In 2019, the Berkeley Public Library asked Berkeley residents for feedback on its services. Community members responded that they wanted the library to launch a cooking collection – and the library ...

BERKELEY, Calif. -- The North Branch of the Berkeley Public Library was closed Monday morning after bed bugs were discovered in several areas, library officials said. The bed bugs were discovered ...

BERKELEY (CBS SF) -- It's official: the Berkeley Public Library is among the best of the best. The Library Journal, a New York-based trade publication for librarians founded in 1876, says Berkeley's ...

The South Branch of the Berkeley Public Library was remodeled two years ago, and soon it might be renamed, too. On Feb. 10, the City Council passed a proposal to rename the library, at 1901 Russell St ...

Update 12/26/23: This article has been updated to include the full name and title of Chinyere Keita. Part-time workers in the Berkeley Public Library, or BPL, system are organizing due to a 29-hour ...

It’s never too late. At least that’s what lifelong Berkeley resident Jean Durham thought when she returned a book to the Berkeley Public Library recently —after 74 years. As first reported by ...

The director of the Berkeley Public Library (BPL) announced Monday that she will resign after a troubled year for Library officials and staff. Heidi Dolamore, BPL’s director of library services, will ...

BERKELEY — Embattled Berkeley Public Library Director Jeff Scott has resigned. Board of Library Trustees Chairwoman Abigail Franklin made the announcement in a news release Monday afternoon. The ...

BERKELEY (CBS SF) – The five locations of the Berkeley Public Library remain closed for the time being, but the book drops have reopened for patrons to return books and media items. "All returns will ...

There is an art to every profession, and librarianship is no exception. Part of a library’s responsibility to its community is to cultivate a book collection. Berkeley is an especially diverse, ...

Berkeley, a Look Back: City’s newest financial building opened in May 1926 Berkeley, a Look Back: City manager calls for major cuts to 1926-27 budget Berkeley, a Look Back: Teachers sought pay raise ...