Berkeley Public School Libraries

2020 Bonar St. Suite 129, Berkeley, CA 94702

Jessica Lee, District Library Coordinator

Click HERE for our Arab American/SSWANA Reading Lists!

These reading lists, organized by grade level, represent recently published books that are devoted to celebrating, representing, and affirming Arab American & SWANA American heritage, and celebrating their invaluable contributions to our community.


The BUSD library program fosters curiosity, creativity, critical thinking, and a love of reading. Our library services provide a wide range of print and digital books, online resources, and curricular programming to address every student’s academic and independent reading needs and nurture a mindset of lifelong learning. We work with classroom teachers, staff and families to deepen reading engagement, build information literacy and digital citizenship, and improve student achievement and engagement for each and every student. Thanks to the support of the Berkeley community and the Berkeley Schools Excellence Project (BSEP), there is ongoing funding for library staffing and resources in every BUSD public school. 

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