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August Death Cafe @Central
2025-08-09 14:00:00 2025-08-09 16:00:00 America/Los_Angeles August Death Cafe @Central A Friendly Gathering with Strangers to Chat about Death. Central Library - Community Meeting Room

Saturday, August 09
2:00pm - 4:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-08-09 14:00:00 2025-08-09 16:00:00 America/Los_Angeles August Death Cafe @Central A Friendly Gathering with Strangers to Chat about Death. Central Library - Community Meeting Room

Central Library

Community Meeting Room

A Friendly Gathering with Strangers to Chat about Death.

You are invited to a Death Café experience where people, often strangers, gather to discuss death.

The objective is “to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives”. The experience will be a group discussion of death with no agenda, objectives or themes. It is a discussion group rather than a grief support or counseling session. Death Cafés help people talk about death and dying in a supportive, unstructured way.

Registering for the event is appreciated. But, unlike the Pearly Gates, no one will be turned away!

Register online or call 510-981-6100

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Literacy, Learning & Lectures |

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Register
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Claremont Branch Exterior
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Cancelled
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Central Library - Children's Non-Fiction Room
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Sat, Aug 23, 11:00am - 12:00pm
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Join the City of Berkeley Office of Emergency Services and Public Health Division for an event designed for families! Learn how to create a evacuation plan and build your very own emergency "Go Bag".
Register
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North Branch - North Branch Meeting Room
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Lego Club @ Central CCR
Tue, Aug 26, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Central Library - Children's Non-Fiction Room
Join us in the Children's Room for a weekly LEGO club on Tuesday evenings from 4:30-6:00pm.
Positive Ways to Address Resume & Job Search Issues - Turn the Negatives into Positives!
Tue, Aug 26, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Central Library
Learn Effective Resume Building Skills with Marilyn Tullius
Modern Romance Book Club @North
Tue, Aug 26, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
North Branch - North Branch Meeting Room
Join us for a Summer of Love!
Berkeley Record Club Presents - All That Jazz
Tue, Aug 26, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Central Library - Art & Music Study Hall
From swing and bebop to fusion and free, come explore the variety of jazz music with library staff
Storytime on the Lawn @North
Wed, Aug 27, 10:30am - 11:00am
North Branch - North Branch Meeting Room
Join us at North Branch for stories, songs, rhymes, and fun! This 30-minute story time is geared towards children ages 2-5.
Stay & Play @North
Wed, Aug 27, 11:00am - 11:30am
North Branch - North Branch Meeting Room
An opportunity for kids to play with toys, soft blocks, and musical instruments after storytime.
Technology Help @Central, (Onsite w/Remote Option)
Wed, Aug 27, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Central Library - Electronic Classroom
Drop in tech help
Teen Hangout @THP South
Wed, Aug 27, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch - South Teen Room
For 6th-12th grade students: join us for snacks, games, movies, and crafts each Wednesday after school in the THP South Teen Room.
Teen Hangout @North
Wed, Aug 27, 2:30pm - 4:30pm
North Branch - North Branch Meeting Room
Teen games & snacks!
ESL Conversation Club - Virtual - ESL Conversation Club on Zoom!
Wed, Aug 27, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Virtual
Come join us every Tuesday from 10:30-12:00 PM PST and Wednesday from 4:00-5:00 PM on Zoom for conversation in a friendly and relaxed setting.
Sewing Machine Open Studio @North
Wed, Aug 27, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
North Branch
Sewing machines available for your own project
Job Search Workshops @THP South
Wed, Aug 27, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch - THPS Branch Meeting Room
August 6: Cover Letters and Resumes that Get Results August 27: Get Your Mojo Working & Ace the Interview
ESL Conversation Club @West - ESL Conversation Club - In Person
Thu, Aug 28, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
West Branch
In-person ESL Conversation Club Every second and fourth Thursday, 12:30 - 2:00pm Community Meeting Room
BACS @Central
Thu, Aug 28, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Central Library
Need help with housing, shelter, and employment resources?
Chess at Central
Thu, Aug 28, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Central Library - The Commons
Join us for casual chess every Thursday from 3pm-5pm in the 1st Floor Commons!
Teen Games @West Branch
Thu, Aug 28, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
West Branch - West Teen Room
Nintendo Switch, Jenga, Uno & Popcorn!
Repulsive Reads Story Share @North - Special Meeting: Scary Stories to Tell on the Lawn
Thu, Aug 28, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
North Branch - North Branch Meeting Room
Repulsive Reads is a book club celebrating all things grim, grotesque, unsettling, macabre, and weird in fiction. Every last Thursday of the month.
Bilingual Baby Bounce (Spanish/Español) @West - Hora de cantos y juegos para bebés
Fri, Aug 29, 10:30am - 11:00am
West Branch - West Branch Meeting Room
Storytime in Spanish and English for babies and toddlers
Technology Help @Central, (Onsite w/Remote Option)
Fri, Aug 29, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Central Library - Electronic Classroom
Drop in tech help
Stay-n-Play @West
Fri, Aug 29, 11:00am - 11:30am
West Branch - West Branch Meeting Room
Stay-n-Play a while, right after our Bilingual Baby Bounce
Super Cinema
Fri, Aug 29, 2:30pm - 5:00pm
Central Library - Community Meeting Room
Awesome movies - some well-known, others less so -from silent classics to new releases shown every Friday at 2:30 in the 3rd floor Community Meeting Room at Central. We have something for everyone!
Leamos autoras - Club de lectura en español (virtual)
Fri, Aug 29, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Virtual
¡Bienvenides al club de lectura en español de la Biblioteca Pública de Berkeley!
Family Story Time @Central CCR
Sat, Aug 30, 10:30am - 11:00am
Central Library - Children's Non-Fiction Room
Join us for fun stories and songs inside the Central Children's Room on the 4th Floor of the Central Branch!
Library Closure - Labor Day
Mon, Sep 01, All day
Central Library
All library locations will be closed all day Monday, September 1, 2025 for Labor Day.
Library Closure - Labor Day
Mon, Sep 01, All day
North Branch
All library locations will be closed all day Monday, September 1, 2025 for Labor Day.
Library Closure - Labor Day
Mon, Sep 01, All day
Claremont Branch
All library locations will be closed all day Monday, September 1, 2025 for Labor Day.
Library Closure - Labor Day
Mon, Sep 01, All day
Tool Lending Library
All library locations will be closed all day Monday, September 1, 2025 for Labor Day.
Library Closure - Labor Day
Mon, Sep 01, All day
Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch
All library locations will be closed all day Monday, September 1, 2025 for Labor Day.
Library Closure - Labor Day
Mon, Sep 01, All day
West Branch
All library locations will be closed all day Monday, September 1, 2025 for Labor Day.
Baby/Toddler Time @THP South - Books, lapjogs, rhymes, music and more
Tue, Sep 02, 10:30am - 11:00am
Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch - THPS Branch Meeting Room
Have fun and meet other care-givers while you and your child participate in early literacy activities.
Line Dancing at the Library @Central
Tue, Sep 02, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Central Library - Mystery Room
Join us for a fun line dancing class.
Beads For Every Body@West
Tue, Sep 02, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
West Branch - West Branch Meeting Room
Stop by after school every First Tuesday of the Month between 3:30-5:00pm and make a beautiful, beaded bracelet.
Lego Club @ Central CCR
Tue, Sep 02, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Central Library - Children's Non-Fiction Room
Join us in the Children's Room for a weekly LEGO club on Tuesday evenings from 4:30-6:00pm.
Non-Violent Communication with Kayla Hurd - Reparative Justice for Survivors of State Violence
Tue, Sep 02, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch - THPS Branch Meeting Room
Explore how Nonviolent Communication (NVC) can serve as a powerful tool for healing, accountability, and justice for survivors of state violence, inspired by Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson.
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