What We Do
What We Do
Projects
We Fund
Public libraries are community hubs for information, technology, cultural exploration, and community connection. The Library Foundation funds a variety of literacy projects, building improvements, and librarian-led innovations. Currently, we provide grant funding for a new Story Room at Central and refurbishments of the children’s area at all Berkeley Public Library branches. A couple of our most recent funding went to the ongoing Berkeley Builds Readers and a new literacy project called, Conscious Kits, which is designed to introduce young readers to diverse subject matters and content and promote critical thinking through discussion questions.

Hands-On
STEM
We are actively establishing hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) literacy projects for all ages using the nationally acclaimed Cornerstones of Science model for public libraries.
