October Happenings at Berkeley Public Library
DVD jacket of documentary Worlds of Ursula K. Le GuinWorlds of Ursula K. Le Guin
&
Q&A with filmmaker Arwen Curry
 
October 26 - 2pm
Central
 
This highly acclaimed documentary explores the remarkable life and legacy of the late feminist author, Ursula K. Le Guin, who was born and raised in Berkeley.

Stay for a Q&A with filmmaker Curry. 

Come early! Our Spring screening was full to capacity.

 
Book cover of Words are my Matter by Ursula K. Le Guin
Book cover of the Found and the Lost by Ursula K. Le Guin
Book cover of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
A 2016 New Yorker article notes that, as a child and teen, Le Guin "found refuge" in the Berkeley Public Library.

Le Guin's robust body of work won countless awards. Explore the Library's collection of Le Guin's fiction, essays, poetry, short stories and children's books in our online catalog.
 
Book cover of Why Poetry by Matthew ZapruderBook cover of Soft Targets by Deborah LandauAward-winning Poets
come to the Library:
 
Deborah Landau
&
Matthew Zapruder
 
October 26 - 1pm
Tarea Hall Pittman South
 

An afternoon of poetry and conversation with Professor Landau, poet and Director of the Creative Writing Program at NYU and Professor Zapruder, poet, editor and author.
 
Book cover of The Curvature of Blue by Lucille Lang Day

Local Poet:
Lucille Lang Day

October 5 - 2pm
Claremont

Poet, children's book author and editor Lucille Lang Day reads a selection of her poems, followed by an interview and discussion. 

During the month of September a *free* chapbook of Day's work will be available at all the branches.
 
Book cover of Drum Dream Girl by Margarita Engle

JazzArt:
Drum Dream Girl

October 12 - 3:30pm
North

You create art, while musicians India Cooke (violin) and Don Robinson (drums) make Margarita Engle's Drum Dream Girl story come to life!

Artist and educator Lisa DiPrima will be there to guide you with your artistic creation.
 
collection of Berkeley South Asian activist images from the archives of Gosh and chatterjee
Radical Brown Activists:
A Century of South Asian Organizing
in Berkeley, 1908-2019

October 19 - 11am
Tarea Hall Pittman South

History storytellers Barnali Ghosh and Anirvan Chatterjee share highlights from their monthly Berkeley South Asian Radical History Walking Tour, which has been featured on NPR, NBC, and National Geographic. 

This program is part of the Tarea Hall Pittman Social Justice Series.
 
Sugar Skulls
Workshop
 
October 19 - 2:30pm
Central
Clay Tile
Making
Workshop
 
October 12 - 1pm
Tarea Hall Pittman South
Elderberry Syrup
Workshop
 
October 26 - 2pm
West
brain with electric sparks radiating out from it
Brains! A Halloween STEM Festival

October 29 - 5:30pm
Central
 
Craft a neuron or a brain hat
Zombie dance party
Brain & skull petting zoo
Not-so-scary story time
 Family fun!
 
Chilling Tales:
A Halloween Story-time for Grown-Ups 

October 23 - 6:30pm
North
Fratello Marionettes:
Spooktacular

October 31 - 6:30pm
West
Halloween Stories & Magic

October 30 - 4pm
Tarea Hall Pittman South
There is LOTS more Halloween Fun
and MANY other October events listed on our
ONLINE CALENDAR.
Program Spotlight
 
Two women holding a document, one appears to be explaining the content to the other.

Covered CA & Medi-Cal Enrollment Support
 
Expert help available!
 
First session: Saturday, October 16 - 10am at Central
 
Click here to learn what documentation you need to bring with you.

Check the calendar for additional sessions
at Central, West, Claremont and Tarea Hall Pitman South
throughout November and December. 
 
All Library events are free and open to the public.
 
Programming is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Friends of the Berkeley Public Library.
Learn over 70 world languages
with your Library Card 
bring colored logo for Mango learning app

Cherokee, Haitian Creole, Pashto, Yiddish, Igbo...
 
What language would you like to learn?
 
Use your Library Card to access Mango at the Library or on your personal device. Choose from 70+ world languages and dialects through courses crafted using conversational methodology and delivered through native speaker dialogue.

Note: North is hosting a "Meet Mango" session on Tuesday, October 1 at 6pm. Library staff will help walk you through the technical set-up.
 
By Teens, for Teens
Five smiling teens with their thumbs up

Teen Reading Recommendations 

Show the teens in your life the homepage of our online catalog that has a "Teens Recommend" tab.

The books are curated by Berkeley teens, for Berkeley teens, and then vetted by our Librarians.
 
All Library Locations will be closed all day on
Monday, October 14, 2019
in observance of Indigenous People's Day.
 
Berkeley Public Library
2090 Kittredge St.
Berkeley, California 94704
510.981.6100
www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/