Just for fun

Come and learn about LEGO engineering! Build bridges, skyscrapers, motorized cars and explore whatever other LEGO contraptions your imagination can create.

Ages 5-13. Limited to 25 attendees.  

Mike Della Penna has been delighting family audiences with his magic since 2004! He's silly, he's funny, and he'll make you go WOW!

Juggling, comedy, clowning and...hula hoops and harmonicas? This show is not to be missed!

The NaNoWriMo Come Write In @North is cancelled due to ongoing construction work at North Branch. We invite you to visit South Branch on November 15,  or West Branch on November 9, for their Come Write Ins. Enjoy free wireless at the Berkeley Public Library.

Come to the Claremont Branch and experience a variety of craft and Maker projects! Will we be making super-sized origami? Spin Bots? Pixelated Perler creations? Come find out! A new project every week, refreshments and supplies provided, all teens welcome! 

Need a quiet place to study and do homework? Join us every Thursday from 4-5:30 p.m. at the South Branch for a Homework Café for all teens, middle-school through college. Snacks will be served and group projects and study are welcome!

Join other parents/caregivers for an open playtime in beautiful light-filled community space.  Board books, toys and manipulatives will be out for you to have interactive fun with your baby or toddler.

Kids ages 8-10 join us to learn how to make a no-bake treat with Chef Eric Pomert of Little Spoons Cafe! *Please call 510-981-6280 to register. Limited to 12 kids*

Meet Marissa Moss, author of the Amelia's Notebook and Max Disaster series, as well as Blood Diaries: Tales of a 6th Grade Vampire. Marissa will guide us through the steps of creative journaling, just like Amelia! Bring a notebook or get a composition book from us (supplies are limited). 

Ages 8-13. Central Children's Story Room, 4th floor. 

Space is limited for this interactive workshop.