Special

Drag Queen Loteria @CCR

Join us for a fun game of Lotería for kids and families with drag queen and educator Bella Aldama! Lotería is a traditional game enjoyed by many people in Mexico that is similar to bingo - instead of listening for the numbers you have on your card, you listen for the cantor (the caller) to call out the images on your tabla (game card). 

Central Children's Room, 4th Floor, Central Library

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NorCal Bats! @THPS

Meet Corky Quirk and her Northern California Bats! This informative presentation is all about our bats who live in the Bay Area. You'll learn about Northern California bats, the myths that surround them, and the importance of bats in our environment, and last but not least, you'll get to see a few of Corky's rescue bats and ask all about them. 

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Berkeley Public Library. 

 

[photo: Pallid Bat. photo credit Merlin D. Tuttle]

 

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Summer Reading Celebration @Central

Start your summer with a celebration of summer reading!

1:30-3:30PM
Library plaza outside front doors
Sign up for Summer Reading and get your free book!
Get a Gelato Bar from Gelateria Naia (while supplies last)
Enjoy music with DJ Ivan

2:00-4:00PM
Performances and Arts/Crafts on the 4th Floor
2:00PM Bri Reads and Friends
2:30PM RISE Danza - Cuauhtli Mitotiani Mexica
3:30PM Story Time Band

Teen poetry craft and giveaways in 1st Floor Teen Room

 

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Author Talk: James Spooner and Special Guests @924 Gilman

Join us for a very special Library event with award-winning graphic novelist and filmmaker, James Spooner, in conversation at Berkeley’s iconic 924 Gilman Street (Alternative Music Foundation). He will discuss his 2022 graphic novel, The High Desert: Black. Punk. Nowhere., a formative coming-of-age graphic memoir.

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Asheba - Caribbean Music for Children @Claremont

Come dance and sing along with the upbeat, joyful music of Asheba! Asheba is a musical storyteller who specializes in children's music and calypso, the music and folkloric tradition of Trinidad, Asheba's homeland. Hope and happiness are the focus of his songs, which range from original melodies to classic children's music with a Caribbean twist! 

Ages 0-6. 

Sponsored by the Friends of the Berkeley Public Library

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