Get some lunch! For youth ages 18 and under.

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

Get some lunch! For youth ages 18 and under.

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

8-week Mandarin Language class

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

All library locations will be closed all day Friday, July 4th, 2025 for Independence Day.

All library locations will be closed all day Friday, July 4th, 2025 for Independence Day.

All library locations will be closed all day Friday, July 4th, 2025 for Independence Day.

All library locations will be closed all day Friday, July 4th, 2025 for Independence Day.

All library locations will be closed all day Friday, July 4th, 2025 for Independence Day.

All library locations will be closed all day Friday, July 4th, 2025 for Independence Day.

Join us for Art Club at the Claremont Branch Library on the first Saturday of every month. In July we are up-cycling: make your own mirrored planter from recycled CDs.

Chess on the first Saturday of the month

Jay's work will be displayed during July on the 5th floor. Join us for an opening reception on July 7th at 5:30pm where you can meet the artist and see their work.

Learn Effective Resume Building Skills from Marilyn Tullius

A Community Board Game Night Every second Wednesday May - July, from 5:30-7:30PM, come join host & author Kitty Stryker and play some board games - old favorites and new discoveries!

Get some lunch! For youth ages 18 and under.

Celebrate the Joys of Chinese Painting and learn to paint seasonal flowers, fruits, and small animals. For ages 6 to 106. Registration is required. Please call 510-981-6280 to reserve your space

Get some lunch! For youth ages 18 and under.

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

8-week Mandarin Language class

Join us for a community book discussion of author Camille T. Dungy's title Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden in correlation with the author talk later this month.

Get some lunch! For youth ages 18 and under.

Each Friday afternoon outside the Claremont Branch we will have informal chess games going from 3pm-5pm.

Play this popular trading card game of strategy with your friends! Led by Aldo Jackson, who will guide both novice and expert alike. Don?t know how to play? Come and learn! Ages 8-13

Level up with a new board game!

Join author Natasha Tripplett for a book reading and presentation of her title Planted with Love.

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

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".

AMA (Ask me Anything) with a Teen Therapist

Come paint potted plants and create affirmations in this art workshop led by Hella Artsy.

We will provide sewing machines, you bring a project to work on.

Linocut printmaking in the library

Join us for a fun line dancing class.

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

A program to help the public understand how to read their city council agenda and how to become involved in local government

Get some lunch! For youth ages 18 and under.

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

Get some lunch! For youth ages 18 and under.

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

With author Sara Calvosa Olson

8-week Mandarin Language class

Oakland Creates is leading zine and comic making workshops every third Thursday from April to August at THP South Branch!

Get some lunch! For youth ages 18 and under.

Each Friday afternoon outside the Claremont Branch we will have informal chess games going from 3pm-5pm.

Play this popular trading card game of strategy with your friends! Led by Aldo Jackson, who will guide both novice and expert alike. Don?t know how to play? Come and learn! Ages 8-13

Our popular live-music series In The Stax is back with more unique and intimate shows in the library. This month's edition features genre-spanning singer-songwriter Kaylee Daugherty.

Learn how to dance the Festejo with Cunamacue in a special family dance class that also serves as an introduction to Afro-Peruvian culture! If you missed Cunamacue last month, see them here!

A causally competitive chess tournament with three separate ages groups. Adults, Young Teens and Children.

Join Omotesenke Domonkai Northern California to learn about the art of Chanoyu (Japanese tea ceremony).

Join us for a food gardening workshop with Compost Gal Lori Caldwell!

Not your everyday clay play!

Cool down in the library with a craft, music and sweet treat!

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

Get some lunch! For youth ages 18 and under.

Get some lunch! For youth ages 18 and under.

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

8-week Mandarin Language class

Service at all Library locations will begin at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, July 25, 2025.

Service at all Library locations will begin at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, July 25, 2025.

Service at all Library locations will begin at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, July 25, 2025.

Service at all Library locations will begin at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, July 25, 2025.

Service at all Library locations will begin at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, July 25, 2025.

Get some lunch! For youth ages 18 and under.

Come swap plants, seeds, joy and information at this workshop led by Kalu of Black Girls Green House

Each Friday afternoon outside the Claremont Branch we will have informal chess games going from 3pm-5pm.

Play this popular trading card game of strategy with your friends! Led by Aldo Jackson, who will guide both novice and expert alike. Don?t know how to play? Come and learn! Ages 8-13

Join the Berkeley Public Library in the UC Botanical Garden for an author talk amongst the redwoods.

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

Olivia Mae M. Asuncion, AIA, is an Architect, Design Researcher, and Accessibility Advocate who will speak about how accessibility makes an inclusive environment for our community.

Clowning, juggling, hambone body percussion and hijinks!

Recital poético y conversación con la poeta, escritora y artista, Aurea Altamirano

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

Join us for a summer of love!

Get some lunch! For youth ages 18 and under.

Get some lunch! For youth ages 18 and under.

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

Learn the basics of soap carving, and carve you own cute soap sculpture.

8-week Mandarin Language class

Get some lunch! For youth ages 18 and under.