Cultural Education

Join us for a special story time in celebration of Juneteenth featuring Storyteller Kirk Waller.  Kirk will share traditional African American stories and songs.

Come and enjoy traditional Juneteenth sweet tea and tea cakes, a cute craft, and a story in celebration of Freedom Day at West Branch. Also pick up some swag while you're in!

For kids of all ages.

Attend a live film screening of the award-winning documentary, Afro-Punk ,followed by a live virtual presentation and Q&A session with the filmmaker, James Spooner. This event is in the 3rd Floor Community Meeting Room at the Central Library.

Join us for Unsung Women of Music, a humorous, highly immersive, and historically accurate talk that reveals the awe-inspiring female song makers, beat-shakers, and dealmakers nudged to the margins of music history.

Featuring: Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Wendy Carlos, Maria Schneider, and more!

Berkeley Public Library & mak-'amham present: CAFE OHLONE TALKS @ BPL

Berkeley Public Library & mak-'amham present: CAFE OHLONE TALKS @ BPL

This is the third of our series of education sessions with the creators of Cafe Ohlone, hosted by the library! Come learn from & about East Bay Ohlone culture and experience both virtually and in-person at Cafe Ohlone on the Cal campus. Here are the remaining events:

Talk #3: East Bay Ohlone Culinary Traditions: Continuity and Restoration (April 25 @ 6pm, Zoom link below)

Berkeley Public Library & mak-'amham present: CAFE OHLONE TALKS @ BPL

This is the second event in our series of education sessions with the creators of Cafe Ohlone, hosted by the library! Come learn from & about East Bay Ohlone culture and experience. There are 4 events in the series: 3 hour-long virtual education sessions and 1 in person event, a tea tasting and education session at Cafe Ohlone on the Cal campus. Here are the remaining events: