Dear California Library Community, We want to keep you updated. Here are some of the most recent changes, updated as of March 20, 2020: The Adult Services Symposium (originally scheduled for 3/26 in Sacramento then moved online) is now moving to several hour-long free webinars over a few days in April. The first webinar is scheduled for…
Kern County Library’s Ridgecrest Branch will host two Community Conversations with Veterans events in March 2020. On Saturday, March 7, John Anderson of Ridge Writers, the East Sierra Branch of the California Writers Club, will share stories from the recently published book Scenes from Lives of Service: High Desert Veterans of WWI through Desert Storm. On Saturday,…
Discover, Discuss & Connect with the South San Francisco Library South San Francisco Library is excited to announce our participation in the 2020 Book to Action program with support from California Center for the Book. The Library is partnering with South San Francisco’s Magnolia Senior Center and the San Mateo County Health Aging and Adult Services division to facilitate…
Burlingame Book to Action Press Release Burlingame Public Library is proud to announce our community Book to Action program “Burlingame Reads,” running February – June 2020, with support from California Center for the Book, and in partnership with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) San Mateo County. In the spirit to READ, DISCUSS, and…
Sacramento Public Library’s Rancho Cordova Branch will host a Service Dog Q&A as part of their 2020 Community Conversations with Veterans series. The community will get to meet a service dog and: Learn about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and how service dogs can help those affected Hear personal stories from those living with PTSD…
We opened the registration on Monday, February 3rd for the 4th Annual Adult Services Symposium. Four days later, we are a little more than half full. If you’d like to attend, please get those requests in to your library systems and plan to register soon! We are intentionally capping attendance at 150. The group of 150…
Fresno County Public Library will screen Ground Operations: Battlefields to Farmfields as part of the 2020 Community Conversations with Veterans initiative. The director of Ground Operations, Dulanie Ellis, and Michael O’Gorman, founder of the Farmer Veteran Coalition will host a Q&A and discussion as part of the event. Documentaries About Veterans Ground Operations is one…
Between February and June 2020, writers will hold community writing workshops at rural locations throughout California as part of the Rural Libraries Tour. California Center for the Book continues to partner with Poets & Writers to provide these workshops free of charge to rural libraries and communities. Rural library staff work closely with community partners to…
We are excited to welcome Todd Deck, Tehama County Librarian, to the California Center for the Book Advisory Council. Todd is the 2019 California Library Association Member of the Year and has actively participated in the Rural Libraries Tour. About Todd Deck A 2014 graduate of Emporia State Universities (Portland, OR Cohort) MLIS program, Todd Deck’s…
The call for presenters for the 4th Annual Adult Services Symposium is now open! The Adult Services Symposium is designed to inspire, show, and share how libraries are successfully bringing adult and intergenerational groups in their communities together to read, learn, discuss, and connect. Learn more about the goals of this event and California Center…
The 4th Annual Adult Services Symposium will be held on Thursday, March 26, 2020 at the Tsakopoulos Library Galleria in Sacramento. Get ready to GATHER. More details and a call for presenters will be coming in early 2020! Check the 2020 Adult Services Symposium page for updates. #AdultServicesSymposium
