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• Furlough Closure: To comply with the Governor's furlough order, the California State Library will close its offices and public service desks in Sacramento and San Francisco the first three Fridays of each month, from August 2009 through June 2010. Because New Year's Day falls on a Friday, furlough days in January 2010 will be January 8, 15, and 22. Check out the complete list of furlough Fridays through June 2010.
• Press Release - Food for Thought Honors Author Who Rewrote History of Japanese Internment
• The California Research Bureau co-hosted a seminar by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Keith Hall with the University of California Center-Sacramento and the California Department of Finance on August 11. PowerPoint Slides and information.
• Latest CRB Report: California’s Women Veterans: The Challenges and Needs of Those Who Served [PDF, 2MB]
• Press Release Celebrating 200 Years of Braille: Louis Braille Bicentennial Exhibit and Author Event.
• The Stanley Mosk Library & Courts Building is closed for renovation. A full-service information center for Information Services, Government Publications, and Witkin State Law Library is available inside the Braille & Talking Book Library, 900 N Street, Room 100. Online resources and frequently-used print resources are readily available at this service center, but other print materials may need to be paged from an offsite storage facility. For service hours, phone numbers, and directions, click on Locations and Hours. Additional information is available at Stanley Mosk Library and Courts Building Renovation.