Join us at North Branch for casual chess games on the first Saturday of the month. All ages and experience levels welcome! There will be help available from an experienced chess player, along with chess books from the library's collection.
Bring your friends and family to the Central Library, 4th Floor.
Meet Corky Quirk and some of the amazing bats of Northern California! 
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.
December’s play will be Turcaret by Alain-René Lesage.
Fraud, theft, extortion and sexual corruption are the themes in this eighteenth-century masterpiece. Sharp and brisk, it is generally accepted as one of the best of French comedies. The Sunday Telegraph calls it “an unjustly neglected foreign classic”.
Help bring this comedic romp to life!
Join us for a Special Illustrator event on October 26th at 3:30PM w/ Rachel Michelle Wilson!
Illustrator Rachel Michelle Wilson will join MOCHA for an activity inspired by her new book How to Pee Your Pants: the Right Way!
Then come back Saturday morning at 11:30AM for a DRAW-OFF with Rachel Michelle Wilson, Eugenia Yoh, and Bo Lu!
Central 4th Floor Children's Nonfiction Room (2090 Kittredge St)
Kids and family welcome!
Hey teens, you're invited to a weekly Craft Club in the year of 2024! Fridays from 3 pm to 5:45 pm.
Craft Club = getting together to support each other, while fulfilling the need to create.
The Craft Club Cart will have free materials to: collage, color & draw, crochet, fold origami, needlepoint & embroider, plus some occasional fun surprises!
Join the Story Time Band of the Berkeley Public Library for a morning of Halloween stories and songs! This program is most suitable for preschool and kindergarten aged children. Don’t forget your costume!
Location: Frances Albrier Community Center, 2800 Park Street, Berkeley
Join us for an evening of gift wrapping in the North Branch Community Meeting Room!
You Bring: 1-2 boxed gifts, your own gift wrapping supplies (only if you want to)
We Provide: Plain wrapping paper, tools to decorate said paper, scissors, tape, gift tags, twine/ribbon/yarn, beginner tips on wrapping boxes, good company
Enjoy a series of Halloween-themed paper crafting sessions!
All supplies and instructions will be provided. This program is most suitable for children in preschool and kindergarten.
Come play Dungeons and Dragons at the Claremont Branch! We will be playing every Tuesday from 3:30-5:30pm. All levels welcome. We will have all the materials you need, but feel free to bring your own if you would like! This club is open to rising 6th-12th graders.