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November Events

Teen Bingo

Pick up a gamecard and play for a prize!

North
All month long

Grant Application Assistance for Business Owners -in Spanish

Central
Tuesdays & Thursdays
1:30pm

Family Place

Play stations for kids ages 0-3 & adults meet experts on topics such as nutrition, child development, early literacy

Tuesday series
Central
10:30am

Nocturnal Animals: the Beasts Come Out at Night!

Central
Saturday, November 5
3:30pm

Berkeley Business Bootcamp: Framework for your New Website

UC Berkeley Campus
Thursday, November 10

12pm

Cal Scientists Lecture

A Zoo of Exoplanets and the Search for Another Earth by Emma Turtelboom, Astronomist

&

Silicon and Beyond: Exploring Semiconductor Processing and

Applications by Jenna Tan, Chemist

Virtual

Tuesday, November 15
5:30pm

Music & Dance


Musical Instrument Petting Zoo

Saturday, November 5 @ 2pm
West


From autoharps to zithers, bodhrans to glockenspiels, come play a variety of instruments. All ages welcome!

Dave Rocha Jazz Performance

Saturday, November 12 @ 2pm

5th Floor @ Central


Enjoy both the trumpet and flugelhorn during a mix of jazz standards and original works.


Japanese Cultural Mini-Festival

Saturday, November 19 @ 2pm
Tarea Hall Pittman South

Join Cal Raijin Taiko, Nikkei Choral Ensemble, and the UC Berkeley Nikkei Student Union for a celebration of Japanese cultural activities and fun! In addition to performances there will be craft activities, snacks and anime.


Photo: lowRider by Walter Watzpatzkowski is licensed under CC BY 2.0 on flickr

Shahrzad Dance presents The World of Rainbow

Wednesday, November 30 @ 4pm

Central


Enjoy an Iranian dance performance dance performance. Then learn some Iranian movement vocabulary and choreography followed by a Q & A session. Recommended for ages 5-11.

Cycling Workshops

Bike Theft Prevention

Tool Lending Library Parking Lot
Saturday, November 5

11am

Biking After Dark

Tool Lending Library Parking Lot

Saturday, November 12
11am 

Tech at the Library

Kickstart Your Journey in Artificial Intelligence (AI)

*series - each session builds on the prior session


Virtual
7:30pm on Fridays

November 4, 11,18

December 2, 9

A Friendly Introduction To Python And it's Applications

*series - each session builds on the prior session


Virtual

6pm on Thursdays

November 3, 10, 17

December 1, 8, 15


Every week there are multiple ways to get tech help from our staff.

Check the event calendar for sessions in person and online.


Crafts & Creativity


From Teen Crafternoons to Dinosaur Crafternoons to Knitting Groups to weekly drop in art sessions with the Museum of Children's Art (MOCHA), there are a bunch of creative programs for all ages in November. 

Librarian Tip: You can filter the event calendar by category! Choose "crafts." 


Event Calendar


Local Poets, via YouTube


The beloved series of poetry readings and Q&As with poets, Clearly Meant, has been loaded onto the Library's YouTube. Chapbooks (small booklets of poems) for each poet are available at Claremont - just ask for them!

Local poets featured include Maw Shein Win, Joyce Young, Richard Silberg, Lucille Lang Day, MK Chavez, Sim Warkov and more.


Watch on YouTube

Programming is made possible by the support of the Friends of the Berkeley Public Library. Thank you, Friends!

Library Service Update

Meeting Rooms will once again be available for patrons to reserve beginning November 7. Learn more, here.

Reminder

All Libraries are CLOSED on Friday, November 11 for the Veterans' Day holiday and Thursday, November 24 - Friday, November 25 for Thanksgiving.


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