We are proud to partner with Poets & Writers, the nation’s largest nonprofit organization serving creative writers, to present poetry and writing workshops on the Rural Libraries Tour. There was very strong interest in the Rural Libraries Tour this year, but after difficult decisions, we are happy to announce the 14 participating libraries! From January –…

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2019 Rural Libraries Tour! We are excited to continue our work with Poets & Writers on this important initiative that brings writing workshops to rural libraries across California. Big thanks to our participating rural library staff and their community partners. Last but not least, we honor and…

Marisol Baca will visit the Hughson Library on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 from 5:00pm-7:00pm. This free writing workshop is part of the Rural Libraries Tour, which brings professional writers and poets to rural communities across California. Thank you to Stanislaus County Library’s Heather Bailey for coordinating and to Poets & Writers for the continued partnership.…

Author Tim Z Hernandez’s All They Will Call You is the featured title for the 2018-2019 CSU Chico Book in Common series, bringing Tim to Northern California for a short time. Thanks to local staff, libraries will also host Tim for three special visits and writing workshops this March 11 and 12 as part of the Rural Libraries…

The Rural Libraries Tour for 2018 has come to a close! During Winter/Spring, 10 writing workshops were delivered to 193 community participants. Librarians reached out to local groups, formed new partnerships, and provided quality adult and multigenerational programming at their rural location. Thank you to our partners at Poets & Writers and to the participating…