About the Library

Did you know that over 8,000 Berkley residents (70% of those eligible) have library cards? To find more interesting facts - read below:

Building Facts

• established in 1928 by the Berkley Women's Club
• originally built in 1964
• renovated and expaned in 1998
• building size - 15,000 square feet

• 60,000 hardcover books
• 10,000 paperbackbooks
• 2,500 videotapes
• 5,000 DVDs
• 2,500 audiobooks
• 2,500 CDs
• about 500 items added each month
   

• storytime for toddlers and preschoolers
• craft programs for preschoolers and school age children
• educational and cultural programs for adults, children and teens
• volunteer-lead adult and teen book discussion clubs

• 17 public
• 11 staff
• about 40,000 public Internet sessions last fiscal year
• T1 Internet access speed
• wireless Internet access for the public

• established in the 1940s and incoporated as a 501c3 nonprofit
• approximately 200 members
• donates approximately $4,000-$5,000 to the library annually
• sponsors two booksales each year as well as adult programs
• visit the Friends page here!

• budget for 2009-10 about $732,000
• an endowment fund was established in 1999
  • $70,000 bequest
  • current value $90,000
• Budget-At-A-Glance available here

• Library Director (ALA accredited MLS)
• 2 Clerks (2 year LTA degrees)

• 4 librarians
• 2 substitute librarians
  • (all with ALA accredited MLS)
• 1 assistant for children's department
• 6 clerks
• 4 pages