Doe Library’s 100th Birthday Party
by Jo W. on Mar, 24 2012March 21, 2012, Wednesday, marked Doe Library’s centennial. In honor of its existence since 1912, there was a birthday celebration right inside the library, the very heart of the UC Berkeley campus. There were live music, tours, free book giveaways, tours of restricted areas, speakers, and free cupcakes. About 1700 cupcakes were given away.
The book giveaway in 303 Doe was crowded! A long line was forming outside, and everyone could take a maximum of 5 books.
The University Chamber Chorus performing Claude Debussy's "Trois chansons" in the Heyns Reading Room.
At 5:30, in the Morrison Library, various speakers reflected upon the history of the library inside Morrison Library. The speakers included…
Earl and Maxine Hong Kingston had brought an old map of Berkeley that they found in their house after a fire destroyed everything else! It reads "This is the map of Berkeley town/ Its streets go winding up and down/ An oak-covered campus it wears for a crown/ With people and places of renown"
Happy birthday, Doe Library!
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