Bay Area Book Festival

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In partnership with Oakland-based
Social Justice Children’s Book Fair

PRESCHOOL

Featured
Storytime for Littles
May 31
Berkeley Public Library - Children's Nonfiction Area
Storytime for Littles
Berkeley Public Library - Children's Nonfiction Area

Bounce along to lyrical language and festive illustrations in this interactive read aloud for babies and toddlers! 

Berkeley Public Library - Children's Nonfiction Area
Moving House, Moving Place, and Opening Our Minds
May 31
Berkeley Public Library - Children's Nonfiction Area
Moving House, Moving Place, and Opening Our Minds
Berkeley Public Library - Children's Nonfiction Area

Join us for this uplifting read aloud featuring beautiful and heartfelt picture books!

Berkeley Public Library - Children's Nonfiction Area
Native Story Circle
May 31
Berkeley Public Library - Children's Nonfiction Area
Native Story Circle
Berkeley Public Library - Children's Nonfiction Area

Join us for a special Story Time Circle at the library, where these community members share the rich tradition of storytelling in their cultural circles.

Berkeley Public Library - Children's Nonfiction Area
Bite-Sized Biographies: Picture Books of Resistance and Resilience
May 31
Berkeley Public Library - Children's Nonfiction Area
Bite-Sized Biographies: Picture Books of Resistance and Resilience
Berkeley Public Library - Children's Nonfiction Area

Join us in this exciting panel of picture book biographers depicting the lives of influential historical figures whose impacts were anything but bite-sized. 

Berkeley Public Library - Children's Nonfiction Area
I’m Awesome, Just the Way I Am
May 31
Berkeley Public Library - Children's Nonfiction Area
I’m Awesome, Just the Way I Am
Berkeley Public Library - Children's Nonfiction Area

No matter who you are, where you’re from, and how you communicate, you are awesome!

Berkeley Public Library - Children's Nonfiction Area
Play with Your Food!
May 31
Berkeley Public Library - Children's Nonfiction Area
Play with Your Food!
Berkeley Public Library - Children's Nonfiction Area

Whether at the kitchen table or reading circle, these delectably charming picture books are sure to make you smile!

Berkeley Public Library - Children's Nonfiction Area
Quiet Voices, Loud Feelings
May 31
Berkeley Public Library - Children's Nonfiction Area
Quiet Voices, Loud Feelings
Berkeley Public Library - Children's Nonfiction Area

What do we do when words aren’t enough to express our big emotions?

Berkeley Public Library - Children's Nonfiction Area
Drawing with Shawn Harris
May 31
Berkeley Public Library - Children's Nonfiction Area
Drawing with Shawn Harris
Berkeley Public Library - Children's Nonfiction Area

Stretch your imagination and join Shawn in a fun drawing activity that is sure to make both kids and adults buzz with excitement!

Berkeley Public Library - Children's Nonfiction Area

MIDDLE GRADE AND TWEENS

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Pages and Pictures from Early Reader to Middle Grade
May 31
Berkeley Public Library - Teen Room
Pages and Pictures from Early Reader to Middle Grade
Berkeley Public Library - Teen Room

The only thing better than an awesome story?

Berkeley Public Library - Teen Room
Fantastical Worlds and Beings
May 31
Berkeley Public Library - Teen Room
Fantastical Worlds and Beings
Berkeley Public Library - Teen Room

Close your eyes and dream without limits… What kind of world does your imagination conjure?

Berkeley Public Library - Teen Room
Love +
May 31
Berkeley Public Library - Teen Room
Love +
Berkeley Public Library - Teen Room

This kaleidoscopic panel will explore the love stories that blossom within broader contexts.

Berkeley Public Library - Teen Room
Fighting for What You Love
May 31
Berkeley Public Library - Teen Room
Fighting for What You Love
Berkeley Public Library - Teen Room

From education to sports to the environment, we fight for what we love!

Berkeley Public Library - Teen Room
Finding Your Place in Middle Grade
May 31
Berkeley Public Library - Teen Room
Finding Your Place in Middle Grade
Berkeley Public Library - Teen Room

How does a middle schooler learn to fit in?

Berkeley Public Library - Teen Room
I Am the Legacy: Voices of a New Generation
May 31
Berkeley Public Library - Teen Room
I Am the Legacy: Voices of a New Generation
Berkeley Public Library - Teen Room

I Am the Legacy, the third anthology from Cinnamongirl Inc’s Write Your Story program, showcases eighteen visionary young authors of color who are changing the literary landscape where only 5-7% of published authors are Black.

Berkeley Public Library - Teen Room
Healing and Resistance
May 31
Berkeley Public Library - Teen Room
Healing and Resistance
Berkeley Public Library - Teen Room

In the face of direct oppression and attack on vulnerable communities throughout our nation’s history, especially from the current administration, this moment demands all aspects of resistance: self-nourishment, community healing, and defiance through bold and unapologetic forms of expression.

Berkeley Public Library - Teen Room
The End of the (Fantastical) World: Complicated Relationships in Dystopia
May 31
Berkeley Public Library - Teen Room
The End of the (Fantastical) World: Complicated Relationships in Dystopia
Berkeley Public Library - Teen Room

If the world was ending, we’d want to be next to these dystopian reads that also warm the heart!

Berkeley Public Library - Teen Room

TEENS AND ADULTS

Featured
All Bodies All Selves
May 31
Berkeley Public Library - Mystery Room
All Bodies All Selves
Berkeley Public Library - Mystery Room

In a country that tries to erase our troubled history of the oppressive treatment of certain groups, today’s youth are forced to find their footing in an increasingly unsteady world that rejects their exploration of different identities and experiences.

Berkeley Public Library - Mystery Room
Follow Your Heart to Graphic Novels
May 31
Berkeley Public Library - Mystery Room
Follow Your Heart to Graphic Novels
Berkeley Public Library - Mystery Room

Whether in a comic panel or at a panel discussion, these earnest graphic novel stories are here to remind us to stay true to ourselves, our beliefs, and our passions! 

Berkeley Public Library - Mystery Room
Homeland to Home
May 31
Berkeley Public Library - Mystery Room
Homeland to Home
Berkeley Public Library - Mystery Room

A sense of place is something we all deserve. For children whose roots lie in lands and cultures that are often under- or even mis-represented, the concept of home can be complex.

Berkeley Public Library - Mystery Room
Coming of Age in an Unsteady World
May 31
Berkeley Public Library - Mystery Room
Coming of Age in an Unsteady World
Berkeley Public Library - Mystery Room

In a country that tries to erase our troubled history of the oppressive treatment of certain groups, today’s youth are forced to find their footing in an increasingly unsteady world that rejects their exploration of different identities and experiences.

Berkeley Public Library - Mystery Room
Creators’ Collective Action
May 31
Berkeley Public Library - Mystery Room
Creators’ Collective Action
Berkeley Public Library - Mystery Room

In a country that tries to erase our troubled history of the oppressive treatment of certain groups, today’s youth are forced to find their footing in an increasingly unsteady world that rejects their exploration of different identities and experiences.

Berkeley Public Library - Mystery Room

ACTIVITIES

Featured
Patterns with Kellie Menendez
May 31
Berkeley Public Library - 3rd floor Activity Space
Patterns with Kellie Menendez
Berkeley Public Library - 3rd floor Activity Space

Join Kellie Menendez in making your own nature-inspired pattern. Simply show up and there will be a collection of leaves, dried flowers, and dry clay for you to create a colorful collage of your own to take home.

Berkeley Public Library - 3rd floor Activity Space
movement with Justine Villanueva
May 31
Berkeley Public Library - 3rd floor Activity Space
movement with Justine Villanueva
Berkeley Public Library - 3rd floor Activity Space

Justine will be leading a movement activity based on her book Mungan and Lola. We will be exploring a butterfly-inspired dance along with some kulintang beats. Kids and adults are invited to join.

Berkeley Public Library - 3rd floor Activity Space
Nkeiruka Oruche (Notable & Notorious Nigerian Women) coloring book
May 31
Berkeley Public Library - 3rd floor Activity Space
Nkeiruka Oruche (Notable & Notorious Nigerian Women) coloring book
Berkeley Public Library - 3rd floor Activity Space

Join the author for a reading from some pages of the Notable & Notorious Nigerian Women Coloring Book, and a mini coloring session.

Berkeley Public Library - 3rd floor Activity Space
Bento Children’s Magazine – storytelling workshop
May 31
Berkeley Public Library - 3rd floor Activity Space
Bento Children’s Magazine – storytelling workshop
Berkeley Public Library - 3rd floor Activity Space

Peerbagh will share a storytelling experience for kids and families. 

Berkeley Public Library - 3rd floor Activity Space
Tiffany Golden activity
May 31
Berkeley Public Library - 3rd floor Activity Space
Tiffany Golden activity
Berkeley Public Library - 3rd floor Activity Space

Coming soon

Berkeley Public Library - 3rd floor Activity Space

Literary Exhibitors (on the third floor of the Library)

The Bay Area Book Festival’s Family Day will feature a diverse group of exhibitors showcasing a variety of literary works and resources including children’s book authors, local literary groups, book artists/illustrators, and more. Attendees can peruse displays from Asian American Chronicles: Tales of Mental Health and Hope, Jamie Shepard, Platypus Picnic, The Cove Booksellers, Bathies Books, Kid Beowulf Comics, Cinnamongirl Inc., Words in the Wild, Habbi Habbi Bilingual Books & Toys, 3 Peerbagh, Timber Press/50 Hikes with Kids, and WuKong Education, and more.