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October 2008 - Posts
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The Big Read is accepting applications from non-profit organizations to conduct month-long, community-wide reads between September 2009 and June 2010. Organizations selected to participate in The Big Read will receive a grant ranging from $2,500 to $20,000, Read More...
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The Library Journal deadlines for 2009 awards are: 1) 2009 Best Small Library in America Nomination deadline is Nov. 3; http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA606273.html 2) 2009 Movers & Shakers Nomination deadline is Nov. 10; http://www.libraryjournal.com/movers2009 Read More...
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The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has named the Law Library of San Bernardino County the Federal Depository Library Program’s (FDLP) Depository of the Year for 2008-2009. The Law Library of San Bernardino County has a nationwide reputation Read More...
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ICMA , the International City/County Management Association, is offering a new grant program for public libraries. According to the ICMA website ( http://icma.org/main/ns.asp?nsid=4109&hsid=1&scid=25 ), “In November 2008, local governments Read More...
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Live now on the Califa website is the schedule of six Town Hall meetings on WorldCat, CalCat and Resource Sharing. The free Town Hall meetings be facilitated by California State Library staff, and are sponsored by Califa and the California State Library. Read More...
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The American Library Association (ALA) Washington office may be seeking a one-time supplemental appropriation to help libraries serve the unemployed. Please let me know if you have any successful services and/or great stories about assisting the unemployed Read More...
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The Fall 2008 issue of the California State Library’s quarterly newsletter, CSL Connection , is now available in HTML and PDF on the California State Library website at http://www.library.ca.gov/newsletter/ . To go directly to the HTML version of Read More...
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The California Center for the Book , as part of its new association with the Metropolitan Cooperative Library System and the Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL), has moved to a new space above LAPL’s Pio Pico-Koreatown Branch at 696 S. Oxford Street Read More...
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The Gates Foundation is developing a new phase in its investment in public libraries - upgrading public library connectivity for libraries with less than 1.5Mbps bandwidth. California has been identified as one of nine pilot states to be included in grants Read More...
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Friends of Libraries groups now have their very own national week of celebration! Friends of Libraries USA ( FOLUSA ) is coordinating the third annual national Friends of Libraries Week October 19-25, 2008. The celebration offers Friends groups an opportunity Read More...
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Child Care Funding Sources for California School Districts Lisa K. Foster (CRB-08-014, October, 2008) School districts are central players in the child care delivery system: they operate a mix of child care centers and programs, serve a range of children Read More...
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In 2007, the California Preservation Program (CPP) coordinated a statewide preservation needs assessment for California audiovisual collections; 32 libraries and archives from all over the state participated, representing more than a million moving image Read More...
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The California State Library’s second in its new cultural evening series, Food for Thought: Thinking and Talking at the California State Library , will be October 16th. Food for Thought , which includes free food and wine, will continue every third Read More...
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Infopeople has arranged with the Southeastern Library Network, Inc. (SOLINET) to offer SOLINET’s online courses to the California library community at SOLINET member prices. The Southeastern Library Network, Inc. (SOLINET) is an Atlanta-based not-for-profit Read More...
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CSL library programs consultant Cindy Mediavilla will be hosting a meeting at the upcoming California Library Association (CLA) conference to discuss the possible creation of a California online homework help users group. All libraries that subscribe Read More...
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