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Love the Library? Join the Board! |
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The City of Berkeley is accepting applications to fill one vacancy on the Berkeley Public Library Board of Library Trustees (BOLT). The deadline to apply is Monday, April 8, 2024 at 5pm.
Applicants must be Berkeley residents and should be public library champions, passionate about lifelong learning and community engagement with a demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, belonging, and inclusion.
In addition, candidates with leadership, business, management, strategic planning, marketing and/or administrative skills are encouraged to apply. |
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Volunteer as an Adult Literacy Tutor |
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April is National Poetry Month! |
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Poem in Your Pocket Day
All Libraries Thursday, April 18
Celebrate Poem In Your Pocket Day at the library! Come to any of our locations to pick up a beautifully decorated poem to read and share. Poems are from poets.org and the artwork is by Berkeley Public Library interns.
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| Two-Part Author Visit with Micah Siva
North Saturday, April 20
11am: Story Time for children, reading Siva's 1, 2, 3, Nosh with Me.
2pm: Cooking Demo for adults, as Siva shares a recipe from her new plant-based cook book, Nosh.
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For more adult & teen events for a variety of interests, keep scrolling down, or browse the event calendar:
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| Spring Break + Beyond: Events for Kids |
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Lucha Libre Story Time
West Saturday, April 20
11am
Get ready to rrrrread and rrrrrrumble! Mexican wrestler El Mago, a real-life luchador, will be present with special guest wrestlers. Watch as they share their best wrestling moves!
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Playgroup with BANANAS Parenting Support
Tarea Hall Pittman South Monday, April 29 10:30am
Children ages 0-5 play, create art, and dream up inventions while parents have the opportunity to learn new parenting tools and tips on child development from experts. |
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Therapy Dog Visits
Central Teen Room 1st Mondays 4pm
*extra sessions this month: Wednesday, April 10, 4pm & Saturday, April 20, 3pm
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| More April Events for Adults & Teens |
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In the Stax Music Series: Wasska Project
Tarea Hall Pittman South
Thursday, April 18 6pm
Guitarist Javier Trujillo and percussionist Mariela Herrera fuse Latin-American traditional harmonies with classical guitar. The In the Stax series brings accomplished musicians right into our libraries! |
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Collections Update: Two Different Ways to Read the New York Times for Free |
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The New York Times Replica Edition is now available for free with your library card on the PressReader app. The Replica Edition provides the daily newspaper exactly as it appears in print including advertisements, sports box scores, and The New York Times Crossword puzzle.
For ongoing free access to nytimes.com, go to the Library's website to retrieve a 72 hour code with your library card.
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Reminder:
All Library locations open one hour late, 11am, on Friday, April 26 for an all staff meeting.
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For more event info, book recommendations and other fun things...
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