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September 2010 Newsletter

Berkeley Public Library Presents 2 Poets and a Novelist at the Berkeley Publi...

August 2010 Newsletter of the Berkeley Public Library

Maile Chapman presents her book: Your Presence is Requested at Suvanto

Computer Classes at Berkeley Public Library

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Planning Your West Branch Library Project

Saturday, September 11, Noon, West Branch Library, 1125 University Avenue at San Pablo Avenue.
Design Development Update Harley Ellis Devereaux GreenWorks Studio
Join us as the architects present more developed drawings of the proposed design for a new West Branch building, including materials and finishes.
We value your input! Refreshments will be served. 

Planning Your South Branch Library Project

Wednesday, September 15th, 6:30 PM, 1901 Russell Street @ M. L. King Jr. Way
Building Project Update at a regular Board of Library Trustees Meeting. Join us as the design team Field Paoli presents updates to the exterior and interior.
We value your input!

For accessibility information or other questions, go to berkeleypubliclibrary.org or call 510-981-6195.

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Please Note:

All locations of the Berkeley Public Library will be closed on Monday September 6, 2010 in observance of Labor Day.

Desegregation Stories

To view stories click here or checkout a copy on DVD for yourself. Coming of Age in the Civil Rights Era: Experiencing Berkeley Public School Desegregation 1964-68, a grant supported by the California State Library of the Berkeley Public Library working with the Center for Digital Storytelling, to share and record first-hand experiences of the voluntary desegregation / integration of the Berkeley Public Schools.

Did You Know...

The Berkeley Public Library provides an Electronic Classroom for the instructional and research needs of the Library and its patrons. The room includes a projector for instruction, an instructor machine with special software to allow interaction between instructor and student machines, 20 student windows machines with Vista OS, MS Office 2007, access to internet, and on call technical support should problems occur. Click here for additional information!

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