Celebrate the freedom to read as you choose, during Banned Books Week, September 24 - October 1. » Banned and Challenged Classics » Cal reading list of banned books» Google "Explore Banned Books" » Banned Books Online To get library news as s… more »

The library's mobile website, along with other UC Berkeley mobile sites, will be down for a hardware upgrade, from 8am to approximately 8:15am on Tuesday, September 20. more »

Beginning on Saturday, September 17 at 10pm  until at least 5am on Sunday, September 18, 2011,  several services provided by OCLC will be down for maintenance. The Melvyl catalog, which is based on OCLC's WorldCat system, will continue to operate nor… more »

September 17 is Consitution Day, the anniversary of the signing of our country's founding document. UC Constitution Day website FSM Café program: "The DREAM Act: Ten Years of Activism and Debate" (Sept. 14) Jefferson Memorial Lecture: "The American… more »

Some parts of the library website will be down for maintenance from midnight Friday, September 9,  through as late as 3am Saturday:Science LibrariesMagnes Collection of Jewish Art and LifeGardner (MAIN) Stacks room reservation systemBerkeley D… more »

The library has arranged for refunds of unused value on expired Equitrac copy cards that were purchased with individuals' own funds to be available through September 30, 2011. To request a refund, bring the card to the Library Business Services office… more »

Some parts of the library website will be down for maintenance from midnight through approximately 3am on Friday, September 2:Science LibrariesMagnes Collection of Jewish Art and LifeGardner (MAIN) Stacks room reservation systemBerkeley Digital… more »