Berkeley Public Library Newsletter 
September 2014

Greetings!

Catcher in the Rye . . . Harry Potter . . . Captain Underpants . . .

 

Every year, there are hundreds of attempts to remove books from schools and libraries. Celebrate YOUR freedom to read and the right to choose your book during Banned Books Week, September 21st to 27th.

Banned Book Week is a celebration that honors the freedom to read and the value of free and open access - one of the most important purposes of the library!

Join the Berkeley Public Library in our celebration of the freedom to read by attending one or more of the events offered at your neighborhood library during Banned Book Week.

Join our Banned Book Bike Tour on Saturday, September 27th, where we will pedal our new mobile book bike, Library on Wheels, from branch to branch while reading portions of the treasured, famous banned book, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck.


Learn more about the Library's Banned Book Week activities and challenged/banned books.

Special Guest Appearance

U. S. Representative John Lewis

& Author Andrew Aidin

Sunday, September 21st, 2-4 pm

Northbrae Community Church

941 The Alameda, Berkeley, CA 94707

 

 
Congressman John Lewis  

Civil Rights Movement champion Congressman John Lewis (D GA-5) shares insights from the second installment of his three-part graphic autobiography March, which chronicles Lewis' lifelong struggle for civil rights and social justice.

 

Congressman Lewis and Aydin will be available for signing after the event, in the Congressman's only East Bay appearance.

 

Presented by Berkeley Public Library and Top Shelf Productions. This free event made possible by a generous gift from Mary Jo and Nello Pace.

Illustration from March. Art by Nate Powell (a New York Times bestseller and Eisner Award winner
New Library Card Designs
Our new Library card designs celebrate National Library Card Sign-up Month. They come with a handy "key" card for convenience. 

Four celebrate the completion of the Branch Library Improvement Project that gave Berkeley four modern, safe and beautiful branches.

A special card honors the Friends of the Berkeley Public Library celebrating 60 years of supporting the Berkeley Public Library.

The sixth is the latest and greatest Tie Dye. Get your card today!

Berkeley Public Library Goes to the Movies

Smart Girls Rule Film Series

 
I Just Wanna Ball @South Branch
Saturday, September 6, 3:00 pm.
I Just Wanna Ball (30 min.) A short documentary followed by Q&A with the film's director, Robert Bowden and members of the McClymonds High School Lady Warriors basketball team.
 
Derby Crazy Love @Central Library   
Saturday, September 13, 3:00 pm.
Derby Crazy Love (68 min.) This documentary provides an in-depth look at the history of women's roller derby and a portrait of the Montr�al derby team The New Skids on the Block. Special guests
from Berkeley's Cruz Skate Shop and the Bay Area Derby Girls (schedules permitting).

 

 

"Banned" Books to Movies @the Branches

 

Book Club @Claremont
Wednesday, September 17, 6:30 pm.
Discussion on the frequently challenged book The Color Purple by Alice Walker. (See screening of Steven Spielberg's film adaptation of the book on Wednesday, September 24- 5:30pm-8pm.)

Banned Book Club @North
Thursday September 18, 6:30 pm.
Discussion of Persepolis, a banned graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi about her childhood and early adult years in Iran. (See screening of animated film on Thursday, September 25.)

Banned Book to Movie @Claremont
Wednesday, September 24, 5:30 pm.
Screening Steven Spielberg's film adaptation of the book The Color Purple. (See abpve for book discussion on September 17.)

Banned Book to Movie @North    
Thursday, September 25, 6-8:00 pm.
Screening of Persepolis (2007), 96 minutes. The animated film version of a banned graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi about her childhood and early adult years in Iran. (See above for book discussion on September 18.)   

   

Super Cinema @Central

   

This month, we celebrate banned films as part of Banned Books week. Each film this month has been challenged or banned.

 

Enjoy them with us @ the library

 

 

Every Friday, 3-5:30 pm.  

3rd fl. Community Meeting Room


September 5
I'm No Angel
(1933) Mae West and Cary Grant. Pre-Hays code but still toned down.

September 12
Grapes of Wrath (1940) Henry Fonda. Considered Socialist propaganda by some on the Left and the Right.

September 19
The Princess Bride (1987) Peter Falk, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin. Alleged racial slur.

September 26
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh. Sexual content and harsh language toned down.
 

   

See more on our online calendar

 

In This Issue
Book Bikes Roll out in September

Banned Books
Bike Tour
Saturday, September 27, 10:00 am-2:30 pm

Berkeley loves bikes and so do we! Thanks to a generous gift from the Berkeley Public Library Foundation we created our mobile book bike, Library on Wheels, just in time for Library Card Sign-up month. Check us out around town!

September 21-27 is Banned Books Week; Celebrate intellectual freedom with a community bike ride on Saturday, September 27!

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Join us in "rolling" out our new  mobile book bike, Library on Wheels. Pedal with us branch to branch and end at the Central Library.

Along the way, we will enjoy the banned book: John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men.

See you there!



10:00 am
Meet at North Branch Library
@1170 The Alameda & Hopkins Of Mice and Men reading begins.

10:30-11:00 am
Ride to West Branch Library
@1125 University Avenue

11:00 am
Of Mice and Men reading.

11:30 am-noon
Ride to South Branch Library
@1901 Russell Street
 and M.L. King, Jr. Way.

12:00-12:30 pm
Of Mice and Men reading.

12:30-1:00 pm@2940 Benvenue and Ashby
 
1:00-1:30 pm
 Of Mice and Men reading.

1:30-2:00 pm
Ride to Central Library
@2090 Kittredge Street

2:00-2:30 pm
Of Mice and Men reading concludes.
 
Learn more @  
www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org
Free with Your Card!
All California residents are eligible for a free library card: from one day old to 100+ years old!
 

Research and learn online with access to:
Fantasy Football Draft Day

Draft Day @Central

Wednesday, September 3
12:-3:00pm   

(The draft begins promptly at 12:15pm). Electronic Classroom. Third Floor.

 

Are you curious about fantasy football?  Are you a seasoned fantasy footballer looking for a new league? Join the inaugural season of the Berkeley Public Library's Fantasy Football League!

An email address and internet access once a week is all you need. Free. All ages and skill levels welcome

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Business @Berkeley Public Library

Starting A Business @Central

Wednesday, September 10, 2:00-5:00 pm 

3rd floor Community Meeting Room

Presented by Alameda County Small Business Development Center, for anyone who's ever thought about becoming their own boss. We will go over the basics of launching your own business.

 

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