We are happy to announce Laura Ishizaka as the newest member of the California Center for the Book Advisory Council. Laura Ishizaka is an Adult Services Librarian with the Palos Verdes Library District (PVLD) in Rolling Hills Estates, where she has been serving the community for three years. During her time at the PVLD Laura…
The Library of Congress State Literacy Awards program recognizes an organization that has made an outstanding contribution to promoting literacy and/or reading in the local community or state. The 2019 Library of Congress Literacy Award in California will honor the San Diego Council on Literacy. The award and prize will be presented at the Awards Gala…
Are you a Californian librarian or library staff member interested in creating or expanding community programs for adults and intergenerational groups? Do you want to explore and strengthen your community partnerships, work with a dynamic group of librarians from across the state, and improve your programming reach and impact? We would love input on these…
We’ve added more details to our presentations coming up soon at CLA Conference 2018. If you’re interested in learning more about our Book to Action, Rural Libraries Tour, or Community Conversations with Veterans programs, we strongly encourage you to join us at the dates and times below. Did you enjoy the Top 5×5 Adult Reading Recommendation…
In 2018, California Center for the Book & the California State Library are again sharing the latest Beatty award winner at the National Book Festival in Washington D.C. The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater will be one of a handful of featured titles we recommend to…
Tulare County Library’s Book to Action series has been in the news recently. Read on to see how Tulare County library staff worked with their community partners and tied their programs into the book festival. Blurb from Foothills Sun-Gazette article: Author Tim Z. Hernandez’s book on 28 farmworkers killed in the worst airplane disaster in California…