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The State Library will present an overview of the federal 2010/2011 LSTA Competitive Grant program and application process in a webinar on Wednesday, January 27, from 2 to 3 p.m. Participation in this webinar is required for all prospective applicants. If you can’t attend the live webinar, the archived version will be available on Thursday, January 28. To access the webinar and download forms, please visit http://www.library.ca.gov/grants/lsta/apply.html .
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The California State Library announces a year-long fellowship providing continuing education scholarships to public library staff and professionals who seek to improve library services to and engagement with active, older adults. Funded by a grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program, the fellowship will select up to 100 qualified applicants from California, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington to participate. The program runs from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. Deadline for submission is April 2, 2010. For more information, contacts, and an online application, please visit: http://www.transforminglifeafter50.org/innovators/imls-fellowship .
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On this day 160 years ago, famed explorer John C. Fremont donated approximately 100 volumes to the State Library. Unable to deliver the books to the new state capital in San Jose, Fremont asked his friend John Bidwell to make the delivery. Bidwell, known as the “prince of pioneers,” led the first overland party to California from the eastern United States in 1841. He later discovered gold on the Feather River and purchased a 22,000 acre ranch in Chico. Most of Bidwell’s papers, as well as those of his equally famous wife, Annie, now reside in the State Library. Our thanks to Gary Kurutz, CSL's Head of Special Collections, for sharing these 160th anniversary milestones.
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CCLPEP is pleased to announce that grant applications for this year’s California Civil Liberties Public Education Program are now available. Eligible applicants include individuals and non-profit entities. Five workshops for prospective applicants will be held to explain the grant program, and will include ample time for individual questions. Workshop locations, grant applications, the Grant Application Instruction Guide and general program information are available on the CCLPEP webpage. Grant applications are due by 4:30 on Friday, February 26.
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Joseph D’Ambrosio, noted book artist, passed away in September. D’Ambrosio was well known to the State Library. Anyone who walks into the Library & Courts II Building is struck by the beauty of his rotunda floor design of concentric circles of the alphabet with the State Library logo in the middle. Former State Librarian Gary E. Strong commissioned him to create this superb example of public art in terrazzo. First time visitors invariably ask, “What do the letters spell?” The artist always responded, “Nothing.” The design simply celebrates letters. For an artist who created miniature books, the rotunda floor represented a project of gigantic proportions. More of this brief biography of D'Ambrosio appears on page 22 of the California State Library Foundation Bulletin #78.
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Curious about the Comstock Lode’s famous Sutro Tunnel, or the Sutro Baths, Sutro Railway, and Cliff House in San Francisco? Sutro Library, our branch in San Francisco, is offering a free series of evening lectures on the life and times of Adolph Sutro, whose private library was acquired by the State Library in 1917. The series will run on the last Thursday of each month from January through April 2010. Visit the Sutro Library Program Series for details.
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We're pleased to announce that David Cismowski has been appointed Chief of the State Library Services Bureau (SLS) by Stacey A. Aldrich, State Librarian of California. SLS is the public face of the California State Library, and includes the California History Room, Government Publications, Information Services, Witkin State Law Library, Braille & Talking Book Library, and the Sutro Library in San Francisco. David will also oversee behind-the-scenes work in special collections, preservation, cataloging, and acquisitions. He formerly served as Supervising Librarian of the Government Publications Section. Please see our press release for more information.
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On this day 160 years ago, December 22, 1849, Colonel Jonathan Drake Stevenson of the New York Volunteers donated several books to the first California legislature for the expressed purpose of establishing a State Library. Two days later on Christmas Eve, Thomas Jefferson Green, a former general in the army of the Texas Republic and first elected state senator from Sacramento, donated more books for the formation of a California State Library. On December 28, the new state government purchased a book case for the safekeeping of public books in the Senate chamber. At the time, the state capitol was in San Jose.
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Funding priorities for 2009/2010 grant applications for the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program (CCLPEP) have been announced by Stacey A. Aldrich, State Librarian of California. CCLPEP is a state-funded project administered by the California State Library. Details are available at the CCLPEP webpage.
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The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) invites nominations for the 2010 Coming Up Taller awards, which honor excellence in after-school, out-of-school, and summer arts and humanities programs for underserved children and youth. Programs initiated by museums, libraries, performing arts organizations, universities, colleges, arts centers, community service organizations, schools, businesses, and eligible government entities are encouraged to participate. Each year, the Coming Up Taller awards recognize and reward exceptional programs that cultivate character development and life skills in young people, in addition to presenting high-quality arts and humanities learning opportunities. Award recipients receive $10,000 each, an individualized plaque, and an invitation to attend the annual Coming Up Taller Leadership Enhancement Conference. Deadline for application is January 29, 2010. For details, please see the IMLS press release.
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Santa Clara County’s new juvenile rehabilitation program was the focus of a recent panel discussion sponsored in part by the State Library’s California Research Bureau (CRB). Based on the Missouri Model, this enhanced rehab program for high-risk, high-need youth offenders was successfully implemented at the county’s juvenile ranch facilities. Check the California Research Bureau Projects webpage for summaries and PowerPoint presentations from the event.
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Voters in the November election approved library ballot measures in the cities of San Mateo and South Pasadena, but failed to muster enough votes to pass measures in Pacific Grove or Ventura County. Details of the November 3, 2009 election are posted on the State Library’s Library Development Services (LDS) publications page.
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Voices from the Street: Homeless Youth Speak Out on State Policy, a video on the new face of youth homelessness, will be screened at the State Capitol on December 1. Hosted by the State Library’s CRB (California Research Bureau) and the California Council on Youth Relations, the program includes a discussion on the economic crisis’ impact on California's homeless youth with panelists Nell Bernstein, author of Voices from the Street: A Survey of Homeless Youth by Their Peers; Rob Gitin, Director of At the Crossroads outreach program; and youth researchers. The seminar will be held from 10:30 to noon on Tuesday, December 1 in room 4203 at the Capitol. For more information, contact Lisa Foster at lfoster@library.ca.gov or (916) 653-6372. Please RSVP if you plan to attend.
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The State Library is pleased to announce that Governor Schwarzenegger appointed Stacey Aldrich as State Librarian of California on Friday, November 13. "Stacey is truly an expert in her field and California is lucky to have her as the State Librarian," said the Governor. For more information, see our press release.
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