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…