December Happenings
Reading is Instrumental Returns
New Episodes on Fridays at 11am
 
This beloved musical story time, popular with all ages, is back! Each episode features a Bay Area celebrity reading a children’s book with music and commentary by members of the Berkeley Symphony.

Season 3 of Reading is Instrumental features: 
  • Bay Area-based comedian and writer Josh Kornbluth reading The Monsters' Monster written and illustrated by Patrick McDonnell with Joan Cifarelli on piano. 
     
  • Artist Tabitha Soren reading The Napping House written by Audrey Wood and illustrated by Audrey & Don Wood with cellist Stephanie Wu.
     
  • Scientist Judith Klinman reading Ada Twist, Scientist written by Andrea Beaty and illustrated by David Roberts with flutist Stacey Pelinka.
     
  • Assistant Coach, Golden State Warriors, Chris DeMarco reading Drum, Dreamgirl written by Margarita Engle and illustrated by Rafael López with Ward Spangler on percussion.
     
  • Congresswoman Barbara Lee reading Nighttime Symphony written by Christopher Myers and illustrated by Christopher Myers & Kaa Illustration with Matthew Szemela on violin.
Tune in at 11am on the Library's Facebook for new episodes.
 Catch up on prior episodes, here.
 
Reading is Instrumental is a collaboration between the Library, the Berkeley Public Library Foundation and the Berkeley Symphony.
 
 
 
Upcoming Events
Berkeley Business Bootcamp:
Cyber Security Rundown

Thursday, Dec 9, 12noon
 
This workshop series for entrepreneurs and small business owners is a partnership between the Library & the Berkeley Chamber of Commerce
 
Urban Sketching

Thursday, Dec 16, 2:30pm
 
Outside of the Doe Library, U.C. Berkeley Campus
Berkeley & Portland LGBT+ Monthly Book Club

Saturday, Dec 4, 11am
 
December e-Audiobook selection:
Mangos and Mistletoe by Adriana Herrera
 
BPL Monthly Book Club

Tuesday, Dec 28, 2pm
 
December book selection:
Bad Blood by John Carreyrou
Resumes: Tune Up, Stand Out

Tuesday, Dec 14, 5pm
 
One on One Tech Help

Mondays, 10-11am
 
Peace through Music

Saturday, Dec 11, 10:30am
 
Sing, dance and laugh along with Juan L. Sanchez and enjoy original music and children's music from around the world.
 Children's Craft:
Making Paper Luminaries

Tuesday, Dec 21, 1:30pm
 
Outside behind the Central Library
Outdoor Story Time

Wednesdays at 11am on the lawn at North
on Dec 1, 8 & 15
 
Thursdays at 10am at Bateman Park (near Claremont) on Dec 9 & 16
Virtual Children's Story Times
 
Wednesdays at 10:30am & Fridays at 11am on Facebook
 
But wait, there's more events in December!
Check out the online calendar for a complete list of upcoming virtual and outdoor events at the Library.
 
Programming is made possible by the generous support of the Friends of the Berkeley Public Library.
November Gratitude - Library Staff Picks - Recap
In November on Facebook and Instagram, we posted library services and  resources that staff are grateful to provide to our community. We thought you might enjoy the recap of staff favorites!
 
Browsing through events on the online event calendar
Live, online tutoring available 7 days a week via Brainfuse
Research tools for kids & teens including: Biography in Context, Britannica and Explora
Personalized Book Picks where librarians place hold on books they recommend based on the patron's interests
Culinary Tool Collection at the Tool Lending Library
Job search tools including resume workshops like the one on Dec 14 and BrainFuse's JobNow/VetNow
Online Newsletters
Music Streaming via three different platforms.
MakeMake - a collection of 500 Spanish e-books for kids age 3-12
Hoopla - thousands of e-books, e-audiobooks, music, film, and tv series and one staffer's favorite... comic books!
Mango - learn 70+ different languages
e-Audiobooks in Libby and Hoopla
Berkeley History Room with resources such as the Berkeley Obituary Index that was created by a library staff person
Streaming movies using Kanopy or Hoopla while eating popcorn made with a popcorn maker from the culinary collection
Exploring Genealogy with Ancestry or MyHeritage
Resources for researching products and services such as Consumer Reports and Bay Area Consumer Checkbook
 
Library staff
and.... BOOKS of course!
All Library Locations will be CLOSED:

Friday, December 24 & Saturday, December 25 
Friday, December 31 & Saturday, January 1
 
From all of us at Berkeley Public Library,
we wish you a Happy New Year!
 
Berkeley Public Library
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Berkeley, California 94704
510.981.6100
www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/