Berkeley Public Library Newsletter for Kids
October 2014



A message from the Director

 

I am retiring in October, after almost eight years at Berkeley Public Library, and 25 years as a librarian.

It has been a great pleasure to serve the community. Because of your extraordinary support we were able to accomplish much, not least of which was the branch improvement project. The Branches are lively and exciting neighborhood destinations for all ages - accessible, safe, well-lighted and welcoming. Keeping with Berkeley's "Green" image, they are also very energy efficient, which will serve them well into the future.

I want to thank the staff of the Library, the Board of Library Trustees, current and past, the Friends of the Berkeley Public Library, the Berkeley Public Library Foundation and the people of Berkeley for making my stay here so rewarding. Thank You.  


Sincerely,

Donna Corbeil
Director, Library Services
Berkeley Public Library 

 

Events for Children of All Ages

 La Familia Pena-Govea @West
Saturday, October 11
4:00-5:00 pm
As part of Latino-Hispanic Heritage month, come enjoy this bilingual, family music program. Michael Govea, Susan Pe�a and their daughters Rene and Cecilia form the band La Familia Pe�a-Govea. All ages.

Sunday Streets @Central
Sunday, October 12
3:00-5:00 pm
We welcome Little Explorer's Petting Zoo in front of the library. E-i-e-i-o! Meet a variety of animals - sheep, a giant tortoise, a rabbit, or a pot-bellied pig - who knows? Look for our Library on Wheels bikes, too.
2090 Kittredge Street.

Family Halloween Story Time @North
Wednesday, October 22
3:30-4:00 pm
Get in the Halloween mood. We will read stories, sing songs, and have some spooky fun. Yes, you may wear a costume!  Ages 3-7.

Halloween &  D�a de los Muertos Crafts @South
Friday,October 24
4:00-5:30 pm hollow-ceramic-skull.jpg
Kids and Teens! Come make a Halloween or Day of the Dead craft at the library with perler� beads. Choose pumpkins or ghosts, or create a sugar skull. All school-aged kids and teens are welcome for snacks, music and fun!

Halloween Spoooooktacular!@ Central
Monday, October 27,
6:45-7:15 pm
Join us for not-so-spooky stories, songs and more!
Wear your costume! Ages 3-7
Central Library, 4th fl, Central Children's Room.child-ghost-costume.jpg

Family Halloween Story Time @Claremont
Thursday, October 30,
4:00-5:00 pm
Join us for not-so-scary Halloween stories, songs and a costume parade!  Ages 3-7.

Access OverDrive ebooks and audiobooks directly through our catalog in addition to the OverDrive web site and app! You are now able to see and manage your checked-out and holds on OverDrive materials right alongside our conventional materials. Check it out!

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In This Issue
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How to Cheer Up Dad
By Fred Koehler

Little Jumbo just can't understand why his dad is having such a bad day. It could not be the raisins Little Jumbo spit out at the ceiling or the bath he refused to take - after all, Little Jumbo's dad knew he hated raisins and had already taken a bath that week!





The Fourteenth Goldfish

By Jennifer Holm
Eleven-year-old Ellie has never liked change. She misses fifth grade. She misses her old best friend. She even misses her dearly departed goldfish.

Then one day a strange boy shows up. He is bossy. He is cranky. And weirdly enough . . . he looks a lot like Ellie's grandfather. Could this pimply boy really be Grandpa Melvin? Has he finally found the secret to eternal youth?"




Tiny creatures: the world of microbes
By Nicola Davies
Illustrated by Emily Sutton

All around the world - in the sea, in the soil, in the air, and in your body - there are living things so tiny that millions could fit on an ant's antenna. They are busy doing all sorts of things, from giving you a cold and making yogurt to eroding mountains and helping to make the air we breathe.

Library Closures

The Library will be closed all day
Monday, October 13
Indigenous People's Day

All locations will open 1 hour later
11:00 am

Friday, October 31

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