The UC Berkeley Library, then and now 🏛️✨
“Give me a library, and I’ll build a university about it.”
— Benjamin Ide Wheeler, UC president, 1899-1919
Doe Library opened on this day in 1911. 🏛️
The UC Berkeley Library has uplifted and inspired generations of students.
Here’s to the Library — then, now, and forever. 💙✨
Student’s papyrus discovery opens window into antiquity 📜🔍
His research solved a century-old puzzle. 🔎
Her research defied expectations in the field. ✍️
Students at The Bancroft Library’s Center for the Tebtunis Papyri shine new light on 2,000-year-old fragments of papyri, offering a fresh look at antiquity. 📜
🔗 ucberk.li/ctp-discoveries
Romanticize your midterm season!
Happy Valentine’s Day from the UC Berkeley Library! 🎀✨💗
Happy New Year! ✨🐻🏛️🫶
The UC Berkeley Library is for everyone.
We look forward to welcoming you into our safe and friendly spaces, and connecting you with all the information you need in the coming year.
Here’s to a hopeful and bright 2024.
Fiat Lux!
P.S. This year, resolve to visit one of Cal’s 20-plus libraries (if you haven’t already). We’d love to see you.
⏩ ucberk.li/visit
Morrison Library gets decked out in its holiday best! ❄️🐻🏛️
Need a break from the end-of-semester bustle?
Morrison Library is the go-to spot for soft chairs, fun books, and pre-break calm. 🏛️🛋️📚☺️
This month, Morrison is even decked out in its holiday best. ❄️🎊
🎥: Watch the library glow up!
Favorite study spots: Student edition! ✨
It’s the *finals* countdown! 🎹✨🎶
Looking for the perfect place to study? 🏛️📚💻
We asked students about their favorite spots. 👀
What are YOURS? 🗣️⤵️
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🎥: Evelyn Kong ’24 + Sydney Reyes ’24
Favorite study spots: Part 4 🧐
This cozy spot is a portal into the past. ✨🧐📚
During RRR week, we’re spotlighting some study spaces beloved by students.
Today: a nostalgic nook in a library that lives up to its nickname.
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🎥: Evelyn Kong ’24 + Sydney Reyes ’24
This cozy spot is a portal into the past. ✨🧐📚
During RRR week, we’re spotlighting some study spaces beloved by students.
Today: a nostalgic nook in a library that lives up to its nickname.
Want a study spot that strikes the right chord? 🎶
During RRR week, we’re showing you students’ favorite spaces to hit the books.
Today: a serene, sunlit sanctuary. 🌞
Rock those finals, Bears! 🎸🐻
Favorite study spots: Part 2 🍂
Looking for a captivating (and comfy) place to study? ✨
During RRR week, we’re taking a spin through students’ favorite study spots.
Today: a beautiful space with a portal into nature. 🍂
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🎥: Evelyn Kong ’24 + Sydney Reyes ’24
Looking for a captivating (and comfy) place to study? ✨
During RRR week, we’re taking a spin through students’ favorite study spots.
Today: a beautiful space with a portal into nature. 🍂
Favorite study spots: Part 1 🐻
It’s RRR week! ✨📚🐻
Looking for the perfect place to study at UC Berkeley?
Each day this week, we’re taking you on a tour of students’ favorite study spots.
Today: a serene space with a stunning view. 🪟🤩🌳
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🎥: Evelyn Kong ’24 + Sydney Reyes ’24
It’s RRR week! ✨📚🐻
Looking for the perfect place to study?
Each day this week, we’re taking you on a tour of students’ favorite study spots.
Today: a serene space with a stunning view. 🪟🤩🌳
A world of thanks 🌎💙📚
The UC Berkeley Library’s gratitude circles the globe. 🌎💙🙏
For years, interlibrary loan programs far and wide have shared not only knowledge, but thank-you notes.
Learn more about the heartwarming tradition! 💗🤗
⏩ ucberk.li/world-of-thanks
P.S. Thank YOU for being an important part of our world.
📰 1923 Berkeley fire 🚒
📰🚨 BERKELEY HISTORY FLASHBACK 🚨🔥
On this day in 1923 — 100 years ago — a fire raged through North Berkeley.
The blaze:
🏡 Destroyed nearly 600 homes in 2 hours
🐻 Was fought with the help of Cal students
🧑🏫 Left 9 out of 10 professors without homes
Want to learn more? 👩🏻💻📰
THURSDAY: Steven Finacom will share new research on the fire and discuss its resonance today.
All are welcome to attend this event — the first Bancroft Roundtable of the fall!
🗓️ Noon, Sept. 21
📋 Register: ucberk.li/berkeley-fire
Fiat Lux
What are your New Year’s resolutions? ✨
At the UC Berkeley Library, we will continue to build a better future by fueling the discoveries, big ideas, and world-class instruction at the nation’s No. 1 public university.
We wish you a healthy and fulfilling 2023! 🎊
Sneak peek: How the Library fixes its time-worn treasures 📜✨📖
How does the Library fix its time-worn treasures?
Watch this video for a sneak peek. 🧐📖✨📜
MORE: Explore a new exhibit in Doe Library revealing the art, science, and magic of library preservation.
⏩ ucberk.li/shelf-life
Meet the 2022 Library Prize winners! 🙌🎉✨
Your research, rewarded. 🙌🎉✨
This year’s Library Prize winners covered such topics as:
🍩 Obesity + the sugar industry
🌈 Speech + sexual orientation
🏔 A 2021 missing persons case
🐘 A forgotten conservative figure
And the winners are … 🥁
⏩ ucberk.li/library-prize-2022
✨ Feeling creative? Show us your original maps! 🗺
🚨 Calling ALL creative students! ✨🗣
The UC Berkeley Earth Sciences and Map Library’s mapmaking contest starts TODAY! 🗺
Submit your original map with a Bay Area connection. Entries can be:
✍️ Digital or hand-drawn
🐉 Realistic or otherworldly
🧒🏻 From students of ALL ages
⏩ ucberk.li/map-the-bay
✨ EXCLUSIVE: Look inside the Center for Connected Learning at Moffitt Library
Five floors. One vision. Endless possibilities.
✨ EXCLUSIVE: Look inside the Center for Connected Learning, the new vision for Moffitt Library. 👀🙌
⏩ ucberk.li/inside-ccl
