Community Craft Circle, work on your knitting, crochet, embroidery, or any craft you like!  This is not a class, so there will be no instruction, but we learn from each other and enjoy conversation.

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

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.

Teen games & snacks!

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

Join us for two afternoons in December of snacks, crafts and classic movies.

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

Join us every week for different projects with a Teaching Artist from MOCHA.

Nintendo Switch, Jenga, Uno & Popcorn!

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

Join us for live zine readings and featured artists at this Oakland Creates Zine Fest 2025 artist preview night.

Join us every week for different projects with a Teaching Artist from MOCHA.

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

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!

Learn how to sew your own giftwrap

Join us for an afternoon of crafts inspired by PBS shows we know and love!

Join us for a talk by Chapman University Professor Scot Danforth on his new book An Independent Man: Ed Roberts and the Fight for Disability Rights. Presented in partnership with UC Press

Discover the historical and political significance of Tatreez while learning the fundamentals of the falahi stich.

Chess on the first Saturday of the month

Please join us once a month at the Claremont Branch Library for a fun-filled afternoon of animated film!

The Ella Baker Center maintains a mailing list of over 10,000 incarcerated people who often experience isolation during the holidays.

A supportive and inclusive autism support group and social club

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

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

Teen games & snacks!

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

Join us every week for different projects with a Teaching Artist from MOCHA.

Join us for crafts, music, and treats as the year draws to a close.

Nintendo Switch, Jenga, Uno & Popcorn!

Join us every week for different projects with a Teaching Artist from MOCHA.

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

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

Come move your body and learn line dances in the library!

Sticklerphonics-Scott Amendola As an ambitious composer, savvy bandleader, electronics explorer, first-call accompanist, and creative foil for some of the world’s most inventive musicians.

Here's your chance to ask a Teen Therapist questions about information and resources!

Community Craft Circle, work on your knitting, crochet, embroidery, or any craft you like!  This is not a class, so there will be no instruction, but we learn from each other and enjoy conversation.

Come play with yarn or hop on a sewing machine.

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

Learn basic sewing techniques and skills. All levels of experience are welcomed.

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.

Teen games & snacks!

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

Join us for two afternoons in December of snacks, crafts and classic movies.

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

Join us every week for different projects with a Teaching Artist from MOCHA.

Nintendo Switch, Jenga, Uno & Popcorn!

Design your own calendars for the new year!

Join us every week for different projects with a Teaching Artist from MOCHA.

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!

All library locations will be closed all day Wednesday, December 24, 2025 for Christmas Eve.

All library locations will be closed all day Wednesday, December 24, 2025 for Christmas Eve.

All library locations will be closed all day Wednesday, December 24, 2025 for Christmas Eve.

All library locations will be closed all day Wednesday, December 24, 2025 for Christmas Eve.

All library locations will be closed all day Wednesday, December 24, 2025 for Christmas Eve.

All library locations will be closed all day Wednesday, December 24, 2025 for Christmas Eve.

All library locations will be closed all day Thursday, December 25, 2025 for Christmas Day.

All library locations will be closed all day Thursday, December 25, 2025 for Christmas Day.

All library locations will be closed all day Thursday, December 25, 2025 for Christmas Day.

All library locations will be closed all day Thursday, December 25, 2025 for Christmas Day.

All library locations will be closed all day Thursday, December 25, 2025 for Christmas Day.

All library locations will be closed all day Thursday, December 25, 2025 for Christmas Day.

Games Galore is back! Time to play video games, card games and board games. Ages 5-12

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

Celebrate all things Paddington Bear!

Community Craft Circle, work on your knitting, crochet, embroidery, or any craft you like!  This is not a class, so there will be no instruction, but we learn from each other and enjoy conversation.

Join us in the North Branch community room for a cooking demonstration, history talk, and sharing of a Kwanzaa meal!

All library locations will close early at 6:00 P.M. on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 for New Year's Eve.

All library locations will close early at 6:00 P.M. on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 for New Year's Eve.

All library locations will close early at 6:00 P.M. on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 for New Year's Eve.

All library locations will close early at 6:00 P.M. on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 for New Year's Eve.

All library locations will close early at 6:00 P.M. on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 for New Year's Eve.

All library locations will close early at 6:00 P.M. on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 for New Year's Eve.