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Adults, Teens & Kids: join us this June 2 - August 5 for reading and learning fun! Read (or listen to) books, do activities, come to library events, and win great prizes too. Free sign-up books, too.
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Ages 18 and under: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays lunch will be served at the Central Library from 12noon - 2pm. Also, join activities like art and writing workshops, story times, cooking demos, films, and more.
Presented in collaboration with Berkeley Unified School District. Funding provided by the Friends of the Berkeley Public Library and the CA State Library. |
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Alternative Music Foundation @ 924 Gilman
Saturday, June 24
2-5pm
Award-winning graphic novelist and filmmaker, James Spooner, will be in conversation at Berkeley’s iconic 924 Gilman Street with Justin Hall, cartoonist and educator.
Spooner's 2022 graphic novel, The High Desert: Black. Punk. Nowhere., is a coming-of-age memoir depicting his reckoning with identity, racism, clumsy teen love and belonging in an isolated California desert town and in the punk community.
This author talk will conclude with a live amplified musical performance by special musical guests.
Earlier in the week, attend a film screening of Spooner's award-winning 2003 documentary, Afro-Punk, followed by a live virtual presentation and Q&A session with Spooner at the Central library on Tuesday, June 20 at 5pm.
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North
Saturday, June 10
2pm
Allen-Price will discuss her new book Bay Curious: Exploring the Hidden True Stories of the San Francisco Bay Area.
“After our first story aired—about an abandoned car on Mount Tamalpais—listeners wrote in to tell us how thrilled they were to learn the answer to a question they’d long wondered about. Hundreds of questions poured in overnight. That’s when I knew Bay Curious was onto something.” |
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North
Wednesday, June 28
6:30pm
Author, journalist and nationally syndicated TV and radio host Sonali Kolhatkar visits for a conversation with activist, playright, and KPFA radio host Cat Brooks to celebrate the release of Kolhatkar's new book Rising Up, available June 27th from City Lights. Copies of the book will be available for sale at the event from Pegasus Books.
This event will be recorded for broadcast on KPFA radio. |
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| Central
Monday, June 5
6pm
Presented in collaboration with Pride Asia, Lavender Phoenix, UC Berkeley Departments of Ethnic Studies and Anthropology, and the UC Berkeley Center for the Study of Sexual Culture |
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| Claremont
Saturday, June 3
2pm
*A free-to-keep chapbook of Lancione's poems are available at all libraries. |
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| Central & Virtual/Zoom
Tuesday, June 27
5:30pm |
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| Virtual/Zoom
Wednesday, June 14
6pm
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| Claremont
Saturday, June 3
10:30am |
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| West
Wednesday, June 7 & June 21
6pm |
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| Central
Tuesday, June 13
6pm |
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| North
Saturday, June 3
10am |
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Central & Virtual/Zoom
Thursday, June 20
5:30pm
Every month, learn about cutting-edge research happening at UC Berkeley, directly from the scientists themselves. June topics:
Context in the Brain: How the Brain Enables Context-Dependent Decisions
by Thomas Elston, Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute
Shedding Light on the Mysteries of Radioactivity: From Discovery to Modern Medical Applications
by Alexia Cosby, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab |
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| West
Saturday, June 24
2pm
This humorous and highly immersive talk reveals the awe-inspiring female song makers, beat-shakers, and dealmakers nudged to the margins of music history. Featuring: Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Wendy Carlos, Maria Schneider, and more! |
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| Tarea Hall Pittman South
Saturday, June 17
2pm |
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| Tarea Hall Pittman South
Friday, June 23
4pm |
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| West
Thursday, June 22
5:30pm |
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| Tarea Hall Pittman South - Outside
Friday, June 24
11am |
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11:30am @Central
1pm @West |
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| Claremont
Saturday, June 24
3pm |
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| West
Wednesday, June 28
3:30pm
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Summer Fun for Kids at the Library |
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| CentralSaturday, June 10
1:30-4pm
Start your summer reading adventure with an all ages celebration:
Music with DJ Ivan Crafts with MOCHA (Museum of Children's Art) Aztec Dancing with RISE Danza Story Time Band Free gelato bars from Gelateria Naia Free summer reading sign-up books Teen poetry craft & giveaways in the 1st floor Teen Room
Summer reading is from June 2 - August 5. |
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| West
Every 1st ThursdayJune 1
5:30pm |
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| North
Saturday, June 24
10am |
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| Tarea Hall Pittman South
Tuesday, June 6
4pm |
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| Tarea Hall Pittman South
Thursday, June 15, 22 & 29 Register for specific time |
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| North
Mondays: June 26, July 10, July 24, August 7
3pm
Please visit North Branch or call 510.981.6250 to sign up and pick up the first title. |
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| Central
Wednesdays, June 7, 14, 21, 28
4pm
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| Central
Thursday, June 8 - Saturday, June 17
Register for Specific Times |
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North
Saturday, June 10
11am
Offered in partnership with the Culture Center of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in San Francisco (Milpitas) and the Taiwan Center for Mandarin Learning. This program is sponsored by the Education Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in San Francisco. |
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| Tarea Hall Pittman South
Saturday, June 17
10:30am
Storyteller Kirk Waller will share traditional African American stories and songs. Later that day there is Zydeco Music concert for all ages! |
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| Central
Friday, June 16
1pm |
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| Central
Fridays, June 9, 16, 23 & 30
11am |
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| Library Services Updates: The History Room at Central is now open to the public on Wednesdays from 10am - 1pm. The Library's website www.berkeleypubliclibrary.com has a new plug-in that quickly translates it into 100+ languages. All Library buildings are closed on Monday, June 19 for Juneteenth. All Library buildings will open late at 11am on Friday, June 30 due to an all staff meeting. |
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