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May 6, 2010
People are Books - Read them at the Santa Monica Festival
SANTA MONICA - Living Books share their perspective on life at the Santa Monica Public Library's Living Library booth on May 8 from 12 noon - 4 p.m. at the Santa Monica Festival in Clover Park, 2600 Ocean Park Blvd. An environmentalist, a police detective, a nudist, a fat activist, a plastic surgeon, and an ex-gang member are some of the people who will be available to check out for a 30 minute personal conversation. Reservations begin at 11:30 a.m.; checkouts are from 12 noon - 4 p.m.
This unique event is an opportunity to bring together people who have special interests, beliefs or experiences to speak with people from different backgrounds and share their personal story. Books and Readers have the opportunity to speak in private and personally in a structured, protected, free space within a limited time but without any further commitment.
Checkouts are for 30 minutes. The Reader must return the Book in the same mental and physical condition as borrowed. It is forbidden to cause damage to the book, tear out or bend pages, get food or drink spilled over the book or hurt her or his dignity in any other way. Once returned they can borrow another Book.
Santa Monica Public Library was the first public library in the United States to host the Living Library Project in October 2008. Participants came from as far away as Japan and Denmark. Both Books and Readers reported that they were impressed with the quality of the conversations and one Reader wrote, "My dialogue with the ex-gang member was a very powerful experience. His conversation was filled with determination, hope, and the power of faith and education."
The Santa Monica Festival is held annually at Clover Park, 2600 Ocean Park Blvd. in Santa Monica. For more information on the festival www.smgov.net/arts .
For more information on this and other Library events, contact the Santa Monica Public Library at (310) 458-8600; or visit the Library's web site at www.smpl.org.
Submitted by:
Rachel Foyt
Administrative Analyst
Santa Monica Public Library
The Santa Monica Public Library is an Institutional Member of the California Library Association and supports our advocacy efforts. Click here for more information about Institutional Membership.
Posted by claadmin at 4:22 PM
April 28, 2010
San Mateo County Library Launches New Chinese Website
SAN MATEO - The San Mateo County Library (SMCL) is pleased to announce the launch of their new Chinese website http://www.smcl.org/zh-hant on Wednesday, April 28.
The new Chinese website has all the same features of the recently redesigned eBranch which is easily navigated by adults, teens and children. In addition to content from the main eBranch translated into Chinese, the Chinese eBranch offers unique content of interest to the Chinese community.
Annually, thousands of users visit the Library's eBranch to reserve books, search for programs, check library hours, get homework help, access reference databases, and take advantage of the many features the eBranch offers. "Significant efforts were dedicated to recognizing the importance of responding to the needs of SMCL's remote users," said Library Director Anne-Marie Despain. "The eBranch aims to provide the same kinds of services and interactions as a physical library visit."
Features of the Chinese eBranch include: creation of a community of users who exchange information and ideas on SMCL materials, events and services through the use of blogs; more graphically designed promotion of library events, collections, news and services which are easy to navigate; specific web portals and resources for children, teens, parents and seniors; improved usability of standard library resources such as the catalog, databases, ebooks and other materials. "We are thrilled to make this new service available to our Chinese speaking library users," adds Despain. "The new Chinese eBranch reflects SMCL's commitment to offer virtual spaces that serve as gathering places where our diverse communities can connect and share."
About the San Mateo County Library The San Mateo County Library is a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) comprised of the cities of Atherton, Belmont, Brisbane, East Palo Alto, Foster City, Half Moon Bay, Millbrae, Pacifica, Portola Valley, San Carlos, Woodside, and the unincorporated areas of San Mateo County. The 12 branches, one bookmobile and website (smcl.org) provide innovative, dynamic library services designed to connect diverse communities with opportunities for individual growth and enrichment.
Submitted by:
Anna Koch
Library Services Manager
Library Experience
San Mateo County Library
The San Mateo County Library is an Institutional Member of the California Library Association and supports our advocacy efforts. Click here for more information about Institutional Membership.
Posted by claadmin at 9:26 AM
April 8, 2010
San Mateo County Library Launches New Website
SAN MATEO - The San Mateo County Library (SMCL) is pleased to announce the launch of its new redesigned website www.smcl.org on Monday, April 12, in conjunction with National Library Week.
The dramatically redesigned eBranch will be inviting to all members of the community, easily navigated by adults, teens and children, convey a sense of community, and offer opportunities for social interaction and participation. "The Library has created a richly enhanced, highly interactive website. We are thrilled with the new eBranch," said JPA Governing Board Chair Marina Fraser.
New features of the eBranch are: creation of a community of users who exchange information and ideas on SMCL materials, events and services through the use of blogs; more graphically designed promotion of library events, collections, news and services which are easy to navigate; specific web portals and resources for children, teens, parents and seniors; improved usability of standard library resources such as the catalog, databases, ebooks and other materials. Looking ahead, the eBranch will be available in Chinese and Spanish and an improved user-friendly online catalog will allow users to rate, tag and review items.
Annually, thousands of users visit www.smcl.org to reserve books, search for programs, check library hours, get homework help, access reference databases, and take advantage of the many features the eBranch offers. "Significant efforts were dedicated to recognizing the importance of responding to the needs of SMCL's remote users," said Library Director Anne-Marie Despain. "The eBranch aims to provide the same kinds of services and interactions as a physical library visit. The development of the new website reflects SMCL's commitment to offer virtual spaces that serve as gathering places where our diverse communities can connect and share."
About the San Mateo County Library
The San Mateo County Library is a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) comprised of the cities of Atherton, Belmont, Brisbane, East Palo Alto, Foster City, Half Moon Bay, Millbrae, Pacifica, Portola Valley, San Carlos, Woodside, and the unincorporated areas of San Mateo County. The 12 branches, one bookmobile and website (smcl.org) provide innovative, dynamic library services designed to connect diverse communities with opportunities for individual growth and enrichment.
Submitted by:
Anna Koch
Library Services Manager
Library Experience
San Mateo County Library
The San Mateo County Library is an Institutional Member of the California Library Association and supports our advocacy efforts. Click here for more information about Institutional Membership.
Posted by claadmin at 2:51 PM
March 26, 2010
CLA Honors Karen Bosch Cobb
The California Library Association honors Karen Bosch Cobb for her 37 plus years of contributions to CLA and the California library community.
In addition to helping improve and expand library services in Fresno County, Ms. Bosch Cobb has been a exemplary member and volunteer of the California Library Association. As a CLA member, Karen has lent her expertise while serving in multiple volunteer capacities for CLA, including:
- Vice-Chair, Forum and Government Relations Committee, 1976
- Chair, Legislative Committee, 1995-1996
- Member, California Library Association Executive Committee and Assembly, 1999 -2003
- Treasurer, California Library Association, 2001-2003
- Member, Fund Development Committee, 2003-2006
- Member of the Year 2005
Furthermore, Ms. Bosch Cobb is a former President of the Public Library Section; ex-Chair of the Development and Standards Committee; and prior Chair of the Mentor/Protégé Committee.
On behalf of the members, volunteers, and staff of the California Library Association, please join us in thanking Karen Bosch Cobb for her years of service and wish her a happy retirement.
Are you interested in volunteering for CLA? If so, please visit our Volunteer Information Page.
COUNTY LIBRARIAN ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
Fresno County's library director, Karen Bosch Cobb, has announced her retirement after decades of public service to Valley patrons. Since March 2003 Bosch Cobb has served as both interim County Librarian and County Librarian. She will retire on April 2.
During her time as the head of Fresno County's 35-branch library system, Bosch Cobb continued implementation of the Measure B service plan which was first launched under the leadership of her predecessor, John Kallenberg. Measure B, a one-eighth cent sales tax, provides major revenue for additional library hours, services and materials. The measure has generated more than $125-million since it was passed by voters in 1998. The goals of Measure B and a Master Facilities Plan continue to serve as a road map to service decisions.
"The passage of Measure B was the most significant event of my career," Bosch Cobb noted. "It transformed our library from one of the poorest per capita funded libraries in the State to one with funds to improve hours, collections, literacy and other vital services. Measure B gave us the means to set about making our organization into a 21st century library."
The greatest challenge now facing the Library is renewal of Measure B prior to its expiration on March 31, 2013. The next County Librarian will be tasked with continuing to maintain the promises of Measure B while preparing the documents and the community for its renewal in June or November 2012.
Bosch Cobb is also proud of the many facilities improvements accomplished in recent years. Prior to Measure B she worked on new libraries for Easton, San Joaquin, Parlier and Squaw Valley. New libraries partially funded by Measure B include Caruthers, Fowler, Mendota, Kerman, Orange Cove, West Fresno, Woodward Park, a major renovation of Laton, and the conceptual design for a new Central Library as well as plans for a new library in Tranquillity. She also worked on numerous renovations and on moving libraries into new leased facilities. Though many buildings have been completed, many more projects remain as part of the Board of Supervisors approved Library Master Facilities Plan document. Except for the completion of a new library for Tranquillity, current Measure B funds are being used for library operations, in accordance with the direction of voters.
March 2010 marks a milestone for Fresno County libraries, which was a factor in Bosch Cobb's own decision to retire after 37 plus years of service. In conjunction with its centennial celebrations, the Friends of the Fresno County Library released A Century of Service: From Dewey Decimal to Digital, by William Secrest, Jr. The 128-page volume chronicles the creation of the Library, the expansion of its departments and branches, and its growth as a major cultural institution of California's San Joaquin Valley. A time capsule encased in a cornerstone of the downtown Central Library since 1959 was opened on March 12 to mark the end of the first century of County Library service and the beginning of the next one hundred years of service. The capsule will be reburied with new artifacts for a future reopening in the next half century.
"As a young librarian arriving in the Valley in 1972, I never imagined the many opportunities that I would have to serve Fresno County. I arrived with a passion for the transformative power of libraries and now look forward to carrying that passion into retirement as a library advocate," Bosch Cobb said. "As a volunteer citizen, I can do so much more to promote the passage of Measure B in a 2012 election, and I intend to be a volunteer for this cause as well as other causes important to me."
Bosch Cobb holds a Masters of Library Science from University of California, Berkeley. She held various leadership positions with the California Library Association and received the Member of the Year award in 2005. Her community activities include serving as a Board Member of the Fresno County Federal Credit Union, and Board member and Chair of the Fresno Coalition for Art, Science and History.
Recruitment for a new County Librarian opened earlier this month. Pat Pondexter, Associate County Librarian, will serve as Interim County Librarian during the recruitment process.
Press Release Submitted by:
Roberta Barton
Fresno County Public Library
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Posted by claadmin at 10:58 AM
March 24, 2010
CLA Congratulates Patty Wong
The California Library Association congratulates Patty Wong on receiving the 5th Senate District's 2009 Women of the Year. Ms. Wong was selected for her commitment to improving lives in her community by providing library access to the underserved in Yolo County. On behalf of CLA's membership, volunteers, and staff, congratulations to Patty on this well deserved award and thank you for your contributions to the California library community!
Wolk honors Yolo County Librarian as 5th Senate District's Woman of the Year
Yolo honoree committed to providing library access to underserved in community
SACRAMENTO - Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) honored Patty Wong of Yolo County and PJ Davis of Solano County as the 5th Senate District's 2009 Women of the Year today at a private ceremony at Wolk's District Office in Vacaville.
"These are strong, smart women who have profoundly affected this community," said Wolk, who honored the women's contributions as part of the Senate's celebration of Women's History Month. "I am proud to honor their ongoing service and dedication."
Every March, the State Senate celebrates Women's History Month by honoring women whose contributions improve lives in their communities - a tradition dating back to 1987.
Wong, Wolk's Yolo County honoree, is a 26-year veteran in the field of library services who has dedicated her life to improving library access.
"Libraries are the heart of a community. They are a community institution." Wong said. "I've made it my priority to build bridges and work with community leaders to ensure that everyone in our diverse community, especially the underserved have the opportunity to enjoy all that our libraries have to offer."
Wong has been instrumental in overseeing the construction and opening of two new libraries in Winters and West Sacramento - as well as major renovations at the Stephens Davis Branch Library - since being appointed Yolo County Librarian and Chief Archivist in 2008. Under her direction, close to $500,000 in grants have successfully enhanced library operations. In addition to her work with the county, Wong works as a part-time faculty member at both the School of Library and Information Science at San Jose State University and at the iSchool at Drexel University in Sacramento - and consults libraries on techniques for fundraising and working with local communities to improve access.
Wong also works in a variety of capacities with library groups including the California Library Association, Chinese American Librarians Association, and REFORMA - an association that promotes library services to Spanish-speaking Americans. She served as president of the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association in 1999, and is currently providing frontline advocacy for the value of librarians and library staff as co-chair of the American Library Association Presidential Initiative Planning Committee, under President Camila Alire.
PJ Davis, Wolk's Solano County recipient, left a successful career in banking to work in social services. She worked for 15 years with Dixon Family Services, and is currently the Executive Director of the Community Action Partnership of Solano, a nonprofit that provides administrative support, including grant writing and green certification, to other nonprofits in Solano County.
"Through our efforts, we strengthen agencies moving people out of poverty," said Davis, who has acquired almost $500,000 in federal stimulus funding for the group, started a career building program, and added additional staff to expand services. "We improve the sustainability of nonprofit and faith-based organizations in Solano County so they can successfully and creatively provide services to the county's homeless and low-income residents with dignity and honor."
Davis is also the owner and CEO of the consulting firm PJ Davis & Associates and provides courses in nonprofit startup and management and offers technical and administrative assistance. She is a certified national trainer and is called upon to support Community Action Agencies in other states.
Press Release Submitted by:
Melissa Jones
The Office of Senator Lois Wolk
California State Senator, 5th District
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Posted by claadmin at 9:29 AM
March 18, 2010
Potrero Branch Library Reopened March 6
Library renovation includes new rear windows with spectacular city views
San Francisco Public Library celebrated the reopening of the Potrero Branch Library on Saturday March 6 - marking the 14th completed library project in the city's Branch Library Improvement Program. Located at 1616 20th St. in San Francisco, the renovated Potrero Branch Library added 33 percent more space for neighborhood library services.
Hundreds of residents attended the grand reopening celebration which kicked off with Chinese lion dancers at the renovated branch. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held with City Librarian Luis Herrera, State Sen. Mark Leno, Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, Supervisor Sophie Maxwell, Department of Public Works Director Ed Reiskin, Library Commission President Jewelle Gomez and Friends of the San Francisco Public Library's Donna Bero.
The renovation of the Potrero branch included seismic retrofitting to make the building safer in the event of an earthquake and accessibility improvements to meet ADA requirements. A new elevator and an additional staircase were added to access the new program room, which can accommodate Library classes and events as well as after-hours activities for the neighborhood. The creation of an inviting brightly lit children's area with an interactive Play-to-Learn wall and a new designated teen area were also part of the refurbishment. The renovation was designed by the Library Design Studio in the City's Bureau of Architecture in the Department of Public Works.
A centerpiece of the branch library is a new sculpture suspended above the library's main staircase, here and past here by artist Gina Telcocci. The abstract sculpture has many layers of meaning, referencing the unique natural and cultural history of the Potrero Hill neighborhood.
Potrero is the 14th library project to be completed under the Branch Library Improvement Program, which is funded by a $105.9 million bond measure passed by voters in November 2000. The program is supporting the renovation of16 branch libraries and the construction of eight new library buildings around the City. Project costs for the Potrero Branch Library totaled about $5.4 million.
Over the past two years, Friends of the San Francisco Public Library has been working in partnership with neighborhood residents and communities to raise funds, awareness and support for the branch improvements. Friends, together with the Potrero Library Campaign Committee, will contribute approximately $500,000 towards the branch renovations to pay for furnishings, fixtures and equipment -expenses not covered by the bond. For more information on how to support the Potrero Library Campaign, please contact Mary Abler at (415) 626-7512 ext. 107 or mary.abler@friendssfpl.org.
Submitted to California Libraries by:
Michelle Jeffers
Public Relations Officer
San Francisco Public Library
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Posted by claadmin at 2:02 PM
March 11, 2010
Mary Nacu Appointed Assistant Library Director
Role Oversees Day-to-Day Operations for Public Library Service at King Library and 18 Branches
SAN JOSÉ - Mary Nacu moves into San José Public Library's Assistant Library Director position permanently this month, following a six-month period acting in that capacity. Her appointment comes at the end of a national search, which concluded that Nacu is best qualified to oversee day-to-day operations for the growing system (currently eighteen branches, plus the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library) in a period of severe economic challenges.
Nacu brings to the role her knowledge and experience of the City of San José library system, starting with her 1987 appointment as a youth services librarian, which followed her receipt of a master's degree in library science from San José State University. She became a branch manager in 2001; then moved up in 2003 to the role of division manager with responsibility for staff development, training and innovation for the department along with oversight of nine branches.
Nacu's demonstrated leadership of the library's extensive innovation initiatives and projects over several years give her a framework in which to craft a leaner operation that still holds true to the customer service principles formulated under her guidance:
- Customers first
- Teach customers
- Reinvent environments
- Enable staff
Nacu resides in San José along with her husband and two of her three children.
About San José Public Library
San José Public Library system (SJPL) is the largest public library system between San Francisco and Los Angeles on the West Coast in California, serving a culturally diverse population of approximately 1,007,000 in the nation's 10th largest city. Recipient of the prestigious national Library of the Year award and a Four-Star LJ Index Rating, SJPL is recognized across the country for its innovation and leadership in the field and is one of the busiest library systems nationwide, with an annual checkout rate of more than 15 million items through 18 currently operating locations.
Submitted by:
Lorraine Oback
Marketing Communications
San José Public Library
The San José Public Library is an Institutional Member of the California Library Association and supports our advocacy efforts. Additionally, SJPL's new Assistant Director, Mary Nacu, is an active member of CLA. Click here for more information about CLA membership.
Posted by claadmin at 2:17 PM
March 10, 2010
Libraries Are Good for Business
Late last year Palos Verdes Library District launched the Zerunyan Center for Business, Entrepreneurship and Community Development, intended to be the hub of our services for the business community. It is also PVLD's first foray into public/private partnerships, in this case between the Library District, local City Council Member Frank Zerunyan, and local corporate and individual sponsors.
The Center is still small, and we have had our share of growing pains as we work through all of the issues associated with bringing new partners with new perspectives (and in some cases a lack of understanding of what we already do) into "our" library world, integrating operation of the center with other library activities and programs, integrating fundraising for the Center with our other fundraising efforts, and identifying which programs and services are most needed by our local business community.
At the same time it has been very rewarding to see how the community, and particularly the business community, has responded. Apart from enabling the library to expand its services, the Center has also been a means of attracting new library supporters and donors who see (maybe for the first time) that the library is doing something that is directly relevant for them.
I have been wrestling with both how to work through the growing pains and capitalize on the opportunities that the Zerunyan Center presents, so I was excited to come across this Kiplinger article on how "Libraries Are Building Business Buzz" on Friday.
Apart from great ideas for services for business, it was interesting that the library examples in the article all seemed to be primarily publicly funded, albeit with support from donors. None of the business centers seemed to be the kind of comprehensive public/private partnership that we have envisioned...no wonder we are having growing pains!
Growing pains aside, I was pleased to see a national publication like Kiplinger's confirm that we are on the right track as we grow our services for business. In addition to the Zerunyan Center with its dedicated space, collection of business-related materials, and planned outreach programs we offer a variety of business-oreinted online databases; "quiet study" rooms that are used by local business people for small meetings; rent our larger conference and community rooms for use by businesses and business organizations as well as the non-profit community; Notary, scanning, copying and other services of interest to the business community; and are about to launch a new business networking website for our local community.
The article gave me renewed energy for tackling our Business Center issues and continuing to grow our business services...a shot in the arm at just the right time!
Submitted by:
Kathy Gould
Director, Palos Verdes Library District
Reposted from PVLD Director's Blog
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Posted by claadmin at 12:03 PM
March 2, 2010
Sacramento Public Library hosts Digital Library Festival on March 24
No matter if it is a holiday or late at night when libraries are closed, there are numerous services Sacramento Public Library card holders may access online 24/7. A Digital Library Festival is planned from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday, March 24, on 9th Street, between I and J streets, Sacramento (in front of the Tsakopoulos Library Galleria at the Central Library).
Several booths will provide useful information of online library programs and services, as well as community resources, that include finding jobs, improving one's health and wellness, tracing a family's genealogy, grade- and subject-specific homework help for 3rd to 12th grade students, self-help law resources, small business assistance, self-paced language learning courses and test tutorials, how to invest money wisely, library volunteer and support opportunities, and more.
The festival highlight will be the nationally-touring Overdrive Digital Bookmobile. The 74-foot tractor-trailer has hand-on electronic devices. It instructs visitors how to download eBooks, audiobooks, music, and videos which are available free from the library web site.
For details, telephone the Sacramento Public Library at (916) 264-2920 or visit saclibrary.org
Submitted by:
Don Burns
Sacramento Public Library
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Posted by claadmin at 2:17 PM
March 1, 2010
San Francisco Public Library Re-launches sfpl.org
After two years of planning and design, San Francisco Public Library is pleased to unveil its new Web site at sfpl.org.
The new site is intended to be more user friendly and inclusive; it provides a variety of formats to locate online information from SFPL. For example, the online catalog of materials, with a query box located in the upper right hand corner of the Web site, enables patrons to search for materials using either the classic catalog or the new Explore catalog which leverages Web 2.0 technology to offer more items related to a search.
"Among the major new enhancements to our Web site is the ability to offer a wealth of online resources and information to our diverse community, thanks to translated versions of web pages in Spanish and Chinese," said City Librarian Luis Herrera.
SFPL staff devoted time to studying the needs of its patrons and the development of Web 2.0 features and then worked with Desite Design, a San Francisco web development firm, to execute and deploy the new online presence.
The overall site offers a more modern display of information intended to keep library patrons and online visitors better informed about the variety of collections, programs, services and calendar of events provided by San Francisco Public Library.
New links enable all to obtain quicker access to information such as dynamic listings of events linked by branch or by series of interest. Links on each event page make it easier to share information from the calendar. Users also can learn about current highlights at the library through a series of rotating spotlights on the home page.
Online visitors can find information about the branches in the SFPL system by clicking to a dedicated page for each branch. The site also offers Library podcasts and videos and new photo gallery features. To enhance the user experience, the site is programmed with print settings that avoid wasting paper and the ability to change text size for readability.
The children's section of sfpl.org was also redesigned. The colorful and engaging kid's site includes a cable car, a seal, Sutro Tower, the Golden Gate Bridge and of course the city's ever-present fog. Desite worked with illustrator Shawn Rosenberger to create a colorful and interactive area that is very distinct from the main site.
Submitted by:
Michelle Jeffers
Public Relations Officer
San Francisco Public Library
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Posted by claadmin at 8:56 AM
February 26, 2010
San Bernardino County Opens 31st Branch Library on March 6 in Chino
SAN BERNARDINO - The Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting for the new Cal Aero Preserve Academy Branch Library will take place on Saturday, March 6, starting at 9:30 am. The new branch at 15850 Main St. in Chino is a joint-use facility in cooperation with the Chino Valley Unified School District.
The 6,440-square-foot facility will be open to students only during school hours. The library then opens to the public and is managed by county library personnel from 3:30 to 8:00 pm Monday through Thursday and from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm on Saturday. The branch will be closed to the public on Friday and Sunday.
The new branch includes ten public-access computers and four catalog computers. Special areas have been set aside for children and for young adults. The opening day collection comprises some 12,000 items, a number enhanced by contributions of books and other materials from other branches in the county system.
The branch also features two special-purpose rooms, one for textbooks only and the other for a Friends of the Library used bookstore.
The library's décor has been chosen with care to reflect the name and unique heritage of the facility. The children's area is dominated by an aircraft-themed fantasy illustration mural nearly 18 feet wide. The computer area features two large photographic murals that depict famous aircraft from the 1930s through the 1950s, including the P-38 Lightning, the P-51 Mustang and the F-86 Sabre Jet.
Several of the "READ" posters on branch walls feature other airplanes, including the Boeing P-26A Peashooter, which - like most of the other photographed planes in the branch - is part of the collection at the neighboring Planes of Fame Museum at Chino Airport. Museum vice president and general manager Bill Hamilton notes that the museum's P-26A is one of only two still in existence, with the other being housed at the Smithsonian in Washington, DC.
"This new library is a highlight for the community in this planned development," notes Gary C. Ovitt, San Bernardino County Supervisor for the Fourth District, which includes Chino, and board chairman. "It brings public library convenience to residents of the area that otherwise would have to go miles away to our Central Avenue facility in the city's civic complex."
Supervisor Ovitt will be on hand for the ribbon-cutting, and will be joined by local dignitaries and library supporters, as well as a color guard from Cub Scout Pack 204. Light refreshments and special commemorative cookies will be provided while supplies last.
There will be a unique color airplane poster give-away for the youngsters. A total of six posters have been created as a series. Children 13 and under receive a free poster when they check out at least one book or other item. The first poster, of the Boeing P-26A, will be distributed during grand opening week. The remaining five posters (P-38 Lightning, P-47 Thunderbolt, P-51 Mustang, Grumman Avenger and F-86 Sabre Jet) will be made available over the following five weeks.
The branch is located at 15850 Main St., just below Kimball Avenue, south of Chino Airport. The phone number for the branch is 909-606-8531.
Submitted by:
Greg Zerovnik, PhD
Marketing & Public Relations Coordinator
San Bernardino County Library
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Posted by claadmin at 7:51 AM
February 11, 2010
Three Libraries Selected for 4th Annual ALSC Bookapalooza Program
CHICAGO - The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has announced the winners of the fourth annual Bookapalooza program. The three libraries selected to receive a collection of children's materials are the Foundation Schools (Md.); Monterey County Free Libraries; and the Richmond Public Library.
The collections consist of books, videos, audiobooks and recordings produced in 2009 and submitted by children's trade publishers for the 2010 award and media evaluation committees. Intended to help transform each library's collection, the Bookapalooza award provides an opportunity for communities to use these new materials in creative and innovative ways. The Bookapalooza program aligns with ALSC's core purpose of creating a better future for all children through libraries.
The Foundation Schools serve approximately 400 children and adolescents, in grades one through 12, who suffer from an emotional disability. Students are referred to the Foundation Schools when the public schools have exhausted all other options to meet their special needs; in addition to emotional and behavioral problems, many students who come to the school have fully diagnosed learning disabilities or learning deficits, a history of school failure and deficits in the essential skills necessary for school success. Currently, the school's library is small and outdated, leaving students uninspired and uninterested. The Bookapalooza collection will transform the library into something students can use both academically and recreationally, aiding in the success of students at the Foundation Schools.
The Monterey County Free Libraries in Greenfield, CA, serve a large Oaxacan community, which presents a number of challenges and struggles. Oaxacans come from Chiapas, the poverty-stricken region in Mexico bordering on Guatemala. Due to their isolation in the mountains, poverty and lack of schooling in Mexico, many Oaxacans in the community do not speak Spanish or English; the languages they speak identify their Oaxacan subgroups. The Bookapalooza grant will help the library meet the challenges the marginalized Oaxacan immigrant community confronts as it seeks to integrate into American society.
The city of Richmond, CA, struggles with high-rates of crime, violence and poverty. For many children, it is hard for children to get to the library, but luckily the library comes to them. The library has had a bookmobile since 1947, and the current vehicle has been in service since 1996. Over the past two years, the bookmobile has serviced, on average, 4,500 children a month. With an extremely limited budget, it has been very challenging for the bookmobile librarians to keep up with the collection needs of the community. By winning the Bookapalooza award, the bookmobile will be able to replace its older books and allow more books to go out on loan in the community.
ALSC, a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is the world's largest organization dedicated to the support and enhancement of library service to children. With a network of more than 4,200 children's and youth librarians, literature experts, publishers and educational faculty, ALSC is committed to creating a better future for children through libraries. To learn more about ALSC, visit ALSC's Web site at www.ala.org/alsc.
Members of the 2010 ALSC Grant Administration Committee include: Linda Ernst, King County (Wash.) Library System; Lynn Piper Carpenter, Birmingham (Ala.) Public Library; Stacy Dillon, LREI, N.Y.; Peter Howard, Louisville (Ky.) Free Public Library; Richard Michael Kerper, Millersville University, Pa.; April Mazza, Wayland (Mass.) Free Public Library; Stephanie Ann Simpson, N.C.; Margie Stern, Delaware County (Pa.) Library System; and Tracy-Lyn Van Dyne, Connetquot (N.Y.) Public Library.
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Jenny Najduch
ALSC Marketing Specialist
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February 10, 2010
SF's Potrero Branch Library Reopens March 6
Library Renovation Includes New Rear Windows with Spectacular City Views
San Francisco Public Library will celebrate the reopening of the Potrero Branch Library on March 6 - marking the 14th completed library project in the city's Branch Library Improvement Program. Located at 1616 20th St., near Connecticut Street, the renovated Potrero Branch Library will add 33 percent more space for neighborhood library services.
The grand reopening celebration will kick off with Chinese lion dancers at the renovated branch. Festivities begin at 1 p.m. Library services will start at 2 p.m. A ribbon cutting ceremony is planned with Mayor Gavin Newsom, City Librarian Luis Herrera, State Sen. Mark Leno, Supervisor Sophie Maxwell, Department of Public Works Director Ed Reiskin and other city and state officials.
"This branch offers a remarkable skyline view of San Francisco that patrons can enjoy, but also offers much to enjoy inside the building, including a wonderful children's area and new teen area for this vibrant family-friendly neighborhood," said City Librarian Luis Herrera. "With new technology, additional computers and an expanded collection of material, we can hardly wait to reopen the doors to this spectacular branch."
The renovation of the Potrero branch included seismic retrofitting to make the building safer in the event of an earthquake and accessibility improvements to meet ADA requirements. A new elevator and an additional staircase were added to access the new program room, which can accommodate Library classes and events as well as after-hours activities for the neighborhood. The creation of an inviting brightly lit children's area with an interactive Play-to-Learn wall and a new designated teen area were also part of the refurbishment. The renovation was designed by the Library Design Studio in the City's Bureau of Architecture in the Department of Public Works.
A centerpiece of the branch library is a new sculpture suspended above the library's main staircase, here and past here by artist Gina Telcocci. The abstract sculpture has many layers of meaning, referencing the unique natural and cultural history of the Potrero Hill neighborhood.
"By restoring and building new libraries, we're creating jobs throughout San Francisco," said Ed Reiskin, Director of the Department of Public Works. "Potrero's open, expansive views mimic the expanded opportunities, both for work and for knowledge that libraries offer our communities."
Potrero is the 14th library project to be completed under the Branch Library Improvement Program, which is funded by a $105.9 million bond measure passed by voters in November 2000. The program is supporting the renovation of16 branch libraries and the construction of eight new library buildings around the City. Project costs for the Potrero Branch Library totaled about $5.4 million.
Over the past two years, Friends of the San Francisco Public Library has been working in partnership with neighborhood residents and communities to raise funds, awareness and support for the branch improvements. Friends, together with the Potrero Library Campaign Committee, will contribute approximately $500,000 towards the branch renovations to pay for furnishings, fixtures and equipment - expenses not covered by the bond. For more information on how to support the Potrero Library Campaign, please contact Mary Abler at (415) 626-7512 ext. 107 or mary.abler@friendssfpl.org.
For more information about the Potrero Branch Library's opening celebration, please call (415) 557-4277, or visit www.sfpl.org.
Submitted by:
Michelle Jeffers
Public Relations Officer
San Francisco Public Library
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February 8, 2010
San Jose's Southernmost Library Reopens
Community Celebration Marks Grand Opening of New Santa Teresa Branch
SAN JOSE - South valley residents joined city and library officials today to celebrate the grand opening of the new, expanded Santa Teresa Branch Library. At 22,000 sq. ft., the ultra modern light-filled structure is nearly twice the size of the original 13,860 sq. ft. library that had occupied the site since 1984. Following a brief dedication ceremony, visitors were free to explore the new spaces, check out library materials and enjoy light refreshments.
"The new Santa Teresa library will be a great resource for our South San Jose community," said Mayor Chuck Reed. "I'd like to thank our residents for supporting the expansion of libraries throughout our city."
The new library - designed by STUDIOS Architecture (San Francisco, CA) and constructed by BRCO Constructors, Inc (Sacramento, CA) - features a glass tower at entry, corrugated metal ceiling, glass mulch landscape feature, and maximization of natural light with large glass areas and skylights. The new Santa Teresa Branch also includes the common elements of all new library construction in San Jose:
- an Internet cafe
- community living room with a fireplace
- technology center
- group and quiet study areas, and
- a community room
along with significantly more space inside for seating, collections and computers. The project was completed well under budget.
"It is with great excitement that I welcome the return of the long-awaited Santa Teresa Library, which is a beautiful and modern addition to the City of San Jose," said Councilmember Ash Kalra. "During these economic times, it is especially important to have resources such as libraries to provide families with low cost options for their entertainment and education. I look forward to what this library will bring to our community!"
Public art for the project created by Beatrice Coron (New York, NY) includes three key elements built around the theme "Cultivate Your Mind in the Orchard of Knowledge:"
- "Orchard Walk" - thematic sidewalk insets made of stainless steel and flamed granite embedded in concrete that cross references fruits and major literary works
- "Tree of Knowledge" - three glass panes giving the impression of age rings in the cross-section of a tree trunk that illustrate eras in the region’s history, and
- "Bibliotree" - a sculptural element in the form of a tall flourishing tree made of water jet cut stainless steel; the trunk features letters or world alphabets while the tree branches support books and other media suggesting the very basic relationship between the two.
Once the busiest branch in the system, Santa Teresa Library is expected to resume that role; offering a variety of programs for all ages. Library staff are engaged in programming collaboration with the nearby Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center, starting with joint sponsorship of a visit by the Digital Bookmobile from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, March 19.
Santa Teresa Branch Library is the fifteenth branch library bond project to be completed. The Branch Library Bond Measure, approved in November 2000, provides $212 million over ten years dedicated to the construction of six new and fourteen expanded branch libraries in San Jose. All but one of the planned projects are now at some stage of design or construction or have been completed. Visit www.newsanjoselibaries.com for updates on San Jose branch library development.
Santa Teresa Branch Library, located at 290 International Circle, is open Monday, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.; and Thursday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. For information, call (408) 808-3068.
Submitted by:
Lorraine Oback
Marketing Communications
San Jose Public Library
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February 4, 2010
New Library Services Manager at NBPL
NEWPORT BEACH - Tim Hetherton has been named Library Services Manager for the Newport Beach Public Library. Hetherton will oversee the management and development of programs, services and staff at the Central Library and three branch libraries under the direction of Library Services Director Cynthia Cowell. He previously held the position of Reference and Training Coordinator at Newport Beach Public Library.
Hetherton succeeds Susan Warren who retired in December after 24 years of service. Warren began her career at the Newport Beach Public Library as an "On-Call" Librarian I in 1985 and worked her way up to the Library Services Manager position. In 2009, she received the Newport Beach Employee of the Year Award.
Phyllis Scheffler, Branch Librarian for the Balboa Branch Library, also retired from the Newport Beach Public Library in December. Scheffler served as Branch Librarian for nearly 20 years and cultivated a loyal bond between the Library and the Balboa community.
Submitted by:
Katherine Mielke
Marketing Specialist
Newport Beach Public Library
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January 21, 2010
Deep Space Images Unveiled in San Jose
A crowd of 200, including a class of sixth graders from a nearby school, filled the lobby of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library (San Jose) on a recent weekday morning for the unveiling of unique, multi-wavelength images of the Milky Way. One view represents a composite of images captured by NASA's three Great Observatories: the Hubble Space Telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope, and Chandra X-Ray Observatory. A companion poster illustrates what each view looks like separately. None of them would have been visible to the naked eye. Dr. Michael Kaufman - professor of Physics and Astronomy at San Jose State University - delivered a brief talk, followed by a lively Q&A engaging participants of all ages. The King Library was one of only two locations in the San Francisco Bay Area chosen to host an unveiling event marking the close of the International Year of Astronomy, held in recognition of the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first celestial observations.
Related activities scheduled the following weekend significantly increased visits to the library's Children's Room. Visitors included a junior scout troop that took advantage of the opportunity to earn their astronomy badge. Lectures on varying aspects of space exploration delivered by Kaufman and his colleagues were also popular. They demonstrate the unique benefit enjoyed by San Jose as a result of the collaboration between the City of San Jose and San Jose State University in co-managing the King Library. The day's programming represented the combined efforts of public and university library staff, together with SJSU Physics and Astronomy Department.
NASA's images remain on view in the Fourth Street Lobby of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library throughout 2010. The library is located at 150 E. San Fernando at S. Fourth Street in downtown San Jose. Parking at the nearby Fourth Street Garage is free weekends before 6 p.m. For exhibit information, call (408) 808-2397.
A duplicate set of images is on display at the Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland. Visit the following site for resources to develop your own space exploration programming: http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/iya/.
Submitted to California Libraries by:
Lorraine Oback
San Jose Public Library
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Riverside County Library Hosts 2010 Arbuthnot Lecture
The Riverside County Library System, in cooperation with the University of California Riverside, will host the 2010 May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture featuring Kathleen T. Horning, a nationally known expert on children's literature and director of the Cooperative Children's Book Center at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Ms. Horning is well known to librarians and children's book experts as a very interesting a highly engaging speaker. "KT," as she is known to her many friends and admirers, is also the author of Cover to Cover: Evaluating and Reviewing Children's Books. Her lecture will be titled "Can Children's Books Save the World?"
The lecture will be held on Thursday, May 13, at 7 p.m. at the Extension Center at 1200 University Avenue, adjacent to the UCR campus in Riverside.
The Arbuthnot Lecture is an annual event sponsored by the Association of Library Services to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association. Each year ALSC selects one library in the United States to host the event. Since its inception in 1970, the Arbuthnot lecture has only been hosted in California four times previously and never in the Inland area.
Ms. Horning is one of the most important voices in the area of library services to children and the advocacy of children's reading in the United States. In addition to her book, Cover to Cover, Ms. Horning also publishes the annual CCBC Choices bibliography, an annotated best-of-the-year list that many libraries use as a core collection development tool. She also serves on the United States Board on Books for Young People and is the recipient of the 2009 Scholastic Library Publishing Award from the American Library Association, sponsored by Scholastic Library Publishing.
While in the Riverside area, Ms. Horning will also visit libraries and meet with informally with area librarians.
Anyone who is interested in children's literature, libraries, education or early childhood development, will find this lecture very interesting and rewarding. Registration for the lecture will open online March 1, 2010.
Submitted to California Libraries by:
Mark Smith
Riverside County Library System
CLA Board Member
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Youth Enjoy Digital Arts Lab
On November 11, 2007, Salinas Public Library Director Elizabeth Martinez introduced the idea of a Digital Arts Lab (DAL) to the Salinas City Council, as a place for youth to build their interest in graphic and digital arts toward a potential career. With financial support from the Rally Salinas Fund, and an Irvine Foundation award of $25,000 to purchase computers and equipment for the lab, the DAL opened in September 2008, and has grown in popularity and dramatically increased digital arts and literacy skills of the community.
DAL projects have ranged from introductory courses and hands on Learn and Play Demos led by community volunteers, California State Monterey Bay Service Learning Students and staff. Visitors to the DAL have free and unrestricted access to four Apple computers, two Apple notebooks, and an Apple Mac Pro. Each computer has the entire Design Premium Adobe Creative Suite, Apple iLife, and Final Cut studio software to explore. Programming and hands on courses have introduced patrons to editing and uploading their own digital photographs with Adobe's Photoshop CS3 and Flickr, creating musical scores and mash ups using Garageband, as well as introductory web design and search engine optimization seminars.
The DAL has attracted a variety of guests from area teens editing skateboarding films, to local fishermen creating video advertisements to be aired on local television. Everyone from Senior Citizens to young children can be found uploading music to their ipods using Apple's itunes, and both adults and children enjoy taking, editing, and uploading photographs from embedded webcams in each DAL computer.
Along with the endless software and digital art capabilities the DAL houses the equipment for the U Name It Teen Lounge which sits outside its glass doors. Featuring both a Nintendo Wii Xbox360Elite, the library features a variety of games daily, and hosts in house tournaments in partnership with the local gameshop, Gamecrazy. Recognizing the differences in skills level and taste, each tournament offers prizes and tips for all participants regardless of their abilities. Rockband and Guitar Hero tournaments bring together young adults as teams, and the physical demands of Wii sports get teens from across the community up and moving to the library.
For more information on the Salinas Public Library's Digital Arts Lab you can visit their online blog at www.digitalartslab.blogspot.com. Along with information regarding scheduling and programming you can also view online tutorials developed and created by Salinas Public Library Staff and volunteers. See also www.salinaspubliclibrary.org
Submitted to California Libraries by:
Carissa Purnell
Salinas Public Library
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December 24, 2009
Salinas Public Library and the Library of Alexandria Declare a Literary Peace
December 24, 2009 - Salinas, the City of Letters. Librarians across the world were stunned in November to receive news that the Salinas Public Library had challenged the library of another great City of Letters - the legendary Library of Alexandria in Egypt - to a literary duel through National Novel Writing Month. The Bibliotheca Alexandrina accepted Salinas' challenge on behalf of the novelists of Egypt, and the literary world held its breath as news of this international incident spread. Now, after 21 Salinas novelists wrote over half a million words in November, the two libraries have ended their dramatic literary competition - and declared a literary peace - as the Salinas Public Library and the Bibliotheca Alexandrina engage their citizens in a literary dialogue during the month of December. Salinas Mayor Dennis Donohue and Deputy Librarian Maria Roddy met with Dr. Ismail Serageldin, the founder and Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, to cement the agreement.
In December, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina distributes one thousand copies of The Grapes of Wrath, in Arabic, as Alexandria participates in The Big Read. Throughout December, the Salinas Public Library and the Bibliotheca Alexandrina are engaging their citizens in an English-Arabic dialogue through Steinbeck's classic novel.
Congressman Sam Farr expressed his delight at the resolution of the international literary incident, saying, "Salinas is known internationally as the Salad Bowl of the World largely due to the great works of John Steinbeck. So I'm excited that Salinas and Alexandria, both cities brought to life through books, are using this great author to illustrate the power of literature. Steinbeck, who wrote so vividly about the ability of people to endure difficult times, is a perfect example of the influence of the written word."
In a further development, John Steinbeck's library issued a special Salinas Public Library card to Mr. Adel Ali Labib, the Governor of Alexandria, and Salinas Mayor Dennis Donohue invited Governor Labib to join him in reading The Grapes of Wrath in December. The library checked out a copy of that novel to Governor Labib, renewable forever, and sent it to Alexandria as a diplomatic gift.
Following is the text of the Salinas Public Library's original challenge to the Mother of All Libraries, which was accepted by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and posted to its Facebook site:
Calling Alexandria's Someday Novelists: Salinas, California Challenges You!
Write a Novel in the Month of November!
Salinas California, City of Letters and Birthplace of John Steinbeck,
Challenges Alexandria, Egypt to a Literary Duel through NaNoWriMo
November, 2009 - In an act of irrational literary abandon, the Salinas Public Library has issued an international challenge to the Library of Alexandria, Egypt: Let the novelists of our cities of letters engage in a literary duel during the month of November as they strive to write a 50,000-word novel in one month. Why? Because the world needs more laughter, and everyone loves exploits of remarkable literary ambition. And because November is National Novel Writing Month, lovingly called "NaNoWriMo," when 100,000 people from the far corners of the earth will join in the spirit of daring and unlikely exploits. It is a month of brazen challenges, outsized claims, and international incidents of the literary kind. Join Us!
This is not so crazy! Salinas' native son John Steinbeck wrote his 454-page opus, The Grapes of Wrath, in five short months-at the rate of about 31,000 words per month. If you would like to embark on the most daring literary adventure of your life, sign up to take us on! This will connect you with a worldwide network of someday novelists, a high-humored bunch of writers who will tilt at anything. Particularly the novelists of Salinas, who can't wait to square off against the novelists of Alexandria. Go to www.nanowrimo.org.
www.salinaspubliclibrary.org
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This literary incident has brought together two libraries with dramatic histories. The ancient Library of Alexandria, founded at the beginning of the third century BC, was the most famous library of the ancient world, charged with collecting all the world's knowledge. The original Library of Alexandria was partially destroyed on several occasions, and by the Middle Ages was the stuff of legend. In 2002, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina was inaugurated near the site of the ancient library, and now carries the tradition of the Library of Alexandria forward for future generations.
The Salinas Public Library, John Steinbeck's library in Salinas, California, received worldwide attention in 2005-06 when Salinas nearly became the first city in the United States to vote to close its library. An international uproar ensued: citizens, writers and celebrities worldwide mobilized to save the Salinas Public Library. This outcry demonstrated the critical importance of the Library in the life of the city, and when the citizens of Salinas passed ballot Measure V to support the library as part of essential city services, the story of the saving of the Salinas Public Library was heard around the world.
"The Salinas Public Library has much in common with the Library of Alexandria," said Elizabeth Martinez, Library Director of the Salinas Public Library. "Both libraries faced great challenges, and their demise was mourned across the world, but both libraries rose triumphantly to recreate themselves. The Salinas Public Library may be small, but it's resilient."
This program launches "Salinas: City of Letters," the second year of the collaborative programming presented by the Salinas Public Library and the National Steinbeck Center. This program is funded by a National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and will include the Centennial year of the Salinas Public Library, founded in 1909, and celebrating its 100th birthday in fall 2009. www.salinaspubliclibrary.org
Submitted by Lori Wood
Salinas Public Library
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December 9, 2009
Sacramento Public Library & State of California to Host Free Consumer Sessions
The Sacramento Public Library and the California Department of Consumer Affairs are co-sponsoring free, monthly information programs to help consumers throughout 2010.
"Take Charge California! @ the Library" sessions will be at noon on the first Wednesday of each month, starting Jan. 6, in the west meeting room of the Central Library, 828 I St, Sacramento, CA 95814.
Each one-hour session will feature a librarian, a DCA representative and a guest speaker.
Topics include managing credit card debt, funeral costs, renter rights and other issues related to finances and legal matters.
For more information, call (916) 264-2920 or visit www.saclibrary.org.
Source: The Sacramento Bee
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September 28, 2009
Have Lunch with the Ban(ne)d!
Thursday, October 1, 2009, 12-1:30pm
Main Library/Larkin Street Steps
The San Francisco Public Library is celebrating the freedom for everyone to read what they want - and rock out as they wish - at a lunchtime music-themed Ban(ne)d Books reading and performance.
With readings, songs and readings about songs, this Ban(ne)d Books event will entertain and inspire both minds and ears! An exciting lineup of musicians and writers will be on hand for the event including Joey Altman and the Pimentos, Jack Boulware, Ben Fong-Torres, Kathi Kamen Goldmark & Sam Barry, Penelope Houston & Patricio Johnson, Frank Portman, Richie Unterberger, Roy Zimmerman, emcee Jewelle Gomez and more.
More info:
Banned Books Facebook Page
Submitted by:
Rosie Levy Merlin
Program Outreach Librarian
San Francisco Public Library - Public Affairs
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