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Contact: Wendy Guzman
510-809-1330

Networking is a huge part of a successful job search, but it requires skills that most of us need to work hard to develop, like the ability to succinctly pitch your qualifications to relative strangers at a moment’s notice.  Get feedback of your efforts and support from others looking for work in a new Networking Club that will meet at the Central Library on February 29th, 2012 from 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.  The North Cities One Stop’s Job Club will have off- site meetings every other month in the third floor Community Meeting Room of Berkeley’s Central Library at 2090 Kittredge Street (at Shattuck Avenue). Folks who attend will have an opportunity to practice their elevator speeches, learn networking techniques from professionals and connect with other job seekers. Bring business cards, any job leads that you would like to share with others and be ready to practice the fine art of self-promotion. This is a Workforce Reinvestment Act funded program that is hosted each month in various locations across Berkeley by North Cities One Stop Development Center. For more information on this program and to RSVP (required) contact Wendy Guzman, Employment Specialist, at 510-809-1330. 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 510-981-6195 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. Networking Flyer

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Contact: Debbie Carton
510-981-6236

Berkeley Public Library celebrates African American History month with a special theater presentation by Marin’s Porchlight Theater. Actors Naomi Sample, Lewis Nelson, and Dorian Lockett star in “I Dream a World”, a theatrical presentation of Langston Hughes’ poetry that places the poems in the context of his life. Directed by Tara Blau, this half hour presentation is intended for ages seven and up. This free performance takes place on Monday, February 6, 2012, at 4:30 p.m. at the Central Library, 2090 Kittredge (at Shattuck), in the 4th floor Story Room. For questions regarding this program, call 510-981-6241. This program is sponsored by Friends of the Berkeley Public Library. For accessibility information, call 510-981-6195, TTY (510) 528-1240, http://berkeleypubliclibrary.org.

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Contact: Andrea Mullarkey (Ph: 510-981-6148)

Berkeley Public Library is beginning a free drop-in service about e-books. If you have questions about e-books and e-readers, bring them to E-Books Office Hours. Come to one of these sessions and talk with a librarian who can help you set up your e-reader, tell you about the library’s e-book collection, troubleshoot download  issues and answer questions about readers, formats, digital rights and other topics. Bring your devices and your questions. No registration is required. These one-hour sessions will be held in the Electronic Classroom at Berkeley Public Library’s Central Library, 2090 Kittredge Street from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. on Friday, February 10 and Friday, March 16, and from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 21 and Tuesday, March 27. These are the first sessions in an ongoing series and more dates will be announced in March. To learn more about the series, please call (510) 981-6148.   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. until 5 p.m.  For more information please call 510-981-6195 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.   # # # # # from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. on Friday, February 10 and Friday, March 16, and from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 21 and Tuesday, March 27. These are the first sessions in an ongoing series and more dates will be announced in March. To learn more about the series, please call (510) 981-6148.   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. until 5 p.m. For more information please call 510-981-6195 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.   # # # # #