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In an effort to provide more equitable outdoor access to all Californians, residents can now use their library cards to gain free entry to more than 200 state parks, officials announced this week.
As California faces a staggering budget deficit, library card holders may soon lose the ability to check out free passes to more than 200 state parks, including popular destinations near Los Angeles.
The California State Library is the state library of the State of California, founded in 1850 by the California State Legislature. [2] The Library collects, preserves, generates and disseminates a wide array of information. Today, it is the central reference and research library for state government and the Legislature. [3]
Through grant funding from the California State Library and partnerships with local school districts, "Lunch at the Library" provides a free lunch for all those under 18 during the summer. With funding from the California State Library and California State Parks, library card holders can now check out a park pass to bring their family to any of ...
The Huntington Beach Public Library (HBPL) is a library system located in Huntington Beach, California. It offers online databases, print and electronic books and magazines, children's programs, computer lab, DVDs, CDs, and audiobooks for anyone with a Huntington Beach Library card. Library cards are free to California residents.
All city residents can receive the card, which serves as a form of identification, debit card with a capacity of $150, library card, and a way to pay for parking meters. The cards were first issued in July 2007, and were the first municipal identification cards issued in the United States. [20] The card costs $5 for children or $10 for adults. [21]
The San Diego County Library is a public library system serving San Diego County, California.Any person living in the state is eligible for a free library card. It consists of 33 branches, two bookmobiles, and two 24/7 Library to Go kiosks. [2]
Nine dedicated library buildings had been constructed, beginning with the Los Altos Library in 1964 [9] and ending with the Milpitas Library in 1983. Barbara Campbell [10] was appointed the County Librarian in 1973. In 1978 California State Proposition 13 passed, reducing the library's property tax revenues by half.