Just for fun

Join us for a special Silent Book Club: After Dark @THP South Branch Library.

We will start at 6pm, chat about what we are reading, then read. At the end we will chat a bit more, or you can continue to read. 

The Silent Book Club at Berkeley Public Library is an official chapter of the international Silent Book Club! Silent Book Clubs around the world celebrate the time we share to meet new friends and get some focused reading time in together. 

Get a free mocktail or hot tea and enjoy whatever you are reading, in any format. 

A Community Board Game Night

Every second Wednesday February - April, from 5:30-7:30PM, come join host & author Kitty Stryker and play some board games - old favorites and new discoveries!

Each month Kitty will curate a theme for the games, and Games of Berkeley will offer some diverse board and card games to fit the theme. Try out a game you've never played before, teach us a game you love, and meet some new friends!

Games will be appropriate for teens and above.

Masks are encouraged and will be available if you need one. See you there!

West Branch is offering two Podcasting Workshops with local Podcaster, Arie.

Workshop #1 Intro to Podcasting, All Ages

Saturday, Feb 8th 3-4:30pm

No RSVP Required

Looking for an easy way to connect with others and get some reading in? Join us on Saturday, January 25th, 2-3:30pm at the Silent Book Club. Bring something to read, get a free beverage, and meet your neighbors. It's a good chance to talk about what you are reading before we all settle in to read for about an hour. 

We are an official chapter of the International Silent Book Club, now over 1,500 chapters all over the world. 

Get ready to unleash your inner punk rock star! Join our teen program and customize your clothes with studs, patches, and edgy designs to create the ultimate outfit for your next punk show!

Do you have finished jigsaw puzzles that are ready for a new home? Are you looking to find your next favorite puzzle? Come visit the North Branch Community Room to trade puzzles!

You are welcome to donate a puzzle without taking one or take a puzzle without donating one. 

Playreaders do exactly what the name says:  it’s an interactive program where participants read aloud from plays, changing parts frequently so everyone gets a chance to bring theater to life.

Playreaders do exactly what the name says:  it’s an interactive program where participants read aloud from plays, changing parts frequently so everyone gets a chance to bring theater to life.

January’s play will be Jean Anouilh’s Thieves Carnival translated from the French and written in 1938. 

The play relates the adventures of three thieves who become the guests of a rich and thoroughly bored old woman in search of diversion. 

It has a delicate, charming style which is something like a waltz of distinctly impressionistic orchestration. 

Looking for a fun, quick craft to do? Make cute little worms out of pipe cleaners and other materials. Pin them on your jacket, or make a few for your friends! Ages 5 and up. 

Fourth Floor, Children's Room, Central Library

Sign-up for a reading session

Read to a Dog is a great way for children to practice oral fluency, spend time with a friendly dog, and have fun. The goal is to help build a child's self-esteem and confidence, as well as foster a fondness for reading.