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Asian American+Pacific Islander Heritage Month (2024)
To celebrate our new partnership with Bookshop.org, Golden Libraries will be featuring an AAPI Heritage Month book every day. Two things:
Year: 2024
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Bookelicious Presents “Aloha Everything” on May 8
Bookelicious is offering up a virtual webinar featuring the authors of “Aloha Everything” by Kaylin Melia George and Mae Waite. It is scheduled for May 8 at 12:00 noon (California time). There is an associated […]
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“Creative Ways To Use Graphic Novels” Webcast on May 7
The team at We Are Teachers brings us an amazing (and free) webcast on May 7 about using graphic novels to engage students. If you have never used graphic novels, rest assured that they are […]
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Independent Bookstore Day on April 27
Tomorrow is Independent Bookstore Day. While bookstores and libraries can sometimes seem to be competitors, it really is not so. We are partners in providing books to our communities. Golden Libraries does have a local […]
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CSLA Northern Region to host AI Workshop on April 30
From a recent California School Library Association email: “CSLA Northern Region is excited to announce an upcoming workshop tailored specifically for all library staff. In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the […]
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Book Review Requests
Golden Libraries accepts books for review purposes. While print books are more likely to get our attention, we do accept digital copies. Providing us with a summary and information about other reviews and about awards […]
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New Release: “Wild Dreamers” by Margarita Engle (4/23/2024)
Margarita Engle may well be the most awarded children’s and YA author in California, with, according to TeachingBooks.net, 172 awards and distinctions. “Wild Dreamers” is the latest book by the Cuban-American author Engle. As has […]
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“Turtles All the Way Down” to air on MAX on May 2, 2024
“Turtles All the Way Down,” written by author John Green, has become a movie that will begin streaming on Thursday, May 2. This book, published in 2017, has won a number of awards including YALSA […]
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Career Online High School Grants available to Public Libraries
Purpose: The Career Online High School (COHS) program enables public libraries to provide an online high school diploma program and career certificate to California adults who are not high school graduates. COHS is provided at […]