UC Berkeley outlines reopening plans for campus libraries Maya Valluru/Staff Starting July 12, the C.V. Starr East Asian Library and Bancroft Library will be offering limited services. When instruction begins Aug. 25, all campus libraries will be open without reservations. Last Updated 18 hours Ago UC Berkeley announced that students and staff will be able to return to three campus libraries with limited services beginning July 12. Patrons will have access to study spaces in Moffitt Library — which has been offering appointments for study spaces since April 5 — and the C.V. Starr East Asian Library, which will also be open for on-site browsing and contactless pickup prior to Aug. 25, according to a campuswide email from University Librarian Jeff MacKie-Mason.