Irma Morales, Senior City Librarian at Ventura County Library, partnered with the Turning Point Foundation as part of their Community Conversations with Veterans series. An open house and luncheon at the Turning Point Foundation’s Transitional Housing facility brought together the library, the Foundation, the veterans currently participating in the housing program, and other community partners that help…
The Edendale Branch of Los Angeles Public Library, located in Echo Park, recently wrapped up their 2019 Book to Action series which explored the themes of mass incarceration and re-entry. The library selected The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner and worked with A New Way of Life Re-Entry Project as their main community partner. Below is a…
Oceanside Public Library participated in the Community Conversations with Veterans project this year, creating a unique series of arts-based community events. Below is the flyer for the opening reception of the Portrait of a Woman Veteran exhibit, which was part of downtown Oceanside’s First Friday ArtWalk. Pairing artists and veterans for this project facilitated powerful conversations…
Kings County Library, in collaboration with WestCare Hanford, created this 21 minute film highlighting the story of five local veterans who, with the help of WestCare, were able to transition out of homelessness and begin new lives. The flyer below the embedded video shows how Kings County Library organized a screening and Q&A of these…
Please spread the news about the upcoming workshop and readings to be held as part of the Community Conversations with Veterans program. The Veterans’ Writing Group of San Diego County is working in partnership with the Moreno Valley Public Library Mall Branch. After the events, we will be sharing (with permission) some supporting materials for…
Supporting our local veteran community and their families was the ultimate goal of the Azusa City Library’s endeavor to implement the Community Conversations with Veterans program from California Center for the Book. While deciding what programs to implement, Library staff contemplated an array of events. In fact, we became overwhelmed by all the possibilities. We…
The Fallbrook Branch Library, part of San Diego County Library, has created a series of Book to Action events around Richard Louv’s Vitamin N: The Essential Guide to a Nature-Rich Life. Their series includes book discussions, film screenings, yoga in the park, an author talk with Richard Louv, lectures, hikes with the Fallbrook Land Conservancy,…
Library Encourages Residents to Get Involved and Learn about Climate Change with Grant-Funded Community Events Well, that’s a wrap! The Library just held our last event as part of the Book to Action project. Our goals were to encourage the community to make more sustainable choices in their daily lives and to provide opportunities for our residents to…
Volunteers at Library’s Fixit Clinic help people repair their old appliances! City of South San Francisco Library News – Our first ever Fixit Clinic was a huge success! Partnering with the San Mateo County Office of Sustainability we hosted a Fixit Clinic where 25 coaches and fixers and 58 community members worked together to repair…
Brea Library is participating in the Book to Action program and collaborating with La Habra Library, OC Parks, and Brea’s Curtis Theater. The selection of The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative by Florence Williams was inspired by California Library Association’s partnership with the “Stand for the Redwoods Campaign” in…
Riverside Public Library’s 2019 Book to Action & Riverside Reads series helps the community get involved and explore solutions to homelessness. The library’s community partner is the City of Riverside Office of Homeless Solutions. The community will be reading and discussing No Place by Todd Strasser. Book to Action events include book discussions at five…
