New! Sunday Hours at Two Branches
Beginning on September 8th, two branches now will be open on Sundays from 10am-6pm.
- Tarea Hall Pittman South - 1901 Russell Street (on MLK, near the Ashby Bart station)
- North - 1170 The Alameda
We look forward to serving you all weekend long!
Upcoming Event Highlights
Bands, a beat workshop + vendors on a Tuesday!
Central
Tues, Aug 27
4-7pm
Come enjoy loud and live music in the library at our first In the Stax Music Fest!
This music fest will have vendors selling zines, records and vintage posters with two live music performances from Bay Area bands Burning Curtains and our feature band, Skip the Needle. We will also have a Build a Beat Workshop where you can learn to make music using Ableton Live software.
Claremont Turns 100! Centennial Party
Claremont
Sat, Aug 31
2pm
Join us for artistry, cake, and the big sound of a Cal Alumnae Big Band as we mark a milestone in the community.
Workshop: How to Apply to be the 2025 Youth Poet Laureate
Central Teen Room
Mon, Sept 9 -or- Tues, Sept 24
4pm
We are looking for our 2025 Berkeley Youth Poet Laureate! If you are interested in applying, come check out our application workshop where we will help you with your resume and selecting poems to submit. Open to Berkeley residents and students ages 13-18.
Grammy Award winning musicians Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer Children's Concert
MLK Jr Civic Center Park - outside
Sat, Sept 21
10:15am
* This event is sponsored by the Library and the Berkeley Old Time Music Convention
Author Panel: On Being Latine
Tarea Hall Pittman South
Tues, Sept 24
6pm
* Moderated by Tomas Moniz, author of All Friends Are Necessary
Author Talk with Margaret Wilkerson Sexton + Live Jazz
Hillside Club - 2286 Cedar Street
Wed, Sept 25
6pm
Join us for an evening of live music and conversation at the Hillside Club where author Margaret Wilkerson Sexton will discuss her book, On the Rooftop with host Lewis Watts, author of Harlem of the West.
Listen to live jazz music by the legendary all women big band Melba's Kitchen.
The library will also be hosting book club discussions of the novel on August 27 (virtual), September 24 (virtual) and September 28 (onsite).
More September Events
Tweens: (Make) Beads for Every Body
West
1st Tuesdays
3:30-5pm
Bingo - all ages
North
Thursdays
5pm
Teens: Learn DnD, Monstehears, and the Coyote & Crow RPG
North
Fridays
4pm
"So Make the Friendship Bracelets..."
Tarea Hall Pittman South
Sat, Sept 7
2pm
Workshop: Advance Directives
Claremont
Mon, Sept 9
12pm
Learn How to Mend with Muzhik, the traveling tailor and artful mender
Central
Mon, Sept 9
5pm
Collage Club
Central
1st & 3rd Fridays
1pm
All About Birding Lecture
North
Tues, Sept 10
10am
Birding Field Trip
Albany Bulb
Sat, Sept 21
10am
LGBTQ+ Game Nite
West
Tues, Sept 24
5:30pm
Learn about & try historical European Sword Fighting
Tarea Hall Pittman South
Tues, Sept 28
10am
Infant & Child CPR & Choking Class
Claremont
Sat, Sept 28
10am
Homeschool Play Group
Wed
Mon, Sept 16
2pm
* If families express interest in this new program, it may be offered weekly. Show up and let us know or mention it to staff the next time you are at West branch.
There is so much more happening at the Library!
Thank you to the Friends of the Berkeley Public Library for all you do to provide funding for Library programs & events!
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Reminder:
All Library locations will be open late at 11am on Friday, August 30 for an all staff meeting.
All Library locations will be closed on Monday, September 2 for Labor Day.