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BERKELEY PUBLIC LIBRARY
The Berkeley Berkeley Public Library has served the people of Berkeley Berkeley since 1893 and is one
of the most heavily used public libraries in California The Library is supported by a a a a a a $20 million budget and 150 staff members The Library provides access to collections
of o physical and and and electronic books music articles and and and films offers cultural and and and learning
experiences for for community members provides access to spaces for for studying and meeting with others and and develops opportunities for community engagement and and skill sharing The Library Library offers five facilities: Central Library Library in in downtown Berkeley and and four neighborhood branches: Claremont North Tarea Hall Pittman South and and West branches branches The Tarea Hall Pittman South facility includes the Tool Lending Library that provides access to a a a a a a a a a a wide range of borrowable household tools Although hours vary between the the Central Library and the the branches Berkeley Public Library offers services seven days a a a week Special Library Tax
In 1980 Berkeley Berkeley citizens passed a a a a a special tax to exclusively fund the the yearly budget of the the Berkeley Berkeley Public Library This tax tax includes a a a a a a a cost-of-living adjustment The tax tax continues and currently brings in in in in in $19 million a a a a a a a year 





























































































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