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‘Biographers heaven’: Ron Chernow spotlights Mark Twain Papers & Project amid funding crisis

The author hailed the UC Berkeley Library multimedia project, which has an uncertain future after the termination of funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, as "one of the great scholarly achievements of our time."

about a dozen covers of books in the 2025 summer reading list

Arts & culture

This year’s UC Berkeley summer reading list theme? Generosity

Several hand drawn art books by Caribbean and Latin American artists sit behind glass in an exhibit

Arts & culture

From trash to treasure: Library showcases new Latin American book art exhibit

Trier Mortlock and Helen Kirkby sit close together on couch and smile happily

Campus & community

A storybook romance: Marriage proposal in Morrison Library

Percival Everett speaks at a podium at a UC Berkeley event

‘James’ author Percival Everett discusses his ‘Huckleberry Finn’ retelling at a campus event

Law Professor Laurent Mayali standing causally before racks of antique bound legal documents

By digitizing ancient manuscripts, Berkeley Law expands access to remarkable legal history

a student sits at a voter registration table and smiles as another student approaches

Library’s trove of voter data is ‘a window into how our democracy functions’

a colorful map of uc berkeley's campus showing historical and present day landmarks related to the LGBTQ community

Nine LGBTQ+ landmarks to discover at UC Berkeley

Jack Weinberg sits in a police car in 1964 with his arms folded out the window, surrounded by police and protesters

How Freedom Summer activists brought the Free Speech Movement to Berkeley

The white cover of an artist book with a sepia-toned drawing of an eye next to a row of several vials labeled things like,

Artists’ books shine in new exhibit at the UC Berkeley Library

Jeff MacKie-Mason, dressed in all black, sits on a couch and smiles for a portrait

Jeff MacKie-Mason has seen the future of libraries

a student sits surrounded by tall grass reading a book

UC Berkeley summer reading list for new students

images of three book covers: one that reads

Check out this year’s Library picks of books by LGBTQ+ authors

A photo of Jeffrey MacKie-Mason, university librarian. He's standing with his side to the camera, looking over his shoulder, and wearing a blazer.

Jeffrey MacKie-Mason, university librarian, announces retirement

four students look at items in a glass case

When language comes under pressure

the North Reading Room in Doe library is filled with masked students

New long-term space plan for UC Berkeley’s library

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