All Libraries Closed this Monday, June 21,
in honor of Juneteenth
Juneteenth became a national holiday yesterday.
The City of Berkeley has acted quickly to recognize and honor this new Federal holiday. City buildings and Libraries will be closed this coming Monday, June 21, in honor of Juneteenth. 
 
 
Updates on Library Services During Covid-19
Tarea Hall Pittman South
Indoor Service hours begin Tuesday, June 22
 
  • Outdoor Services: 
    Monday - Saturday 10am - 2pm
     
  • Indoor Services: 
    Monday - Saturday 2pm - 6pm
     
  • Tool Lending Library: 
    Monday - Tuesday 10am - 6pm
    Wednesday - Thursday 12 - 6pm
    Friday - Saturday 10am - 6pm
Claremont
Indoor Service hours begin Monday, June 28

 
  • Outdoor Services: 
    Monday - Saturday 10am - 2pm
     
  • Indoor Services: 
    Monday - Saturday 2pm - 6pm
 
 
North
Outdoor Pickup hours resume on Monday, June 28
  • Outdoor Services:
    Monday - Saturday 10am - 2pm
     
  • Indoor Services: 
    Monday - Saturday 2pm - 6pm
Staff teams are continuing to make plans for expanding hours and services. The teams are working in coordination with the City of Berkeley, Labor Unions and Public Health. Updates will be announced via this e-newsletter, on social media and on berkeleypubliclibrary.org.
 
Have you signed up for Summer Reading Yet?
 This adorable patron stopped by Tarea Hall Pittman South to pick up her *FREE* sign-up book after her Mom signed her (and herself!) up for summer reading online. We loved that Mom tagged us in her InstaStory.

Summer reading is for all ages - kids, teens and adults.

 
Movie Night? Stream Moroni for President 
"A compelling look at the LGBTQ community within the Navajo nation, and how politics are navigated from a community being controlled by the outside..." -The Advocate
 
"Moroni for President' shows that even a seemingly hopeless cause is worth fighting for and in unexpected ways can succeed..." -The Boston Globe
 
Upcoming Virtual Events
One-On-One Tech Help

Mondays, by appointment
10am 
Empowering Your Resume

Tuesday, June 22
5pm 
Lawyers in the Library
 
Thursday, June 24
6pm
Kids Virtual Yoga Class
 
Thursday, June 24
4pm
Free Health Insurance Enrollment Assistance and Presentation

Saturday, June 26
3pm
June BPL Book Club: 
The Library Book
by Susan Orlean

Tuesday, June 29
2pm 
There are many other virtual events happening! 
Please check out the calendar of events
Summer Reading & Virtual Programming is made possible by the generous support of the Friends of the Berkeley Public Library.
 
From the Friends of the Berkeley Public Library
Tuesday, June 22 the Friends bookstore re-opens at Central!

Here's the scoop from the Friends:
 
The Friends Central Library Bookstore opens Tuesday, June 22 at 2pm; new hours 2-6pm Monday-Saturday. Only one customer in the store at a time (hard to social distance in our tiny space!), but multiple browsing carts will be available outside the store. The first week open we’ll feature “clearing our decks” with sales on selected kids books (50 cents each), Books You’ve Always Meant to Read, and LP’s of all sorts. We’ve selected the best of the last year's donations, and they’ll be waiting for you! 
 
Patron feedback on Indoor Services
"It was wonderful being in those stacks again--like seeing old friends much missed--I came home with two tote bags full of books!"
 
"I walked inside the North Branch of the @berkeleypubliclibrary — the first time in 18 months — and cried in the Holds section. Unexpected and revealing."
 
"This is the most wonderful and exciting news I have heard in a long, long time!!! Yay!!!! We can now go inside the library!!!!"
 
 
Berkeley Public Library
2090 Kittredge St.
Berkeley, California 94704
510.981.6100
www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/