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Self-Care and Career Development

Self-Care and Career Development

The term self-care is thrown around a lot, but nailing down what it means can be complicated. In my mind...
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TeachingBooks for California Public Library Staff

TeachingBooks for California Public Library Staff

A guest post by Robyn McCreight, California State Library TeachingBooks for Libraries is a collection of digital resources created and...
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Understanding Co-Design and Community Partnerships

Understanding Co-Design and Community Partnerships

Public libraries ideally work collaboratively to meet local needs and aspirations. Working WITH communities, instead of simply FOR them, can...
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Seguimos Creando Enlaces Conference Takes a Break in 2024

The Seguimos Creando Enlaces (Continuing to Create Connections) conference committee is taking 2024 off as a planning year. Creando, for...
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Unlocking Grant Success: California Rural and Small Libraries Webinar Series

Unlocking Grant Success: California Rural and Small Libraries Webinar Series

A guest post by Stephanie Gerding I'm thrilled to invite you to a unique opportunity. In this curated set of...
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Getting Ready for Grant Season: Help Your Library Support Community Aspirations

Getting Ready for Grant Season: Help Your Library Support Community Aspirations

The California State Library has recently announced that five funding opportunities will open in early January, with applications due no...
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Being Grateful for Mentors

Being Grateful for Mentors

MENTORING IS A BRAIN TO PICK, AN EAR TO LISTEN, AND A PUSH IN THERIGHT DIRECTION.JOHN C. CROSBY In November,...
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Culturally Relevant Evaluation Cohort

Culturally Relevant Evaluation Cohort

Calling all library workers! Are you someone who: Creates, implements, and/or evaluates your library’s public programming? Works in outreach and/or...
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WebJunction’s Supercharged Storytimes

WebJunction’s Supercharged Storytimes

Are you one of the more than 1,200 learners who’ve completed the Supercharged Storytimes course or are you brand new...
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Catalyst Cohort Participants 2023

Catalyst Cohort Participants 2023

The California State Library and California Library Association are pleased to announce the first cohort of participants in the Catalyst...
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Community-Centered Libraries: Choose Your Own Data Adventure!

Community-Centered Libraries: Choose Your Own Data Adventure!

A guest post by Linda Hofschire, Community-Centered Libraries and Meg DePriest, California State Library Do you work with quantitative data...
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Don’t Miss Out

Don’t Miss Out

Have you taken an on demand learning module in CALL Academy lately? If you haven't, you're missing out! CALL Academy...
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Co-Design Training: Building Strong Library Services (and Grant Projects)

Co-Design Training: Building Strong Library Services (and Grant Projects)

California library workers are invited to a no-cost training about co-design that will help libraries engage with their communities AND craft stronger...
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PolicyMap

PolicyMap

Helping California Ensure Their Libraries' Direction Is Consistent with Community Needs Guest Post by PolicyMap and Meg DePriest, Library Programs...
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Get Fired Up About CATALYST

Get Fired Up About CATALYST

We are excited to invite all library workers in California to learn about Catalyst, a new leadership development program (formerly Developing Leaders...
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Library Building Projects: Learn from CALL!

Library Building Projects: Learn from CALL!

Thanks to the Building Forward state grant funds administered by the California State Library, many public libraries around the state...
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Autism-Ready Libraries Toolkit

Autism-Ready Libraries Toolkit

The University of Washington has recently released a new Autism-Ready Libraries Toolkit to help you develop more inclusive services and...
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A Brief Reflection on DLCL: Heroic Leadership

A Brief Reflection on DLCL: Heroic Leadership

A guest post by Ivan Aguirre “There are no heroes, only heroic decisions.” In upholding the freedoms to exist in...
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Seguimos Creando Enlaces Conference: Long-lasting Connections

Seguimos Creando Enlaces Conference: Long-lasting Connections

The 11th Annual  Seguimos Creando Enlaces (We Continue Creating Connections) conference was back in person with 167 attendees at the San Diego Central...
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Building Better

Building Better

Is your library in the midst of a building project? Are building codes a foreign language to you? As libraries around...
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