Lawmakers question California State Library over missing funds tied to children’s literacy program

During a Thursday hearing of the Senate Budget Subcommittee on Education, lawmakers questioned Greg Lucas, who has led the California State Library since being appointed by former Gov. Jerry Brown in ...

Grove presses for answers on $650k missing from state reading program

State Sen. Shannon Grove tore into the state librarian this week about what she said was $650,000 in “really, truly misappropriated” taxpayer money that was supposed to advance the work of a literacy ...
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California State Library's effort to preserve state history

In California's 175 years of statehood, there's been so much history, and there's one place that's dedicated to preserving it. Lisa Gonzalez takes us inside the California State Library. In the hustle ...
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Lawmakers debate future of California’s free state park passes offered at local libraries

Sacramento libraries say the popular program brings thousands of people in. But budget analysts want the state to reconsider ...

Want to skip the $6 entrance fee to a Santa Clara County park? Your local library has the answer

They may not be quite as popular as the children’s graphic novel series “Dog Man” or the beloved classic “Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” but a pass granting patrons free entry to Santa Clara County parks has ...