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What do library workers do when they're not at the library? See our staff in a new light at the 11th Annual Staff Art Show, November 1-December 31, on the second and fifth floors of the Central Library. Media include painting, drawing, ceramics, textile arts, woodworking, photography and more.
Meanwhile, our
ongoing classes & workshops let you be creative, learn new tech skills, work on your resume, meet authors and neighbors, learn yoga, or attend concerts - at no cost to you!
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Arts, Performances, Yoga & More
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2:00-4:00pm
Come to our reading & discussion series featuring cartoonists of color and learn how they use comics and personal narratives as openings to spark conversations about justice and freedom. Artists
Thi Bui,
Avy Jetter,
Liz Mayorga, &
Robert Liu-Trujillo will read from their comics, and share projected images.
Kayan Cheung-Miaw leads the discussion after the readings. Third floor Community Meeting Room
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| BETWEEN THE LINES by Sarah Klein |
Saturday, November 19
1:00-4:00pm
Make a movie using traditional stop-motion animation techniques. This workshop will be led by artist, educator and curator Sarah Klein. Third floor, Community Meeting Room
Advance registration is required. Ages 12 and up. No animation experience is required. Sign up or get more information at the fifth floor Art & Music desk, call 510-981-6241, or
email us.
Chanticleer Youth Choir @Central A&M
Saturday, November 19
2:00-3:00pm
Chanticleer, the Grammy-winning world-renowned male vocal group, also does extensive community outreach by recruiting and training young singers who perform for libraries, schools, and senior residences. Listen to the Louis A. Botto Youth Choir perform a cappella works of many centuries, from Tallis to Mendelssohn. The singers come from all over the Bay Area, and range from 14-20 years old. Fifth floor Art & Music Room.
Find our events in our
calendar or on
Facebook!
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November 5
2:00-3:30pm
Entrepreneurs! Attend this free seminar by
Alameda County Small Business Development Center on how to optimize results from Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Twitter. Ideal for small businesses seeking to increase the visibility of their brand and to grow and engage their customer base. Bring your tablet or other device to access the sites as we demonstrate their capabilities. Third floor Community Meeting Room.
Advanced registration is suggested.
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Resumes for Advancement & Change
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Saturday, November 5
10:00am-12:00pm
This free class goes deeper than our monthly resume workshop. Troubleshoot, propose new approaches and examine ways to strengthen your resumes. We especially encourage those who are transitioning to a new career path to attend. Difficult cases are welcome and past workshop attendees will benefit from attending. We focus on the interests of participants. Bring your resume and a posting or two of jobs you plan to pursue.
Space limited. Please call the Reference Desk at 510-981-6148 to reserve your seat or drop in, on a first-come, first-served basis, space available
Tuesday, November 15 (monthly)
6:00-7:30pm
Are you looking for work and need to update your resume? Do you want to improve the resume you have? Learn to prepare your resume to pass the 3 resistance points, whether screened by robot or human. A handout will be available for participants.
Resume workshops are taught by
Marilyn Tullius, a professional resume writer/marketing communications expert. She has written more than a thousand custom resumes across industries, job functions and experience levels.
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Playreaders @Central CMR
Wednesdays
12:00-1:00pm
Read aloud from great plays, changing parts frequently. No registration or auditions necessary. Just come read (or listen) as we explore theater the way the playwright intended - out loud.
November brings the end of Moliere's
The Misanthrope and Peretz Hirschbein's
Miriam, a landmark Yiddish theater play. Third floor Community Meeting Room.
Saturday
November 12
10:30am-12:30pm
Open drawing session. Bring a project to work on or start something new!
Future dates: December 3 & January 21,
10:30am-12:30pm. Third floor Community Meeting Room.
Color Scheme: Adult Coloring Club @CSR
Saturday
November 19 3:00-4:30 pm
Monday
November 28
3:00-4:30 pm
Hey grown-ups, join other adults who like to color. It's relaxing, fun, and no artistic ability is required. We have a great selection of coloring sheets and supplies for you to choose from, and you're welcome to bring your own. Fourth floor Story Room.
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November 2016
A Few Good
Paul Newman Flicks
Fridays 3:00-5:00pm
Both Films have Closed Captions
November 4
Cool Hand Luke
1967/126 min./PG
After drunkenly decapitating his town's parking meters, smiling Luke Jackson (Paul Newman) lands on a chain gang in a Florida prison that's run by some pretty mean dudes. Because Luke takes nothing seriously except messing with sadistic authority figures and amusing his buddies, he earns the hatred of the former and the gleeful respect of the latter.
1973/129 min./PG
Seeking revenge for the murder of his friend by mob boss Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw), con man Johnny Hooker (Robert Redford) hooks up with Henry Gondorff (Paul Newman), the retired master of "the big con," set up a dangerous sting on Lonnegan under the noses of the FBI and corrupt local policemen. Set in 1936 to the music of Scott Joplin, it won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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November 28
6:00-7:00pm
Zeke Gerwein returns to the Library to share stories and images from his ride across the Great Divide from Banff, Alberta to Copper Canyon in Chihuahua last summer. You can read about Zeke's journey on his
blog.
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All Berkeley Public Library Locations will be closed on
Friday
November 11
All Library locations close at 6:00pm Wednesday November 23rd
and will be closed
Thursday
November 24
&
Friday
November 25
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Join the Berkeley Public Library Board of Library Trustees!
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The City is currently accepting applications to fill an upcoming vacancy on the Board of Library Trustees. If you are a Berkeley resident passionate about libraries, we encourage you to apply. Learn more.
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Most free events at Central Library, Tarea Hall Pittman South, West & Claremont Branch Libraries are sponsored by the
Friends of the Berkeley Public Library
and 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. The Library on Wheels was funded by the Berkeley Public Library Foundation.
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