October Event Highlights
Understanding Alzheimer's and Dementia Part 1 of 3
Claremont
Monday, Oct 2
12pm
Need Housing? Drop-in Resources Help
Central
Tuesday, Oct 3
10am
Galaxy Slime Make & Play for Kids
Tarea Hall Pittman South
Friday, Oct 6
3:30pm
Woodworking Essentials For Kids: Imagine It? Build It!
Tarea Hall Pittman South
Saturday, Oct 7, Oct 14 & Oct 21
10am
Benvenue Beats: Ritmos Latinos
Street Party in front of Claremont!
Saturday, Oct 7
2pm
Come celebrate Latinx Heritage Month with music and community. We'll be closing down the street for this open-air event featuring some of the Bay Area's finest performers including Mariela Herrera, La Familia Peña-Govea, and the Afro-Peruvian dance company Cunamacué - plus, free gelato! All ages are welcome.
Drop-in Medical Care
Central
Tuesday, Oct 10
10am-3pm
Eclipse Viewer Craft for All Ages
West
Thursday, Oct 12
5:30pm
No Straight Lines Film Screening with Peabody Award-Winning Director Vivian Kleinman
Central
Saturday, Oct 14
2pm
This screening and Director Q&A is a kick off for our first ever Berkeley Public Library Comic Con!
Aguacero: Learn Bomba Songs & Dance for Kids
Central
Saturday, Oct 14
3pm
Buki the Clown's Bilingual Comedy Magic Show
Tarea Hall Pittman South
Saturday, Oct 14
4pm
Teens: Make Giant Pocky
Tarea Hall Pittman South
Tuesday, Oct 24
4pm
Dungeons & Dragons Club
West
Tuesday, Oct 24
4pm
How to Read a Painting with Art Historian Mallory Mortillaro
Central + Virtual Option
Tuesday, Oct 24
5:30pm
Bike Camping in the East Bay
North
Wednesday, Oct 25
6:30pm
Chocolate Tasting!
West
Thursday, Oct 26
6pm
In the Stax Music Series
Final Concert: Kulintang Dialect
North
Thursday, Oct 26
7pm
Comic Con at the Library!
Central
Tuesday, Oct 28
10am-5:30pm
Get ready for the first every BPL Comic Con, a free, all-ages, one-day event focused on all things comics, art, and animation. From strips to graphic novels, fanart and cosplay, to professional creators, we've got something for every fan.
Renowned authors/artists and other special guests will be at Central for panels, workshops, booksales, artist alley of vendors, and more!
Halloween Fun
Halloween Crafternoons
Claremont
Tuesdays
3pm
Halloween Stuffed Animal Sleepover
North
Oct 25-27
Make your own Halloween Spellbooks!
Tarea Hall Pittman South
Friday, Oct 27
3:30pm
Story Time & Costume Parade
Tarea Hall Pittman South
Monday, Oct 30
4pm
Halloween Extravaganza: Story Time Band + Puppet Show
Claremont
Tuesday, Oct 31
4pm
Halloween Movie for Teens
North
Tuesday, Oct 31
3:30pm
Trick-or-Treat at the Library
All Libraries
Tuesday, Oct 31
3:30-7:30pm
Children and their families/caregivers are invited to stop by any of our libraries for Halloween treats (no candy) on Tuesday, October 31 from 3:30pm to 7:30pm. While supplies last. We can't wait to see all your costumes!
Join a cohort of young poets and help nurture a writing environment at the library and in school this Fall. One person will be named Berkeley Youth Poet Laureate for 2024!
Deadline to apply is October 3rd.
Programming is made possible by the support of the Friends of the Berkeley Public Library. Thank you, Friends!
Library Updates
- Get your eclipse glasses at the Library! All branches have them on hand in preparation for the October 14 annular eclipse. Staff tip: Keep these for the April 2024 eclipse.
- New online resource: FREE Creativebug art & craft video classes with top designers! Classes for all levels include knitting, crochet, art, design, sewing, quilting, jewelry-making and more! Log into Creativebug for free with your library card.
- All locations will be closed on Monday, October 9 in observance of Indigenous People's Day.