A man who followed a toddler and his nanny from a local park to the library has been charged with trying to kidnap that child, according to court papers and police.
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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
Nigerian guitar master and singer Soji Odukogbe will perform Saturday during the Berkeley World Music Festival. Photo: Soji Odukogbe Nigerian guitar master and singer Soji Odukogbe will perform Saturday during the Berkeley World Music Festival. Photo: Soji Odukogbe BERKELEY WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL Local artists from diverse musical traditions play at the Berkeley World Music Festival this weekend. The […]
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Berkeley’s West Branch library to re-open in December
Berkeley’s West Branch Library under construction. Photo: Eli Wolfe Berkeley’s West Branch Library under construction. Photo: Eli Wolfe By Eli Wolfe Construction continues at a brisk pace at Berkeley’s West Branch Library, which is scheduled to re-open in December, after the holidays. The completion of the West Branch, which is located at 1125 University Ave. (at San […]
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Dates set for reopening of North and Claremont branches
Claremont Branch Library from the Ashby side: renovations are nearing completion. Photo: Tracey Taylor 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. The re-opening of the two branches comes less than a […]
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Claremont branch library reopening delayed two months
Michael Pearce, owner of The Elmwood Café, holds up a poster announcing that the Claremont branch library will be a beneficiary of the restaurant’s charity — if customers vote to choose it Michael Pearce, owner of The Elmwood Café, holds up a poster announcing that the Claremont branch library will be a beneficiary of the […]
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Claremont branch of the library will close April 2
The Claremont Branch of the Berkeley Public Library will close at 6 pm Saturday April 2 for nine to twelve months. During that time the entire building will be renovated and seismically strengthened. When the branch reopens, it will have 350 more square feet of space, a new reference desk, a more open and inviting […]
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North Branch library construction delayed
Bids to renovate the North Branch Library came in way over estimates. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel The bids to renovate the North Branch of the Berkeley Public Library came in so high that library officials are asking the City Council to reject them all. The architects hired by the library thought it would cost about $3.8 […]
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Meet Berkeley’s newest ‘branch’ library
Berkeley is preparing to close the Claremont and North branch libraries for a year in order to remodel them and improve their seismic safety and disabled access. So what are library junkies expected to do? Take a look at the new mobile branch library, known in another era as a bookmobile. Now it’s called a […]