Just for fun

Celebrate the Bay Area’s food and beverage scene with the Library’s Farm to Shelf program series! In December, we’re hosting local coffee roaster Byron Dote of Sweet Maria’s Coffee. Byron will discuss the different stages that coffee goes through from plant to cup and show how to roast beans at home using the Fresh Roast SR800, available soon for checkout at the Tool Lending Library. Byron will be available to answer your questions in a Q&A after the demonstration.

Berkeley Public Library and 18 Reasons presents "Cooking Matters at Home," a YouTube Live cooking/nutrition class open to all on Friday October 23, 2020 from 4:00pm-5:00pm.

Book Fun: Spiders in Your Neighborhood

How do spiders help us? How do they help our community? Our world?

This October and November embark on your own exploration of the world of spiders. Join with other families in our community to celebrate the spiders in our lives. 

Join us on November 17, and December 15 (third Tuesdays) from 4:00-5:00 pm on Zoom for a fun, non-competitive space to enjoy books with other kids. New members are welcome at any meeting.

Book Fun: Spiders in Your Neighborhood

How do spiders help us? How do they help our community? Our world? 

Join us for a special live virtual event on Saturday, October 24 from 2:30 to 3:30, where Ranger Anthony Fisher of the Tilden Environmental Education Center and Patrick Stadille, author of Spiders in Your Neighborhood (Heyday Books, 2013), will each talk about our friendly neighborhood spiders.

Come join us every Wednesday from 4:00-5:30 PM PST on Zoom for conversation in a friendly and relaxed setting.  All levels of ESL learners are welcome to join from the comfort of your own home (family and pets welcome too!). 

All meetings will take place on Zoom.  To get the link and discussion questions please reach out to Kasey Breien at kbreien@cityofberkeley.info.

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