The lockers are in and distributed, the book check system is over and fence is up.  Things roll along.  Next week workmen will begin installing double paned windows in the Main Reading Room.   The new windows are supposed to dampen the coming construction noise.  The work is all scheduled to be done between midnight and 8am, so the Reading Room will remain usable during the hours that the Library is open.  The work should be done in two weeks.  In early November they are going to clean the outside of the building that faces the Courtyard.  There is 50 years of accumulted crud on there, and it will be the last chance to get if off.  I know it sounds crazy to clean it BEFORE construction, but once the new building is in, there will not be room for major work to be done.  So they do it now.   Word is that the noise will not be too bad during the cleaning.  Major demolition should not begin until classes are over.  I will keep you posted.

We continue to work on bicycle parking.  No promises but there may be a bit of good news coming.  There have been several inquiries about how one gets access to the locked bicycle cage that is in the garage.  Set out below is the method that you can follow to register your bicycle and to get the access code.  It is not a very large space, but it is something.  Here is the drill:

BIKE PARKING: SECURE PARKING

Introduction

UC affiliates may apply to join the Secure Bicycle Parking program through the Parking & Transportation department: http://pt.berkeley.edu/park/bike/secure

It is a three step process:

• License your bike if you have not already done so.
• Complete the Secure Bicycle Parking form.
• Receive personal access code to use secure bicycle parking locations.

Step One: License Your Bike

At UC Berkeley and in the City of Berkeley, bicycles are required to have a California Bicycle License. If the UCPD stops you while riding a bicycle without a valid license, you could be subject to citation. Additionally, licensing your bicycle increases the likelihood of recovery in case of theft. A new license is valid for three years. Renewals, also available, are valid for up to three years.  See:

http://pt.berkeley.edu/around/bike/info#license

and

http://police.berkeley.edu/prevention/bike.html#license

Bike License Procedures

WHERE: Upper Sproul Plaza, near Sather Gate

WHEN: 11:00am to 1:30pm every Wednesday

HOW: Bring your bike and your ID

Step Two: Complete Secure Bicycle Parking Form

Download  and complete the Secure Bicycle Parking Form:

http://pt.berkeley.edu/sites/pt.berkeley.edu/files/content/SecureBicycleAppForm-1.pdf

Return completed form

Via campus mail to:

P&T Administrative Offices

2150 Kittredge St., 4th Floor

Berkeley, CA

94720, MC 5746

By fax to:

(510) 643-4677

In person at:

P&T Customer Services Office

2150 Kittredge St., 1st Floor Bicycle Parking Guidelines

Step Three: Personal Access Code

Once your application has been approved you will receive your personal access code.

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