More Library Happenings

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There is so much going on at the Library in October,
we are sending an additional newsletter this month!

Featured Events this Week

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

Grant Application Assistance for Business Owners -in Spanish

Central
Tuesdays & Thursdays
1:30pm

Art in the Park

with MOCHA (Museum of Children's Art)

Strawberry Creek Park
Wednesday, October 19

4pm

Cal Scientists Lecture

Representation in Research: Who We Study and Why it Matters

&
Chemical Recycling and Upcycling of Plastic Waste

Virtual
Tuesday, October 18
5:30pm

Chess Clubs

@ North 10/19 & 10/26 (2pm)

@ Tarea Hall Pittman South 10/21 (3pm)

Urban Sketching

UC Berkeley Campus
Thursday, October 20

2:30 pm

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

Interactive Murder Mystery Game

Friday October 21 @ 3pm

Mystery Room @ Central


Calling all super sleuths! Enjoy an afternoon consisting of masks, mayhem and murderers masquerading as partygoers. There has been a murder in the Mystery Room and we need your help to solve it!!

Author Visit: Scary Stories (for adults!) with Loren Rhoads

Monday, October 24 @ 12noon
Virtual


This spine-chilling story time for adults will get you in the Halloween spirit!


Hear local author Loren Rhoads read her short story, "In the Pines," a tale that's short but definitely not sweet and participate in a live Q&A with the author. Then listen to the beginning of Shirley Jackson's classic masterpiece The Haunting of Hill House as read by David Warner.



Author Visit: Scary Stories (for adults!) with Sumiko Saulson

Monday, October 31 @ 12noon
Virtual


Local author Sumiko Saulson reads an excerpt from hir novella Ashes and Coffee, a distinctly Bay Area, modern take on Poe's The Masque of the Red Death followed by a live Q&A with Sumiko. Then hear the original Poe story as read by Basil Rathbone.



Pushed Up the Mountain, Film and Q&A with Director Julia Haslett

Tuesday, October 25
Central

Screening @ 1pm
Director Q&A @ 2:15pm

Beginning in the Scottish Highlands, in the garden of the filmmaker's godfather, the film travels between conservationists in China and Scotland who devote their lives to the rhododendron’s survival.


Note: You may screen the film on your own or join the 1pm screening before the Q&A.


Halloween Crafternoons for children ages 3-6

Claremont
Tuesdays in October
3pm

Workshop: Create Pop-Up Cards

All supplies provided

Claremont

Saturday, October 22

2:30pm

Not-So-Scary Story Time

North
Saturday, October 29
11am

Family & Pet Costume Parade

North 

Saturday, October 29
11:45am

Trick or Treat

North

Monday, October 31

3:30pm

Ghost Stories for Courageous Kids

Grove Street Park
Friday, October 28
4pm


Día de Los Muertos Community Altar

October 29 - November 5
North

Día de los Muertos is a two-day Mexican holiday honoring the lives of family members, friends, and others who have passed away. One important part of this tradition is the ofrenda (altar). Please feel free to email pictures of your departed loved ones to print out for our community ofrenda.


Bike Theft Prevention Workshop with Bike East Bay

North
Saturday, November 5
2pm

Musical Instrument Petting Zoo

West

Saturday, November 5
2pm 

Nocturnal Animals: the Beasts Come Out at Night!

Central
Saturday, November 5
3:30pm

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, 16 

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

There are many more library programs happening for all ages:


Event Calendar


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