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Help shape the future of Berkeley Public Library! We are working on a strategic plan and need your feedback to make improvements and prioritize initiatives.
This survey should only take 5 minutes to complete. All responses are optional and anonymous.
Thanks for your participation!
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Want to chat and provide feedback for the strategic plan? Attend a session via Zoom or an in-person drop-in session at your local branch. We value your time and input!
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Upcoming Local Author Events |
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| North Saturday, July 8 2pm
Celebrate the publication of the 3rd Edition of Berkeley Walks.
Byron and Johnson will lead a guided walk from North and then return to the branch for a book launch celebration with cake. |
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| North Wednesday, July 26 6:30pm
Berkeley-based writer and professor, Hannah Michell will discuss her new novel Excavations with Left Margin LIT Co-founder David Roderick.
Michell's work has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, Mslexia and Asian Review of Books. |
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| July is National Zine Month |
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| West Wednesday, July 5 & 19 6pm |
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| Central Saturday, July 8 1pm |
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| Central Saturday, July 15 2pm |
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| Central Friday, July 21 4pm |
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Central Monday, July 17 1pm
Learn how to leverage online tools, our e-book travel collection and other library resources to plan your next vacation. |
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| North Saturday, July 22 2-5pm
The Library is holding a first ever International Chess Day Tournament with two separate age categories, youth and adults.
Trophies and medals will be up for grabs in this causally competitive competition. Come test your skills and meet some other chess fanatics! |
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Virtual via Zoom Thursday, July 20 6:30pm
Learn about different parts of the citizenship test, the application process, how to get a tutor and help studying for the test. Plus, learn about library resources to practice for the test on your own.
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| Central Wednesday, July 26 @ 2pmSaturday, July 29 @ 2pm
Come to our computer lab downtown and try out some of the newest AI technologies, including Chat GPT (text generator) and DALL-E (art generator).
Members from the UC Berkeley Kavli Center for Ethics, Science, and the Public will be there to facilitate a discussion of these new technologies and the governance surrounding them. |
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| Central, 5th Floor Friday, July 28 4pm
Join Bay Area jazz trio Charged Particles for an afternoon of funky Latin jazz.
Jazz News Magazine describes their music as “fresh, energized jazz that showcases the trio’s individual technical mastery" and the Los Angeles Times compliments their “tight interplay, spark, and personal flair.” |
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| Tarea Hall Pittman South Saturday, July 1 2pm
*We will have a limited number of ukueleles available. Feel free to bring your own!
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| North Friday, July 7 10:30am
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| West Saturday, July 8 1:30pm |
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| Tarea Hall Pittman South Thursday, July 13 6:30pm
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| North Wednesday, July 12 5pm |
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| via ZoomWednesday, July 12 6pm |
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| Claremont Tuesday, July 18 6pm |
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| Central Tuesday, July 18 5:30pm
Thursday, July 20 5:30pm |
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Teens: Become Berkeley's First Ever Youth Poet Laureate |
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The Berkeley Youth Poet Laureate Program is a project to elevate and amplify Berkeley teens’ voices through poetry. Teens will get a chance to explore their civic voices, join a cohort of young writers, and help nurture a writing environment at the library and in school this Fall.
One person will be named Berkeley Youth Poet Laureate for 2024!
Applications accepted July 1 – September 5.
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| North Tuesday, July 18 4pm! |
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Ages 18 and under: Through August 10, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays (except July 4th) 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. For example, on Thursday July 27, stay for comedy, juggling and hambone body percussion with Unique Derique.
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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(Museum of Children's Art) | CentralTuesdays 1-3pm |
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| West Thursday, July 6 5:30pm |
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| Tarea Hall Pittman South Tuesday, July 18 3:30pm
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| Claremont Friday, July 14 3pm
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| Claremont Saturday, July 22 3pm
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| Central Mondays @ 6:30pm
Thursdays @6:30pm
*Feel free to wear your PJs!
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| West
Saturday, July 22
2-4pm
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| Tarea Hall Pittman South Saturday, July 22 3pm |
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| Tarea Hall Pittman South Tuesday, July 25 4pm |
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| WestFriday, July 28 3:30pm
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| NorthSaturday, July 29 11am |
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Don't Forget to Sign up for Summer Reading!
| Adults, Teens & Kids: join us this for reading and learning fun this Summer (ends August 5th).
Read (or listen to) books, do activities, come to library events, and win great prizes too. Free sign-up books, too, while supplies last. |
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Library Services Updates |
The Library's website www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org has a plug-in that quickly translates it into 100+ languages.
All locations open late on Friday, June 30 at 11am for an all staff meeting.
All Library buildings are closed on Tuesday, July 4. |
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For more event info, book recommendations and other fun things...
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