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2012

2012, Feb. 10 pdf, html A Night at the California State Library presents: Will Sacramento Flood?

2011

2011, Dec. 10 pdf, html Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland comes to the California State Library for the Holidays
2011, Nov. 16 pdf, html November Food For Thought: Thinking and Talking at the California State Library
2011, Sep. 28 pdf, html Celebrate Banned Book Week at the California State Library
2011, Sep. 14 pdf, html California State Library announces Tales from the Old City Cemetery
2011, Sep. 12 pdf, html Author Erika Esau lecture and book signing at the California State Library
2011, Aug. 8 pdf, html Peggy Fish Appointed Program Manager for California Civil Liberties Public Education Program
2011, July 15 pdf, html Food for Thought Presents Bandido: The Life and Times of Tiburcio Vasquez
2011, May 3 pdf, html Food for Thought Presents an Evening of Scottish Bagpipes, Highland Dancing, and Early Weaponry
2011, Apr. 14 pdf, html Grant Recipients Announced for California Civil Liberties Public Education Program
2011, Apr. 12 pdf, html Food for Thought Presents Bottle Shock
2011, Mar. 3 pdf, html A Century of Women’s Suffrage in California Celebrated by Online Calendar
2011, Mar. 1 pdf, html Food for Thought Presents The Legend of Pancho Barnes
2011, Mar. 1 pdf, html National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Celebrates 80th Anniversary

2010

2010, Oct. 20 pdf, html Grant priorities announced for California Civil Liberties Public Education Program
2010, Oct. 19 pdf, html Easy Voter Guide from League of Women Voters
2010, Oct. 13 pdf, html Food for Thought Presents Printmaker Tom Killion
2010, Oct. 7 pdf, html Food for Thought Screens The Candidate
2010, Sep. 30 pdf, html New Consumer Health Toolkit Helps Libraries Serve the Public
2010, Sep. 13 pdf, html Banned Books to Be Read Aloud by Local Celebrities
2010, Sep. 3 pdf, html Food for Thought Presents Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo
2010, Aug. 13 pdf, html Grant Recipients Announced for California's Family Place Library Program
2010, Aug. 5 pdf, html Food for Thought Cruises Main Street with Classic George Lucas Film
2010, July 19 pdf, html Newly discovered Lincoln document traveled with Donner Party to California
2010, July 12 pdf, html Grant Recipients Announced for California Civil Liberties Public Education Program
2010, June 8 pdf, html Twenty-two California Public Librarians Selected as Transforming Life after 50 Fellows. 
2010, May 19 pdf, html California Senate Confirms Stacey A. Aldrich as State Librarian of California
2010, May 11 pdf, html Food for Thought Screens Film Noir Classic
2010, May 4 pdf, html Thirty Years of California Library Ballot Measures Profiled in New Report
2010, Apr. 15 pdf, html Californians Use Public Libraries in Record Numbers
2010, Apr. 13 pdf, html Food for Thought Honors National Library Week with Classic Hepburn/Tracy Film
2010, Mar. 29 pdf, html California State Library Launches New Online Catalog
2010, Mar. 9 pdf, html Food for Thought Presents the Art and Life of Maynard Dixon, an Iconic Western Artist
2010, Feb. 8 pdf, html Food for Thought Presents T.J. Stiles, Winner of 2009 National Book Award for Nonfiction
2010, Jan. 14 pdf, html California State Library Announces California Civil Liberties Public Education Program Grant Application Cycle
2010, Jan. 7 pdf, html Food for Thought Screens Quintessential American Western.

2009

2009, Dec. 22 pdf, html California State Library Announces California Civil Liberties Public Education Program Grant Priorities.
2009, Dec. 16 pdf, html Cismowski Appointed Chief of State Library Services
2009, Nov. 20 pdf, html Stacey Aldrich Appointed State Librarian of California
2009, Nov. 10 pdf, html Food for Thought Honors Native American Veterans
2009, Oct. 20 pdf, html Vital Records Recovery Task Force Departs for American Samoa
2009, Oct. 12 pdf, html Food for Thought Presents Homage to Classic 1930s Horror Films
2009, Aug. 26 pdf, html Food for Thought Honors Author Who Rewrote History of Japanese Internment
2009, Aug. 3 pdf, html Celebrating 200 Years of Braille: Louis Braille Bicentennial Exhibit and Author Event Presented by the California State Library
2009, July 7 pdf, html Food for Thought Honors Audacity, Ingenuity, Courage
2009, June 9 pdf, html Food for Thought Presents Classic Hitchcock Thriller
2009, Apr. 9 pdf, html Food for Thought Presents vehicle murder mystery
2009, Mar. 24 pdf, html Toby Ewing Appointed Director of California Research Bureau
2009, Mar. 9 pdf, html Food for Thought recounts struggle for women's suffrage
2009, Feb. 11 pdf, html Food for Thought February 19 film focuses on sports hero who transcended racial barriers
2009, Jan. 13 pdf, html Food for Thought Offers Historical Film with Modern Day Lessons
2009, Jan. 12 pdf, html California State Library announces California Civil Liberties Public Education Program grant application cycle

2008

2008, Dec. 8 pdf, html Food for Thought to Explore Success/Failure
2008, Nov. 13 pdf, html Food for Thought November 20 film addresses racial tolerance
2008, Oct. 15 pdf, html California Center for the Book moves to LAPL branch
2008, Oct. 6 pdf, html California State Library’s Second Food for Thought event October 16th to focus on strong communities
2008, Sep. 16 pdf, html Food for Thought at California State Library Sept. 25
2008, Jun. 23 pdf, html California State Library announces California Civil Liberties Public Education program grant recipients
2008, Mar. 12 pdf, html Early Learning with Families (ELF) @ Your Library” and “Transforming Life after 50 Institute” get new websites, expand online resources, through the California State Library
2008, Mar. 6 pdf, html Library Journal's Design Institute at SFPL in May, first-time on West Coast
2008, Feb. 2 pdf, html California Research Bureau report highlights concerns about actuarial practices for public employee benefits
2008, Jan. 17 pdf, html Radio-Frequency Identification Document Advisory Panel to meet Feb.6


2007

2007, Nov. 20 pdf, html Easy Voter Guides offered in five languages for February 5, 2008 election
2007, Oct. 22 pdf, html California Research Bureau convenes Radio-Frequency Identification Document Advisory Panel
2007, Sep. 24 pdf, html Marlin to head Braille and Talking Book Library
2007, Sep. 17 pdf, html California libraries joining with PBS to promote Ken Burns’ The War
2007, Sep. 10 pdf, html New publication from California State Library describes public library organization in California
2007, Aug. 29 pdf, html California Cultural And Historical Endowment Board Convenes, Reserves Funding For Round Three
2007, June 13 pdf, html California Civil Liberties Public Education Program announces ’06-’07 grant recipients
2007, June 6 pdf, html Governor appoints Deputy State Librarian 6/6/07
2007, May 30 pdf, html 2007 Juneteenth Exhibit at California State Library June 4 -July 17
2007, May 17 pdf, html Public Meeting for California State Library’s California Civil Liberties Public Education Program set for May 25th
2007, May 9 pdf, html California State Library awards 6 CA libraries digital storytelling grants
2007, Jan. 9 pdf, html California State Library offers television listings to visually impaired customers


2006

2006, Nov. 6 pdf, html California State Library supports digitization of California’s many library treasures
2006, Sept. 28 pdf, html Easy Voter Guide Project unveils expanded resources for new and busy voters
2006, Sept. 13 pdf, html California Civil Liberties Public Education Program to hold public meeting
2006, May 6 pdf, html Endowment Board convenes, reserves funding for round two
2006, Jan. 24 pdf, html Search California – discover the world! Libraries go global
2006, Jan. 6 pdf, html 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy report turns attention to literacy programs in California libraries


2005

2005, Dec. 21 pdf, html California State Library offers Spanish-language newspapers to visually impaired customers
2005, Dec. 19 pdf, html Victorian illuminated manuscripts shine in California State Library exhibit
2005, Dec. 15 pdf, html California State Library to address new National Adult Literacy Assessment report
2005, Nov. 18 pdf, html California Cultural and Historical Endowment announces new grant application
2005, Nov. 4 pdf, html State Librarian appoints Assistant Chief of Library Development Services
2005, Nov. 4 pdf, html State Librarian appoints 3 Library Programs Consultants to Library Development Services
2005, Oct. 21 pdf, html State Librarian Names New Civil Liberties Director
2005, Oct. 19 pdf, html Easy Voter Guide Helps Busy Voters with Complex Propositions
2005, May 20 pdf, html Endowment Board approves funding for 13 projects
2005, Apr. 21 pdf, html Senate Rules Votes To Confirm State Librarian
2005, Jan. 14 pdf, html State Library and Gates Foundation Keep Libraries “Connected” to Internet
2005, Jan. 13 pdf, html Library Report Clarifies Complex San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Rebuild/ Retrofit Project


2004

2004, Dec. 15 pdf, html Endowment Board convenes, reserves funding for 33 grant finalists
2004, Nov. 30 pdf, html California Public Library Grant Awards Announced
2004, Nov. 15 pdf, html California Celebrates 20 Years of Library Literacy Services
2004, Oct. 28 pdf, html State Librarian appoints Chief of Library Development Services
2004, Sept. 23 pdf, html A Landmark Day for Libraries: State Librarian Praises Governor Schwarzenegger on Library Bond Bill
2004, July 22 pdf, html Susan Hildreth to start as State Librarian of California August 2nd
2004, Apr. 12 pdf, html Executive Officer Selected for California Cultural and Historical Endowment
2004, Apr. 1 pdf, html State Librarian of California, Dr. Kevin Starr Retires April 1, 2004
2004, Jan. 12 pdf, html California Cultural and Historical Endowment Board to Convene at the California State Library