Here Comes Summer!Summer is just around the corner and our Teen Services department is gearing up to bring you fun and keep your brain from turning to mush during those blissful months of zero school. It all starts with this newsletter! Within, you will learn what we've got in store for our first inter-generational Summer Reading Program, find out about our plethora of booklists designed to help you find your next favorite read, see how Berkeley Public Library is going to get you bike ready this summer and explore the outdoor adventures we have for you! Read on...
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#bplsummer = Summer Reading for All!
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 You may have joined the Berkeley Public Library's Summer Reading Program before, but this year we're making it easier, more flexible, and more fun than ever! Being a part of it couldn't be easier. Sign up here and download your game card, or pick one up from any of our library locations. Once you've done that, just start reading, streaming, browsing and visiting your local library. Every time you do, put an X on your game board. 30 X-es and you are a WINNER! We have great prizes for you to claim every step of the way, and EVERY TIME you finish a game board you will get entered into a grand prize raffle! Enter again and again and again and again... That's not all, though. Post photos of yourself, your friends, and your family reading this summer on Facebook or Twitter with the hashtag #bplsummer. We'll feature our favorites on our website! And remember: this year's Summer Reading Game is all-ages, so get your siblings, your friends, and everyone else you know in on the action! |
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Bullying Playback @ Berkeley Public Library
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Healing the Wounds of Bullying @SouthA Performance of Poetry and Playback Theatre Saturday June 13th, 3:00pm-5:00pm A thoughtful and engaging look at one of the most important topics facing young people today: bullying. In this interactive performance from the Living Arts Playback Theatre Ensemble, members of the community will come together to share their experiences of bullying, explore the lasting effects, and devise ways to shut bullying down so we all can live our own lives. Through poetry, music, movement, ritual and spoken improvisation, audience members will see their experiences transformed into theatre. Adults and teens of middle school and high school age are welcome. |
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Get on Your Bikes & Ride!
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 There's no better way to experience the summer than gliding through it on two wheels, and we want to make sure that you are bike-ready on that first day out of school!  We have a ton of great bike and cycling booksthat you can find at any library location. And we even planned several bike-themed activities and events. Come learn about bikes, get your bike fixed, or visit the library on wheels at a local festival. Bike Repair Basics @NorthSaturday, June 6th 2:00pm - 4:00pm The Missing Link Bicycle Co-op joins us for a bike repair demonstration. Learn how to adjust your gears, tighten your brakes, change your tires, and maintain your chain!  Library on Wheels @the Berkeley World Music Festival @People's ParkSaturday, June 13th 2:00pm - 4:00pm The Library on Wheels will be at the Berkeley World Music Festival with World Music CDs and Vinyl LPs for check out as well as books, movies and more for all ages. Bike Repair Clinic with BikeMobile @South Monday, June 22nd 1:00pm - 5:00pm The folks from Bay Area BikeMobile stop by to do free bike repairs and teach you how to take care of your bike. They will bring their mobile repair clinic and do basic fixes on bikes for community members of all ages. |
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Explore More at Your Library
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What do you like to explore? Nature? Your neighborhood? The world around you? We've got even more events designed to get you moving, thinking, and experiencing your community like never before.The Science of Skateboarding@NorthTuesday, June 2nd 2:00pm - 6:00pm Come experience our interactive parklet, on loan from the Exploratorium! Learn about the history of skateboarding, and the physics behind the perfect ollie. Make Some Thing - Stomp Rockets@NorthWednesday, June 3rd 3:00pm - 5:00pm Using plastic bottles, PVC pipe, and air pressure, we will make rockets that will shoot into the air! Make Natural Body Care Products @ClaremontFriday, June 5th 3:30pm - 5:30pm Join our FREE workshop and make your own products with Mammi-Ama. Discover how natural products can be easily made with elements from your kitchen and backyard. Leave the workshop with your very own natural toothpaste, deodorant and scent! Claremont Stairs Walk @ClaremontSaturday, June 20th 2:00pm - 4:00pm Let's go for a walk! We'll be taking a stroll from the book Secret Stairs: East Bay. We leave from Claremont Branch Library at 2:00pm sharp and will take it slow. Bring water!
Tie-Dye Outside @NorthSaturday, June 20th 11:00am - 3:00pm Embrace this most Berkeley of fashions with your own multi-colored creation! Fun for all ages. Bring your own 100% cotton logo t-shirt (or shorts, or socks, or...), or use one that we provide. Space is limited! Call 510-981-6250 or visit the library to sign up.Make Some Thing: Giant Bubbles @NorthWednesday, June 24th 3:00pm - 5:00pm We'll take to the lawn outside to blow bubbles galore, using a variety of techniques. Who can blow the biggest bubble?
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The Source for Your New Favorite Book LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO READ THIS SUMMER?! Check out our all new expanded booklists! Do you love the hair-raising thrill of curling up with a spooky book? Maybe you're more interested in the profound truths to be found in realistic fiction. We're happy to announce a new feature on our website to help match you with your next favorite book. To prepare you for non-required reading season, we here at Berkeley Public Library Teen Services, have prepared 15 different booklists for your enjoyment. A booklist is a collection of titles that share a common feature. The feature could be the genre (for instance, 'Love Stories') or the format (like 'graphic novels'). We make booklists to help you find a book that's the right fit! We also use them to highlight books we think are REALLY good. When you find a title that interests you on the list, you can click it to go directly to the book's page in our online catalog. From there, you can see if it's available. You can even put it on hold and let us know where you'd like to pick it up when it's ready and we'll deliver it to whichever library location you choose! BPL's team of Teen Librarians chooses different types of books that we are particularly fond of and list our favorites. We even include little teasers about the plots to give you a better idea of what the book has in store for you. Our lists include classics, new releases, quick reads, and epic tomes, all written by authors from a diverse spectrum of backgrounds. Whatever you're looking for, you'll find it here. Using a booklist to help you find a book to read is like having a chat with a librarian who is into the same stuff as you! If you find something on a booklist you really love, come in to the library and tell us so. We LOVE talking shop with you and would be more than happy to direct you to similar titles we think you'd like. Let our book lists be your gateway to a summer of reading. Take a look at the full selection of book lists or jump to one of our favorites:
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Ms. Marvel v. 2: Generation Why by G. Willow Wilson, Jacob Wyatt, and Adrian AlphonaShe's back! Kamala Khan - the Muslim girl from Jersey City with super powers - is determined to deal with her old enemy, The Inventor. This time she has Wolverine on her side, along with a pet dog named Lockjaw, who is the size of a car and has the ability to teleport himself and Kamala anywhere. The Inventor fights back with giant robots and the group of misguided teens Kamala battled the first time around. Her adversary will stop at nothing to win; destroy Kamala's school and even attack her family, which really makes her mad. And you don't want to face Ms. Marvel when she's mad... Can't-miss, action-packed, superhero fun! Review by Will Marston
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