Special

Children in grades K - 5 may come to read aloud to a friendly dog.  Bring a book or choose one here.  Parents may call ahead and sign up or drop in for a session at either 3:30 or 4:00 p.m.  Dogs provided by TherapyPets.

Come talk about what teen services should look like at South Branch. All teens of middle school and high school age are welcome. Snacks will be served. 

Join us for an evening with Berkeley’s own Jewish Music and Poetry Project. The concert includes the world premiere of Berkeley composer William Ludtke’s Op. 155, Three Songs for soprano and cello with poems by Berkeley poet Marcia Falk and  the U.S. premiere of Hungarian Lajos Delej’s “Scherzo,”  recently rediscovered in the BBC archives. To learn more about the JMPP visit thier website http://jewishmusicandpoetryproject.webs.com/  For more information call 510-981-6280.

FLASH FICTION FUNSHOP:  A Writing Workshop, led by Frances Lefkowitz. Saturday, March 21, 2015, 2-4 pm. Advance Registration Required, beginning March 2, 2015, Community Meeting Room, 3rd floor, Central Library. Sign up for this FREE, playful, 2-hour writing workshop for new and experienced writers. Flash fiction, or very short stories between 100 and 1,000 words, sits at the crossroads between the short story and the prose poem.