This library has checked out. A public library in California has shut its doors following months of rampant drug use, robberies and even public sex between the bookshelves as Golden State cities are ...

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Acting Governor Eleni Kounalakis today proclaimed on April 7 to designate April 6 to April 12, 2025, as California Library Week. It coincides with National Library Week."Free and open to all, each of ...

The California State Library Parks Pass program faces a potential discontinuation as lawmakers address a $12 billion deficit.

Every child under the age of five in California is now qualified to receive a free book in the mail every month, thanks to the state's expansion of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. The newly ...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, California — Southern California’s newest political movement meets on Saturday afternoons with paperback novels and lawn chairs outside the local public library. In this well-to-do ...

The public library in Redlands, California is much more than a steward of books and information. It is an exemplar of the history of the town and a living legend of its spirit of generosity, a ...