California State Library Blog

May 2008 - Posts

• California State Library Scheduled System Outage - June 13-15, 2008

  Notice : The California State Library websites, catalogs and email will be unavailable beginning Friday, June 13 returning Monday, June 16, for scheduled network maintenance. Public service desks, including the Sutro Library and the Capitol Branch, will Read More... Posted Friday, May 30, 2008 11:24 AM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: CSL general, CSL website

• California State Library’s Braille and Talking Book Library honors volunteers May 22 in Sacramento

  The California State Library’s Braille and Talking Book Library (BTBL) will host a spring volunteer recognition barbecue in the fragrance garden of Library and Courts II at 900 N Street in Sacramento from 12 noon to 1:30 pm on Thursday, May 22. Read More... Posted Tuesday, May 20, 2008 1:11 PM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: Sacramento events, CSL partners, BTBL

• Save the Date – Webcast on Library Practitioner Certification – June 25,2008

  The California Rural Library Initiative will present a webcast on a new certificate program for library practitioners Wednesday, June 25 from noon – 1 pm. The webcast is free and open to staff of California libraries. More information about accessing Read More... Posted Monday, May 19, 2008 11:09 AM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: CSLwebcasts, CSL partners, California public libraries

• New CSL report shows public library branches in California with WiFi access

  A new report showing all of the public library branches in California with WiFi access is now available on the California State Library website. The new file, CAPubLibsWiFi.pdf, which lists over 600 libraries that provide wireless access to their customers, Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 14, 2008 2:56 PM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: CSL publications, CSL website, LDS, California public libraries

• New California Research Bureau report, Foreclosures in California: The current housing crisis is more severe than previous corrections

  Foreclosures in California: The current housing crisis is more severe than previous corrections Rani Isaac (CRB 08-006, May 2008) The Chair of the Assembly Banking Committee requested that the California Research Bureau prepare estimates of the number Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 14, 2008 2:27 PM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: CSL website, CRB reports

• California’s Congressional Representatives to receive summary of 2007-2008 LSTA projects by district

  This week each of California’s Congressional Representatives will receive a letter from State Librarian Susan Hildreth outlining LSTA Projects in their districts for 2007 – 2008. A summary of the grants by district is available at: http://www.library.ca.gov/grants/lsta/grants.html Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 14, 2008 11:58 AM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: State Librarian, LSTA, California public libraries

• Senate Rules Committee appoints two new members to California State Library boards

  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 Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 07, 2008 3:35 PM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: State Librarian, California State Library Boards, Legislation