We listened to you and we are improving some of our services. First, we are opening our Tool Lending Library three hours earlier on Fridays! (See below) We got the results back on a recent survey about Libraries and Technology. You wanted faster Internet speed. We wanted faster Internet speed. Now we have a one Gigabit per-second internet connection! Library uses should notice the difference! Read more.
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 The Berkeley Public Library went live with a one Gigabit-per-second (Gbps) broadband Internet connection on Friday, October 23, 2015! Alicia Abramson, the Library's Manager of Information Technology says, "The Library recently conducted surveys of the Berkeley community and Library staff. In both surveys, the number one priority of those who responded was to increase the Library's Internet connection speed." Read more. |
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Tool Lending Library Open 40 hours/week!
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Effective November 6, the Tool Lending Library (TLL) will open at 10:00am on Fridays*. These extra three hours bring TLL up to 40 hours, and with the exception of Mondays (when TLL will remain closed), their hours parallel those of the library branches. As fall clean-ups gain momentum in preparation for a rainy winter, we look forward to serving our patrons better with more hours on Fridays! The Tool Lending Library schedule is: - Monday: Closed
- Tuesday: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Wednesday: 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Thursday: 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Friday: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm*
- Saturday: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Sunday: Closed
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Advanced Social Media Strategies @CentralNovember 10 2:00pm-5:00pm This free seminar is an advanced social media session focused on the needs of businesses to increase reach, effectiveness and ROI. Topics include how  to design an effective social media strategy, and best practices for the  use of Facebook, Google+/Google Places, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Twitter. Taught by the Alameda County Small Business Development Center Third floor Community Meeting Room.
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Free Legal Counseling @ the Library
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 On Trial: Solitary ConfinementWednesday, November 4 6:30-8:00pm Northbrae Community Church941 The AlamedaNo other nation has incarceration rates as high as the United States. Race and poverty have weighed heavily in assessments of who is more likely to be swept into the system; In the midst of this social crisis is the particularly controversial practice of solitary confinement. The practice is used against youth as well as adults. A panel discussion with community religious leaders, lawyers and nonprofits working on prison reform. See Art & Culture Newsletter details.Lawyers in the Library @ClaremontNovember 12, 6-7:30pm Sign-ups start at 5:00pm for a spot with our visiting lawyer. Names will be pulled at random at 6:00p.m. Lawyer in the library @WestNovember 13 2015: 10-11:45am Call Thursday night before from 6-8pm to sign-up for an appointment. Landlord/Tenant Rights Counseling @SouthNovember 21 11:00am-12:00pm Free one-on-one counseling available every month with Rent Board housing counselors. Learn what your rights are as a tenant or as a landlord. For more information, call Jacquelyn Morgan @ Berkeley Rent Board: 510-981-4917. For more information about law libraries and legal services |
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All Berkeley Public Library locations
are closed
Wednesday November 11
All locations close at
6:00pm
on
Wednesday November 25
and are closed
Thursday
November 26
&
Friday
November 27
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Most free events at Central, South, West & Claremont branches are sponsored by the Friends of the Berkeley Public Library and events at North are made possible by a generous gift from the Pace Trust, in support of the North Branch of the Berkeley Public Library. |
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