Get Ready, Berkeley — Comic Con is Back for the 3rd Epic Year!
Calling all comic fans, artists, readers, and dreamers -Comic Con is back and bigger than ever!
On Saturday, November 8, the Library hosts its third annual Comic Con, an all-day, all-ages celebration of comics, graphic novels, art, and storytelling at the Central Library (2090 Kittredge at Shattuck) in Downtown Berkeley.
From panels and cosplay to hands-on workshops and a vendor hall, this free community event promises inspiration and fun for fans of every age.
This year’s lineup features award-winning authors, illustrators, and local creators who bring truth, humor, and adventure to the comics page.
Guests include:
Sara Alfageeh | Wahab Algarmi | Kiara Brinkman | Sean Chiki | Angela Dalton | Hugh D’Andrade | Shani Ealey | Jessica Fong | Laura Gao | Mel Gillman | Diego Gomez | Dr. Rebecca Hall | Morgan Hampton | Chinaka Hodge | Maia Kobabe | Isabella Kung | Briana Loewinsohn | Katie Longua | Jon Macy | Lee Marrs | Thien Pham | Rita Sapunor | Jason Shiga | Dean Stuart | Mychal Threets | Dimitrea Tokunbo | Booki Vivat | Julia Wertz | Gaia WXYZ | East Bay BIPOC Cartoonists
PLUS
More than 30 artists and creators will be vending!
Urbanrezlife's Solo Show
The Berkeley Public Library welcomes Kris Urbanrezlife Longoria’s first solo show, thoughts of a large red woman: chapter one: interactions, on display at the Central library from November 1 – December 6, 2025.
Opening reception with the artist: Monday, November 10th, 5pm, Central
Artist talk: Saturday, November 15, 3pm, Tarea Hall Pittman South
The exhibit at Central includes Urbanrezlife's art exhibited on Alcatraz from 2019-2025 which has been seen by over five million visitors as well as art pieces created exculsively for the library.
Central's 1st Ever Chess Tournament
Central's 1st Ever Chess Tournament!
Saturday, November 15th
Youth & Young Teens: 11am-1:30pm
Adults: 2-5:30pm
More November Event Highlights
Edible & Poisonous Mushrooms of Northern California
North
Wed, Nov 5
6 pm
Building a Culture of Care with Author Niloufar Khonsari
Tarea Hall Pittman South
Wed, Nov 5
6:30 pm
Live Music: High Energy Queer-Pop with Maya Songbird
Claremont
Wed, Nov 5
6:30 pm
Decolonized Kitchen: Author Visit & Cooking Demonstration
with Maribel Garcia
Claremont
Mon, Nov 10
12pm
How to Put More SELL into Your Resume and Cover Letter
Virtual
Wed, Nov 12
5 pm
Reading Buddies
Kids paired with Teen Mentors
Claremont
Thursdays
4:30 pm
Registration Required
Live Music: Nyree
West
Thurs, Nov 13
6 pm
Junk Journaling
North
Fri, Nov 14
4 pm
Navigating Mental Health Care
Tarea Hall Pittman South
Sat, Nov 15
1 pm
How Rabbit Stole Fire + Coast Miwok Stories: Storytelling by Alicia Retes
West
Sat, Nov 15
11 am
Mushroom Foraging
Tarea Hall Pittman South
Thurs, Nov 20
6 pm
Yoga with Roopa
For beginners
Central
Sat, Nov 22
3 pm
Kids: Learn about the Lisjan-Ohlone Peoples' Culture with Author Angel Heart
Central
Sat, Nov 22
11:30 am
Local Poet, Activist & Filmmaker Talk: Danté Clark, We Cry Freedom
Tarea Hall Pittman South
Sat, Nov 22
4 pm
Cozy Crafts: Decoden Mini Frames
Claremont
Sat, Nov 22
1 pm
Succulents
Claremont
Sat, Nov 22
3 pm
Make Your Own Fossils
West
Sat, Nov 29
11:30 am
There are many more library programs happening in November:
Know Your Rights / Conozca Sus Derechos
Know your rights! There are protections and rights that everyone in the United States share, regardless of immigration status. Plus, there are organizations and programs that can help with the citizenship process. Visit the Library's website for more information.
Siéntase libre de imprimir este folleto: Conozca sus derechos si aparece ICE PDF. Se puede doblar al tamaño de 2.75 x 4.25 pulgadas, con un resultado final de un minilibro de 8 páginas. Si desea algunos ya impresos y doblados, pase por la Biblioteca Central o llame al 510-981-6100.
From the Berkeley History Room @ Central
One might not notice today, but Berkeley’s history is replete with airplanes and air travel.
As early as 1908, the inventor J.A. Morrell launched a 450-foot-long, hotdog-shaped craft over the skies of Berkeley High School. The idea was to inaugurate city-to-city air travel from the tops of buildings with a gas-filled “ship” (later it might be termed a blimp). Together the device and 15 men went up to about 100 feet, when it started to fall apart. What was left – and the crew – plummeted down to an assembled (and now panicked!) crowd around Kittredge and Milvia Streets. In the commotion, injuries prevailed but no one died; yet a small girl was hit by a car.
Then twenty years later – as airplanes began to dominate venturous minds - Berkeley built a 20-acre airfield where Gilman and 2nd street once met. This was briefly in operation – although mostly for emergency landings. Unceremoniously, once the Bay Bridge was constructed in the late ‘30s, a freeway replaced it.
Still, various plans for airfields were put forth by filling in parts of the Bay just off the coast of Berkeley in the 1940s and ‘50s. None of these plans, however, ever materialized.
Finally, “Hiller-copters,” named after Berkeley inventor Stanley Hiller, were made here in the 1940s. Then in the 1960s the San Francisco Airport began running helicopter shuttle service between Berkeley and SFO, until a land dispute with the Santa Fe railroad put an end to it in 1973.
The Berkeley History Room at Central is open Wednesdays from 10am-1pm, and by appointment: libraryhistoryroom@berkeleyca.gov.
Your history awaits!
Pardon Our Dust
Part of the 4th floor of the Central Library is under construction.
A beautiful new Story Time Room will open next year!
Holiday Reminders
All Libraries are closed on Tuesday, November 11 for Veterans' Day.
All Libraries will close early at 6pm on Wednesday, November 26 and will be closed on Thursday, November 27 & Friday, November 28 for Thanksgiving.
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