September 2016
Read Now For Summer Fun


It's almost September, which means it's time to go back to school once more. We've missed you over the summer! There'll be lots of the great weekly programs you love, plus some special events to boot.

Read on to see what we've got happening at a library near you!

Featured Teen Events for September

Career Goals Workshop @North
Thursday, September 1
7:00-8:00pm
Bonnie Xu from UC Davis will cover Career Exploration based on your skills and interests, Exploring Colleges where you will consider the many different types of colleges relevant to your career goals, and How to Ace Professionalism: Make your email address and resume look professional and see how that can impact your success. Read more.


Pokémon Go Tour! @North
Saturday, September 10
3:00-5:00pm
Take 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 Wi-Fi 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 yearsold must be accompanied by a responsible adult.


Job & Educational Fair @The Young Adult Project
Saturday,September 24
9:00am-2:00pm
1730 Oregon Street
The City of Berkeley Youth Commission, Heart 2 Heart Berkeley, and LifeLong Medical Care have collaborated on this great event. The day starts with a Resume/interview Skills Workshop at 9, followed by job info, hiring opportunities, internships and more from 11:00am to 2:00pm.

For more program information, please contact Gin Hansson at (510) 549-5430, or Lincoln Casimere at (510) 981-5308.

Banned Books @THP South
Saturday, October 1
2:00-4:30pm
Celebrate Banned Books Week (September 25-October 1, 2016) with wizarding fun. Watch a movie based on one of the most banned books of the last decade. (Can you guess what it is?) Add in snacks and crafts and this is a great way to spend time with your friends.
Download J-14 & More Great Magazines
Starting in September you can read  J-14 Magazine online with Zinio! We also added The Complete Guide to Pokémon Go. And we have many more including:
  • ESPN
  • Do It Yourself
  • Games: World of Puzzles
  • Guitar Player
  • Lucky Magazine
  • Thrasher
  • The Ultimate Guide to Xbox One
  • PS4 The Ultimate Handbook
  • XXL
Find them in our elibrary and download free with your Library card and Zinio!

Tell Us What You Think: STEM Survey
We are participating in a multi-library initiative aimed at bringing Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) literacy to public libraries and looking at ways that we can further integrate science-related activities and resources into our library.
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Please take a few minutes to respond to this short survey. This is an important effort for our library and we want to include your voice!

If you have  problems accessing the survey, please let a library staff person know or email the researchers at Brandeis directly at librarystudy@brandeis.edu

Read About Some Bad-Ass Librarians!
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu
By Joshua Hammer
What makes a bad-ass librarian? Usually it just comes with the territory. In this case, the territory is in the middle of a religious war involving Al Qaeda and the library is filled with cultural treasures the radicals would love to burn.

These librarians risk their lives and those of their families and friends to save thousands of ancient handwritten manuscripts and preserve a culture that would be destroyed. Find The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu at the library or as an ebook.

Reviewed by Will Marston, Teen Services, West Branch.
YouthSpeaks Offers Free Writing Workshops
YouthSpeaks @Central CMR
Thursdays
3:45-5:30pm
From the Heart with Gabriel Cortez. A safe place for you to tell the stories that sit heavy on your chest and rattle your heart like the inside of a stolen spray can.

Beginner and advanced writers welcome. Each workshop is open to any teen 13-19 years old. All workshops are free. No registration is necessary.  Third floor meeting room.

Library Closures

All Berkeley Public Library Locations will be closed on Monday, September 5

All locations will open one hour late
at 11:00am Friday, September 30
Here we go again!
Weekly Branch Program
ROLL CALL!

Mondays:
Teens Art, Music & Writing Club @West 4:30pm-5:30pm
Share your art, music and writing creations and contribute to our next Teen Zine! All teens are welcome, and refreshments will be provided.

Tuesdays:
Ani-Manga Club @THP South
4:00pm-5:00pm
Calling all anime, manga and comics fans! Get together with other teens to watch anime, talk about comics and manga and share your favorites all summer long. All teens are welcome, and refreshments will be provided.

Make Some Thing @West
4:30pm-5:30pm
Join us for crafts in our Teen Room. Make your own buttons with our amazing button maker. Design a shrinky dink and then watch it shrink. Many more craft possibilities await you! All teens are welcome, and refreshments will be provided.

Wednesdays:
Teens Make Some Thing! @North 2:30pm-3:30pm
Experience a variety of craft and Maker projects! Will we be making duct tape creations? Spin Bots? Decoupage? Come find out! A new project every week, free supplies. All teens are welcome, and refreshments will be provided.

 Teens GAME ON! @Claremont
3:30pm-4:30pm
Challenge your friends to a game on our Wii, to a board game, a card game, or whatever! All teens are welcome, and refreshments will be provided.


Thursdays:
Teens GAME ON! @THP South
 4:00pm-5:00pm
Challenge your friends to a game on our Wii, to a board game, a card game, or whatever! All teens are welcome, and refreshments will be provided.

Teens Game On! @West
4:30pm-5:30pm
Pokémon Go Tour!@West
September 15
A Special Edition of our Game On club this week! Take a group tour of the West Berkeley library neighborhood to visit 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 need to be accompanied by a responsible adult. Other Tuesdays? Come join us for board or card games or use our laptop or yours to play each other. See how high you can build your Jenga tower. All teens are welcome, and refreshments will be provided.


Fridays:
Teens MAKE SOME THING @Claremont 4:00pm-5:00pm
Experience a variety of craft and Maker projects! Will we be making super-sized origami? Spin Bots? Pixelated Perler creations? Come find out! A new project every week Free supplies. All teens are welcome, and refreshments will be provided.
Special Thanks
Most free events at Central Library, South and West Branch Libraries are sponsored by the Friends of the Berkeley Public Library. Events at North Branch Library are made possible by a generous gift from the Pace Trust, in support of the North Branch of the Berkeley Public Library.