Press Releases

December 22, 2017
California State Library Provides Aid to Libraries in Communities Hit Hard by 2017 Wildfires

November 17, 2017
Request-for-Proposals Open for K-12 Educational Online Content

October 20, 2017
After a fire or other disaster, find help and resources at your public library

September 12, 2017
Benetech Partners with California State Library to Bring Bookshare to Patrons who Read Differently

July 24, 2017
Night at the State Library Presents: A Way Across the Mountain with Scott Stine, Wednesday, August 9, 2017

July 17, 2017
State Library Hosts Vice Governor of Jiangsu Province, China, at public event on July 24

June 15, 2017
For the Joy of Doing, New Exhibit at the State Library

June 12, 2017
Jersey Gold: The Newark Overland Company’s Trek to California, 1849 – A Lunchtime Author Talk with Margaret Casterline Bowen, June 20 at noon

June 7, 2017
Virtual Reality Arrives in California Libraries

May 31, 2017
A Night at the State Library presents the 15th Annual Juneteenth Kick-off Reception, June 14, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

May 2, 2017
California Civil Liberties Projects Announced

April 7, 2017
National Library Week is April 9-15, 2017: Celebrate with the California State Library

March 7, 2017
The Important Role Women Play in Civic Engagement. Wednesday, March 15, 2017

February 14, 2017
"The Golden Age of Book Illustration" – new exhibit at CSUS Library Gallery features State Library collections

February 13, 2017
The California State Library Presents: Employment for California's Adults with Autism in 2017, a Lunchtime Discussion with Michael Bernick and Dr. Louis A. Vismara, M.D.

February 2, 2017
Grant Program for Civil Liberties Projects Now Open

January 27, 2017
California State Library to take part in the 19th Annual Sacramento Museum Day Saturday, February 4, 2016, 10 am – 5 pm.

January 15, 2017
The Death of Dr. Kevin Starr, State Librarian Emeritus.

January 5, 2017
Braille and Talking Book Library Featured in Exhibit at the State Capitol, January 9-22, 2017.

November 28, 2016
California State Library provides funds for libraries hit hard by summer wildfires through federal Library Services and Technology Act.

October 5, 2016
State Library Hosts Forum On Caryl Chessman Case And Its Impact On The Death Penalty Debate.

October 3, 2016
Local Public Libraries Receive More Than $1 million in Innovation Grants from the State.

September 14, 2016
A Night at the State Library presents: Art and Architecture of the Golden Gate Bridge – An Insider's View

August 9, 2016
Local Author Patricia Canterbury to Speak at California State Library's Lunchtime Author Series.

July 6, 2016
California on the Move – Air, Land and Sea: State Library Exhibit at the California State Fair.

June 2, 2016
A Night at the State Library Presents: Juneteenth Celebration of Freedom Reception, Thursday, June 16.

May 27, 2016
Out of the Vault: Treasures from your California State Library – New Exhibit at the State Capitol Museum.

May 23, 2016
Prohibition in Sacramento: A Lunchtime Discussion with Local Author Annette Kassis.

May 13, 2016
A Night at the State Library presents: Homeless Youth – Challenges & Solutions.

April 18, 2016
New exhibit at State Library: From Oxcarts to Airplanes: the story of transportation in California.

April 4, 2016
The Maidu Museum and Historic Site, Wednesday, April 13, 2016.

March 30, 2016
The Maidu Museum and Historic Site, Wednesday, April 13, 2016.

March 8, 2016
The California State Library Presents: A Special Noontime Discussion with Author/Journalist Sasha Abramsky on his Latest Book, The House of Twenty Thousand Books

February 10, 2016
A Night at the State Library Presents: "San Francisco Lithographer: African American Artist Grafton Tyler Brown" by Dr. Robert Chandler

February 8, 2016
Special Collections Librarian Named Director of San Francisco's Sutro Library

February 5, 2016
Yosemite Photography Exhibit Begins at the Public Policy Institute in San Francisco

February 3, 2016
"San Francisco Lithographer: African American Artist Grafton Tyler Brown" by Dr. Robert Chandler, Wednesday, February 10, 2016.

January 26, 2016
California, Nevada and Washington create ground-breaking initiative to increase open data access through local libraries.

January 15, 2016
California State Library to take part in the 18th Annual Sacramento Museum Day Saturday, February 6, 2016.

January 4, 2016
A Night at the State Library presents: Fortune to the Bold: How French Argonauts Struck it Rich in Gold Rush California, Wednesday, January 13.