Libraries Are Extraordinary

Libraries equip us with opportunity, knowledge, and a place to come together.

Libraries Are For Everyone

Libraries advance equity and inclusion.

Libraries Champion Innovation

Foundation donations fund new ways to explore our world.

Libraries Connect Us

Libraries make a community, and communities make a library.

Authors Dinner

Our 22nd annual meet-the-authors gala was held on February 23, 2025. Guests enjoyed a glittering reception and a dinner program alongside the honored authors and celebrity hosts. Alexis Madrigal, host of KQED’s Forum, emceed the program, and former UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ was the evening’s Honorary Chair.  

Innovation
& Literacy

The Berkeley Public Library Foundation supports the strategic goals and future aspirations of the Library.

Reading Is
Instrumental

The Library’s musical storytime video series Reading Is Instrumental co-produced by the Library Foundation and the Berkeley Symphony. An all-star lineup reads favorite children’s books accompanied by musicians.

Linda Schacht Gage with author Michael Chabon

Events

The Library Foundation hosts occasional literary events, donor receptions, and an annual Authors Dinner to benefit the Berkeley Public Library.

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to the Foundation

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