June 2012
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Do you love roses?
If you love roses, then check out the online version of this amazing book from our collections: P.J. Redoute’s Les Roses, published in Paris in 1817.
May 2012
31 posts
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Celebrate Golden Gate Bridge Day on May 27!
Governor Brown issued a proclamation recognizing May 27 as Golden Gate Bridge Day. The bridge was designed by Joseph Strauss and is one “of the world’s most recognizable structures.” The Golden Gate Bridge first opened to traffic 75 years ago on May 27, 1937.
Take a look at our gallery of Golden Gate Bridge photos from our historical photo collection, many from the time of...
CA Homeless Youth Project Blog: Farewell to... →
cahomelessyouth:
Hello all, today is my last day here at the California Homeless Youth Project. I have to say that I have had a wonderful time. I have had the opportunity to learn many different aspects of macro level social work through several experiences including research, writing, conferences, building…
For Your Reading and Viewing Pleasure
Booksellers v. Libraries? Publishers v. Amazon? These are the Wrong Battles to Fight - Digital Book World
Farm Co-Op Sun-Maid Publishes E-Book to Celebrate 100th Anniversary - Digital Book World
Farmers Market Search - U.S. Department of Agriculture
How 100 iPads Saved Greece $140 Billion - CNN Money
How to Turn an Obstacle into an Asset - Harvard Business Review
Information for Healthy...
Our Treasures on TV!
Rob Stewart, host of the KVIE television program, “Rob on the Road”, was at the State Library on Wednesday to tape an upcoming episode featuring our library’s treasures. Gary Kurutz, our “retired” Head of Special Collections, showed Rob some of our most rare and beautiful items - such as our first edition Audubon. Both Rob and his camera man, Martin Christian were awestruck by...
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New ALA report explores challenges of equitable...
“The American Library Association (ALA) today released a new report examining critical issues underlying equitable access to digital content through our nation’s libraries. In the report, titled “E-content: The Digital Dialogue,” authors explore an unprecedented and splintered landscape in which several major publishers refuse to sell e-books to libraries; proprietary platforms fragment our...
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Bay Area Immigration Records, Destined for...
Thousands of old West Coast immigration records will become publicly available on Tuesday in San Bruno at the National Archive at San Francisco. The roughly 40,000 files in San Bruno’s new collection are specifically for immigrants or foreign visitors who were processed by immigration agents in San Francisco, Reno, Honolulu or Guam. Only pre-1910 files are currently available, but others will be...
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California State Library Report Points to... →
Women veterans in California say they need employment, health, and education benefits, but many aren’t aware those services are offered through state and federal veterans’ assistance programs. This is one of a number of findings from a survey of women veterans conducted by the California Research Bureau of the State Library. The Bureau released its preliminary report on the survey this week.
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For Your Reading and Viewing Pleasure
Here are some of the items the California State Library Staff is reading and viewing:
Apple Introduces the Steering Wheel Remote Control - Patently Apple
David Kelley: How to Build Your Creative Confidence - TED (Video)
Healthy Women’s Action Kit - USA.gov
Libraries Set Out to Own their Ebooks - BoingBoing
Older Americans Month - Never too Old to Play - U.S. Administration on...
New Report Explores Roles of Libraries and Museums...
“The Salzburg Global Seminar and the Institute of Museum and Library Services announce the publication of “Libraries and Museums in an Era of Participatory Culture.” The report details the events of the October, 2011 convening of fifty-eight library, museum, and cultural heritage leaders from thirty-one countries. Together, the participants developed a set of recommendations to...
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Project Profile - Making Learning to Read Child's...
Thanks to an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership Grant for Libraries, the Minnesota Children’s Museum was given the opportunity to put a “different spin on early literacy in libraries throughout the Twin Cities area.”
The Museum partnered with the Dakota County Library System, Hennepin County Library System, and Saint Paul Public Library System...
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WebWise Reprise: Live Online Webinars
“The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), in cooperation with Heritage Preservation, will present WebWise Reprise, two online events based on the IMLS WebWise 2012 conference. The first event, on June 14 at 2:00 pm EDT, will be “Sharing Public History Work: Crowdsourcing Data.” The second event, on June 28 at 2:00 pm EDT, will be “Oral History in the...
Draft Museum Grant Guidelines Available for Public...
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is seeking public comments on the draft guidelines for the FY 2013 Museums for America and National Leadership Grants for Museums programs. The guidelines for these programs have been revised to align with the IMLS Strategic Plan.
The comment period will end on Friday, July 6, 2012. Please send comments to comments@imls.gov. Final guidelines will...
Eating well when living well →
cahomelessyouth:
Eating well can be a challenge for youth experiencing homelessness. An article from youth radio highlights a homeless youth’s experience of eating at fast food restaurants and training oneself to not eat at all. The youth describes a day after returning to live with her parents. She was not eating enough to the point of fainting from dehydration in school on her way to class....
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New California Research Bureau Report on...
CRB announces the release of its new report, California’s Women Veterans: Response to the 2011 Survey: Preliminary Report. California has the largest number (167,000) and greatest proportion (9.5 percent) of women veterans in America. This report presents findings from the 2011 survey of nearly 900 women veterans about their needs, service utilization and who they are. It finds women...
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
At an April 24 briefing at D.C’s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Susan Hildreth, Director of Institute of Museum and Library Services joined Yvette Sanchez Fuentes, the Administration for Children and Families’ (ACF) Director of the Office of Head Start, in announcing that their offices and ACF’s Office of Child Care would collaborate in an effort to encourage partnerships between...
For Your Reading and Viewing Pleasure
Here are some of the items the California State Library Staff is reading and viewing:
4 Tips for Gamifying Your Tired Marketing Plan - Mashable
Chez Panisse Menus: Art Work by Patricia Curtan - Epi-log on Epicurious (book review)
Glowing Fibers Optics Visualize Human Curiosity in Real Time - Fast Company
Here’s Why Google and Facebook Might Completely Disappear in the Next 5 Years -...
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75th Anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge
Want to learn more about the bridge that spans the Golden Gate? Ever wonder about the people who built the bridge? In honor of the 75th anniversary of the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge (May 27th), California History Section staff have set up a display of selected books about the bridge in the California History Room. Come take a look!
Can’t make it to the library? Then check out...
The Golden Gate Bridge Turns 75 this year!
The California State Library is celebrating the 75th birthday of San Francisco’s fabled Golden Gate Bridge by showcasing many of the California History Room’s fascinating books about the bridge. Particularly noteworthy are the 1938 official report on the bridge’s construction, a more recent report on the Doyle Drive approach to the span, and a 1921 volume titled Bridging the...
For Your Reading and Viewing Pleasure
Amazon Earning Up to $13.18 Billion as Kindle, Books Take Center Stage - Digital Book World
Are Brain Waves and Heartbeats the Future of Passwords? - Mashable
At West Coast Meeting, Digital Public Library of America Begins to Take Shape - Publishers Weekly
Barnes & Noble Hook Up with Microsoft to Battle Amazon - Forbes
Bit Rot: The World is Losing it’s Ability to Reconstruct...
California Humanities Seminar: Is Democracy Too...
You are invited to attend a seminar sponsored by Cal Humanities and Zócalo Public Square.
Businesses and information often move faster than lawmakers and regulators can track in democracies. Elections in most of the world operate using 18th century rules and 20th century technologies, even as the Internet puts power and choice at the fingertips of the people. The panel will explore whether...
Get Caught Reading Month!
May is Get Caught Reading Month! Get Caught Reading is a nationwide campaign to remind everyone how much fun it is to read. What will you be caught reading?
IMLS and U.S. Department of Health and Human...
On Monday, Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Director Susan Hildreth along with Yvette Sanchez Fuentes, director of the Administration for Children and Families’ (ACF) Office of Head Start announced a partnership between IMLS, the Office of Head Start, and the ACF’s Office of Child Care. The three federal entities will be issuing an Information Memorandum to Head Start and Early Head...
