California State Library Blog

December 2007 - Posts

• NEW CRB report, Public Retirement System Survey, available online

  California Research Bureau Public Retirement System Survey Grant Boyken (CRB-07-014, December, 2007) In response to ongoing concerns about the cost of providing post-employment benefits to public employees, the California Public Employee Post-Employment Read More... Posted Thursday, December 20, 2007 11:36 AM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: CSL publications, CSL website, CRB reports

• NEW! Transforming Life After 50 Institute page on CSL website

  For one-stop access to the many resources of the California State Library’s Transforming Life After 50 Institute , please visit the Institute’s new page at http://www.library.ca.gov/lds/tlaf.html . The Transforming Life After 50 Institute Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 19, 2007 12:28 PM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: LSTA, CSL website, LDS, California public libraries

• Ken Burns November 8th videoconference now available on Center for the Book website

  The November 8th videoconference and interview with The War director Ken Burns is now available on the California Center for the Book website at www.calbook.org . The California State Library and the California Center for the Book hosted the November Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 18, 2007 11:41 AM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: CSL partners

• December 11 California State Library webcast now archived on Infopeople site

  Today’s one-hour quarterly webcast from the California State Library is available now on the Infopeople website . Please go to URL http://infopeople.org/training/webcasts/webcast_data/200/index.html . Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 11, 2007 2:14 PM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: CSL general, CSL website, CSLwebcasts

• IMLS calls for 2008 Coming Up Taller Award nominations, deadline is January 31

  The Institute of Museum and Library Services is now accepting nominations for the 2008 Coming Up Taller awards. The award recognizes and rewards outstanding after-school, out-of-school, and summer arts and humanities programs for underserved children Read More... Posted Thursday, December 06, 2007 12:49 PM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: IMLS, US libraries

• "How I See It: My Place" - new program for California libraries

  "How I See It: My Place" is a new program for California libraries sponsored by Califa and the California Council for the Humanities, and supported by the California State Library, that will provide all the resources librarians need to successfully Read More... Posted Thursday, December 06, 2007 10:47 AM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: LSTA, grants, LDS, California public libraries

• NEW CRB report, Homeless and Runaway Youth: Selected Resources: PRELIMINARY REPORT, available online

  Homeless and Runaway Youth: Selected Resources: PRELIMINARY REPORT Lisa K. Foster, MSW, MPA The CRB and the California Council on Youth Relations, with support from The California Wellness Foundation, are conducting a major research and policy initiative Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 05, 2007 4:38 PM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: CSL publications, CSL website, CRB reports