As summer winds down, don't forget to drop by the library for some more summer fun! We've still got fun free programs for kids - the last of our Lawrence Hall of Science Inventors Workshops will be at North Branch, our annual Peace Day/Sadako and the 1,000 Paper Cranes origami program at Central, Bilingual Music with Mariela Herrera at Claremont, and even more music with Gary Lapow at West and Dave the Horn Guy at South.

 

And don't forget about National Night Out - the first Tuesday of August. Our Library on Wheels (also known as the Book Bike) will be out and about on that evening helping communities celebrate.     

 

Maybe the last lazy days of summer are a good time to finish up your reading for the Summer Reading program. Studies show that children who read at least six books over the summer maintained or improved their reading skills, thus helping to alleviate the dreaded summer slide.    

You still have time to sign the whole family for #bplsummer reading online or in-person in any Berkeley Public Library location. You can sign up individually or as a group. Individuals who finish get a prize and a raffle ticket for additional prizes.

  

The last day of Summer Reading is Monday, September 7th, and the raffle will be held soon after - remember, the more reading logs you finish, the more raffle tickets you can enter!

 Also, check out our events calendar for programs for all ages, including intergenerational programs.  

 

 

  

Saturday, August 1
2:00pm-4:00pm
Beginning kid gardeners, will learn about feeding the soil, seeds, and growing your own food from Lori Caldwell. Each kid gardener will take home a garden project. Come in clothes that you can get dirty and get ready to plant! Ages 8-10.




Baby and Toddler Time @ North
Mondays, August 3, 10, 17, & 24
@ 10:15am-10:35am
@ 11:30-11:50
Join us for one of two sessions on Monday mornings. You will hear stories, sing songs, and do lap jogs, and finger plays. Each session lasts about 20 minutes. Stay for the play time that follows!  Note: there will be no story time at North on August 31, 2015. Ages 6 months - 3 years.


Peace/1,000 Paper Cranes @Central
Tuesday, August 4
4:00pm-6:30pm
Annual Peace Day commemoration.

Help us fold 1,000 origami cranes to send to Japan, hear our playreaders perform parts of Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes and listen to beautiful koto music by Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto & Brian Mitushiro Wong. 
Ages 8 and up. 4th floor Central Children's Room.


Read to the Rhythm with Gary Lapow @West
Wednesday, August 5
4:00pm-4:30pm
West Branch
Award-winning local children's musician shares songs and fun!
Ages 4-9.






Music with Mariela Herrera @Claremont
Thursday, August 6
4:00pm-4:30pm
Bilingual songs for little ones
Musical fun (and some stories too) for little ones in both English and Spanish!
Ages 2-5.







Dave the Horn Guy @South
Friday,August 7, 2015
3:00pm-3:45pm
25 horns, an orange jumpsuit, and lots of energy in this interactive musical show!
Ages 5 and up.