Berkeley public library events. All sessions meet at 2pm Music, Movement, and Stories for Children Please join us this summer at The Freight, one of Berkeley's oldest and most beloved music venues, for a special musical story As part of the annual, weekend-long Berkeley Old-Time Music Convention, the string contest, family concert, jam sessions, and panel discussions will take place all day Join the City of Berkeley office of Emergency Services to learn about the Household Fire Weather Plan. Export to Halloween Join us in celebrating the change of the season with events and digital resources to get you and your family into that fun and spooky Halloween spirt. Address 1637 N. THURSDAYS: Discover upcoming events and programs at Berkeley Public Library, including workshops, book clubs, and community activities. Join the Tarea Hall Pittman Library and our friends from Luna Dance & Creativity for an hour of fun and movement with your child. Thank you to theFriends of the Berkeley Public Libraryfor all you do to provide funding for Library programs & events! Connect with the Berkeley Information Network (BIN), your go-to source for community and social service organizations, agencies and more! Free passes to Bay Area attractions for Berkeley Tool Lending Library West Branch Using Your Library Your Card Compute, Connect & Print Disability Services Library On Wheels Literacy: Berkeley Join us in this all-ages event honoring the life and legacy of César Chávez. Join the City of Berkeley Office of Emergency Services and Public Health Division for an event designed for families! Learn how to create a evacuation plan and build your very Check out the upcoming event and concert calendar for Berkeley Public Library, North Branch along with detailed artist, ticket and venue information including photos, videos, bios, and Let's talk about movies! Join us for a screening of After Hours (1985, R). Check out the upcoming event and concert calendar for Berkeley Public Library along with detailed artist, ticket and venue information including photos, videos, bios, and address. There will be a crane in front of the library on Kittredge that will require closure of the street to all vehicle and pedestrian traffic on Kittredge between Shattuck and Harold on September 10-11. Tool Lending Library West Branch Using Your Library Your Card Compute, Connect & Print Disability Services Library On Wheels Literacy: Berkeley Join the City of Berkeley Office of Emergency Services and Public Health Division for an event designed for families! Learn how to create a evacuation plan and build your very own Fratello Marionettes ' presents their North Pole Review to get you into the winter spirit with high kicking dancers, acrobatic penguins, and much more, all choreographed to a musical score. Kirk will share traditional African American stories and songs. Listen to beautiful koto music, fold origami cranes, dance an Obon dance and hear about the story of Sadako, Ages 8 and up. We will have musical performances in the stacks of our library throughout the summer and fall season. Proceeds from the As part of the annual, weekend-long Berkeley Old-Time Music Convention, the string contest, family concert, jam sessions, and panel discussions will take place all day throughout the Get personalized tech help at Berkeley Public Library, including computer basics, internet safety, and email usage. Hot, therapeutic water have long been part of Berkeley, and we largely Home Explore Special Events Search Search CatalogWebsiteLink+ToolsSpecial Events Get ready for the first every BPL Comic Con, a free, all-ages, one-day event focused on all things comics, art, and animation. Desperate to escape his mind-numbing routine, uptown Manhattan office worker Paul Hackett (Griffin Dunne) ventures Berkeley, California (October 17, 2024) – Come to the Central Library (2090 Kittredge) to view the Westward Bound: African-American Country Music History & Cowboy The Marin Poetry Center's Traveling Show comes to North Branch! Join host Judy Bertelsen and readers Kathe Jordan, Robin Michel, Rafaella Del Bourgo, Judy Wells and Dale Jensen for an Line Dancing at the Library @Central (Every 2 weeks event) Mar 04, 2025 to Mar 18, 2025 (ended) View all dates Central Library Mystery Room Join the City of Berkeley Office of Emergency Services and Public Health Division for an event designed for families! Learn how to create a evacuation plan and build your very own As part of the annual, weekend-long Berkeley Old-Time Music Convention, the string contest, family concert, jam sessions, and panel discussions will take place all day Downloads & Streaming Magazines, audiobooks, ebooks and music delivered to your device, free! Community Resources Connect with the Berkeley Information Network (BIN), your go-to Berkeley Public Library presents In The Stax a Music Series. Join Popping the Science Bubble every third Tuesday of the month at Join us for a poetry reading and conversation with Berkeley's current poet laureates, Aya de León, Anita Marie Júlca, and Adalilly Chu. Book discussion, author talks, Friend's book sales, Events for Kids SPIDERAMA! Spiders in Your Neighborhood How do spiders help us? How do they help our community? Our world? START HERE to answer New Library Cards - Designed by Your Neighbors! "Kindness" was the theme of the Library's recent library card design contest. 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Join us on the Tool Lending parking lot at Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch for a live pro-wrestling Home Explore Special Events Search Search CatalogWebsiteLink+ToolsSpecial Events Tool Lending Library West Branch Using Your Library Your Card Compute, Connect & Print Disability Services Library On Wheels Literacy: Berkeley READS About Land Every month, learn about cutting-edge research happening at UC Berkeley, directly from the scientists themselves. With a lifelong love of story, literature This online book group will discuss recent literary fiction books, on the last Tuesday of the month. We received over 60 submissions! Thank you to Join the City of Berkeley Office of Emergency Services and Public Health Division for an event designed for families! Learn how to create a evacuation plan and build your very Join the City of Berkeley Office of Emergency Services and Public Health Division for an event designed for families! Learn how to create a evacuation plan and build your very At Berkeley Public Library, we believe that STEM is for everyone, that doing science can be fun, and that engaging in STEM is something we do every day. Join the City of Berkeley Office of Emergency Services and Public Health Division for an event designed for families! Learn how to create a evacuation plan and build your very own Downloads & Streaming Magazines, audiobooks, ebooks and music delivered to your device, free! Community Resources Connect with the Berkeley Information Network (BIN), your go-to The Foundation's Annual Authors Dinner is a unique cultural event that honors local authors and spotlights the Bay Area's literary tradition. We are also hosting a free, Join the City of Berkeley Office of Emergency Services and Public Health Division for an event designed for families! Learn how to create a Enjoy reading and free events at the public library Photo courtesy of SF Bay Area Reading Partners. Intimate performances of Come to the Central Library on Saturday, October 28, 2023 Berkeley, California (October 22, 2023) – Come enjoy Berkeley Public Library’s first comic convention, a full day of Berkeley Public Library Kids YouTube Channel Find the Berkeley Public Library Kids YouTube channel here -- songs, puppets, flannel boards, STEAM videos, As part of the annual, weekend-long Berkeley Old-Time Music Convention, the string contest, family concert, jam sessions, and panel discussions will take place all day Also, join activities like art and writing workshops, story times, cooking demos, films, and more. Every day this week--Tuesday thru Saturday--we host a different FREE & FUN festival-style event for the whole family. Connect with the Berkeley Information Network (BIN), your go-to source for community and social service organizations, agencies and more! This August, during National Make-A-Will Month, the Berkeley Public Library Foundation is launching FreeWill, a trusted (and free) online tool that makes writing your will Join us for a special story time in celebration of Juneteenth featuring Storyteller Kirk Waller. We received over 60 submissions! Thank you to Downloads & Streaming Magazines, audiobooks, ebooks and music delivered to your device, free! Community Resources Connect with the Berkeley Information Network (BIN), your go-to Downloads & Streaming Magazines, audiobooks, ebooks and music delivered to your device, free! Community Resources Connect with the Berkeley Information Network (BIN), your go-to Bring the whole family to West Branch for a vibrant Juneteenth filled with food, art, music, and fun! Downloads & Streaming Magazines, audiobooks, ebooks and music delivered to your device, free! Community Resources Connect with the Berkeley Information Network (BIN), your go-to We offer in-person ESL Conversation Club on the following dates at our West Branch which is located at 1125 University Ave in Berkeley. LITERACY: BERKELEY READS Our adult and family literacy program. Check here for information on Library Happenings EVENTS ONLINE CATALOG LIBRARIES The Summer Reading Challenge Begins Friday, May 31 This year's theme is "Read, Renew, Repeat!" Get a free book when you Event Infor Berkeley Public Library will hold it's Third annual International Chess Day Tournament on Saturday July 19th at the Claremont Branch. The Bay Area has dozens of incredible library branches that offer New Library Cards - Designed by Your Neighbors! "Kindness" was the theme of the Library's recent library card design contest. Bring your ghosts and goblins, your superheroes and Join the City of Berkeley Office of Emergency Services and Public Health Division for an event designed for families! 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All supplies included, just bring your creativity! During the month of July, teens and adults can pick up a free zine-making kit at any Berkeley Public Library location, while supplies last. From strips to graphic novels, fanart and Book Discussions/Events Book discussion, author talks, Friend's book sales, Foundation events that are free and open to public. LIBRARY ON WHEELS Our pedal As part of a planned construction project, the City will be replacing rooftop HVAC systems at both the Kittredge and Bancroft library buildings. Join the City of Berkeley Office of Emergency Services and Public Health Division for an event designed for families! Learn how to create a evacuation plan and build your very Connect with the Berkeley Information Network (BIN), your go-to source for community and social service organizations, agencies and more! Free passes to Bay Area attractions for Berkeley Tool Lending Library West Branch Using Your Library Your Card Compute, Connect & Print Disability Services Library On Wheels Literacy: Berkeley READS About Land As part of the annual, weekend-long Berkeley Old-Time Music Convention, the string contest, family concert, jam sessions, and panel discussions will take place all day Volunteers from AARP’s Free Tax Preparation Service are available to help you by appointment only at the Central Library on Thursdays and Saturdays, the Tarea Hall Pittman Summer Reading is for All Ages Lecturas de Verano年暑期阅读活动 Adults, Kids and Teens: Join us for reading and learning fun this summer! Read (or listen Tool Lending Library West Branch Using Your Library Your Card Compute, Connect & Print Disability Services Library On Wheels Literacy: Berkeley READS About Land Come celebrate, remember, and/or be introduced to the Berkeley Barb— the “social media” of the Counter Cultural / Youth Movements of the nation and the World. This work will take place in two phases and will All library locations will be closed all day on Monday, September 1, 2025 for Labor Day. Funding provided by the State of California, as well as Friends of the Berkeley Public Library. COMPUTE, CONNECT & PRINT Use our computers or yours, access WiFi and print. Program includes, film screening, crafts for children and light refreshments. The tournament will be for all The festival's ever-popular Family Day returns on Saturday, May 31, at the downtown branch of the Berkeley Public Library. This 17 minute video follows a team of researchers as they unravel the mysteries of the bee-plant . 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