Join us for a North Branch Spring Food Drive!

Join us for casual chess every Thursday from 3pm-5pm in the 1st Floor Commons!

Celebrate Filipinx-American culture with a live music performance featuring The Sampaguitas!

Join us for a North Branch Spring Food Drive!

Chess Club happens every Friday from 3pm-5pm outside the Claremont Branch. All ages and skills levels are welcome. Boards, pieces and clocks are provided.

Whether you're a seasoned collage maker or you've never tried to collage before, bring out your inner artist with this simple and engaging art form!

Join us for a North Branch Spring Food Drive!

Bring the family and enjoy the magic of Michael Nguyen. A program for all ages! This program will be outside on the lawn of the North Branch

An art day for the whole Community. Every third Saturday of the month outside the Claremont Branch. All ages and levels are welcome. Fun for all.

Jewish Dance @North celebrating Jewish-American Heritage Month

Participate in a film screening of Allegiance to honor George Takei's experience during WWII after reading his graphic novel "They Called Us Enemy" as part of One Book, One Coast.

Join us for a North Branch Spring Food Drive!

All library locations are closed according to the 2026 Schedule of Holidays, Early Closings & Late Openings.

All library locations are closed according to the 2026 Schedule of Holidays, Early Closings & Late Openings.

All library locations are closed according to the 2026 Schedule of Holidays, Early Closings & Late Openings.

All library locations are closed according to the 2026 Schedule of Holidays, Early Closings & Late Openings.

All library locations are closed according to the 2026 Schedule of Holidays, Early Closings & Late Openings.

All library locations are closed according to the 2026 Schedule of Holidays, Early Closings & Late Openings.

Join us for a North Branch Spring Food Drive!

Attention 2026 graduates... turn your graduation cap into a masterpiece!

Come by West and enjoy our peaceful, friendly and community writing space. All levels of writers welcomed!

Bring your musical instrument and play American old-time repertoire in a jam-session with Berkeley Old Time Music Convention.

Join us for a North Branch Spring Food Drive!

Teen games & snacks!

For 6th-12th grade students: join us for snacks, games, movies, and crafts each Wednesday after school in the THP South Teen Room.

Teens! Come join us for Dungeons and Dragons Club at Central the first and third Wednesday of each month from 3:30-5:30pm.

A creative makerspace pop-up where patrons can explore fun tools for making at the library.

Join us for a North Branch Spring Food Drive!

Join us for casual chess every Thursday from 3pm-5pm in the 1st Floor Commons!

Thursday Features is a monthly screening of movies in the library!

Join us for a North Branch Spring Food Drive!

Chess Club happens every Friday from 3pm-5pm outside the Claremont Branch. All ages and skills levels are welcome. Boards, pieces and clocks are provided.

Beginner and seasoned adventurers alike are invited to join us for chill afternoons telling inclusive, collaborative stories through tabletop role playing games!

Make a Dim Sum Menu with local illustrator Eugenia Yoh!

Join us for a North Branch Spring Food Drive!

9th St. Labs helps participants create their own custom jewelry!

Come for a workshop on Vietnamese coffee with Vina Vo.

Come together to discuss a book, learn from others, and create meaningful connections in our community.

60th anniversary celebration for Berkeley's Community Chorus & Orchestra.

Explore the inner workings of music and why it moves us

Join us for a North Branch Spring Food Drive!

All library locations are closed according to the 2026 Schedule of Holidays, Early Closings & Late Openings.

All library locations are closed according to the 2026 Schedule of Holidays, Early Closings & Late Openings.

All library locations are closed according to the 2026 Schedule of Holidays, Early Closings & Late Openings.

All library locations are closed according to the 2026 Schedule of Holidays, Early Closings & Late Openings.

All library locations are closed according to the 2026 Schedule of Holidays, Early Closings & Late Openings.

All library locations are closed according to the 2026 Schedule of Holidays, Early Closings & Late Openings.

Join us for a North Branch Spring Food Drive!

Learn the basics of machine sewing with Kathe Boyd in this small, hands-on class that will teach the basics.

Drop-in, open-studio to play with Ableton music software and instruments -- learn how to make your own song *basic computer skills required*

Attention 2026 graduates... turn your graduation cap into a masterpiece!

Join us at the next Mystery Book Club meeting! We will be discussing Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke in May.

Teen Game Program

A creative makerspace pop-up where patrons can explore fun tools for making at the library.

Celebrating the music of Miles Davis on the 100th anniversary of his birth

Come make new friends, share your favorite board games, and try something new!

Join us for a summer of love!

Join us for a North Branch Spring Food Drive!

Teen games & snacks!

For 6th-12th grade students: join us for snacks, games, movies, and crafts each Wednesday after school in the THP South Teen Room.

Come on down to Claremont Branch every Wednesday from 2pm to 4pm starting August 20th.

Join us for a documentary screening of And Then They Came for Us followed by a discussion and Q/A with the film's Director Abby Ginzberg and Satsuki Ina, author of The Poet and the Silk Girl.

Join us for a North Branch Spring Food Drive!

Join us for casual chess every Thursday from 3pm-5pm in the 1st Floor Commons!

Thursday Features is a monthly screening of movies in the library!

Join us for a North Branch Spring Food Drive!

All library locations are closed according to the 2026 Schedule of Holidays, Early Closings & Late Openings.

All library locations are closed according to the 2026 Schedule of Holidays, Early Closings & Late Openings.

All library locations are closed according to the 2026 Schedule of Holidays, Early Closings & Late Openings.

All library locations are closed according to the 2026 Schedule of Holidays, Early Closings & Late Openings.

All library locations are closed according to the 2026 Schedule of Holidays, Early Closings & Late Openings.

All library locations are closed according to the 2026 Schedule of Holidays, Early Closings & Late Openings.

Beginner and seasoned adventurers alike are invited to join us for chill afternoons telling inclusive, collaborative stories through tabletop role playing games!

Join us for a North Branch Spring Food Drive!

Birding is for everyone! Meet at THP South for a field trip by bus to Lake Temescal to join our friends from East Bay Regional Parks to celebrate Black Birders Week.

Free Bike Repair Day

Bay Area Book Festival YouthLit takes over the library!

Learn about Vietnamese Tea and join Vina Vo for a tasting.

Come learn line dances in the library with fitness instructor Carah Herring

Play ukulele with us. No experience needed, bring your own ukulele or use one of ours!

Join us for a North Branch Spring Food Drive!

Hey families, stop by West every First Tuesday of the Month between 3:30-5:00pm and make a beautiful, beaded bracelet.

Alberto Ledesma : Artist/Author Talk w/ Q&A

For 6th-12th grade students: join us for snacks, games, movies, and crafts each Wednesday after school in the THP South Teen Room.

Start summer with a party on the lawn!

Join us for casual chess every Thursday from 3pm-5pm in the 1st Floor Commons!

Families, join us for family fun with new and classic board games!

Chess Club happens every Friday from 3pm-5pm outside the Claremont Branch. All ages and skills levels are welcome. Boards, pieces and clocks are provided.

Whether you're a seasoned collage maker or you've never tried to collage before, bring out your inner artist with this simple and engaging art form!

Wrestling at the library!

Chess on the first Saturday of the month

Free lunch for kids and teens 18 and under. Plus activities like cooking classes with AAVE Cafe, arts, crafts, games and more! 

Drop-in, open-studio to play with Ableton music software and instruments -- learn how to make your own song *basic computer skills required*

A creative makerspace pop-up where patrons can explore fun tools for making at the library.

A supportive and inclusive autism support group and social club

Free lunch for kids and teens 18 and under. Plus activities like cooking classes with AAVE Cafe, arts, crafts, games and more! 

Your Turn! A monthly board game night for the curious and the adventurous at Berkeley Public Library West Branch :)

Free lunch for kids and teens 18 and under. Plus activities like cooking classes with AAVE Cafe, arts, crafts, games and more! 

Join us for casual chess every Thursday from 3pm-5pm in the 1st Floor Commons!

Chess Club happens every Friday from 3pm-5pm outside the Claremont Branch. All ages and skills levels are welcome. Boards, pieces and clocks are provided.

Free Bike Repair Clinic

Play ukulele with us. No experience needed, bring your own ukulele or use one of ours!

No Straight Lines: directed by Vivian Kleiman. After the film, director Vivian Kleiman and artist Ajuan Mance in conversation + Q&A