Community Outreach in the Library (COIL) is a Berkeley Public Library program that hosts various community organizations which provide information, referrals and resources to people experiencing homelessness. Some of these organizations may also provide services to people who are housed.
Berkeley Community Resource Center (BCRC)
Information and referral. BCRC provides shelter, meals, showers, laundry, and clothes 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Community Outreach in the Library (COIL) is a Berkeley Public Library program that hosts various community organizations which provide information, referrals and resources to people experiencing homelessness. Some of these organizations may also provide services to people who are housed.
Berkeley Community Resource Center (BCRC)
Information and referral. BCRC provides shelter, meals, showers, laundry, and clothes 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Not everyone is a doctor, but anyone can help brighten the day of hospital patients. Join friends and neighbors in making uplifting, handmade cards to send to kids in hospitals. All supplies are provided and people of all ages are invited to attend.
Cards for Hospitalized Kids(CFHK) is an internationally recognized charitable organization that has received coordinated the delivery of over 100,000 cards to kids in hospitals in all fifty states.
Come learn how to use Foundation Directory Online (FDO), the most comprehensive prospect research tool for fundraisers, with over 140,000 grantmaker profiles. You will learn how to search for grantmakers who have funded organizations working on causes and with communities similar to those you serve.
In keeping with the Library's theme for December - A New You - we are pleased to host Gabriel Cortez, a long-time YouthSpeaks poet mentor. In this writing and performance workshop teenagers will work with words to explore their own voices, identity, power, and imagination.
Best for ages 13-18.
Come learn how to use Foundation Directory Online (FDO), the most comprehensive prospect research tool for fundraisers, with over 140,000 grantmaker profiles.
You will learn how to search for grantmakers who have funded organizations working on causes and with communities similar to those you serve.
NOTE: This class is for nonprofit organizations looking for funding. It is not geared to individuals seeking grants. We recommend you take our free one-hour course, Introduction to Finding Grants, before attending.
Exercise your body and calm your mind. Kids and their adults will make animal sounds, jump, stretch, experiment with breath and read a story. Tips for incorporating yoga and mindfulness into daily life with children is shared throughout.
This class is led by Angela Madonia, who can most often be found teaching yoga in the community - at libraries, clinics, public schools, and other non-profit settings. Regardless of her students ability or experience level, Angela uses customized practices to meet them where they are and gently guide them toward balance in their everyday lives.
What book rocked your world(view)?
Join StoryCenter and the library in a 30 minute interview and photography session to share your story about a given book on social justice, social change, inspired lives, activism and courageous acts of conscious. Tell how your chosen book changed the way you think, believe, and take action.
Join us for wonderful stories and children's songs with Drag Queen Story Hour's Persia, one of San Francisco's most beloved Drag Queens!
Drag Queen Story Hour is a fun and fabulous literary experience where kids ages 3-8 can hear stories and children's songs with Drag Queens who are experienced youth performers and educators. Drag Queen Story Hour celebrates learning and play, encouraging kids to celebrate gender diversity and all kinds of difference, while building confidence in expressing themselves.
Ages 3-8.
Learn about (and meet some of) the wonderful world of reptiles! You might even get to meet:
Join us for this amazing animal event! All ages are welcome.