Before the early 20 th century, public libraries typically used wooden bookcases with fixed shelves to house their volumes. In the 1910s, new public literacy initiatives like Andrew Carnegie’s library ...

RIVERSIDE COUNTY — Every Riverside County resident with an email address and an internet connection can now visit California’s Bookshelf to access more than 300,000 eBooks and eAudiobooks. Previously, ...

California residents now have free access to 30,000 audiobooks and e-books from the California State Library’s virtual bookshelf. You do not need a library card to access all of the digital content; ...