Zimmer Auditorium. Those attending are asked to use the lower parking lot and enter the glass doors of the ground level at Maddie’s Center for Science and Environmental Education.

The program is $12 to $20, with proceeds benefiting Oakland Zoo’s biodiversity programs. Tickets will be available at the door.

For more information, contact Amy Gotliffe, amy@oaklandzoo.org, 510-632-9525, extension 122.