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A graphic advertising three events in the series Historically Extraordinary: A Summer Program Series with the National Park Service. In order: Historic Injustice, Japanese-American Incarceration: Tule Lake National Monument, Thursday, July 11, 2024, 12:00 pm. Historic Resistance, The Modoc War: Lava Beds National Monument, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, 12:00 pm. Historic Diversity, Millennia of Unique Life: Channel Islands National Park, Thursday, August 8, 2024, 12:00 pm.

“Historically Extraordinary” with the National Park Service

Join us for a Summer Program Series with the National Park Service to learn more about the history and nature within several parks.

Cultural Collections Protection Survey

In 2020, the California State Library conducted a comprehensive survey of the state’s archives, historical societies, libraries, museums, and tribal nations to better understand and protect cultural collections in a time of increased risk and limited resources. Learn more about our prior findings and take the new survey today to help the State Library safeguard our shared history.

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