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California State Library @castatelibrary.bsky.social · 18d
Attention California Educators and Students!

Thanks to our partnership with PebbleGo, every student and teacher already has free access to their site with hundreds of science resources, available in both English and Spanish!

Learn how to set up access for your school:
pebblego.com/resources/he...
California Statewide Access
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California State Library @castatelibrary.bsky.social · 10h
We started offering an in-person public on Tuesdays at 10am at our downtown Sacramento location! Join us for a house tour! And you can come in any time we’re open for a self guided tour #housetour #libraries
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California State Library @castatelibrary.bsky.social · 1d
Join the California History Section for a live webinar on Palabra: A Conversation with Comadre Warriors of the Chicano Movement on Thursday, October 30, at 4pm. Visit our Events page for more information and to register.

Register at libraryca.libcal.com/event/15492272
Flyer for a Zoom event titled Palabra: A Conversation with Comadre Warriors of the Chicano Movement, hosted by the California State Library. The event takes place on Thursday, October 30, from 4:00 to 5:00 PM. It features a talk between Maestra Irma Lerma Barbosa, an original member of the Royal Chicano Air Force (RCAF), and Dr. Ella Maria Diaz, author of Flying Under the Radar with the Royal Chicano Air Force: Mapping a Chicano/a Art History. The discussion will highlight women's roles in the RCAF's community-focused activism and art. Registration information is available at events.library.ca.gov. The flyer includes two images: the book cover of Dr. Diaz’s work and a vintage poster for a film titled "Blood of the Condor" presented by Teatro del Pueblo. The California State Library logo appears at the bottom left.
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California State Library @castatelibrary.bsky.social · 1d
Our manual moving shelves wanted some love, so here’s a compilation video of some of our different ones!
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California State Library @castatelibrary.bsky.social · 4d
What do Robert’s Rules of Order, John Coltrane, Tow Trucks and Girl Scouts have in common? They all had resolutions passed in their honor. Take an in depth look at the Witkin State Law Library’s second Archives Crawl table to learn more! #libraries #resolutions
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California State Library @castatelibrary.bsky.social · 5d
Another addition to the Archives Crawl display recap! This one from our Preservation section shows tools and equipment the staff uses to repair and clean. #preservation #archives #libraries
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California State Library @castatelibrary.bsky.social · 6d
Newly cataloged at our Sutro Library, a copper etching of Chiswick House in London from circa 1760 shows the beautiful gardens and buildings that attracted the upper class of London society #libraries #archives
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California State Library @castatelibrary.bsky.social · 6d
Our BTBL wishes you a Wonderful #WhiteCaneDay! October 15 was established as White Cane Day in 1964 by President Lyndon B. Johnson in an effort to raise awareness of people who carry a white cane.
on the right the lower half of a person wearing white jeans and white boots, with a white cane. on the left, on golden background, BTBL's logo, and the text "October 15th is White Cane Day" "Celebrates the independence and freedom this tool represents for those who are blind or visually impaired."
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California State Library @castatelibrary.bsky.social · 6d
Guess Who?! In addition to academic journals and more than four million physical books, the State Library has on-site access to a vast collection of yearbooks through Ancestry. com. Can you recognize this well-known Californian politico? Let us know who you think it is!
Black and white yearbook photo of an Asian man with short black hair wearing a patterned collared shirt and tie with a blazer.
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California State Library @castatelibrary.bsky.social · 7d
Tomorrow, join the Witkin State Law Library for a live webinar "Trial and Error: What Popular Media Gets Wrong About Trials" Discuss some of the major myths in popular culture about trials & the true practice of law. Hopefully you can handle the truth. Register at libraryca.libcal.com/event/15008812
Promo with title next to a clip art gavel on a light gray blue background. In a darker gray blue box is a paragraph describing the webinar.
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California State Library @castatelibrary.bsky.social · 7d
The Viola Tricolor in Picture and Rhyme is whimsical and a little uncanny. From the 1880s, it’s printed in chromolithography, a method for making multiple color prints in lithography. The author, Count Franz von Pocci, was a writer & illustrator of books for children and had a career in puppetry.
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California State Library @castatelibrary.bsky.social · 8d
You can read Governor Newsom's 2025 proclamation here: www.gov.ca.gov/2025/10/13/g...
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California State Library @castatelibrary.bsky.social · 8d
Indigenous Peoples' Day is celebrated on the second Monday of October, the same day as Columbus Day. Indigenous Peoples' Day uplifts and recognizes the history and contributions of Indigenous People and the Tribal Nations.
graphic with a black background and blue, brown and teal designs, like arrows, crosses, diamonds and straight lines. the middle, in a tan rectangle says "Indigenous Peoples' Day."
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California State Library @castatelibrary.bsky.social · 10d
If you're looking for some thrills and chills, dare to explore the Ghost File collection at www.library.ca.gov/collections/... #spooktober
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California State Library @castatelibrary.bsky.social · 11d
Just because the Archives Crawl is over doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy all our behind-the-scenes treasures! Take a closer look at artists’ books from our CA History Section’s display. You can see them in person until Dec. 2025 in our CA History Section reading room.
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California State Library @castatelibrary.bsky.social · 12d
Our button maker is hard at work getting ready for the CA Library Conference Oct. 23-25.
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California State Library @castatelibrary.bsky.social · 14d
Be sure to check out Governor Newsom's Proclamation in both English and Braille declaring October 2025 as “Disability Employment Awareness Month.” This is the first time in the history of the state that a proclamation has been issued in Braille.  www.gov.ca.gov/2025/10/07/g...
Governor Newsom proclaims Disability Employment Awareness Month | Governor of California
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California State Library @castatelibrary.bsky.social · 14d
It’s #bannedbooks week and this year’s theme is: “Censorship is so 1984. Read for your Rights.” You can read your rights with our copies of 1984 by George Orwell in Polish, French and Finnish.
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California State Library @castatelibrary.bsky.social · 15d
They came, they saw, they crawled! Thank you to everyone who came to visit us for the Archives Crawl, a whopping 630 of you made it out. If you missed it, we’ll be posting for a few of the displays we had. See you next year! #archives #libraries
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California State Library @castatelibrary.bsky.social · 17d
Archives Crawl is in full swing at the State Library! If you want to need out about history come to the crawl until 4pm.
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California State Library @castatelibrary.bsky.social · 18d
It’s finally #spookyseason but the library is ready all year long, with our spooky automatic shelves in our closed stacks. Keep a look out for more thrills and chills to come!
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California State Library @castatelibrary.bsky.social · 18d
Attention California Educators and Students!

Thanks to our partnership with PebbleGo, every student and teacher already has free access to their site with hundreds of science resources, available in both English and Spanish!

Learn how to set up access for your school:
pebblego.com/resources/he...
California Statewide Access
pebblego.com
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California State Library @castatelibrary.bsky.social · 21d
All that fame from her library card post- it’s gone straight to her toe beans. Move over Taylor—this kitty’s in her Showcat Era #lifeofashowgirl #cats
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California State Library @castatelibrary.bsky.social · 21d
Check out our new YouTube playlist: Out of the Vault from the CA History Collection. CSL Staff member Alex spotlights 6 items from CA history. Watch it at: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Blond man in a brown suit jacket and blue collared shirt in front of a locked bookshelf and an open book on a table.
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California State Library @castatelibrary.bsky.social · 22d
Thank you CapRadio for the article on our upcoming Archives Crawl event! www.capradio.org/articles/202...
Behind the scenes of Sacramento’s upcoming archives crawl
Sacramento’s Archives Crawl opens rarely seen collections to the public for a day. From a vial of gold flakes at the State Library to Jazz Jubilee pins at the Center for Sacramento History, visitors c...
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California State Library @castatelibrary.bsky.social · 25d
Here are the major steps taken to repair this damaged paperback book. #preservation #libraries #bookrepair
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