California State Library Blog

Browse by Tags

• CSL partners
• CSL publications
• CSL website
• CSLwebcasts
• Emerging technologies
• grants
• Library awards
• LSTA
• Sacramento events
• State Librarian

• First 5 LA grants $1 million to LA County Library Family Place Centers

  A $1 million grant from First 5 LA , a child advocacy organization, is funding the County of Los Angeles Public Library and other public libraries in the community to develop 20 Family Place Centers. Family Place is a center for early childhood information, Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 30, 2008 9:36 AM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: grants, LDS, California public libraries

• ARSL Annual Conference in Sacramento largest ever, huge success

  This past weekend’s Association for Rural and Small Libraries (ARSL) Annual Conference in Sacramento was a huge success. The feedback from attendees has been overwhelmingly positive. The Sacramento conference was ARSL’s largest– 250+ Read More... Posted Thursday, September 25, 2008 12:04 PM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: State Librarian, Sacramento events, LDS, California public libraries

• Butte County ELF program a CSAC 2008 Merit Award winner

  The Butte County Library Early Learning with Families (ELF) program has been selected for a 2008 Merit Award by the California State Association of Counties (CSAC). Out of 255 submissions, the Awards selection panel chose 10 Challenge Award winners and Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 09, 2008 3:46 PM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: grants, LDS, California public libraries, Library awards

• Strengthening library support groups: A California State Library survey

  Strong community voices help to build strong libraries. The California State Library would like to strengthen the voices of library supporters in our communities by providing advice and technical assistance to library support groups throughout California. Read More... Posted Friday, August 29, 2008 8:52 AM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: CSL website, LDS, California public libraries

• Now on the CSL website! A Snapshot of How Californians are Finding and Using Information: A comparison of the results of two Zogby International Polls 2008

  New technologies and evolving social trends are changing the way in which people find and use information. Ubiquitous access to online information resources and search engines have enabled every person with access to a computer or mobile device with connectivity Read More... Posted Friday, August 22, 2008 9:02 AM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: CSL publications, CSL website, LDS, California public libraries, Emerging technologies

• Report on baby boomer trends now on CSL website

  The final report on California baby boomers’ interests and how California libraries might respond to those interests is now available on the California State Library (CSL) website . Please go to http://www.library.ca.gov/lds/tlaf.html and click Read More... Posted Monday, August 11, 2008 9:30 AM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: LSTA, CSL website, LDS, California public libraries

• Baby Boomers to Volunteer Service webcast available NOW!

  It's come to our attention that some folks had problems accessing yesterday's webcast entitled "Attracting Baby Boomers to Volunteer Service: We're NOT Senior Volunteers!" We're sorry that some were unable to participate live, Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 23, 2008 4:05 PM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: CSL website, CSLwebcasts, LDS, California public libraries

• Free copies of Booktalking, a guide to reaching “plugged-in” teens, now available to California libraries from the California State Library

  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... Posted Tuesday, July 15, 2008 2:36 PM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: LDS, California public libraries

• Webcast July 22 – “Attracting Baby Boomers to Volunteer Service”

  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... Posted Wednesday, July 02, 2008 11:22 AM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: CSLwebcasts, LDS, 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

• 2008/09 California of the Past: Digital Storytelling Grant Program announced

  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 Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 22, 2008 3:26 PM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: LSTA, CSL website, grants, LDS, California public libraries

• Now Available – Archived video from Summer Reading Program training

  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 Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 16, 2008 1:20 PM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: LSTA, grants, LDS, California public libraries

• California State Library Rural Library Initiative to hold virtual workshop April 24

  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 Read More... Posted Monday, March 24, 2008 8:44 AM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: CSL website, CSLwebcasts, LDS, California public libraries

• Now accepting 2008/09 Out-of-School-Time Online Homework Help applications

  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 Read More... Posted Monday, March 17, 2008 3:26 PM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: State Librarian, CSL website, grants, LDS, California public libraries

• Announcing new ELF website, useful for all libraries

  The Early Learning with Families (ELF) @ Your Library website http://elflibraries.org is now live! Part of the California State Library's statewide Early Learning with Families initiative, the website has valuable information about the ELF initiative, Read More... Posted Monday, March 10, 2008 4:09 PM by CSL Info | 0 Comments Filed under: LSTA, CSL website, LDS, California public libraries