var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-15543597-10’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @californiastatelibrary)http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/42cfdfb2c1d403b3a1932853a5cb179c/tumblr_mn9u76FR6F1r69lhao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="userContent"> Mike Marlin and his guide dog Vivaldi were at the State Capitol yesterday, representing the Braille & Talking Book Library at the 10th Annual Disability Capitol Action Day. The other lovely yellow Lab is Norabel, service dog in training.</span></p>http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/post/51176043912http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/post/51176043912Thu, 23 May 2013 14:54:42 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c801143b7d2428f746d14b0e8280709b/tumblr_mmymj86QDO1r69lhao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Kittens in a baby carriage (between 1900 and 1919). Henry King Nourse, photographer.</p> <p> For more great photos, check out our <a href="http://catalog.library.ca.gov/F/?func=file&file_name=image-collections">picture collections</a>!</p>http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/post/51073612529http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/post/51073612529Wed, 22 May 2013 08:30:00 -0700kittencats<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8a59cc09b796b28e3604556bc090d578/tumblr_mn5pnmEcnq1r69lhao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>On this day in 1881, Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross.</p> <p>This photo was taken in San Francisco in 1918 during the influenza epidemic.</p> <p>Photo by Hamilton Henry Dobbin, from the <a href="http://catalog.library.ca.gov/F/VRLUINC5P53LF75LJA6NV176GQD98U1EBE7AMDICAQKIPJUYA1-22460?func=find-e-0&local_base=images" title="link to photo catalog">collection</a> of the California State Library.</p>http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/post/50998814730http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/post/50998814730Tue, 21 May 2013 10:14:47 -0700California historyred cross At the request of the California Assembly Committee on Aging and Long-term Care, the California...http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/post/50994797160http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/post/50994797160Tue, 21 May 2013 09:02:07 -0700CRB short subjectHealthing agingCalifornia men<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b3684d2d5c1e5212a5cea7ef36e394a7/tumblr_mmwzy6vWzQ1r69lhao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Dorothy Baruch (1867-1950)</p> <p>Child psychologist Dorothy Baruch is featured in our Women in STEM calendar this week. She was an early advocate of the use of dramatic play and journal writing to help children express their feelings.</p> <p>Read more about her in our <a href="http://www.library.ca.gov/calhist/calendar5-3.html" title="May Calendar Women in STEM">calendar</a>.</p>http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/post/50660551465http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/post/50660551465Fri, 17 May 2013 10:01:02 -0700stem educationwomen in historyThe Future of Tablets in Education: Potential vs. Reality of Consuming Media - Mind/Shift Libraries,...http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/post/50655941829http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/post/50655941829Fri, 17 May 2013 08:30:31 -0700&#8220;Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library has been awarded the Public Library Association’s (PLA)...http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/post/50610921612http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/post/50610921612Thu, 16 May 2013 16:35:53 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cebfe04828a5ccb842bf70c2e0b60931/tumblr_mmlja58Cx81r69lhao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Family at table in the street among ruins. San Francisco (1906)</p> <p>For more great photos, check out our <a href="http://catalog.library.ca.gov/F/?func=file&file_name=image-collections">picture collections</a>!</p>http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/post/50499891190http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/post/50499891190Wed, 15 May 2013 08:30:31 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/596e87c0c55dca598cd59e72364e849d/tumblr_mmsq4c6RrG1r69lhao1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>The California State Library’s Pinterest boards are rated #1 by Library Science List.</p> <p>If you like California history, take a look at the rare photos and drawings on our <a href="http://pinterest.com/castatelibrary/gold-rush/">Gold Rush</a> Pinterest board. It’s one of the 37 boards we host or co-host.</p>http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/post/50425532017http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/post/50425532017Tue, 14 May 2013 09:08:20 -0700Pinterestcalifornia history<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/264c44c2d64ad9c81ec5905766b52206/tumblr_mmlgd55Ew01r69lhao1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Annie Alexander, Fossil Hunter (1867-1950)</p> <p>She traveled the world collecting plant, animal and fossil specimens.</p> <p>Born into wealth and privilege, she used her money to fund fossil hunting expeditions and to establish the UC Museum of Paleontology.</p> <p>Read more about her in our <a href="http://www.library.ca.gov/calhist/calendar5-2.html" title="Women in STEM calendar">Women in STEM calendar</a>.</p>http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/post/50100012801http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/post/50100012801Fri, 10 May 2013 10:53:29 -0700women in historyUC BerkeleyCan Glass do an iPad for Google? - Seeking Alpha Free Yourself from Conventional Thinking - Harvard...http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/post/50092844910http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/post/50092844910Fri, 10 May 2013 08:30:54 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2c1f319480d80d041a967fd43aa01305/tumblr_mm6otbXGcs1r69lhao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Millinery class in the Corona Public Library (1919)</p> <p>For more great photos, check out our <a href="http://catalog.library.ca.gov/F/?func=file&file_name=image-collections">picture collections</a>!</p>http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/post/49937279209http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/post/49937279209Wed, 08 May 2013 08:30:40 -0700HatsCorona Public LibraryAt the request of the California Assembly Committee on Aging and Long-term Care, the California...http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/post/49859977722http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/post/49859977722Tue, 07 May 2013 09:02:00 -0700labor force 65 and overcrbaginglong-term care<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a1fb8acb822e57bf00ca182e64ed625f/tumblr_mm8d7g1WWf1r69lhao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Marilyn Reece, Civil Engineer</p> <p>What do you do when you like math but don’t want to become a teacher? You could be a civil engineer, like Marilyn Reece.</p> <p>She was the first woman to be a fully-licensed civil engineer in California and she’s featured in our May <a href="http://www.library.ca.gov/calhist/calendar5-1.html">calendar</a> of women trailblazers in science, tech, engineering and math.</p>http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/post/49518586726http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/post/49518586726Fri, 03 May 2013 09:16:28 -0700stem educationwomen in historyAndroid Malware Scores Nine Million Downloads with Fake Ad Network SDK - ZDNet Day Jobs of the Poets...http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/post/49516234132http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/post/49516234132Fri, 03 May 2013 08:30:29 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4deeec1acb6cadb2c4a24bbc97cd1d58/tumblr_mlrrenzfCr1r69lhao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Scotty’s <a href="http://www.nps.gov/deva/historyculture/scottys-castle.htm">Death Valley Ranch</a>, circa 1930</p> <p>For more great photos, check out our <a href="http://catalog.library.ca.gov/F/?func=file&file_name=image-collections">picture collections</a>!</p>http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/post/49366216297http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/post/49366216297Wed, 01 May 2013 09:30:22 -0700Scotty's CastleDeathy Valley National ParkDeath Valley Ranch<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/57df0640b7ba2ca13119811e854d24d4/tumblr_mm1fc5aDBK1r69lhao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Harriet Strong (1844-1926)</p> <p>Strong was an inventor and farmer in Southern California. Growing walnuts in an area considered too dry, she devised an irrigation system and her walnut trees thrived. Read more about Harriet in our<a href="http://www.library.ca.gov/calhist/calendar4-4.html" title="calendar"> Women in STEM calendar</a>.</p>http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/post/49208584044http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/post/49208584044Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:19:17 -0700women's history Your help is needed to improve the California Women Veterans Survey. The goal of surveying women...http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/post/48936465580http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/post/48936465580Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:40:59 -0700women veteransBroadband Internet Arrives in California&#8217;s Gold Country Through White Spaces Deployment -...http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/post/48932900893http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/post/48932900893Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:30:52 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/06da78d454233208558a4b75bd8e3bc5/tumblr_ml43apBoF81r69lhao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.joaquinmiller.org/about_joaquin_miller/joaquin_miller.shtml">Joaquin Miller</a> and his daughter, Juanita. Louis J. Stellman, photographer. (circa 1911)</p> <p>For more great photos, check out our <a href="http://catalog.library.ca.gov/F/?func=file&file_name=image-collections">picture collections</a>!</p>http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/post/48777719298http://californiastatelibrary.tumblr.com/post/48777719298Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:30:48 -0700Joaquin MillerPoet of the SierrasPoetByron of the Rockies