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Felon charged with battery, lewd conduct at Berkeley library

By Emilie RagusoOct. 24:40 p.m.October 3, 2019

A 27-year-old man reported to have pushed and hit a librarian after "masturbating to pornography" on a computer at the downtown Berkeley library is now facing criminal charges and a civil restraining order.

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UC’s Oral History Center captures personal histories of the ‘Right to Marry’ campaign

By Guest contributorJune 24, 201712:30 p.m.June 14, 2019

The personal history of Tyler Deacon, a gay Republican, is one of 23 oral histories included in the project.
A former Cal librarian’s recipe for life: bake, swim, give

By Guest contributorFeb. 1, 20167 a.m.October 27, 2018

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Mark Twain commemorative coin will help UC Berkeley

By Frances DinkelspielDec. 29, 201510 a.m.October 27, 2018

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‘Saved by the Bay’ at The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life explores lives of academic refugees

By Marcia TannerMarch 18, 201412:30 p.m.October 27, 2018

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Era ends: Liquidation sale at Berkeley’s Serendipity Books

By Frances Dinkelspiel Nov. 711 a.m.May 6, 2017

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Author mines the riches of the Bancroft Library

By Frances Dinkelspiel Dec. 212 p.m.May 6, 2017
The night Pablo Picasso heard the UC Berkeley fight song

By Frances DinkelspielMarch 9, 201112 p.m.May 6, 2017

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A Berkeley celebration of Mark Twain

By Frances Dinkelspiel Nov. 1810:03 a.m.October 29, 2018

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Magnes collections get new downtown Berkeley home

By Frances Dinkelspiel Oct. 133:06 p.m.October 29, 2018

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Director of Bancroft Library to retire

By Frances Dinkelspiel Aug. 1810:30 a.m.October 29, 2018

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Newsweek jumps on Twain bandwagon

By Guest contributor Aug. 101:49 p.m.May 22, 2017