North Branch Library The North Branch of the Berkeley Public Library was shuttered Friday morning after officials discovered bedbugs in three different areas of the branch. Bedbug-sniffing dogs identified the possible presence of bedbugs in the downstairs men’s restroom, underneath the desks of the public computer area, and in a chair in the reading room. […]
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Fathers the focus of Nancy Rubin’s photography show
Andy with his son Jaren, 5, and his daughter Raina, 2: “Living fatherhood up and down, in the dirt. What’s more sumptuous than having my beloveds sitting on me — feet on face, pulling my hair? I am grateful to have the opportunity to breathe into what truly matters, again and again. My daughter calls […]
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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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Nine Berkeley buildings win ‘design excellence’ awards
Comal restaurant in downtown Berkeley, whose interior was designed by Berkeley’s Abueg Morris Architects, was awarded separately for its interior and for its exterior architecture. Full credits in the BDA 2013 Awards brochure. Photo: BDA Nine buildings have been singled out as representing the best new design work in Berkeley for 2010-2012. Berkeley Design Advocates, […]
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Gleaming new North Branch Library to open Saturday
The exterior of the newly renovated North Branch Library with new seating. Photo: Nancy Rubin Workers were busy putting the finishing touches on the renovated North Branch Library last week in anticipation of its grand reopening on Saturday, April 7 at 1:00 pm. The library has been closed for nearly a year and, when it […]
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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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New addition to North Branch library almost complete
A view of the side of the new addition to the north branch of BPL. Photos: Frances Dinkelspiel While the reopening of the north branch of the Berkeley Public Library is still three to four months away, its new contours are apparent. Construction crews have completed the building and painting of two-story addition to the […]
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North Branch will close for renovations April 23
The North Branch of the Berkeley Public Library will close Saturday April 23 at 6 pm for a year of renovation. During that time, the building will be expanded, made more accessible for the disabled, and seismically strengthened. When the branch reopens, there will be a new two-story addition with expanded multipurpose room, larger teen […]
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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 […]