Cheaply curious in Berkeley | Local Guides
We’ve all been there — typing desperate last-minute queries into Google, TikTok or anything else that might promise…
Berkeley’s new library director comes from San Francisco
The Berkeley Central Library is seen in a 2020 file photo. Photo: Pete Rosos The Board of Library…
Remembering Bob Baty, Berkeley library facilities manager
Bob Baty. Courtesy of his family Robert Lawrence Baty II, a longtime Berkeley library worker who managed its…
Berkeley-born Gyo Fujikawa was among first picture book authors to draw kids of multiple races
Gyo Fujikawa, age 3, rides a tricycle in October 1912. The artist and author was born in Berkeley…
Union calls for firing of Berkeley library head
Interim Berkeley Public Library Director Henry Bankhead speaks at a March meeting of the Board of Library Trustees.…
Where to print 60-plus pages a day for free | Local Guides
You wake up on a bright March morning, and you check the forecast for the day. Just like…
City honors new poet laureate, 2 youth poet laureates | Communities
Her predecessor, Aya de León, ceremonially passed her laurel on to Masri during the meeting, alongside a crown…
Cityside, a ‘champion of local journalism,’ honored with 2026 Cody Award
The founders of Cityside, left to right: Lance Knobel, Tasneem Raja, Frances Dinkelspiel and Tracey Taylor. Credit: Celeste…
One of Berkeley’s hottest music acts is a band of city librarians
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What Berkeley library patrons asked for most in 2024
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