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Corporate Giving to Nonprofits – Free workshops at the Berkeley Public Library

June 4, 2013 in Central Branch, Workshop by LibraryNews | Permalink

Contact: Andrea Moss
Librarian
510-981-6151

For Immediate Release
June 4, 2013

 

Corporate Giving to Nonprofits
Free workshops at the Berkeley Public Library


Wednesday, June 19  3-5:30pm
Central Library, 2090 Kittredge St
3rd floor community meeting room

3-4:30 pm   Introduction to Corporate Giving
Learn about corporate support for nonprofits.  Includes:

  • Why do companies give, what do they give, and how do they do it?
  • Can my organization seek these contributions?
  • How do I approach a potential supporter?
  • How can I use the Foundation Center’s resources to locate corporate funders?

 

4:30-5:30 pm   Coffee and conversation with a Corporate Grantmaker: Keith Turner, Safeway Foundation

Learn about Safeway’s funding priorities in Northern California.  Mr. Turner will discuss their grantmaking process and offer practical tips and successful examples.

 

Program is free, but please register at www.grantspace.org

This free program is sponsored by the Berkeley Public Library and the Foundation Center.  For questions regarding this program, call 510-981-6151. For accessibility information, call 510-981-6195, TTY (510) 528-1240, www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org.

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Free Resume and Cover Letter Workshop Monday, June 17, 2013

June 3, 2013 in Workshop by LibraryNews | Permalink

Contact:   Patricia Hoshi (Ph:  510-981-6189)

For immediate release
June 3, 2013

 

Free Resume and Cover Letter Workshop
Monday, June 17, 2013

 

Looking for work and need to update your resume? Or just want to improve the resume you have? Come with your resume to a free expert-led forum by Marilyn Tullius from Delta Strategies for Marketing, in the 3rd floor Community Meeting Room at Berkeley’s Central Library, 2090 Kittredge Street, at 6 p.m. on Monday, June 17, 2013.

Does your resume ignite sparks of interest? You will receive tips on handling gaps in employment, focusing your resume on your targeted job category, and becoming clear about the dilemmas of resume writing, such as one-page/two-page resumes, what to include/delete, handling dates, and many other issues. Handouts cover tips and remedies for common problems.

Resumes of various types are discussed. Bring your resume to get feedback and suggestions to strengthen your presentation.

Workshop is informal and designed to address issues of participants, as well as to help participants take next steps confidently.

For questions regarding this program, call 510-981-6148. For accessibility information, call (510) 981-6195 TTY (510) 548-1240, http://berkeleypubliclibrary.org.

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Managing Healthcare Expenses in Retirement: What Baby Boomers Need to Know, at the Berkeley Public Library

May 28, 2013 in Central Branch, Workshop by LibraryNews | Permalink

Contact: Tom Dufour (510-981-6134)

For Immediate Release
May 28, 2013
For event occurring June 24, 2013

 

Managing Healthcare Expenses in Retirement:
What Baby Boomers Need to Know,
at the Berkeley Public Library

 

For anyone planning to retire, Berkeley Public Library presents a workshop with local wealth advisor George Noceti of Morgan Stanley, on June 24, 2013 at 6:00 pm in the 3rd floor Community Meeting Room of the Central Branch, 2090 Kittredge Street.

If you are concerned about health care expenses in retirement, now is the time to start planning. Starting with an overview of Medicare and ending with a discussion of long-term care, this workshop will open your eyes to the way health care works in retirement and what decisions you need to make now to prepare. This workshop is geared to everyone, especially those over 60, even if you are already on Medicare.

This free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library (www.berkeleylibraryfriends.org).

For questions regarding this program, call 510-981-6148.

The Central Library is open Monday, noon-8 p.m., Tuesday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and Sunday afternoons from 1 p.m.-5 p.m.  For questions and accessibility information, call 510-981-6195, TTY 510-548-1240, http://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org.

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Savvy Social Security Planning: What Baby Boomers Need to Know to Maximize Retirement Income at the Berkeley Public Library

May 8, 2013 in Central Branch, Workshop by LibraryNews | Permalink

Contact: Tom Dufour (510-981-6134)

 

For Immediate Release
May 8, 2013
For event occurring May 28, 2013

 

Savvy Social Security Planning:
What Baby Boomers Need to Know to Maximize Retirement Income
at the Berkeley Public Library


For anyone planning to retire, Berkeley Public Library presents a workshop with local wealth advisor George Noceti of Morgan Stanley, on May 28, 2013 at 6:00 pm in the 3rd floor Community Meeting Room of the Central Branch, 2090 Kittredge Street.

After being told for years that Social Security is “going broke,” baby boomers are realizing that it will soon be their turn to collect. But the decisions they make now can have a tremendous impact on the total amount of benefits they stand to receive over their lifetime. Questions boomers are asking include: Will Social Security be there for me? How much can I expect to receive? When should I apply for Social Security? How can I maximize my benefits? Will Social Security be enough to live on in retirement?

This free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library (www.berkeleylibraryfriends.org).

For questions regarding this program, call 510-981-6148.

The Central Library is open Monday, noon-8 p.m., Tuesday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and Sunday afternoons from 1 p.m.-5 p.m.  For questions and accessibility information, call 510-981-6195, TTY 510-548-1240, http://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org.

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Memoir-Writing Workshop led by Frances Lefkowitz

May 1, 2013 in Workshop by LibraryNews | Permalink

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 30, 2013

 

CONTACT:  Isobel Schneider, Berkeley Public Library
510-981-6150, ischneider@ci.berkeley.ca.us
Frances Lefkowitz, workshop leader
707-338-2345
Frances@FrancesLefkowitz.net

 

Memoir-Writing Workshop led by Frances Lefkowitz

 

A Free Memoir-Writing Workshop led by Frances Lefkowitz, San Francisco author, will be held at the Berkeley Public Library.

The class will be held on Tuesday evenings, 6:00pm to 7:30pm, from May 21 to June 25, 2013. The class is limited to 25 students. Advanced registration is required. Please call 510-981-6196, to sign up.

In this six-session, hands-on workshop for people of all ages and backgrounds, students write personal essays, or true stories, about the events, people, and places in their lives. The process of writing and reflection brings added layers of reflection and context which turn the telling into literature; they also help the writers see with fresh understanding the stories they’ve heard or told their whole lives.

“Everybody has at least one story worth putting into words and onto paper,” says Instructor Frances Lefkowitz, the author of To Have Not, a memoir about growing up poor in San Francisco in the 1970s and an examination of what poverty does to the soul. To Have Not was named one of five “Best Memoirs of 2010” by SheKnows.com. Her articles, essays, and short stories have appeared in commercial magazines (Whole Living, Body+Soul, Utne Reader…) and literary journals (Tin House, The Sun, Glimmer Train Stories…) and have earned two special mentions for the Pushcart Prize and one for Best American Essays, among other honors. She is the book reviewer for Good Housekeeping and teaches writing workshops throughout the Bay Area.

The class will be held at the Central Branch of the Berkeley Public Library located at 2090 Kittredge St, Berkeley in the 4th floor Story Room.

For more program information call 510-981-6148 or connect to www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org.

The Central Library is open Monday, noon-8 p.m., Tuesday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and Sunday afternoons from 1 p.m.-5 p.m.  For questions and accessibility information, call 510-981-6195, TTY 510-548-1240, http://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org.

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Free Resume and Cover Letter Workshop Monday, April 22, 2013

April 8, 2013 in Workshop by LibraryNews | Permalink

Contact:   Patricia Hoshi (Ph:  510-981-6189)

For immediate release
April 6, 2013

 

Free Resume and Cover Letter Workshop
Monday, April 22, 2013

 

Looking for work and need to update your resume? Or just want to improve the resume you have? Come with your resume to a free expert-led forum by Marilyn Tullius from Ace Words, in the 3rd floor Community Meeting Room at Berkeley’s Central Library, 2090 Kittredge Street, at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 22, 2013.

Does your resume ignite sparks of interest? You will receive tips on handling gaps in employment, focusing your resume on your targeted job category, and becoming clear about the dilemmas of resume writing, such as one-page/two-page resumes, what to include/delete, handling dates, and many other issues. Handouts cover tips and remedies for common problems.

Resumes of various types are discussed. Bring your resume to get feedback and suggestions to strengthen your presentation.

Workshop is informal and designed to address issues of participants, as well as to help participants take next steps confidently.

For questions regarding this program, call 510-981-6148. For accessibility information, call (510) 981-6195 TTY (510) 548-1240, http://berkeleypubliclibrary.org.

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Form + Function @ Library A Weeklong Celebration of Mid-Century Modernism at the Berkeley Public Library

March 29, 2013 in Film event, Slide Show, Talk, Workshop by LibraryNews | Permalink

Contact: Dayna Holz or Michele McKenzie
Art & Music Department
510-981-6241

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 29, 2013
For a series of events celebrating Modern Design, May 5-12

 

Form + Function @ Library
A Weeklong Celebration of Mid-Century Modernism
at the Berkeley Public Library

 

Slide lectures, film screenings, a filmmaker Q&A, and a mobile-building workshop, make up a week of activities celebrating mid-century modern architecture and design in California and the Bay Area.  Form + Function @ Library: A Celebration of California Mid-Century Modernism runs from Sunday, May 5th to Sunday, May 12, at the Central Library, 2090 Kittredge St. at Shattuck in downtown Berkeley, and includes:

 

Sunday, May 5, at 1:30 p.m.: Eames: The Architect and The Painter with Jason Cohn

Documentary filmmaker Jason Cohn discusses his film, Eames: The Architect and The Painter (co-produced by Bill Jersey and Jason Cohn, 2011, 84 min.). Following the screening of the film, Mr. Cohn will be available for a Q&A session with the audience.

 

Monday, May 6, at 6:30 p.m.: Architecture at Mid-Century in East Bay Land: Standards and Surprises From the Post-War Repertoire with Pierluigi Serraino

Pierluigi Serraino, architect and author of such books as NorCalMod (Chronicle Books, 2006) and the forthcoming Donald Olsen: Architect of Habitable Abstractions, will give an illustrated lecture on mid-century modern architecture in the East Bay.

 

Saturday, May 11, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.: The Films of Charles and Ray Eames

Drop-in to see one or more of the short films from the series The Films of Charles and Ray Eames.  These groundbreaking shorts showcase the breadth and depth of interests explored on film by the Eames’ between 1950 and 1982.

 

Saturday, May 11, at 3:00 p.m.:  Thoroughly Modern Mid-Century Mobiles

A mobile-building workshop for kids ages 6 and up. Participants will learn about Alexander Calder’s mobiles and how to make simple, mid-century-inspired designs to hang at home.

 

Sunday, May 12, 2p.m.: Berkeley: A Modern Mecca with David Weinstein

David Weinstein, historian, preservationist, features editor for CA Modern magazine, and author of such works as It Came from Berkeley: How Berkeley Changed the World (Gibbs Smith, 2008), will conduct an informal pictorial tour of the greatest modern homes in and around Berkeley.

 

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.  For more information, call 510-981-6241 or connect  www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org and berkeleypubliclibrary.libguides.com/formfunction.

Berkeley’s Central Library is open Monday 12 noon until 8 p.m., Tuesday 10 a.m. until 8 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. until 6 p.m., and Sunday afternoons from 1 p.m. till 5 p.m. For more info please call 510-981-6100 or visit www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org. Wheelchair accessible. To request a sign language interpreter or other accommodations for this event, please call (510) 981-6195 (voice) or (510) 548-1240 (TTY); at least three working days will help ensure availability. Please refrain from wearing scented products to public programs.

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Create Hand-Made Books at Berkeley Public Library

November 20, 2012 in Uncategorized, Workshop by LibraryNews | Permalink

For immediate release:
November 16, 2012

Contact:  Debbie Carton (Ph:  510-981-6139)

 

Create Hand-Made Books at Berkeley Public Library

 

Berkeley Public Library invites you to join artists from Volta Press, and explore the art of bookbinding.  Participants will learn to make hand-bound books at the Central Library, 2090 Kittredge (at Shattuck), on Sunday, December 9, from 2 – 4:30 p.m.  in the third floor Community Meeting Room. Registration is required for this free program, and participation is limited- call 510-981-6241 to register.  The program is intended for ages 12 and up.  Make a personalized holiday gift for friends, family- or for yourself.

For questions regarding this program, call 510-981-6139.  This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Berkeley Public Library (www.berkeleylibraryfriends.org).  For accessibility information, call (510) 981-6195 TTY (510) 548-1240, http://berkeleypubliclibrary.org.

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31st Annual Quilt Show at Berkeley Public Library

April 20, 2012 in Exhibit, Workshop by LibraryNews | Permalink

For immediate release
April 19, 2012

Contact: Debbie Carton (Ph: 510-981-6236)


31st Annual Quilt Show at Berkeley Public Library


Berkeley Public Library proudly presents the 31st Annual Quilt Show. Quilts will be on display at the Central Library, 2090 Kittredge (at Shattuck) from May 1 – May 27, in the 1st floor gallery, second floor display cases and the  Historic Lobby.

For the past three years, our show has focused on miniature quilts. This year, we include 19 larger quilts in addition to the smaller quilts. Accompanying the quilts is a display of antique miniature sewing machines from the collection of Eloine Ralph, donated by her sister Gwen Ralph. Visitors can take the self-guided tour, using a catalog describing each entry.

As part of the Quilt Show, the library welcomes the Textile Mavens for a program on community quilts. Join us for Quilting by Committee, on Tuesday, May 8, from 6-7 p.m. in the third floor Community Meeting Room. This workshop and forum on community quilts features quilters Fern Royce and Catherine Durand (www.textilemavens.com). With more than a dozen community quilts under their belts, they will share their lessons learned and success stories. Learn how to best use group efforts to create quilts for a community, by a community.

The free exhibit and program are sponsored by the Friends of the Library. For further information, call 510-981-6241. For accessibility information, call 510-981-6195 TTY, 510-548-1240, http://berkeleypubliclibrary.org

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Free Berkeley Tenant’s Rights Workshop

March 21, 2012 in Workshop by LibraryNews | Permalink

For Immediate Release
March 21, 2012

Contact: Shani Leonards, 510-981-6148

 

Free Berkeley Tenant’s Rights Workshop

 

Need advice about getting the leaky roof of your apartment repaired before the next rainy day hits Berkeley? Heard rumors that you are due interest on your security deposit? On Tuesday, April 24th, 2012 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. at Berkeley’s Central Library, 2090 Kittredge Street (at Shattuck Avenue) in the 3rd floor Community Meeting Room, learn more about your rights as a renter in a free workshop.

This crash course on tenant rights covers topics ranging from rent control and eviction protections under the Berkeley Rent Ordinance, to getting security deposits back, dealing with habitability problems, breaking leases, dealing with roommate problems, landlord/tenant mediation and petitioning for a rent reduction/refund through the Berkeley Rent Board. There will be a chance to ask questions of Rent Board Counselors at the end of the presentation.

The Central Library is open Monday, noon-8p.m., Tuesday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.., Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. until 6 p.m., and Sunday afternoons from 1 p.m. till 5 p.m. For questions and accessibility information, call 510-981-6195, TDD 510-548-1240, http://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org.

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