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It’s Library Card Sign-Up Month. Check out our new Marketing page for libraries and raise awareness of your library’s services and programs with these resources.

Toward a Decolonial Future: Klamath River Temporary Dams with Dr. Brittani Orona on Wednesday, November 13 at 4:00 PM.

Toward a Decolonial Future: Klamath River Temporary Dams

Join the California History Section for their next Speaker Series virtual talk, Toward a Decolonial Future: Klamath River Temporary Dams with Dr. Brittani Orona on Wednesday, November 13 at 4:00 pm.

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