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It's still National Poetry Month! To celebrate, we asked some folks around the office to tell the difference between poetry and Taylor Swift lyrics.

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Martha and Luis have been researching at Sutro Library for months, and we're so glad to have been able to work with them! Their work involves some of the oldest books printed in the Americas, many of which had firebrands on their pages to identify them.

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California State Library School, class of 1919. These 10 women are studying on the fourth floor of the State Capitol building, which also housed the State Library until the Stanley Mosk Library and Courts building was finished in 1928.

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Join CalMatters.org in an online conversation about California’s long struggle to help people with serious mental illness on April 25, 1-1:30pm

The COVID-19 pandemic, people with mental illness living on the streets, the fentanyl epidemic, and a growing mental health crisis among children and teenagers, has made mental health a top concern for Californians. Referencing “our broken system,” Gov. Gavin Newsom in recent years has made more funding available and rolled out a steady stream of major mental health policy changes.

Registration link: https://forlearningmentalhealth.splashthat.com

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Go Green on #EarthDay 🌱☘️

We celebrated #EarthDay by attending @saclib Galt-Marian O. Lawrence Library's awesome Native Plant Nursery presentation! We learned all about landscaping with beautiful California native plants.

Did you know using native plants can save water AND create cozy homes for butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees? Talk about a win-win for Mother Nature! 🦋🐝

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Flowing with @nasa's #EarthDay2024 theme of "Water Touches Everything," we pulled some breathtaking water-inspired photos from our collection:

A sunset over the Pacific at Point Loma

The cascading upper Yosemite Falls

The shores of Laguna Beach

The winding Feather River

Let's celebrate and protect the vital role of water in sustaining our world

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Humane Society horses, 1907: “On account of the immense demand for heavy teaming, the officers of the Humane Societies are kept busy arresting inhumane drivers and giving relief to horses whose collars have chafed through the skin, and those improperly fed. The colt on the left can hardly stand, but was staggering under a big load. The skin is also worn off its neck by the collar." @humanesociety

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"You look like Clara Bow in this light, remarkable." — Taylor Swift

This postcard shows "Clara Bow's 'it' club and the Plaza Hotel" in Hollywood, 1937. If you look at the banner, it reads "Clara Bow, Rex Bell's 'It.'"

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"Who uses typewriters, anyway?" — Taylor Swift

This giant typewriter, built by Underwood Typewriter Company, was featured in the Panama-Pacific International Exposition held in San Francisco in 1915.

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Donkey standing under trees, circa 1800s.

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Finlays Pack Train, Going to Sawyers Bar, California, ca. 1904-1918.   

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Happy Fairy Friday everybody! We couldn't resist sharing this charming book called "British Goblins," published in 1880!

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April is #poetrymonth and what better way to celebrate than with some #taylorswift

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On this day in 1906, in the early morning hours, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck San Francisco. Here is a letter written describing the experience, as well as images of the deadly scene.

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Join CalMatters.org in an online conversation about California’s long struggle to help people with serious mental illness on April 25, 1-1:30pm

The COVID-19 pandemic, people with mental illness living on the streets, the fentanyl epidemic, and a growing mental health crisis among children and teenagers, has made mental health a top concern for Californians. Referencing “our broken system,” Gov. Gavin Newsom in recent years has made more funding available and rolled out a steady stream of major mental health policy changes.

Registration link: https://forlearningmentalhealth.splashthat.com

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Cat in garden, ca. 1900s.  

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"Sheep taking their nooning under the Olive trees at San Fernando Mission," ca. 1890.