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…