Santa Cruz, CAVisit the Library and Archives In 2014 I started a journey. There were, at one time, four Carnegie Libraries here in Santa Cruz, California. Now, only two of the buildings remain. The one that had been closest to my home, the Eastside Library, had been in what is now a traffic-locked triangle of…
San Rafael, CAVisit the Library and Archives Growing up in San Rafael, some of my fondest memories are of the Carnegie Library — the staff making me feel at home, encouraging my curiosity, and supporting me as I grew and learned. When I was selected to be the library and recreation director, what the library…
Calexico, CAVisit the Library and Archives The Carnegie Technology Center is a branch of the Camarena Memorial Library in Calexico, California. It offers computer access, conversation groups, STEAM activities, technology workshops, and more. I’m a librarian at a different library just down the street. Having studied Carnegie Libraries and visited a few in my travels,…
San Anselmo, CAVisit the Library and Archives About a dozen years ago, a non-profit group called The Friends of the San Anselmo Library was formed to help support the financial needs of the library. With their love of books, they started a used bookstore — Town Books — which gives 100 percent of its net…
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