TILDEN NATURE AREA – From reptiles to rabbits, cockroaches to cows, you’ll be amazed and mystified upon meeting our featured animal ambassador! Meet at the front desk in the Environmental Education Center . Drop-in; no registration required. For information call 510-544-2217. Dates in Sep & Oct: Sep 5, 12, 19, & 26. Oct 3, 10, 17, 24, & 31.
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Ballet & Books is a not-for-profit dance and literacy mentorship program run by UC Berkeley students in partnership with the Berkeley Public Library/Berkeley READS.
Join us for fun stories and songs in the Central Children's Room on the 4th Floor of the Central Branch! Babies, Toddlers, Preschoolers, and their families are all welcome. Saturday at 10:30 AM
Take a spin around our cozy drop-in making space to get your hands on puzzles, embroidery, paper crafts, and other collaborative art activities designed for families to unplug and create together. Flex your creativity and get ready to reflect and connect with your kids and grown ups.
Saturday, September 26 - Strawberry DNA Extraction This session introduces participants to DNA, genetics, and the basic structure of cells. Through a hands-on strawberry DNA extraction, participants will learn where DNA is found within cells and how it can be separated and made visible. Saturday, October 31 - Halloween…
Squish, stretch, build, repeat! Celebrate Worldwide Day of Play on September 26 with Habitot and the Berkeley Public Library - North Barnch. Dive into delightfully stretchy and squishy sensory materials, create textured art, and construct buildings and colorful characters, whatever your imagination desires with Habitot…
COYOTE HILLS REGIONAL PARK – Explore the bird paradise of Coyote Hills Regional Park. September is quiet, our summer visitors are leaving, our winter snow birds are just beginning to arrive, and year-round residents are getting by. We will have binoculars to share. We’ll walk approx. 1.5 miles, flat gravel terrain. All…
LEONA CANYON REGIONAL OPEN SPACE RESERVE (CANYON OAKS STAGING): Visit the headwaters of Arroyo Viejo Creek and a secluded oak woodland just minutes from the freeway and the busy communities nearby. NOTE: All of these outings pass along trails with very steep and uneven sections, so good, grippy footwear is a must. Ages…
TILDEN NATURE AREA – ¡Sigue el recorrido de la lana desde la oveja hasta el hilo! Visita las ovejas de la granjita y explora cómo la fibra se transforma, hebra por hebra. Teje tu propio Ojo de Dios usando lana teñida naturalmente con plantas. Juntos celebraremos cómo las tradiciones del tejido transmiten historias a tr…
TILDEN NATURE AREA: Help our Naturalist staff close the Little Farm for the night! Meet our friendly farm residents, learn what they eat, and bring them their evening meal provided by the farmer (food provided by staff only). Meet at the pig pen. Activities may vary depending on the animals’ needs, weather, and season.…
TILDEN NATURE AREA – Start your morning with birds, coffee, and the beauty of fall migration! Join us for a leisurely walk to see which birds are passing through, resting, and sharing this forest for the season. Birders of all levels are welcome. Bring your favorite coffee mug and binoculars if you have them. We will h…
ARDENWOOD - Check out our coop full of chickens! Discover why they like to roam around the farmyard and scratch and peck at the ground while you feed them a little snack.This is a drop-in program; no registration is required. Disabled accessible. Ardenwood admission fee applies. For information, call (510) 544-2797.
