Bright light floods the main room of Berkeley's newest library branch. Cool, comfortable air surrounds the stacks. But listen carefully, and you won't hear the usual whoosh of an air conditioning ...

BERKELEY — Berkeley libraries as of July 1 will stop charging fees for overdue books, DVDs, CDs and magazines in an effort to make library services available to everyone. Libraries across the country ...

UC Berkeley's troubled system of two dozen libraries will receive a yearly infusion of cash under a new plan that is nothing short of a rescue mission for the intellectual centerpiece of the great ...

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 ...

Close lots of library locations on campus, or close fewer and see services reduced at most of the remaining locations. Faced with those options in light of a budget crunch, the faculty at the ...

Two of Berkeley’s four branch libraries will close in early April to complete $7.6 million in renovations and additions that will keep them out of use for about a year. Both the North Branch Library ...

The Berkeley County Library System will host two upcoming youth- and family-focused programs in January, including an ...