Category Archives: State Librarian

Announcement: Hotel Reservations for Salt Lake City Open

California Daughters are going to Salt Lake City! The trip is planned for May 7-13, 2023. Speakers, cost and registration information will be announced at a later date. However, for those who can’t wait to start planning their trip, you … Continue reading

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Announcement: CSSDAR Library Book Club “The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post”

The October selection for the California Library Book Club will be “The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post” by Allison Pataki. Mrs. Post, the President and First Lady are here to see you. . . . So begins another average evening … Continue reading

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Announcement: CSSDAR Library Book Club FINDING DOROTHY

The August selection for the California Library Book Club will be “Finding Dorothy” by Elizabeth Letts. This richly imagined novel tells the story behind The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the book that inspired the iconic film, through the eyes of … Continue reading

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Announcement: CSSDAR Library Book Club ‘The Orphan Collector’

In the fall of 1918, thirteen-year-old German immigrant Pia Lange longs to be far from Philadelphia’s overcrowded slums and the anti-immigrant sentiment that compelled her father to enlist in the U.S. Army. But as her city celebrates the end of … Continue reading

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Announcement: CSSDAR Library Book Club – “The Personal Librarian”

The February 2022 selection for the California Library Book Club will be “The Personal Librarian” by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray. “A remarkable novel about J. P. Morgan’s personal librarian, Belle da Costa Greene, the Black American woman who … Continue reading

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Announcement: CSSDAR Library Book Club – THE BEANTOWN GIRLS

The August selection for the California Library Book Club will be The Beantown Girls by Jane Healey. “The Beantown Girls tells the little-known story of the women who volunteered to be Red Cross ‘Clubmobile Girls,’ serving on the front lines … Continue reading

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Announcement: CSSDAR Library Book Club “The Indigo Girl”

The June selection for the California Library Book Club will be “The Indigo Girl” by Natasha Boyd. “The Indigo Girl” is based on historical documents, including Eliza Lucas’ letters. The book is a historical fiction account of how a teenage … Continue reading

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Announcement: CSSDAR Library Book Club

“America’s First Daughter” by Stephanie Dray & Laura Kamoie is the next book being read for the California Library Book Club! It is described on Amazon.com as “a compelling, richly researched novel that draws from thousands of letters and original … Continue reading

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Announcement: California Book Club’s Next Book

The next book for the California Book Club will be: “These is my Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901” by Nancy E. Turner. A moving, exciting, and heartfelt American saga inspired by the author’s own family memoirs, these … Continue reading

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Announcement: CSSDAR Library Book Club

The second book we will be reading is “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet” by Jamie Ford. The story is told in two parallel storylines, one following 12-year-old Henry Lee’s experiences during the Second World War, and the … Continue reading

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Announcement: CSSDAR Library Book Club

California now has its’ own Library Book Club! The book club will feature Historical Fiction books. We will be reading six (6) books per year and having book club meetings to discuss the books via Zoom. The first book selection … Continue reading

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Announcement: Write Your Own Story

Did you watch the 2020 Rose Parade? Do you remember the theme of the parade? The 2020 Rose Parade theme was “Stories Change Our World.” Do your children, and/or grandchildren know stories from your parents, your grandparents? Have you written … Continue reading

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Announcement: Help NSDAR Expand List of Patriots

Written by: Stephanie Tuszynski DAR Library Director Date: April 28, 2020 Regardless of the numerical size of the collection, the DAR Library’s greatest resource has always been the Daughters themselves. Whether through book donations, financial support or countless hours of … Continue reading

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Announcement: Update for Debbie Duay Genealogy Workshops!

The State Society continues to work with Debbie Duay to reschedule her travel in order to have her genealogy workshops in California in October 2020. Venues are confirmed and we expect the dates will be: October 12th and 13th at … Continue reading

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Announcement: NSDAR Librarian General Announces DAR Book Club

Our NSDAR Librarian General, Cynthia Sweeney, has announced a DAR Book Club project in her blog to encourage chapters to learn more about our patriots through sharing specific books together. Chapter Librarians and all book lovers are encouraged to start … Continue reading

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