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The California State Library has free multiple copies of Booktalking That Works by Jennifer Bromann (Neal-Schuman, 2001) available to California libraries. A Booklist reviewer describes Booktalking as “practical, smart, hip, and irreverent. This Read More...
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August 10, 2008 marks the 20th anniversary of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 which offered reparations to Japanese Americans detained in internment camps during World War II. The California State Library’s California Civil Liberties Public Education Read More...
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Four Butte County Library staff members have been evacuated from their homes in Paradise and Berry Creek and are staying with friends or family. Two more live less than a block away from immediate threat evacuation areas, but are remaining at home with Read More...
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As of 8:45 AM this morning [July 9, 2008], portions of the upper ridge of Paradise have been evacuated. Feather River Hospital has closed all services on Pentz Road, and the emergency room is closed due to smoke/ash conditions. The Paradise Branch library Read More...
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As I write you, the Big Sur Branch Library of Monterey County Free Libraries is being evacuated. A mandatory evacuation was issued about an hour ago and we have our delivery van enroute to load up the historical items and as much of the collection as Read More...
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Save the date for “Attracting Baby Boomers to Volunteer Service: We’re NOT Senior Volunteers,” a special webcast scheduled for July 22. More information about accessing the program will be distributed before the event. The webcast also Read More...
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Beverly Goldberg, Senior Editor at the American Library Association ’s American Libraries , wants to know whether there are any libraries affected/threatened by the California wildfires. “I have noted in the press that Big Sur's Henry Read More...
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Redwood City Public Library’ s Project READ, in collaboration with Cañada College, has received not only the San Mateo County School Boards Association’s J. Russell Kent Award , but also a Certificate of Recognition from the California Read More...
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The Early Learning with Families (ELF) June 25 webcast presentation, featuring information and strategies from Zero to Three’s Cindy Oser and Leticia Lara, is now available for viewing on the ELF website at http://www.elflibraries.org/training/web-events Read More...
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The California State Library has summarized five library related ballot measures that were held on California’s June ballot. The five library related ballot measures are: June 2008 California Library Ballot Measures (General tax ballow measures Read More...
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The national non-profit organization Libraries for the Future ( LFF ) has awarded 17 library systems nationwide Fit for Lif e programming grants. Five California libraries, Fresno County Public Library, Pleasanton Public Library, Rancho Cucamonga Public Read More...
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New technologies and evolving social trends are changing the way in which people find and use information. Everyone is a seeker of information. Ubiquitous access to online information resources and search engines have enabled every person with a computer Read More...
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Reminder: On Tuesday, June 24, from noon to 1 pm, the Early Learning with Families @ Your Library – ELF initiative will sponsor a live webcast on supporting parents in effective ways. Join Cindy Oser and Leticia Lara from Zero to Three, as they Read More...
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Reminder: The California Rural Library Initiative will offer a free webcast on a new certificate program for library practitioners Wednesday, June 25, from noon to 1 pm. The webcast is free and open to staff of California libraries. During this informative Read More...
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The state of California webpage, Wi-Fi Hot Spots , now includes the California State Library’s PDF of California public libraries with wireless. There is also a mapping option that gives customers the location of the library with WiFi . Please visit: Read More...
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