Dear (Contact First Name),
 September is here. Among other things it's Library Card Sign-up Month. It's also back to school for some.
Even if you are not in school, you can use the Library for life-long learning. Pick up some new tech skills and learn about solutions for homelessness. Get into the Pokémon Go craze or learn to knit or crochet.
Come in and use our free Wi-Fi, check out books, CDs or magazines or go to our elibary anytime and download books, videos, magazine and music.
It's all free! And it's cool!
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Get to Know Your Neighborhood!
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 Berkeley Stories: Robert Kaneko @NorthThursday September 8 6:30 - 7:30pm Meet Robert Kaneko. Poster boy for Japanese-American relocation camps. Buddhist. Berkeley High graduate. Probation officer. BUSD teacher and counselor. Husband. Father. Human Relations and Welfare Commissioner. Student Advocate. Third in five generations of Berkeley Kanekos. Proud grandfather of six! Let's hear his story. Berkeley Stories is a monthly series featuring the extraordinary ordinary people all around us. The people that make Berkeley the unique place it is, and whose hands have touched our lives in unseen ways.  Pokémon Go Tour @North Saturday September 10 3:00 - 5:00pm Come along on a group tour of the North Berkeley library neighborhood to find local PokéStops and more! Bring your device loaded with the Pokémon Go App and join the fun. Don't have one? We've got a Wifi HotSpot and an iPad to share. We will load up on Poké Balls, Pokémon Eggs (hatch them while you walk!), and catch as many Pokémon as we can. If you have leveled up, you can battle at local Pokémon Go Gyms. All ages welcome. Children under 12 years old must to be accompanied by a responsible adult. |
Saturday, September 10
2:00pm-4:00pm
There are exciting and viable programs that can house the homeless in Berkeley! Panelists will provide a broad background on homelessness as well as specific conditions in Berkeley in order to demystify this relevant community issue; and share proven solutions that have already worked in other cities. Hear current solutions that can be applied in Berkeley. Panel followed by discussion, and reception. Third floor Community Meeting Room. Read more.
Solving Homelessness Through Community & Collaboration: A Roundtable with the Mayoral Candidates
Northbrae Community Church
941 The Alameda
Sunday September 25
4:00-6:00pm
Homelessness is on the rise in Berkeley. The Berkeley Public Library, BOCA (Berkeley Organizing Congregations for Action) and Northbrae Community Church partnered on this Mayoral candidates forum.
Moderator Peter Leyden (former managing editor at Wired, founding director of the New Politics Institute, and founder/CEO of Reinventors) will ask the candidates the tough questions about housing and homelessness that will shape Berkeley's future. Read more. |
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Author Talks @ Central Library
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 Author Cecile Pineda, Reading & Discussion @CentralSaturday, September 24 2:00-4:00pm Cecile Pineda reads from her forthcoming book, Three Tides: Writing at the Edge of Being, and shares 40 years of the writing life, the breakthroughs, the discouragements, and daily practice. She will be introduced by Professor Marcial Gonzalez, U.C. Berkeley Dept. of English, and author of Chicano Novels and the Politics of Form: Race, Class, and Reification. Reading is followed by a robust discussion with the audience and book signings.  Tuesday, September 27 5:30 -7:30pm Joe Lurie, Executive Director Emeritus of the International House at U.C. Berkeley, presents an enlightening talk, spanning his thirty plus years of experience in leadership, both at the International House and abroad. He explores the deeper cultural messages that typically escape people due to their prejudices, be they conscious or unconscious. Lurie reveals how cultural filters distort perceptions of others in the worlds of immigration, diplomacy, and business. |
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Fifth Annual Weininger Lecture @Central
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 Computer Classes: Coding with Rails School @CentralECTuesday September 20 5:30-7:30pm Rails School returns to provide an introduction to coding with Elixir. Elixir is a functional programming language with a Ruby-like syntax that runs on the Erlang virtual machine. This will be an interactive class where we will learn the basics of Elixir and some basic functional programming concepts. RSVP here.  Internet Search Tips @Central ECSaturday September 24 11:00am-12:00pm Learn some tips for searching the Internet with Google. We'll cover the basics of web browsers and Internet Searching as well as some shortcuts for finding useful information online. This class is appropriate for those with some basic computer skills. If you are new to computers, consider dropping in to one of our free Monday evening or Thursday morning Beginner Computer classes @Central.  Encrypt Your iPhone @CentralECTuesday September 27 6:30-7:30pm Bring your iPhone to this hands-on workshop. You'll learn to encrypt your iPhone to protect your data and choose the privacy and security settings that work best for you. |
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For Everyone!
Saturday
September 24
3:00-5:00pm
Learn to crochet and/or knit. Get inspired by other knitters and crocheters! Some supplies and instuction available. Ages 8 and up. Fourth floor Story Room.
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All Berkeley Public Library Locations will be closed on
Monday
September 5
All locations will open one hour late at 11:00am on Friday
September 30
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