Library Happenings

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The Library is in full bloom!

WE HAVE EVENTS FOR ALL AGES

COMING UP NEXT WEEK

Guided Meditation with Nadia Mitchell

Monday, May 2

5pm

Gene Luen Yang, Author of Marvel's Shang-Chi! 

Friday, May 6

10:45am

New! In-person drop-in Tech Help

Mondays

1-2pm

Drawing Little Monarchs with cartoonist Jonathan Case

Friday, May 6

3:30pm

Make a Mini-Zine with Veggielore Scrolls

Thursday, May 5 3:30pm

Floral Design Workshop

Saturday, May 7

12pm

New! Indoor Preschooler Music & Stories

Thursdays 

3:30pm

Bay Area Book Festival & Best of the Best 90-Second Newbery Film Fest

Saturday, May 7

2:30pm

GET DETAILS

BIRDS & BEES

Meet & Learn all about Bees

Saturday, May 14

1:30pm -or- 3pm

Cal Researchers: Keeping Up with the Pereguine Falcons

Thursday, May 19

6:30pm
(recommended for teens & adults)

Cal Falcons Family Program

Saturday, May 21

3:30
(recommended for kids & their families)

Brilliant Birds Talk with Behavioral Neuroscientists

Tuesday, May 24

11am

How do new bird species arise? —A time travel in the Pacific West forest

Tuesday, May 17

5:30pm
(part of Popping the Science Bubble Cal Lecture Series)

A bird's eye view of behavior and physiology: How zebra finches cope with stress

Tuesday, May 17

5:30pm
(part of Popping the Science Bubble Cal Lecture Series)

REGISTER

AUTHOR EVENTS

*free copies of their books, while supplies last!


Gene Luen Yang

Author of Marvel's Shang-Chi

Friday, May 6
10:45am

Jonathan Case

Drawing Cartoons & Learning About Monarch Butterfly Ecology In-person Event

Friday, May 6
3:30pm

Matthew Clark Davidson

Author of Doubting Thomas in Conversation

Tuesday, May 10
6:30pm

LEARN MORE

FILM


Bay Area Book Festival & Best of the Best 90-Second Newbery Film Fest

Saturday, May 7

2:30pm

Screenagers: Uncovering Skills for Stress Screening & Community Conversation

Thursday, May 19

6:45pm

Super Cinema Suggests: weekly streaming recommendations

Fridays

May focus: Asian American History

GET DETAILS

MORE EVENTS IN MAY


Plumbing 101: Fixing Clogged and Leaking Toilets

Saturday, May 21

10am

Resume Makeover In Person Clinic

Saturday, May 21

11am
*check event calendar for virtual resume events happening too

Japanese Taiko Drumming Outside

Friday, May 27

3:30

Teens! Quesadillas in front of Central after school

Tuesday, May 24

3:30pm

Story Times Galore!

All week long:


Some have a band; some include yoga instruction; some are online; others are outside; one is inside; ALL are FUN!

Book Clubs

Both the BPL & the LGBT+ book clubs meet monthly

*free books while supplies last

Chess Club

Monthly:
3rd Wednesdays

2pm

Knitting Circles

Monthy:
4th Wednesdays

2pm

SEE EVENT CALENDAR


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

Woman Reading a Book in a Hammock Outdoors

Note our Libraries will be closed:
Friday, May 20 for Malcolm X Day
Monday, May 30 for Memorial Day


Library e-collections (including books, audiobooks, film, music, newspapers and more) are available 24/7 at berkeleypubliclibrary.org.

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