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July 15, 2008
Celebrate Peace Day with Origami Cranes at the Berkeley Public Library
Since 1995, the Berkeley Public Library has celebrated Peace Day with a reading of Eleanor Coerr's Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes. This year's program will take place in the 4th floor Story Room of the Central Library, 2090 Kittredge (at Shattuck) on August 6, from 2-5:30 p.m. Following the reading by Berkeley Public Library's Teen Playreaders, audience members are invited to join in folding paper cranes. There will be plenty of help for those who have never folded a crane before, but persons who know how to fold cranes and can show others are especially welcome. For questions regarding this program, call 510-981-6121.
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July 14, 2008
Berkeley's City Council Puts a Neighborhood Branches Bond Measure On the November 2008 Ballot to Improve Neighborhood Branch Libraries
On Tuesday, June 24, the Berkeley City Council voted unanimously to approve putting a $26.1 million dollar Bond Measure on the November 2008 ballot to renovate and upgrade Berkeley Public Library's four branch libraries and the Tool Lending Library.
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July 9, 2008
Berkeley Public Library hosts GERI TAECKENS presenting JOURNEY TO ACCEPTANCE
The Iris Seemore Animal Health Fund Non-Profit Inc. In Conjunction With The Berkeley Public Library Presents GERI TAECKENS' JOURNEY TO ACCEPTANCE.
Thursday July 24, 2008
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Berkeley Public Library
2090 Kittredge St.
In the 3rd floor community meeting room
For more info, call Ph. (510) 981-6107
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July 8, 2008
Joyce Columbia Book of Berkeley Leaves $77,000 to the Berkeley Public Library
Joyce Columbia Book of Berkeley, who died February 6, 2007, has very generously bequeathed $77,000 to the Berkeley Public Library. Joyce Book, formerly "Joyce Columbia Bernur," changed her name to "Book" because of her great love of reading.
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July 7, 2008
Regular meeting of Board of Library Trustees for July 9, 2008
July 3, 2008
Berkeley Public Library's Teen Playreaders present "I Hate Hamlet"
Berkeley Public Library's Teen Services invites you to the Teen Playreaders production of Paul Rudnick's comedy, "I Hate Hamlet". There will be two presentations: Saturday, July 19, 8 p.m. at the Willard Middle School Metal Shop Theater, 2425 Stuart St. (at Telegraph) and Sunday, July 20, 6 p.m. in front of the Central Library, 2090 Kittredge St. (at Shattuck). For questions regarding this program, call 510-981-6121. This program is sponsored by Teen Services and the Friends of the Berkeley Public Library. For accessibility information, call 510-981-6107, TTY (510) 528-1240.
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