Berkeley Public Library Art & Culture Newsletter
August 2014

Summer is in full swing. All Berkeley Public Library locations are bustling with people looking for books, movies, tools and more. Need help finding something? Ask a Librarian!

Have a fun and creative time at the Library.

Donna Corbeil
Director of Library Services
www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org

Arts & Culture Resources
 @Berkeley Public Library
This issue we are featuring more of our resources that are useful to those into arts & cultural pursuits. Coming up with time and funding can be difficult. Did you know that Berkeley Public Library is part of The Foundation Center's Funding Information Network?

The Funding Information Network is a network of libraries, community foundations, and other nonprofit resource centers that can be found across the U.S. and around the world.

 

Whether you are an artist, filmmaker or writer looking for funding for you next project, or are the executive director or a board member of an arts organization (or any nonprofit organization, for that matter), looking for information on grants and funding opportunities, start your search at the Berkeley Public Library.

 

Network partners provide a core collection of Foundation Center publications and a variety of supplementary materials and services in areas useful to grantseekers. Our core collection lives in the Reference Department at the Downtown Central Library where we have an extensive reference collection of books pertaining to grants and nonprofit management. 

 

Through the Foundation Center, we are able to provide access to the following electronic resources:

  • Foundation Directory Online - This extensive database provides access to information on thousands of grantmakers and their giving interests. Available at the Central Library only.
  • Foundation Grants to Individuals Online - This database provides access to foundations and public charities that fund students, artists, researchers and other individual grantseekers. Available at the Central Library only.
  • Foundation Guide to Proposal Writing - Audiobook from the Foundation Center, includes detailed instructions on preparing grant proposals and insights into what makes for a winning proposal. 

We also have many books and magazines on the arts and business that you can check out. Can't leave your home, office or studio? Use your current Berkeley Public Library card and visit our website and search Enki, Safari Books or Zinio for items on nonprofit management and fundraising for organizations, as well as on how to survive and thrive as an individual artist, musician or writer.   

 

Having trouble finding what you are searching for?

 

 Call the Reference Desk at 510-981-6148 or the Art & Music Desk at 510-981-6321 during Library hours, or email us.  

 

Library Arts & Cultural Events and News

Book Clubs 

Read & Share @Claremont Branch

Wednesday, August 20,  6:30-7:30 pm.  

A special Read and Share session of the Claremont Book Group. We invite you to bring a book you love and tell the rest of the group about it! We will also be talking about books for future book group meetings. Ages 18-90+.  


Book Club @South Branch  

Tuesday, August 26, 3:00-4:00 pm.

Read and Share. A book club for anyone who likes to read and talk about the books they have read. Ages 18-90+.      

 

 

 

Films 

Super Cinema @Central

Fridays, 3:00-5:30 pm.   

Community Meeting Room, 3rd floor.  

August: Historical Dramas. Ages 18-90+.    

   

Make Things!  

Makerspace @North Branch

Saturday, August 2, 2:00-5:00 pm.   

Bring a project. The library provides two sewing machines, embroidery hoops, floss, and needles, clay, beads, hot glue guns, etc. All ages welcome.  

 

Tuesday, August 5, 4:00-6:30 pm. 4th floor.
Join us for our annual event as we attempt to fold 1,000 cranes to send to Japan in the spirit of peace and brotherhood. As we fold, we'll listen to the story of Sadako Sasaki and hear beautiful koto music performed by Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto and Brian Mitsuhiro Wong. Ages 8-up.      

Knitting Hour @Central
Saturday, August 23, 3:15-4:45 pm. 4th floor.
Learn to knit at our inter-generational group. All skill levels welcome. Some supplies provided. Ages 8-up.

Tech/Photo    

Instagram @Central

Wednesday, August 6, 11:00 am-12:00 noon.

Electronic Classroom,3rd Floor.   

Instagram is a fast and fun way to share your life with friends and family. Take a picture or video, choose a filter to transform its look and feel, and then post to Instagram - it is that easy. You can even share to Facebook, Twitter and more. Drop in. No registration required.

 

Theater
Playreaders @Central
Wednesday, August 6 & 20, 12:00-1:00 pm.
Community Meeting Room, 3rd floor. Read plays aloud and change parts frequently. Ages 18-80+.

See more on our online calendar

 
In This Issue
Library Closures
All Library locations will be closed
Monday,
September 1
 for Labor Day.

All branches
will be open
Saturday, August 30

Central Library
will be open
 Sunday, August 31.
Reserve a
 Meeting Room
with
[spaces]

South Branch Library has
one of four community meeting rooms available for public use.
Sculpture by Stephen De Staebler, Mosaic  mural by Gina Dominguez  and photo by David Wakely.
   
The Library is now offering online reservations for our four free community meeting rooms.
 
[spaces] is our new reservations software that makes reserving our community meeting rooms more convenient.

Are you a Berkeley- based organization or individual? Hold a community meeting, free class or workshop open to the public.

South Branch Library Wins Design Award
South Branch
Energy efficient lighting, ceiling fans and window that open all make South Branch Library airy and bright.
The Berkeley Public Library South Branch and Tool Lending Library, that opened to great acclaim on May 11, 2013, has achieved LEED Gold certification for new construction. Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) is a green building certification program that recognizes best-in-class sustainable building strategies and practices. 

Bioswales, drought resistant landscaping and high ceiling are just a few of the features that helped earn South Branch  as Gold LEED Certification in new construction.

San Francisco architectural firm, Field Paoli, who designed the new South Branch Library, received official notification on June 20, 2014.
 

The meeting room features large windows, energy efficient light fixtures and lighting controls.

The ceiling is made with sustainably harvested maple and reclaimed Monterey cypress woods.


South Branch Library  photographs by David Wakely
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