Please join us for a very special conversation with Josh Tickell, environmental thought leader and award winning director and author of Kiss the Ground. The event will explore ways Californians can come together and make both individual and collective change for a more sustainable future. Plan to join us Thursday, April 22 (Earth Day), 2021 from…
Book to Action initiatives are launching soon in libraries across California. We are excited to announce the Book to Action 2021: SUSTAINABILITY projects. Book to Action 2021 initiatives tackle important issues in the community and encourage reading, community discussion, and action. Book to Action initiatives, aimed at adults and intergenerational groups, also focus on building…
Book to Action initiatives are launching soon in libraries across California. We are excited to announce the Book to Action 2021: HEALTH projects. These initiatives are focused on mental health and the ways that mental health and physical health are connected. Book to Action 2021 initiatives tackle important issues in the community and encourage reading,…
Book to Action initiatives are launching soon in libraries across California. We are excited to announce the Book to Action 2021: EQUITY projects. Book to Action 2021 initiatives tackle important issues in the community and encourage reading, community discussion, and action. These initiatives, aimed at adults and intergenerational groups, also focus on building sustainable community…
Please join us in welcoming Veronica Casanova to the California Center for the Book Program Development Group. We are so excited to have her join our team. Thank you also to all 19 applicants for your interest in community engagement and programming for adults and intergenerational groups. This is what California libraries are about! Learn…
We have one seat open on the California Center for the Book Advisory Council. Find out more about what Advisory Council members do and how to apply by reviewing the information below. Applications close on Monday, November 2, 2020. California Center for the Book (CCFB) Advisory Council members: Provide essential input and feedback on current…
We are excited to announce the Book to Action 2021 team. Together, we are 110 participating library locations, 137 participating library staff members, 36 unique Book to Action initiatives, and 35 California library jurisdictions! Book to Action 2021 initiatives tackle important issues in the community and encourage reading, community discussion, and action. The Big 3 themes…
Book to Action 2021 Applications are now open. More information and link to apply on the Book to Action 2021 page. There’s still time to register for the Book to Action Open Discussion #2, coming up 9/16 at 1pm. Applications for Book to Action 2021 are due October 2, 2020 at 5pm. Early applications are strongly encouraged…
We invite any potential Book to Action 2021 participants to join us for one or both of the Book to Action 2021 Open Discussions, held via Zoom webinar (1 hour). During the webinars we will: Share the aggregated results of the Book to Action 2021 Planning Survey Share the top themes for Book to Action…
Riverside Reads Features Free Book, Conversation with Author RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic by Sam Quinones has been selected as the title for Riverside Reads 2020. Free copies of the book are available at most city libraries, and a virtual conversation with the author has been scheduled for later this month.…
Read. Discuss. Act. The Anaheim Public Library is pleased to announce its participation in the 2020 Book to Action program. During the month of August, Anaheim Public Library will be hosting a series of online events based on topics described in famed comic strip writer Cathy Guisewite’s recent book, Fifty Things That Aren’t My Fault.…
