El Cerrito Library, 2012
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Imagine a modern new library and learning center in the heart of El Cerrito with state-of-the-art technology, a wide selection of reading materials, rooms for reading, studying, gathering and other community use, and librarians and staff to help connect our community to new information and ideas.
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SAVE THE DATE! 100th Anniversary Birthday Party for El Cerrito Library, June 14, 7-9pm

May 22, 2013

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100th Anniversary of the Library

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…]

Berkeley Public Library South Branch: The opening

May 15, 2013

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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…]

ARTICLE: The Library’s Future Is Not an Open Book

May 15, 2013

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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…]

Notes from the March 16 regional celebration of the 100th anniversary of CCCL

April 3, 2013

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Tom Panas talks how the El Cerrito Library was established in 1913.

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…]