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California’s Senate Rules Committee has appointed Senator Ellen Corbett of San Leandro to the California Public Library Construction and Renovation Board, and Elizabeth Murguia of Eureka to the Library of California Board.
Senator Corbett previously served on the Library Construction Bond Board while an Assembly member. She fills the California Public Library Construction and Renovation Board vacancy created when Senator Dede Alpert was termed out of office. Though this Board currently has limited duties, State Librarian Susan Hildreth anticipates it may meet early in 2009.
Long-time library supporter Elizabeth Murguia replaces Library of California Board member Susan Steinhauser. Murguia works for U.S. Representative Mike Thompson, who, as a California State Senator, authored the California Library Association’s 1/8 cent sales tax measure – SB 154-Thompson. Previously, Murguia worked for Senator Barry Keene when he authored the first Library Construction Bond Act ( Proposition 85) in 1988, and she attended the White House Conference on Libraries in 1991.
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The California State Library is now accepting applications for the 2008/09 California of the Past: Digital Storytelling grant Program. The application materials can be found on the California State Library’s website at http://www.library.ca.gov/grants/lsta/lsta_app_08_09.html. The application deadline is 4:00 p.m. on June 19, 2008. Up to twelve public libraries will be selected to participate in the program. Each library will receive a digital storytelling station, training, technical support, and a small grant to support the implementation of this engaging program which will allow community members to record, for example, what main street used to be like, or what it was like to raise children at a certain time in California history. At least two of the 2008/09 California of the Past grants will be targeted at a specific audience. At minimum, one grant will be targeted for a public/tribal library partnership which will result in Native Americans recording digital stories. Another grant will be targeted for a public library partnership with an organization/museum or other entity that would result in Japanese Americans, who were interned due to Executive Order 9066, recording digital stories. For more information, contact Kathy Low, Library Programs Consultant at (916) 653-6822, or by email at klow@library.ca.gov.
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Archived highlights the Summer Reading Program training February 1, 2008 at Beale Memorial Library in Bakersfield are now available at http://www.cla-net.org/summer-reading/ws_video.php. Funding for the videotaping was provided through the California State Library’s Rural Library Initiative. Every public library in California has the opportunity to take part in the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP). Through LSTA funding, the California State Library pays the CSLP membership fee and purchases program manuals for California public libraries, and the California Library Association (CLA) provides training and programming support for librarians. This year, the Summer Reading Program is helping California librarians create a buzz around summer reading with two new themes – “Catch the Reading Bug” for children and “Metamorphosis @ Your Library” for teens. For more information, visit the Summer Reading Program website at:
http://www.cla-net.org/summer-reading/index.php The California Rural Library Initiative is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has proclaimed April 13-19, 2008 “California Library Week.” Here is the full-text of the Governor's distinguished Proclamation: Executive Department
State of California
Proclamation Libraries open our minds and expand our imaginations by exposing us to current events, thought-provoking literature and vast information databases. These institutions help ensure that California remains a world leader on important issues by offering great services and resources to all residents at little or no cost. California is home to more than 6,000 public libraries, which serve the entire state, from the biggest cities to the smallest towns. Through partnerships among federal, state and local governments, non-profit organizations and individuals, our libraries provide first-class research tools to our people. I encourage all Californians to check out these amazing resources, as I am confident that you will be enlightened and entertained. As technology continues to evolve, so do our libraries. Today, libraries offer high-speed Internet access, audio and video collections, and electronic copies of books, newspapers and other historical documents-all of which can be searched within seconds. Never before have libraries been so full of information and so easy to use. I thank all library staff members and volunteers, as well as California’s many generous donors, for their fantastic contributions to our state. Because of your efforts, Californians will continue to learn, grow and prosper. NOW, THEREFORE, I, ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, Governor of the State of California, do hereby proclaim April 13 – 19, 2008, as “California Library Week.” IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have here unto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of California to be affixed this 10th day of April 2008. Arnold Schwarzenegger
GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA Attest:
Debra Bowen
SECRETARY OF STATE
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In his article “Libraries and New Americans: The Indispensable Link” published April 13 on the Washington Post Writers Group website, columnist Neal Peirce, while arguing that public libraries help the nation’s “32.5 million foreign-born” assimilate into a new culture, also highlights more general benefits libraries bring to their communities.
After introducing his piece by asking, “…can public libraries in our cities, towns and neighborhoods help assimilate the 32.5 million foreign-born already here?” Peirce offers concrete examples of public library service to the nation. Among other laudatory statements, Peirce writes, “[libraries] can provide authoritative information, book- or Internet-based, that's more comprehensive than a Google search. And they can be a fulcrum of renewal in cities and neighborhoods.”
To read the full-text article, please visit: http://www.postwritersgroup.com/archives/peir080413.htm.
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The California State Library's Transforming Life After 50 Institute webpage now features an updated list of print and web resources which support efforts to "Transform Life After 50" in library communities. Because a wealth of information emerges every day about the economic, political, social and cultural trends associated with baby-boomers, the goal of California State Library staff is to update this list quarterly, and to highlight new additions in yellow. You are welcome to contribute to this list by sending any valuable resources you find to Stephen Ristau, Project Advisor, at stephenristau@gmail.com. For more information about this statewide library initiative, please contact Suzanne Flint, Library Programs Consultant at sflint@library.ca.gov. To go directly to the updated bibliography, please visit: http://www.library.ca.gov/lds/docs/tlaf/TLAFBibWebLinks.pdf.
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The Easy Voter Guide Project is partnering with public libraries, newspapers, county elections offices, high schools, community colleges, schools and PTAs, universities, television and radio stations, adult schools, churches, local Leagues of Women Voters and other groups to distribute over 1 million, free Easy Voter Guide booklets in five languages (English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese). Highlights of the Easy Voter Guide Project: • Elected Offices section that explains the duties of each state elected office
• Helpful Voter Registration and Election Day Voting information in the Guide and on the website, as well as other educational tools on the website • Proposition section that helps voters understand the issue of eminent domain and what a yes or no vote means on Propositions 98 and 99 • Easy Voter Guide companion website www.easyvoter.org which provides additional resources for voters along with a polling place look-up feature and printable PDF downloads of the Easy Voter Guide in English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese, Tagalog and Armenian. How the EVG Project Can Help You: • Order free copies online to use in voter outreach or voter registration efforts with your constituents or local communities [http://www.easyvoter.org/s1.html] • Link your website to the EVG Project website [http://www.easyvoter.org/s54.html] • Use EVG Project Media Spokesperson to assist with a community or media event (Spanish, English, Chinese) [Contact Elizabeth Leslie, eleslie@lwvc.org] • Encourage your local newspapers to reprint all or portions of the Easy Voter Guide [http://www.easyvoter.org/s12.html] • Sign up for the EVG e-newsletter to get the latest election and voter registration information
[http://lwvc.convio.net/site/PageServer?pagename=sign_up]
The Easy Voter Guide Project is managed by the League of Women Voters of California Education Fund in partnership with the California State Library and the California Secretary of State’s Office with funding from The James Irvine Foundation and the AT&T Foundation.
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State Librarian Susan Hildreth will be the featured presenter in an Infopeople webinar, April 8, 2008 from 12pm - 1pm. This webinar will last approximately an hour. There is no charge for this Infopeople webinar. Pre-registration is not required. For more information and to participate in the April 8 webinar, please go to
http://infopeople.org/training/webcasts/webcast_data/249/index.html. Please note that Infopeople's funding limits attendance at live webinars to anyone in the California library community. An archived version of the webinar will be available at http://www.infopeople.org/training/webcasts/list/archived the day after the webinar, April 9, 2008.
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The California State Library Rural Library Initiative is pleased to announce “Dealing with Differences Successfully,” a virtual workshop scheduled for April 24, 2008 from 10 am to noon. Staff of California libraries can participate via videoconference or by webcast. The workshop is free to all California libraries. Videoconferencing sites will be at San Luis Obispo City/County Library, Humboldt County Library, Plumas County Library, Stanislaus County Library, and Camarena Memorial Library in Calexico. More information about the webcast option will be distributed before the event. The webcast also will be recorded and archived for later viewing.
Additional information about this virtual workshop is available at: http://rurallibraries.org/videoconference/04-24-08/
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State Librarian Susan Hildreth is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted to participate in the 2008/09 Out-of-School-Time Online Homework Help program. The invitation to apply, program guidelines and conditions, and the application form are all available on the California State Library's website at http://www.library.ca.gov/grants/lsta/lsta_app_08_09.html. Application deadline is May 16, 2008. Libraries already participating in the program need not re-apply. Please contact library programs consultant Cindy Mediavilla at cmediavilla@library.ca.gov or 310/915-8588 for more information.
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The National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking, REFORMA, has named Ron Rodriguez the 2008 Arnulfo D. Trejo Librarian of the Year. Rodriguez, who has worked in California libraries since 1984, is Access Services Unit Head in the Pollak Library at California State University at Fullerton. In 1989 Rodriguez was one of ten California individuals selected to participate in the California State Library's Transition into Management seminar. Rodriguez says of his award, "I am humbled and honored to receive the award recognizing this leader among leaders in librarianship. Having known Dr. Arnulfo Trejo, I can only hope to approximate the stature of his contributions to the library profession. I've been a REFORMA member for some 26 years and can only say that I look forward to the next 26 years!” For more information about REFORMA and its various programs please visit http://www.reforma.org/who.html
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