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Talk and Slideshow by Lincoln Cushing: All Of Us Or None: Social Justice Posters of the Bay Area

July 17, 2012 in Uncategorized by LibraryNews | Permalink

For immediate Release:
July 17, 2012

Contact: Dayna Holz
510-981-6241


Talk and Slideshow by Lincoln Cushing:
All Of Us Or None: Social Justice Posters of the Bay Area


Author Lincoln Cushing discusses his new book, All of Us or None: Social Justice Posters of the Bay Area, and the history of poster collecting in the region, at the Berkeley Public Library on Sunday, August 5th, at 2pm, 2090 Kittredge at Shattuck, in the 3rd floor Community Room.

The slideshow and talk explains multiple themes related to the exhibition “All of Us or None,” currently on view at the Oakland Museum of California. The book, published by Heyday, features the massive poster collection assembled by Berkeley Free Speech activist Michael Rossman. In addition to exploring why the Bay Area is so rich in this medium, an under recognized yet vital component in popular public discourse, Cushing will talk about the role of “citizen-collectors” like Rossman who turn their informed passions into cultural treasures for all to share.

This is a FREE event. For more information, please call 510-981-6241 or visit www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org.

Berkeley resident Lincoln Cushing has at various times been a printer, artist, librarian, archivist, and author. He is involved in numerous efforts to document, catalog, and disseminate oppositional political culture of the late 20th century. His books include Revolucion! Cuban Poster Art (Chronicle Books, 2003), Visions of Peace & Justice: 30 Years of Political Posters from the Archives of Inkworks Press (2007), Agitate! Educate! Organize! – American Labor Posters (Cornell University Press, 2009) and an illustrated essay in Ten Years That Shook The City — San Francisco 1968-1978 (City Lights Books, 2011). He is the guest curator at the Oakland Museum of California for the 2012 exhibition All Of Us Or None — Poster Art of the San Francisco Bay Area and author of a catalog by the same title (Heyday, 2012). His research and publishing projects can be seen at www.docspopuli.org

Berkeley’s Central Library is open Monday 12 noon until 8 p.m., Tuesday 10 a.m. until 8 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. until 6 p.m., and Sunday afternoons from 1 p.m. till 5 p.m. For more info please call 510-981-6195 or visit www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org. Wheelchair accessible. To request a sign language interpreter or other accommodations for this event, please call (510) 981-6195 (voice) or (510) 548-1240 (TTY); at least three working days will help ensure availability. Please refrain from wearing scented products to public programs.

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West Branch Library Project Construction Bids

February 27, 2012 in Branch Improvement Program, Uncategorized by LibraryNews | Permalink

For Immediate Release:
February 27, 2012

Contact: Donna Corbeil, Library Director
510-981-6195

 

WEST BRANCH LIBRARY PROJECT CONSTRUCTION BIDS

 

 

The Berkeley Public Library is pleased to announce that the West Branch Library project is moving forward following an extensive community planning and formal approval process. A new state of the art library will be constructed following the demolition of the current facility located at 1125 University Avenue in Berkeley.  The new library designed by the architectural firm of Harley Ellis Devereaux is an 8,900 square foot one- story building which will house library operations.

“The new West Branch Library will be a destination for the whole family and will provide much needed additional space for the adult literacy program, which is housed here,” said Donna Corbeil, Director of the Berkeley Public Library.  The project is one of four funded by Measure FF, $26 million in general obligation bonds, approved by Berkeley voters in November 2008.

The full project announcement and invitation to bid can be found on the City of Berkeley’s website, here.

The City of Berkeley will receive sealed Bids on Tuesday, April 3, 2012, for this public work, advertised as Specification No. 12-10614-C. This contract will be subject to the Community Workforce Agreement approved by the Berkeley City Council on January 18, 2011.

Bidders may obtain Contract Documents from ARC (telephone 415-602-8577) after March 2, 2012.  For information pertaining to the Contract Documents, please contact Steven Dewan (Kitchell CEM) at (650) 393-3656.

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Continuing Series of Classes: How to use Online Resources at the Berkeley Public Library

February 13, 2012 in Training, Uncategorized by LibraryNews | Permalink

Contact: Reference Desk
510-981-6148

For immediate Release:
February  10, 2012

Continuing Series of Classes:
How to use Online Resources at the Berkeley Public Library

 

You don’t have to come to the library to use library materials – there’s a ton of stuff to access from home or on the go! An internet connection and a library card is all you need to use our Online Resources, including: eBooks, streaming music, learn a foreign language, test prep and practice exams, magazines and newspapers, and more!

Join us at the Central Library’s Electronic Classroom twice a month for the continuing training series Be an Expert: Learn to Use the Library’s Online Resources.

 

Saturday, March 10, 2-3 p.m.
Art Resources: Study art history at 2 a.m.!  Read expensive architecture magazines on your iPhone!
Whether you access the library’s online resources from inside the library or on the go, all you need is an internet connection and a library card to enjoy a wealth of art materials. Come to a FREE hands-on class to learn how to use Oxford Art Online and Art Full Text & Index: two online tools for exploring art.

 

Saturday, March 24, 2-3 p.m.
Magazines & Newspapers: Read 1,000s of magazine, newspaper, and journal titles on the internet using your library card. Come to a FREE class to learn tips for finding articles using library databases. Old or new, popular or academic, there’s something to interest everyone.

 

Tuesday, April 3, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Small Business Tools: Small business owners and entrepreneurs: need help with marketing and outreach, research on demographics and competitors? Can’t afford to pay a consultant to do the research for you? There’s a FREE database for that. All you need is a library card and access to the internet. We’ll show you how to get the most out of these valuable online business resources in a FREE class.

 

Saturday, April 14, 2-3 p.m.
Genealogy: Ready to research your family history but not sure where to start? Become a genealogical super sleuth at the Berkeley Public Library. Join us for a FREE introduction to online genealogy tools and Ancestry.com, a database that offers searchable census tracts, immigration records, photos and more.

 

Saturday, April 28, 2-3 p.m.
eBooks: Borrow eBooks in popular genres like bestsellers, biography, history, literature, mystery, romance and more all for FREE with your library card. This session will walk you through the process, step by step.

 

And mark your calendar for these upcoming classes:

May: Learn a Language; What to Read Next?

June: Music; eBooks


Be An Expert @ Berkeley Public Library
All classes last about an hour and are at the Central Library’s Electronic Classroom, 2090 Kittredge @ Shattuck Ave., Berkeley.

 

Berkeley’s Central Library is open Monday 12 noon until 8 p.m., Tuesday 10 a.m. until 8 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. until 6 p.m., and Sunday afternoons from 1 p.m. till 5 p.m. For more info please call 510-981-6195 or visit www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org. Wheelchair accessible. To request a sign language interpreter or other accommodations for this event, please call (510) 981-6195 (voice) or (510) 548-1240 (TTY); at least three working days will help ensure availability. Please refrain from wearing scented products to public programs.

 

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Home Loan Basics – A Free Seminar at the Berkeley Public Library

February 7, 2012 in Seminar, Uncategorized by LibraryNews | Permalink

Contact: Andrea Moss (Ph: 510-981-6148)

 

For Immediate Release:
February 7, 2012

 

Home Loan Basics
A Free Seminar at the Berkeley Public Library

 

Berkeley Public Library invites you to a free financial education seminar on home loan basics. Learn about the home buying process and what kind of mortgage is right for you. This one-hour seminar will be held in the Community Meeting Room at Berkeley Public Library’s Central Library, 2090 Kittredge Street, at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 28. This is one in a series of seminars brought to you in partnership with the USE Credit Union. There will be one seminar a month through March 2012. Come to one or all. To learn more about this program or the series, please call (510) 981-6148.

Berkeley’s Central Library is open Monday 12 noon until 8 p.m., Tuesday 10 a.m. until 8 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. until 6 p.m., and Sunday afternoons from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m.  For more information please call 510-981-6195 or visit www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org. Wheelchair accessible. To request a sign language interpreter or other accommodations for this event, please call (510) 981-6195 (voice) or (510) 548-1240 (TTY); at least three working days will help ensure availability. Please refrain from wearing scented products to public programs.

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Book Into Film: 127 Hours Discussion Group at the Berkeley Public Library

February 6, 2012 in Book Into Film Event, Uncategorized by LibraryNews | Permalink

Contact: Andrea Mullarkey (Ph: 510-981-6148)

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 4, 2012

 

Book Into Film: 127 Hours
Discussion Group at the Berkeley Public Library

 

Berkeley Public Library invites you to participate in an examination of 127 Hours, an intense film based on rock climber Aron Ralston’s true story. During a 2003 canyoneering trip, Ralston was trapped in an isolated canyon in Utah after a boulder crashed onto his arm. Over the next five days, Ralston examined his life and options for survival before taking extreme measures to rescue himself. 127 hours is based on Ralston’s harrowing true memoir Between a Rock and a Hard Place. Discussion group participants will read the book at home and then gather at 1:30 on Sunday, March 11, 2012 in the 3rd floor Community Meeting Room at Berkeley’s Central Library, 2090 Kittredge Street to view the film together. After viewing the film, participants will discuss the book, the movie and the adaptation.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library, this free Book and Film program at the Central Library offers adult and teen patrons the opportunity to discuss books, films and the art of adaptation. Participation is limited and registration is required. Please call (510) 981-6148 to register for this program.

The Central Library is open Monday, noon-8 p.m., Tuesday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and Sunday afternoons from 1 p.m.-5 p.m. For questions and accessibility information, call 510-981-6107, TTY 510-548-1240, http://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org.

 

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Pitch yourself like a Pro would!

February 3, 2012 in Seminar, Uncategorized by LibraryNews | Permalink

Contact: Wendy Guzman
510-809-1330

 

For Immediate Release
February 2, 2012

 

Pitch yourself like a Pro would!
North Cities One Stop Job Club comes to the Berkeley Public Library

 

Networking is a huge part of a successful job search, but it requires skills that most of us need to work hard to develop, like the ability to succinctly pitch your qualifications to relative strangers at a moment’s notice.  Get feedback of your efforts and support from others looking for work in a new Networking Club that will meet at the Central Library on February 29th, 2012 from 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.  The North Cities One Stop’s Job Club will have off- site meetings every other month in the third floor Community Meeting Room of Berkeley’s Central Library at 2090 Kittredge Street (at Shattuck Avenue). Folks who attend will have an opportunity to practice their elevator speeches, learn networking techniques from professionals and connect with other job seekers. Bring business cards, any job leads that you would like to share with others and be ready to practice the fine art of self-promotion.

This is a Workforce Reinvestment Act funded program that is hosted each month in various locations across Berkeley by North Cities One Stop Development Center. For more information on this program and to RSVP (required) contact Wendy Guzman, Employment Specialist, at 510-809-1330.

Berkeley’s Central Library is open Monday 12 noon until 8 p.m., Tuesday 10 a.m. until 8 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. until 6 p.m., and Sunday afternoons from 1 p.m. till 5 p.m. For more info please call 510-981-6195 or visit www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org.  Wheelchair accessible. To request a sign language interpreter or other accommodations for this event, please call (510) 981-6195 (voice) or (510) 548-1240 (TTY); at least three working days will help ensure availability. Please refrain from wearing scented products to public programs.

Networking Flyer

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Francis Tapon slideshow on Eastern Europe

January 6, 2012 in Adult Event, Uncategorized by LibraryNews | Permalink

For immediate release
January 4, 2012

Contact: Isobel Schneider
(Phone: 510-981-6150)


Francis Tapon slideshow on Eastern Europe


Author Francis Tapon presents a slideshow on Eastern Europe, the subject of his new book, The Hidden Europe: What Eastern Europeans Can Teach Us, on Saturday, January 21, 2012, at 2:00 PM in the Community Meeting Room, at the Main Branch of the Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St., Berkeley.

Francis Tapon is a Harvard MBA who gave up the corporate world to travel to over 75 countries and walk across America four times. His slideshow, based on his new book, The Hidden Europe: What Eastern Europeans Can Teach Us, is both a travel narrative and cultural exploration resulting from his voyages and backpacking treks throughout Eastern Europe between 2004 and 2011. With thoughtful and humorous commentary the author will address issues as diverse as, Where are the best places to visit in Eastern Europe?, and Why and how did the Soviet Union collapse 20 years ago? Francis Tapon was recently interviewed by Michael Krasny on KQED radio, and has been covered by the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, National Geographic. Signed copies of his book will be available for sale.

For more information please call 510-981-6150, or 510-981-6148.

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Berkeley Public Library Announces the Winter Schedule for the BranchVan

December 20, 2011 in Branch Improvement Program, News, Uncategorized by LibraryNews | Permalink

For immediate release:
December 19, 2011

 

Contact: Donna Corbeil (Phone: 510-981-6195)

 

 

Berkeley Public Library Announces the
Winter Schedule for the BranchVan

 

Beginning December 27, 2011 the Berkeley Public Library’s BranchVan book mobile hours will change for the winter season. Wednesday and Thursday evening visits will end at 6:30 p.m. instead of 7:30 p.m., but all other hours will remain the same.

The BranchVan schedule will be as follows:

St. John’s Presbyterian Church
(Garber St. at College Ave.)
Mon:     10:00 –   1:00
Tue:       2:30 –   5:30
Wed:      4:30 –   6:30
Thu:      12:00 –   3:00
Fri:        10:00 –   1:00
Sat:        2:30 –   5:30

 

Live Oak Community Center
(Shattuck Ave. at Berryman St.)
Mon:        2:30 –  5:30
Tue:       10:00 –  1:00
Wed:      12:00 –  3:00
Thu:         4:30 –  6:30
Fri:           2:30 –  5:30
Sat:        10:00 –  1:00

 

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Berkeley Public Library Seeks Your Input on Web Improvements

December 13, 2011 in News, Uncategorized by LibraryNews | Permalink

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dec. 13, 2012

Contact: Alicia Abramson
(Ph.: 510-981-6195)

 

The Berkeley Public Library Seeks Your Input on Web Improvements

 

Our website. Your way.

The Berkeley Public Library is working to bring you a better website. You can help. In working to create a better Berkeley Public Library website, library staff are beginning by getting feedback from you, our library users. Please fill out the short surveys you’ll find on tables throughout the library at all library locations, or take the survey online at http://is.gd/bplsurvey.

The survey will be available to you for two weeks – until December 20, 2011.

Do let us know if you would like to follow up with a longer interview so we can get more information from you about our website and how we can make it better. Just give us your name and contact information on the short printed survey or online version.

And thanks for your help!

For more information, go to berkeleypubliclibrary.org or call 510-981-6100.

 

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South Branch Library Project Construction Bids

December 12, 2011 in Branch Improvement Program, News, Uncategorized by LibraryNews | Permalink

For Immediate Release:
December 12, 2011

Contact: Donna Corbeil,
510-981-6195

 

SOUTH BRANCH LIBRARY PROJECT
CONSTRUCTION BIDS

 

The Berkeley Public Library is pleased to announce that the South Branch Library project is moving forward following an extensive community planning and formal approval process. A new state of the art library will be constructed following the demolition of the current facility located on the corner of MLK, Jr Way, at 1901 Russell Street in Berkeley.  The new library designed by the San Francisco firm Field Paoli Architects is an 8,700 square foot one- story building which will house library operations and the Tool Library.  “This will be a warm and welcoming facility,” said Donna Corbeil, Director of the Berkeley Public Library.  “With improved lighting and ventilation, as well as expanded seating and areas designed specifically for children and teens, the new South Branch Library will be a destination for the whole family.”  The project is one of four funded by Measure FF, $26 million in general obligation bonds, approved by Berkeley voters in November 2008.

The full project announcement and invitation to bid can be found on the City of Berkeley’s website, here [http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/contentdisplay.aspx?id=8432].

The City of Berkeley will receive sealed Bids on Tuesday, January 17, 2012, for this public work, advertised as Specification No. 12-10615-C. This contract will be subject to the Community Workforce Agreement approved by the Berkeley City Council on January 18, 2011.

Bidders may obtain Contract Documents from ARC (telephone 415-602-8577) after December 9, 2011.  For information pertaining to the Contract Documents, please contact Steven Dewan (Kitchell CEM) at (650) 393-3656.

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