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Cozy CafΓ©
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Doe Library

Northside

Step inside Doe Library and feel time slow down. Worn marble steps lead to hushed reading rooms where students have focused for nearly a century, and a tucked-away corner bans electronics for the rarest of escapes: analog reading by vinyl and lamplight.

Historic architecture
Quiet study spots
No-electronics zone
Neoclassical grandeur

Tips

πŸ“š"coolest libraries we've ever visited" (HoneyTrek)
πŸ›‹οΈMorrison Library is the university's "living room"
🎧record player with LPs in the no-tech zone

Doe Library

Doe Library, Campanile Way, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA

Free

Upcoming at Doe Library

Friday, Jun 12
Divestment Now! Student Activism and the Anti-Apartheid Movement at UC Berkeley

Divestment Now! Student Activism and the Anti-Apartheid Movement at UC Berkeley

June 12

Step back to 1985, when Berkeley students camped in shantytowns and rallied by the thousands to demand the university cut financial ties with apartheid South Africa. This exhibit traces a movement that mobilized a generation and helped spark a global wave of campus activism.

Centering Philippine and Filipinx American Histories: Selections from The Bancroft Library

Centering Philippine and Filipinx American Histories: Selections from The Bancroft Library

June 12

Step inside a 1646 Inquisitorial trial transcript and Jessica Hagedorn's handwritten novel drafts. This free yearlong exhibit traces nearly 500 years of Philippine history through rare manuscripts, student publications, and personal papers that illuminate colonialism, resistance, and creative expression.

The Etruscans Uncovered: The Phoebe A. Hearst Collection

The Etruscans Uncovered: The Phoebe A. Hearst Collection

June 12

The Etruscans were ancient Italy's first urban builders, though their written works vanished long ago. This free exhibit brings their world back to life through tomb paintings, intricate gold and bronze metalwork, and finely crafted clay objects that reveal how they lived, worshipped, and buried their dead.