The Design Review Board meets in the Council Chambers at City Hall on the 1st Wednesday of each month. Click on the link to the right for more information about the Board.

The El Cerrito Recreation Department Office at the Community Center and City Hall are open for business as follows:
•Monday, Wednesday, and alternate Fridays: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
•Tuesday and Thursday: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
•Closed every other Friday and major holidays

The Financial Advisory Board meets in the Hillside Conference Room on the 2nd Tuesday of every month. Click on the link to the right for more information about the FAB.

Regular meeting agendas are typically available at least 3 days prior to the meeting. An icon will appear in the upper right corner of this page when the agenda for this meeting is available for download.

Join us for stories, songs, and fun! All children are welcome at this free program: babies, toddlers, young children to age 5.

The City of El Cerrito Arts and Culture Commission is pleased to present "Creedence: The First Decade 1959-1969" from October 7 through October 25, 2019, in the Gallery Space on the second floor of City Hall.

The public is invited to attend a reception hosted by the artist on Friday, October 11, from 7:00 pm to 8:30 p.m.

Come by the library to practice English, meet people, and have fun. The group is led by experienced, certified ESL teachers, is free and open to all levels.

Learn how to use basic programming skills to control the actions of our adorable Cue Bots! Whether you're using block-based coding or writing your own Javascript, you'll have a blast. T(w)eens 10-18. This program is brought to you along-side our Wednesday Wonderings series. Kids younger than 10 are welcome to come and play with our Bee Bots. Robots for everyone! TeenTober is a new, nationwide celebration hosted by libraries every October and aims to celebrate teens, promote year-round teen services and the innovative ways teen services helps teens learn new skills, and fuel their passions in and outside the library. (http://www.ala.org/yalsa/teentober)

Join us for Storytime at 10:15am and bring your favorite stuffed animal. Then, after Storytime, drop off your stuffy with us for our Stuffy Sleepover at the Library. Your stuffy will enjoy the rest of the day and night doing fun things like reading books, playing games, a storytime of their own, and even our zip line. When you pick up your stuffed animal on Friday or Saturday, you'll see pictures. Young Children (0-5)

The El Cerrito Recreation Department Office at the Community Center and City Hall are open for business as follows:
•Monday, Wednesday, and alternate Fridays: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
•Tuesday and Thursday: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
•Closed every other Friday and major holidays

Last weekend for rECreation Swim takes place 10/19 and 10/20! Don't miss out on your chance to swim one last time in the pool before it closes!

Last weekend for rECreation Swim takes place 10/19 and 10/20! Don't miss out on your chance to swim one last time in the pool before it closes!

El Cerrito Trail Trekkers are on a mission to "build, maintain, publicize and use the little known urban trails of El Cerrito." Join us to learn about how YOU can become a Trail Trekker too. Everyone will get to preview - and take home - their new map of El Cerrito Trails, and meet Eddie Dunbar (aka Eddie the Bug Guy) of the Insect Sciences Museum, who will share photos and bug tales from local parks, including some from right here in El Cerrito! All ages.

The El Cerrito Police Department will be hosting a public forum on Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to solicit feedback on its use.

Do spooky, scary, suspenseful tales enchant and excite? Would you like to create some of your own? Then this is the workshop for you! Come fill the page with tales of ghosts, haunted houses, witches, goblins, zombies, and other supernatural phenomena and "curious incidents." Thrills and chills will inspire our creative journey! For teens and tweens ages 10-18. Registration recommended.

Learn how to make scented bath bombs to use for yourself or give as gifts! For ages 10-18. Supplies generously provided by the Friends of the El Cerrito Library. TeenTober is a new, nationwide celebration hosted by libraries every October and aims to celebrate teens, promote year-round teen services and the innovative ways teen services helps teens learn new skills, and fuel their passions in and outside the library. (http://www.ala.org/yalsa/teentober)

Calling all young illustrators! We need you to make a MESS! A new children's book from local author David Griswold, The Mess, needs pictures, and El Cerrito's former ECCRU Artist-in-Residence Erin Wheeler is here to help YOU bring the pages to life. You'll draw, build, bend, twist, and collage, creating a monstrous mess that grows more gruesome across each page. If you ever dreamed of making your own children's book, now's your chance! Elementary School (Grades K-5), Middle School (Grades 6-8)

On Sunday October 27, lap swim hours change. New lap swim hours on Sundays will be 8:30am-2pm.

Join us for MONSTER stories, MONSTER songs, and MONSTER fun! All children are welcome at this free program: babies, toddlers, young children to age 5.

Come by the library to practice English, meet people, and have fun. The group is led by experienced, certified ESL teachers, is free and open to all levels.

Science is cool! Kids, you are going to investigate how things work by building stuff, asking questions, and having fun. You will be making cars that run on paper springs, looking at the physics of motion, and much, much more. We will meet every Wednesday and come up with other questions to answer. Elementary School (Grades K-5)

Join us after school for a craft surprise! Elementary School (Grades K-5), Middle School (Grades 6-8)