Library staffers, supporters and Berkeley officials (including Mayor Tom Bates, fifth from left) cut the ribbon at the official opening of the new South Branch of the Berkeley Public Library on Saturday, May 11. Photo: Richard Friedman
Saturday May 11 saw the official opening of the new South Branch of the Berkeley Public Library on MLK Jr. Way and Russell St.
The library, designed by architects Field Paoli at a cost of $6.5 million, includes the city’s Tool Lending Library. It is significantly larger than the old library building and energy efficient. Supporters, library-goers and Berkeley government officials turned out in force to mark the occasion.(...)
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