Friends of El Cerrito Library, the El Cerrito Library, the El Cerrito New Library Committee, the City of El Cerrito, and the El Cerrito Historical Society all are hosting a birthday party to celebrate the Library’s 100th anniversary. It will… [Read more…]
May 15, 2013
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… [Read more…]
May 15, 2013
Talk about imposing: the ceremonial stone stair leading to bronze gates and carved doors; the frieze of inspiring names and the vaulted hall that seems the very definition of hallowed. And the books, bound portals opening to anywhere imaginable, available… [Read more…]
April 3, 2013
by Liz Ruhland, El Cerrito Library Manager On March 16, 2013 the El Sobrante Library hosted a regional celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Contra Costa County Library, with a focus on the history of West County Libraries. The… [Read more…]
May 22, 2013
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