A California library is closing until further notice over a rise in crime threatening the safety of its patrons and staff. Antioch Community Library in Antioch, California, announced on Friday that it ...

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 ...

This includes Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park, Empire Mine State Historic Park, Folsom Lake State Recreation Area, Lake Tahoe State Recreation Area and many more within Northern California. An ...

On Wednesday, April 2, a California State Library spokesman said the institution had not been informed of any changes to its budget, but that changes in federal funding might be coming, perhaps in the ...

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 ...

A history book due in 1927 was returned to a California library. Photo from St. Helena Public Library Chris Kreiden started shelving books at a California library 30 years ago when she was in college.

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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 ...

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 ...