January Happenings at Berkeley Public Library 
New Year, New You!
Get Limber
January 5 - 2:00 pm
Claremont Branch
Loosen up in the New Year with this movement-based class.
Yoga
Jan. 8, 15, 22 & 29 - 6:30 pm
Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch
Start the year off right with some self-care for your mind and body.  
Chair Yoga
January 19 & 26 - 10:30 am
North Branch
A gentle class using the support of the chair seated and standing. 
Sound Healing 
January 8 - 6:30 pm - West Branch
January 12 - 10:30 am - North Branch 
 
Learn about sound as a therapeutic tool and experience a unique meditative experience.
Programming at Berkeley Public Library is made possible by generous support from the Friends of the Berkeley Public Library. 
More January programs for the whole family are found on our calendar. 
New Year, New York Times!
Enjoy unlimited access to the New York Times, courtesy of Berkeley Public Library!
 
From outside the library, click here to find a code you can redeem for 72 hour access to the New York Times Digital Edition. When your 72 hours is up, you can get another code. 
 
Access to the Digital Edition is always free at Berkeley Public Library location, on our computers and laptops or on your own devices when you connect via the library's wifi network. 
 
Looking for great films? Stream one of more than 400 New York Times Critics' Picks on Kanopy. 
 
You can also get the NYT Fiction and Non-Fiction Bestsellers lists in your inbox weekly, or check out these recommended History and Current Events titles, updated monthly. Subscribe here for these lists and more! 
 
STEM highlights at BPL In January 
Insect Discovery Lab
 
January 5 - 10:30 am
Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch
 
January 12 - 1:00 pm
Claremont Branch
 
Explore the fantastic lives of beetles, millipedes, tarantulas, walking sticks and more! 
 
STEAMbreakers
 
January 5 - 2:00 pm
Central Library 
 
Join science professionals and artists to discuss the intersection between science and art.
 
Discover new insights and make connections!
For a full list of all our upcoming STEM programs, check out Cornerstones: STEM at BPL.
January Hours

All Berkeley Public Library locations will be closed on January 21, 2019, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. See our full schedule of 2019 Holidays, Early Closings and Late Openings, as approved by the Board of Library Trustees. 
 

Automatic Renewals!
As part of a significant update to the Library's Circulation Policy, the Library has initiated automatic renewals. Except in cases in which an item is on hold for another patron or has reached its maximum number of renewals, an item will automatically be renewed for another three weeks.
 
The following materials will not renew automatically:
  • Tools 
  • Lucky Day materials
  • In-house laptops
  • Cornerstone science kits (telescopes)
To determine which items have been renewed automatically, please see your account.
 
Tools may be renewed online or by calling the Tool Lending Library (510) 981-6101.
 
When an item is renewed, the new checkout period starts on the due date rather than on the date it was renewed.
 
Questions? More information can be found here.
 
Berkeley Public Library
2090 Kittredge St.
Berkeley, California 94704
510.981.6100
www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/