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.

OROVILLE — Two Butte County Library branches have been awarded more than $14 million for facility improvements through the State Library’s Building Forward grant program. The Oroville branch has been ...

California State Library employee Christopher Duran was busy at work Monday, running a sound mixing board outside a recording booth as volunteer Phil Torres voiced an audiobook. “What we usually do is ...

SAN DIEGO — Just in time for National Library Week, your California public library card now gets you a free pass to one of California’s 200 state parks. You can checkout the new California State ...

Anyone with a library card can check out free passes to visit more than 200 participating California State Parks through the California State Park Library Pass program. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — In ...

So what exactly is going on with a popular California state parks pilot program that is designed to increase access for a broad and diverse public to nature, amid other cuts statewide? Rachel Norton, ...

It’s not hard to get into most California state parks. You just arrive, open up your wallet and fork out some cash. This generally ranges from $10 to $20 per car, depending on the park. But what if ...

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On Wednesday, April 2, a California State Library spokesman said the institution had not been informed of any changes to its budget, but that changes in federal funding might be coming, perhaps in the ...