Celebrating a Year of Programming with the 2022 Library Innovation Lab Cohort

Above: Our 2022 LIL cohort at their final convening on January 20, 2023. Photo by Kerri Young. On January 19 and 20, we hosted our final meeting of the 2022 […]
Library Innovation Lab: Holiday Events Across California

Above Images courtesy of Library Innovation Lab participants. Libraries participating in the Library Innovation Lab across California are celebrating the holiday season with a wide variety of programs highlighting cherished holiday traditions of […]
Libraries Celebrate California’s Diverse Immigrant Communities

Above Images (left to right): Library Innovation Lab programs at Mill Valley Public Library, Sunnyvale Public Library, Santa Cruz Public Library, San Luis Obispo Public Library, Oakland Public Library Golden […]
Focus on the Humanities Through an Interpretive Exhibition, “Emmy Lou Packard: Artist of Conscience”

Image Above: Diego Rivera & Emmy Lou Packard painting for the Golden Gate International Exposition, on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay, 1938-40. Photograph Gelatin silver print, vintage. Courtesy of […]
Exciting Library Innovation Lab Activities Now Underway Across California

Above Images (left to right): Library Innovation Lab programs at Mill Valley Public Library, Sunnyvale Public Library, Santa Cruz Public Library, San Luis Obispo Public Library, Oakland Public Library Golden […]
Library Innovation Lab Libraries Launch Fall Programs

Over the past five months, the dedicated librarians who are participating in the 2022 Library Innovation Lab (LIL) program cohort have been hard at work, interviewing community members, developing partnerships, […]
Registration Opens for the National Humanities Conference in Los Angeles This Fall

Registration is now open for the National Humanities Conference (NHC) in Los Angeles from November 10 to November 13, 2022! California Humanities is proud to host this year’s conference. Produced […]
CALIFORNIA DOCUMENTARY PROJECT—A YEAR IN REVIEW AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2023

For over 40 years California Humanities has been the leading funder of documentaries by, for, and about Californians. We currently support film, audio, and digital media projects that explore California […]
HUMANITIES FOR ALL QUICK GRANTS: NEW AWARDS, FALL APPLICATION OPENS, AND INFO WEBINAR

California Humanities is proud to announce that 20 public humanities grantees will receive $98,300 in funding through the Humanities for All Quick Grant program. The June 2022 cohort of new […]
You’re Invited to NHC22 in Los Angeles

An invitation to join us at the 2022 National Humanities Conference in Los Angeles.