February Event Highlights
Freedom is a Mighty Fine Thing
North
Sat, Feb 8
4pm
Join the author of Go Girl: The Black Woman's Book of Travel and Adventure, Elaine Lee for a presentation on Black Travel in the United States and abroad including travel destinations to commemorate the Civil Rights Act which just celebrated it's 60th anniversary. Lee will be joined by Evelyn C. White, journalist and author of Alice Walker: A Life.
Mbira Music of Zimbabwe
Feb 8, 10:30am @ Tarea Hall Pittman South
Feb 15, 2pm @ Claremont
Feb 22, 10:30am @North
Feb 22 2pm @ West
Zimbabwe's beautiful mbira has been used for healing, personal meditation, celebrations, and sacred ancestral communication for over 1,000 years.
Lunar New Year Celebration
Central
Sat, Feb 8
1:30-3pm
Celebrate the Year of the Snake with lion dancers, dance troupes, crafts and more! Outside the Central Library between Harold Way and Shattuck Ave.
Don't Know Much About... Animals
with the Oakland Zoo
Central
Mon, Feb 3
5pm
Dungeons & Dragons
for 6th - 12th graders
@ Claremont - Tues, Feb 4 & 11, 3:30pm
@ West - Tues, Feb 25, 5pm
@ North - Fri, Feb 14 & 21, 4pm
Podcasting
West
Part 1: Sat, Feb 8 @ 3pm
Part 2: Thurs, Feb 20 @ 5pm
Film Club: Summer of Soul
Documentary of the Legacy of the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival
West
Tues, Feb 11
5:30pm
Afrofuturism: Imagining a Better Tomorrow
with Bay Area drag artist Kai Kai
Tarea Hall Pittman South
Wed, Feb 12
6pm
Edible Mushrooms of Northern CA
North
Sat, Feb 15
11am
Geshe Tashi Dhondup Talk On Compassion
Tarea Hall Pittman South
Tues, Feb 18
6pm
Guest Poet: Kimi Sugioka
Claremont
Sat, Feb 22
2pm
Children & Family Event Highlights
Haitian Dance: an Experience Designed to Uplift, Inspire & Inform
Tarea Hall Pittman South
Wed, Feb 15
4pm
Very First Concerts: Wild Woodwinds
Sat, Feb 1
11:30am @ Central
1pm @ Tarea Hall Pittman South
Creative Art Play
with MOCHA, the Museum of Children's Art
Fridays 3:30-5 @ Central
Saturdays 10:30-12 @ West
Reading Buddies
Kids are paired with teens through the Youth Literacy Project
Central
Wednesdays
4:30 pm
Read to a Dog
Ages 5-12 - please register
Claremont
Feb 6, 13 & 20
3:30pm
Black Families: Black Futures
Tarea Hall Pittman South
Sat, Feb 8
3pm
Panel discussion with Doula'd By Janae, Healthy Black Families, Black Girls United, and Karen Smith of We Wield the Hammer.
Family Dance
Tarea Hall Pittman South
Wed, Feb 12
2pm
Asheba: Caribbean Music for Children
North
Thurs, Feb 13
4pm
I Want to be Big: Author Talk and Book Activity
Central
Sat, Feb 15
10:30am
Children's author, illustrator, and educator Tiffany Golden shares her book, I Want to be Big. We'll sing a couple of songs and Tiffany will teach us how to play a special game based on the book.
Black Parents of Berkeley Writing Circle
Tarea Hall Pittman south
Thurs, Feb 20
5:30-7:30pm
Mandarin Story Time
Ages 2-6
Central
Sat, Feb 22
2pm
Afro Futurism Workshop for the Whole Family: Author Event, Crafts, Music & More
Tarea Hall Pittman South
Sat, Feb 22
6pm
Village Rhythms African Drumming
Claremont
Fri, Feb 28
4:15pm
Black Banjo and Fiddle Fellowship Concert
Tarea Hall Pittman South
Fri, Feb 28
4pm
Support @ the Library
Benefits Lawyer
with Berkeley's Homeless Action Center (HAC)
Central
Mon, Feb 3
3-5pm
Ten Warning Signs of Alzheimer's
Claremont
Mon, Feb 3
12pm
Plannering Club
North
Tues, Feb 4
4pm
Bring your planner, desk calendar, digital dailies, and stacks of post-it notes. Together we will trade agenda tips and tricks, planner side by side, and learn about a new resource each month!
Berkeley READS Adult Literacy Drop-in Tutoring & Computer Lab
Central
Tues, Feb 4
10am
Need Medical Care? Connect to Community Resources
Central
Tues, Feb 11 & 25
10am-3pm
Eviction Defense Center
Central
Thurs, Feb 13
10am
United States Postal Service (USPS) Recruitment
Central
Tues, Feb 18 11am-2pm
Fri, Feb 21 11am-2pm
Need help paying your energy bill?
Central
Wed, Feb 19
11am-1pm
Transportation & Mobility with the Center for Independent Living
North
Fri, Feb 21
11am
Learn About Bike Maintenance plus Free Tune-up
Tool Lending LIbrary
Sat, Feb 22
10am
Cyber Security: Learn About Online Safety
Central
Tues, Feb 25
5pm
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Adults (and Teens) Get Crafty Too!
Chinese Brush Painting for the Lunar New Year
West
Tues, Feb 4
11am
Book Folding Craft
North
Thurs, Feb 6
6pm
Fiber Arts Group
Where Knitting, Crochet and Sewing Meet
Central
1st & 3rd Tuesdays
3:30-5:30pm
Collage Club
Central
1st & 3rd Fridays
4pm
Sashiko Patchwork Mending
With Cirrus the Traveling Tailor
North
Tues, Feb 11
4pm
Beginning Embroidery
North
Tues, Feb 25
4pm
There are many more library programs happening in February:
New e-Book Collection!
Ready to Read Romance
Just in time for Valentine's Day, browse the new collection of Romance e-Books.
There are more than 1,000 e-Books to start with and more will be added regularly. These are always available – no holds!
The collection has a diversity of romance genres: African American, Historical, LGBTQIA, Suspense, RomCom, Sports, Western, Romantasy, Paranormal and more. It includes more than 20 major publishers represented such as romance leaders Harlequin, Kensington, and Sourcebooks Casablanca. Key authors include Diana Palmer, Janet Dailey, Susan Mallery, Fern Michaels, Alyssa Cole, Brenda Jackson, Sylvia Day, Mary Jo Putney, Rochelle Alers, Debbie Macomber, Susan Wiggs, Beverly Jenkins, Shelley Shepard Gray and Meg Cabo.
New to the Libby app and/or e-books? The library has tech help available at all locations.
Working together to make a great public library extraordinary...
Thank you Foundation & Friends!
All Libraries are closed on Monday, February 17. Stream movies, read eBooks & magazines, listen to eAudiobooks and music 24/7 at berkeleypubliclibrary.org.