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April is another busy month at the Library. We have tons of events for all ages. It is also National Poetry Month. Read a poem. Write a poem. Share a poem. Download a Poem a Day. Go to a Poetry Circle.
April 11-16th is National Library Week so we will be sharing with you what the Library does for you! #Libraries Transform.
Like us on Facebook, Tweet about us @berkeleypublic and see our Pins. Oh, and drop in and say "Hi." Have we got the book for you! (And video, and audiobook and tool, etc.)
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Poem in Your Pocket Day
Thursday April 21
Don't look now but there's a poem in your pocket! The idea is to share a poem with a friend, someone in your family, or a random acquaintance. The poem can be ancient, modern, or futuristic. A rap, a jingle, a song, a limerick, spoken word, or a haiku. A ballad, a sonnet, rhyming couplets, or free verse. Yours, or written by someone else. The possibilities are endless. Note: often best when shared aloud! On Thursday April 21, look for giveaways at your local branch.
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Library Happenings in April!
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 Music of New Spain @CentralSunday, April 3 3:00pm Art & Music Explore California's Missions and Mexico's Cathedrals with Chanticleer's Louis A. Botto Youth Choir as they sing glorious and profound music by composers of New Spain including Antonio de Salazar, Manuel de Sumaya, Juan Vasquez and others. Wilfred Owen and the "War Poets @CentralTuesday, April 5 6:00-7:30pm UC Berkeley professor of English C. D. Blanton discusses the poetry of the War Requiem and the importance of the WWI War Poets to modern poetry. Part of the Berkeley Community Chorus and Orchestra's The Pity of War: Benjamin Britten, Wilfred Owen and the War Requiem, lecture series. Community Meeting Room Read more. Linda McDonald @ClaremontSaturday, April 9 2:00pm Linda McDonald, author of The Perfect Deception, reads from her page-turner of pulpit to pew manipulation and mayhem. She shares her journey to publication. Her novel was described as "a great read with unsuspecting twists and turns" by Dishan Washington, an Essence Best Selling Author. Linda will take questions and sign books after the event. The Woman Who Hated Shakespeare @CentralSunday, April 10 2:00pm This year marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death. Celebrate the Bard with local playwright James Keller's funny and poignant short solo play performed by Bay Area actress Susannah Wood. Reception afterwards to meet the actress and playwright. Community Meeting Room Berkeley Poets & Writers on War & Search for Peace @Central Tuesday, April 12 6:00-7:30pm This joint presentation by Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace and Warrior Writers, and contemporary Berkeley poets and writers who will read work that reflects experiences of war from Vietnam and Desert Storm to Afghanistan and Iraq. This is the final talk in the Berkeley Community Chorus and Orchestra's The Pity of War: Benjamin Britten lecture series. Community Meeting Room Read more. Author Charlie Jane Anders @North BranchWednesday April 20 7:00-8:30pm Charlie Jane Anders, editor of the popular science and pop culture website io9.com and Hugo Award winning author is coming to visit! Anders talks about her novel All the Birds in the Sky, a kaleidoscopic, charming, and whimsical story about the end of the world. Michael Chabon raved "The very short list of novels that dare to traffic as freely in the uncanny and wondrous as in big ideas - I think of masterpieces like The Lathe of Heaven, Cloud Atlas, and Little, Big - has just been extended by one." Storytime for Adults @ClaremontFriday, April 27 6:30-7:30pm Join us for an exciting adult story time when William Faulkner's A Rose for Emily is presented as Readers Theater. Multiple readers present the darkly humorous story of a Southern spinster whose secrets emerge posthumously. Drawing Group @Central CMRNEW! (Monthly): April 30 10:30am-12:30pm Whether you draw every day or just want to try something new, come and draw with us once a month on Saturday morning! In April, instructor Karin Dahl leads us through some simple line drawing techniques. Supplies provided, but feel free to bring your own if there are specific tools you want to use. Community Meeting Room.
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Noon Computer Classes @Central EC
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 Knitting Hours @CentralSaturday, April 16 3:00-5:00pm, Join us to knit (and crochet, too!) For all skill levels, ages 8 and up. Learn to crochet or knit, and be inspired! Fourth floor Story Room.  Playreaders @CentralWednesdays, April 6, 12, 20, 27 12:00-1:00pm This non-auditioned group meets weekly to read great plays aloud, changing parts frequently. Most of our April reading will be spent work-shopping short scenes for the upcoming Performers' Showcase. Questions? Call Debbie at 981-6236. Community Meeting Room. Read&Share @THP SouthTuesday, April 26 3:00-4:00pm Come discuss the books and audiobooks we have been reading and listening to. We read all the genres and briefly critique our books. Light refreshments. Community Meeting Room. |
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Collection News: "New" at the Library
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 We know you love to see what's new in the collection so, by popular demand, we've updated our categories! In addition to the existing print and media titles, you'll see new graphic novels, children's DVDs, eBooks and eAudiobooks. You will find new Blu-Rays in the DVD category. For easier browsing, Children's Fiction and Nonfiction are two separate lists. New categories here!
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AfterWords from BPLFoundation
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 April 2016
April 1 Walk the Line (2005/136 min.) A portrait of Johnny Cash (Joaquin Phoenix) as a young man-learning his craft, living too large. Although a typical Hollywood biopic in form, it boasts exceptional writing and acting (with both leads doing their own singing). Reese Witherspoon's turn as June Carter, Cash's second wife, won her 8 Best Actress awards, including an Oscar. April 8 Shine (1996 /105 min.) Based on the life of Australian pianist David Helfgott, Shine sketches a deeply moving, often funny picture of a fearful yet rebellious child prodigy as he grows from childhood through adolescence to adulthood, each of the three periods played by a different actor. For his genial but mentally unstable adult Helfgott, Geoffrey Rush won the Oscar for Best Actor. April 15 This Is Spinal Tap (1984/82 min./R) Director Rob Reiner offers up this satirical "mockumentary" (faux documentary, okay?) about a British heavy metal band touring America in the 60's. Mostly ad-libbed by the "band," Spinal Tap is a cult favorite, and Time Out London named it the best comedy film of all time. Stars Reiner & Christopher Guest (as Nigel) with cameos by Billy Crystal & Anjelica Huston. April 22 Crazy Heart (2012 / 112 min./R) Former country music star "Bad" Blake (Jeff Bridges) is alcoholic and stuck doing one-night stands in bars when he meets Jean Craddock (Maggie Gyllenhall), a journalist with a 4-year old son. Time to clean himself up, Bad decides, and he tries. Bridges sings and plays (quite well) in this and won the Oscar for Best Actor. T Bone Burnett had a hand in writing the songs. April 29 Young at Heart (2007 / 107 min.) In this delightful documentary, a choir of twenty-two senior citizens (average age 80) takes to the international stage, and to a prison yard, to sing-led by their hip and exacting conductor, a fortyish rocker. Their music is funky, inspiring, jazzy, tongue-in-cheek, scary, and, well, you have to hear these endearing, gutsy people for yourself.
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All
Berkeley
Public Library locations
open one hour late
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11:00pm
Friday, April 29th
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 With the weather improving, you will see us out in the community more! See us for books, movies, library cards, free Wi-Fi and more! Look for us at: @Berkeley City College Wednesday, April 6 11:00am-12:30pm 2050 Center Street Outside the BCC Library. @South Berkeley Farmers' Market Tuesday, April 5, 12, 19 & 26 3:00pm-5:00pm Adeline & 63rd Street. @Berkeley Bay Festival Saturday, April 16 11:00am-4:00pm Shorebird Park, 160 University Ave. Celebrate the Earth and our Bay! @North Berkeley Farmers' Market Thursday, April 28 3:00-5:00pm Shattuck & Vine. @Berkeley Emergency Preparation Fair Saturday, April 30 10:00am-2:00pm Civic Center Park Martin Luther King, Jr. Way & Milvia.  |
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