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Dates set for reopening of North and Claremont branches
The renovated North Branch of the Berkeley Public Library will reopen on April 7, and the remodeled Claremont Branch will open shortly thereafter, on May 5, library officials announced Saturday night....
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Gleaming new North Branch Library to open Saturday
Workers were busy putting the finishing touches on the renovated North Branch Library last week in anticipation of its grand reopening on Saturday, April 7 at 1:00 pm. The library has been closed for...
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Renovated Claremont library branch opens Saturday
After a year of construction, the refurbished Claremont Branch of the Berkeley Public Library will reopen Saturday May 5 at 1 pm with music, food, and greetings by a host of dignitaries. “We’re so...
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Local stars come out for the Berkeley Public Library
By Mal Warwick Who knew? Former Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart isn’t just a musician. It turns out he’s also a musicologist of considerable note, and he’s collaborating with neurologists to conduct...
View ArticleBerkeley artist Vita Wells makes books fly at main library
Berkeley artist Vita Wells‘s newly installed work, Flights of Mind, spans three levels of the atrium of Berkeley’s main Public Library, and it literally makes books fly. The installation features some...
View ArticleNew South Branch library to open in Berkeley on Saturday
It was four days to D-Day and the place was hopping. Painters rolled on a last coat of paint. IT guys fiddled with computer wire while architects strolled around looking for last minute glitches....
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Berkeley library director Jeff Scott was not a ‘good fit’
Berkeley Library Director Jeff Scott was not forced out of his job but decided to resign after a conversation with Abigail Franklin, the chair of the Board of Library Directors, in which they both...
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Library elevates deputy director; delays selection of permanent head
Library directors want to bring in an independent consultant to examine why the institution has been so troubled recently, including having three directors in just a few years.
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Berkeley Public Library expands STEM programming; now you can check out...
Patrons can watch the night sky in a portable planetarium show, learn about urban farming, or take virtual-reality tours through the International Space Station or the human body.
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Remodeled space in the Berkeley Public Library attracts people for its...
Want to relax on a comfortable chair or couch and browse the internet? Need a laptop to use? A new space in the library's Central Branch provides that, and more.
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As she takes the helm at the Berkeley Library during a pandemic, Tess Mayer...
The new director joins from the King County Library System in Washington, the busiest library system in the U.S.
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Remembering Christopher Adams, Berkeley architect who designed UC Merced campus
After retiring from the University of California Office of the President, he served on the boards of BAHA and the Berkeley Library foundation and chaired the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission.
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