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RT @CalBearsHistory: Rube Goldberg, Class of 1904, was born July 4, 1883. Goldberg combined his Cal degree as a mining engineer with artist….
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RT @CalAdmissions: Aisle be in the fiction section if you need me. 😌📘. Fun fact: Doe Library is just one of numerous @UCBerkeleyLib locatio….
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📸: @bancroftlibrary’s Japanese War Relocation Authority collection; WRA no. G-828 and BANC PIC 1986.012:45.
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“We were close to freedom and yet far from it.”. Miné Okubo was born #OTD in 1912. The writer and artist was among the Japanese Americans incarcerated during WWII. Okubo:. 🖊 Made 2,000+ drawings while imprisoned. 🐻 Was a Cal alum. 📘 Penned a graphic memoir, “Citizen 13660”
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“They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law.” 💍🏳️🌈. — Justice Anthony Kennedy. #OTD 10 years ago, same-sex marriage was legalized nationwide. @BerkeleyOHC interviewed people at the heart of the effort to nudge public opinion toward equality. 🔗
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RT @berkeleyinspire: Explore books picked by students, faculty, and staff on the Library's Summer Reading List:
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RT @UCB_ScholComm: NIH's updated Public Access Policy goes into effect next week (July 1). It requires zero-embargo public access to NIH-fu….
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📸 by Haiqing Lin/UC Berkeley Library (left).📸 by Peg Skorpinski for UC Berkeley (right).
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Library visionary Peter Zhou is retiring after 25 years, leaving a legacy of leadership and global scholarship. 📚🌏. His landmark achievement? @UCBerkeley’s East Asian Library — a hub for research and cultural exchange. 🏛️. Read how Zhou bridged worlds:
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🚨⚙️ Library alert! ⚙️🚨. The Engineering Library is *back* — with a new name!. After a two-year closure, the library has reopened in the innovative Grimes Engineering Center. Come explore the library in its newly renovated home!.🔗
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☀️ Happy #FirstDayOfSummer! ☀️. Fill your sunny free time with @UCBerkeley’s Summer Reading List, featuring:. 🧡 “Stay True” by Cal alum + Pulitzer winner @huahsu. 🌊 “On Savage Shores” by @carolinepennock. 🕊️ “The Nightingale” by Kristin Hannah. 🔗
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It’s Juneteenth. #OTD in 1865, enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free. Today, June 19 is celebrated as a true Independence Day for Black Americans. We asked 5 @UCBerkeley experts to pick Library materials to reflect on the day. 🔗
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RT @UCBerkeley: You know it. You know the story. 🥇. UC Berkeley is ranked the top public university in the nation according to the latest U….
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Ramona Collins is a librarian with heart. 🫶. In her 24 years at the Law Library, she’s shaped equity efforts and supported researchers. ⚖️ . She’s also biked 3,000+ miles for @AIDSLifeCycle. Now she’s a 🏅 Distinguished Librarian! 🏅. Meet Collins:
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Happy #NationalMascotDay! 🫶🐻. Where’s Oski’s favorite place to read? 🧐. Doe Li-bear-y! 🏛️. Here’s to the best bear in the world, pictured here with University Librarian Suzanne Wones. Oski, you’re welcome here anytime! Drinks with lids are OK. (Eye straws tolerated.)
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For 18 years, Lisa Ngo has empowered science students and faculty at @UCBerkeley through empathetic research support, inclusive spaces, & user-centered design. 📐⚙️🔬. Now she’s a 🏅 Distinguished Librarian! 🏅. 💡 Meet the mind behind the mission:
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“This is just biographers heaven.” 🥰. Ron Chernow relied on @bancroftlibrary’s Mark Twain Papers & Project for his bestselling book on the literary legend. Today, the MTP’s future hangs in the balance after the termination of funding from @NEHgov. 🔗
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