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February Event Highlights |
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North
Sat, Feb 8 4pm
Join the author of Go Girl: The Black Woman's Book of Travel and Adventure, Elaine Lee for a presentation on Black Travel in the United States and abroad including travel destinations to commemorate the Civil Rights Act which just celebrated it's 60th anniversary. Lee will be joined by Evelyn C. White, journalist and author of Alice Walker: A Life. |
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Feb 8, 10:30am @ Tarea Hall Pittman South
Feb 15, 2pm @ Claremont Feb 22, 10:30am @North Feb 22 2pm @ West
Zimbabwe's beautiful mbira has been used for healing, personal meditation, celebrations, and sacred ancestral communication for over 1,000 years. |
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Central
Sat, Feb 8
1:30-3pm
Celebrate the Year of the Snake with lion dancers, dance troupes, crafts and more! Outside the Central Library between Harold Way and Shattuck Ave.
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with the Oakland Zoo
Central
Mon, Feb 3
5pm |
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for 6th - 12th graders
@ Claremont - Tues, Feb 4 & 11, 3:30pm
@ West - Tues, Feb 25, 5pm
@ North - Fri, Feb 14 & 21, 4pm |
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Documentary of the Legacy of the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival
West
Tues, Feb 11
5:30pm |
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Tarea Hall Pittman South
Wed, Feb 12 6pm |
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Tarea Hall Pittman South
Tues, Feb 18
6pm |
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Children & Family Event Highlights |
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Tarea Hall Pittman South
Wed, Feb 15 4pm |
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Sat, Feb 1
11:30am @ Central
1pm @ Tarea Hall Pittman South
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Creative Art Play
with MOCHA, the Museum of Children's Art
Fridays 3:30-5 @ Central
Saturdays 10:30-12 @ West
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Kids are paired with teens through the Youth Literacy Project
CentralWednesdays
4:30 pm |
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Claremont
Feb 6, 13 & 20
3:30pm |
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Tarea Hall Pittman South Sat, Feb 8
3pm
Panel discussion with Doula'd By Janae, Healthy Black Families, Black Girls United, and Karen Smith of We Wield the Hammer.
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Tarea Hall Pittman South
Wed, Feb 12
2pm |
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Central
Sat, Feb 15
10:30am
Children's author, illustrator, and educator Tiffany Golden shares her book, I Want to be Big. We'll sing a couple of songs and Tiffany will teach us how to play a special game based on the book. |
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Tarea Hall Pittman south
Thurs, Feb 20 5:30-7:30pm |
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Claremont
Fri, Feb 28
4:15pm |
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Tarea Hall Pittman South
Fri, Feb 28
4pm |
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with Berkeley's Homeless Action Center (HAC)
Central
Mon, Feb 33-5pm |
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North
Tues, Feb 4
4pm
Bring your planner, desk calendar, digital dailies, and stacks of post-it notes. Together we will trade agenda tips and tricks, planner side by side, and learn about a new resource each month!
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Central
Tues, Feb 11 & 25
10am-3pm
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CentralTues, Feb 18 11am-2pm
Fri, Feb 21 11am-2pm
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Central
Wed, Feb 19
11am-1pm
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Tool Lending LIbrary
Sat, Feb 22
10am
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CentralTues, Feb 25
5pm
*Also: tech help is available at all our libraries each week. To learn more, click here. |
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Adults (and Teens) Get Crafty Too! |
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Where Knitting, Crochet and Sewing Meet
Central
1st & 3rd Tuesdays
3:30-5:30pm |
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Central
1st & 3rd Fridays
4pm |
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With Cirrus the Traveling Tailor
North
Tues, Feb 11
4pm |
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| There are many more library programs happening in February: |
| Event Calendar |
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New e-Book Collection!
Ready to Read Romance |
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Just in time for Valentine's Day, browse the new collection of Romance e-Books.
There are more than 1,000 e-Books to start with and more will be added regularly. These are always available – no holds!
The collection has a diversity of romance genres: African American, Historical, LGBTQIA, Suspense, RomCom, Sports, Western, Romantasy, Paranormal and more. It includes more than 20 major publishers represented such as romance leaders Harlequin, Kensington, and Sourcebooks Casablanca. Key authors include Diana Palmer, Janet Dailey, Susan Mallery, Fern Michaels, Alyssa Cole, Brenda Jackson, Sylvia Day, Mary Jo Putney, Rochelle Alers, Debbie Macomber, Susan Wiggs, Beverly Jenkins, Shelley Shepard Gray and Meg Cabo.
New to the Libby app and/or e-books? The library has tech help available at all locations.
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Working together to make a great public library extraordinary...
Thank you Foundation & Friends! |
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All Libraries are closed on Monday, February 17. Stream movies, read eBooks & magazines, listen to eAudiobooks and music 24/7 at berkeleypubliclibrary.org.
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For more event info,
book recommendations and other fun things...
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