Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch

South Branch

South Branch History

For more history of this branch, see the "Berkeley--Public Library--South Branch" clipping file located in the Berkeley History Room.

Past & Current Locations

1896-1901: The South Branch began its existence as the "Lorin Reading Room" in about February 1896, being located in a small room of a building on Alcatraz Avenue. 

1901-1927: In…