Special

Every month, learn about cutting-edge research happening at UC Berkeley, directly from the scientists themselves. Join Popping the Science Bubble every third Tuesday of the month at 5:30 pm.

This month’s topics:

 Uranium: Skeletons from its Past, Myths of its Presents & Questions for Its Future

- Joe Brackbill, Chemistry, UC Berkeley

Turning the Tables on CO2 Fuels from Sunlight

- Rajiv Ramanujam Prabhakar, Chemical Science Division, Berkeley Lab

Happening onsite at Berkeley Public Central Library and on Zoom.

La Mezcla is a poly rythmic dance group rooted in Chicana, Latina, Indigenous traditions and social justice. Come enjoy their award winning documentary followed by a dance demonstration.

Founded in 2015 by Dance/USA fellow Vanessa Sanchez, their work brings together Tap dance, Son Jarocho and Afro-Caribbean rhythms to bring the often unseen histories and experiences of communities of color to stages, streets and fields

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!   

The beginning of the school year can bring up a lot of emotions - maybe you are nervous, excited, anxious, lonely, overwhelmed, or all of the above! Come by the North Branch after school to make a self-care kit full of goodies to help you through the beginning of the school year. There will also be volunteers from SafeSpace, a peer-led mental health organization, there to share resources with you. Find out more about them here: https://safespace.org/ . All middle and high schoolers welcome.

September 16, 2-3pm

This meeting held primarily in Spanish.

Make mochi with us from the comfort of your own kitchen! Learn how to make daifuku mochi and ice cream mochi, a Japanese delicacy!  Taught by Experienced Mochi-maker, Yukiko from Kaori's Kitchen.  Please register and get the Zoom link at: http://bit.ly/makemochi

Here is an ingredient list so that you can make mochis along with Yukiko! mochi_prep_-_daifuku_ice_cream_1.pdf

This event has been cancelled.  We hope to reschedule it for the near future.  

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

Join us for this intergenerational Peace Day Commemoration.

We will listen to beautiful koto music by Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto, and hear short reading in honor of Sadako Sasaki, a young girl who lived through the bombing of Hiroshima, but died years later from the effects of the atomic bomb. She was made famous for folding 1,000 origami cranes in the hopes that her wish to survive would be granted.