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Berkeley's story walk has been updated! Go check it out! #Spooky #CreepyCarrots #BPL

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Say hello to our new friends Zig and Zag! Thanks to the special patrons that helped add two new members to the BPL family. Swing by and see them next time you come to a program! ☺️🐟

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If you can, please join us on Wednesday, 4/24, for our last Story Time until summer (we return June 5th, 10:30AM and 1:00PM, throughout the summer months). Wednesday’s story time theme is umbrellas. So, please... https://t.co/T7JkPkncWy

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The Avengers Marathon and craft was a hit! All our teens and tweens are ready for the release of Avengers: Endgame next week. They also made Infinity Gauntlet slime between the two movies. Missed this marathon? Join us for Star Wars Day on May 4th!

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Two patrons have been kind enough to donate two fish to the library! If anyone has a ten gallon tank laying around, we’d love to take it off your hands! Look for our fishy friends sometime next week ☺️

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This past Saturday the library celebrated Earth Day with a Drop-in Craft at 11:30am, followed by a showing of ‘The Lorax’ at 1:00pm. If you have a young child who enjoys crafts and animated movies, you won’t want... https://t.co/9m7APPDEnw

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At Home School Connections we mix active learning with active play! Today, the kids spent time learning about Earth Day, planting some flowers, building a fort, doing
some work on their natural disaster reports,... https://t.co/tb58wjeMWU

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The Tween Book Club enjoyed spending time with the American Sewing Guild (ASG) over the past couple of meetings. The ASG taught the tweens how to use an electric sewing machine, then stuff, then hand-stitch close... https://t.co/M3HlRLZGWf

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This spring, the library added an open LEGO build following our 10:00am Storytimes on Wednesdays. It has been a fun and playful time for the kiddos - as you can see! An afternoon Storytime was also added on the... https://t.co/nAMhmAp730

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Thank you to those who participated in our first March "Book Madness"!
The winning titles were:
Adult Fiction : Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Young Adult Fiction: Naruto by Masahi Kisimoto... https://t.co/R2ZG4q0Agn

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We had fun playing Picture Book Putt Putt! Join us next week for our Earth Day Craft at 11:30 AM.

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Last week we planted some seeds at Storytime. This week well read about what helps them grow - rain! Please join us on Wednesday at 10:30am as we enjoy a few stories and a snack together.

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The Berkeley Library had lots of fun with Gary Kantor today!

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Our tweens and teens had a great night! Played some Super Smash Bros., watched Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse, made some crafts, Ping-Pong, and some even tried Escape the Crate!

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Some of Berkeley’s tweens and teens at Create Club today! Everyone created awesome coasters out of perler beads. Know someone 8 and up who loves to watch movies, play video games, and create crafts? Tell them to... https://t.co/pqG122Vbql

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Ukulele club is off to a great start. Children and adults are enjoying themselves as they learn the ukulele. If you missed Ukulele Club today, consider joining us on
April 16th at 6:30 PM. Sign up by phone or in... https://t.co/hBCwgjErHu

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Join the Berkeley Public Library to see who has the most accurate bracket. Starting today, pick up a bracket at the circulation desk or use the online bracket. Submit your brackets by March 21st before first round tip-off for a chance to win a prize. https://t.co/0VzQRBxc7C

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At this months Tween Snack Craft the kids turned plain old cupcakes into deliciously edible farm animals! For their freestyle cupcake the kids went off the farm and created Tortoises, hedge hogs, cats, gerbils,... https://t.co/5sKBNAzG7w

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March brings The Friends of the Berkeley Library's CD Sale. All used CDs are $0.50, buy one get one free. It's a great chance to grab some older titles to watch while it's cold out! CDs for sale are on display at the library entrance.