Big News! BOLT Appoints Berkeley Public Library Director
After a rigorous recruitment process, the Berkeley Public Library Board of Library Trustees (BOLT) has enthusiastically appointed Tess Mayer as the new Director of Library Services. Read more here!...
View ArticleReading is Instrumental!
Announcing Reading Is Instrumental, Berkeley's all-star musical storytime produced by the Berkeley Public Library Foundation and the Berkeley Symphony. Reading Is Instrumental features an all-star...
View ArticleReading Is Instrumental Kicks off with Guest Reader Rita Moreno!
We're kicking off musical storytime Reading Is Instrumental this week with actress Rita Moreno! On Friday, September 25th at 11 AM PDT, hop onto the Berkeley Public Library Facebook Page to hear Ms....
View ArticleYour Library At Home
The buildings of the Berkeley Public Library are currently closed. Your library card will still give you access to many online resources and learning tools. Visit the library's large collection of...
View ArticleReading Is Instrumental
Join us for the Library's new musical storytime series Reading Is Instrumental co-produced by the Library Foundation and the Berkeley Symphony. An all-star lineup reads favorite children's books...
View ArticleLibrary Awarded Five Stars!
The Berkeley Public Library received its first five-star rating, the highest rating awarded to public libraries in the USA, by the Library Journal (LJ). After an annual review of more than 5,600...
View Article2012
North Branch and Claremont Branch hold grand re-openings. The post 2012 appeared first on Berkeley Public Library Foundation.
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New South Branch and new West Branch hold grand re-openings. West is the first Net Zero Energy public library in California. The post 2013 appeared first on Berkeley Public Library Foundation.
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Foundation funds the Library on Wheels, which becomes a fixture at Berkeley community events. The post 2014 appeared first on Berkeley Public Library Foundation.
View Article2015
With needs identified in its strategic plan, the Library holds public meetings to help map out critical improvements at the Central Library. Architects Noll & Tam, experts in library design, hired...
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Foundation launches It’s Time for Central to raise $616,000 toward a new teen space, technology, and improvements at Central. Fundraiser Tall Tales and Local Ales held at Central Library, featuring...
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With support from Stephen M. Silberstein, the Foundation and Library partner with Cornerstones of Science, launching the first science literacy program of its kind at a West Coast library. Foundation...
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Foundation commits $58,000 for technology enhancements, staff training, and librarian-identified innovations. Berkeley celebrates naming of Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch, honoring the civil rights...
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Following the 17th Annual Authors Dinner in February, construction began on the new teen space and other renovations at Central. Library partners with The Charlie Cart Program, using the...
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The Foundation invested in the Library’s first collection of circulating digital devices, Launchpads/Playaways, which contain secure, preloaded, ad-free educational apps with STEM and literacy themes....
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Grants support expansion of Tool Library to include culinary equipment. Funding for annual Library Lego Challenge to distribute classic LEGO sets to shelters and organizations serving children living...
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Foundation funds Story Room renovation at Central and “Conscious Kits,” a pilot collection of book discussion kits on racial equity, identity, and social justice for preschoolers, parents and...
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Foundation gifts provide sewing machines for the Library’s new “sewing literacy” project. Personal hygiene kits, including essentials like soap and sanitary products, are made available at all BPL...
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