Here's the Book Club of your dreams: bring your own book and enjoy some quiet reading time. Sip a free mocktail (available while supplies last), and meet fellow readers.
We like to call it Introvert Happy Hour. (Extroverts are welcome!).
BPL Comic Con 2023 will take place @Central from 10:00am to 5:30pm on Saturday, October 28, 2023
A free, all-ages, one-day event focused on all things comics, art, and animation. From strips to graphic novels, fanart and cosplay, to professional creators, we've got something for every fan.
Spend your afternoon with us as we welcome author Dororthy Lazard to the Berkeley Public Library!
She will be reading from her memoir What You Don't Know Will Make A Whole New World. There will be time for questions after the reading. Pegasus books will provide books to purchase at this event.
From one of California’s most celebrated librarians and public historians, a coming-of-age memoir about the thirst for knowledge and hometown pride.
Join us for a reading from Author and Illustrator Robert Liu-Trujillo as he reads from his new book Fresh Juice. Author-illustrator Rob Liu-Trujillo's warm and vibrant watercolor illustrations are a celebration of mixed families and the many individuals who help make a neighborhood feel like a community. Fresh Juice is a delightful and kid/community-centered picture book that will leave you thirsty for more!
Join Eastwind Books and Berkeley Public Library for an event with Grace Lin for her new book Chinese Menu: The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods. Books will be for sale from Eastwind Books.
Thursday, September 14th
4:30-5:30PM
Central Library, 4th Floor Children's Nonfiction Room
2090 Kittredge St.
Please RSVP for this event at https://BPLGraceLin.eventbrite.com
This online book group will discuss recent literary fiction books, on the last Tuesday of the month. All sessions meet at 2pm
July 25: Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta
August 29: Love Marriage by Monica Ali
Register HERE
The discussion will take place over Zoom and include 15 participants with a waitlist.
This online book group will discuss recent literary fiction books, on the last Tuesday of the month. All sessions meet at 2pm
July 25: Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta
August 29: Love Marriage by Monica Ali
Register HERE
The discussion will take place over Zoom and include 15 participants with a waitlist.
Calling all true crime fans! Check this out graphic novel fans!
A conversation with Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell and Rita Sapunor on the blending of humor, nonfiction, and comics. Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell is a cartoonist for the New Yorker and the author of the graphic novel Murder Book which details her true crime obsession. Rita Sapunor is, an autobiographical cartoonist and the illustrator for She The People: A Graphic History of Uprisings, Breakdowns, Setbacks, Revolts, and Enduring Hope on the Unfinished Road to Women's Equality.