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📚✨ Banned Books Week is here!
Celebrate the freedom to read with us all week at the Library! Here’s what’s coming up ⬇️

🎤 Banned Books Read-In — Mon, Oct. 5 | 11 AM–1 PM | In front of the Library

🎬 Free Showing: The Librarians — Wed, Oct. 7 | 6–8 PM | Library, Room 305

🎞️ Banned Books Movie Marathon — Thurs, Oct. 8 | 10 AM–9 PM | Library, Room 305

🔗 Check the link in our bio for event details and registration information.

Let books be. Protect the freedom to read. 📖✨

Join us at the Library’s next WaveMaker pop-up makerspace event! Up next: Bracelets with Your Besties! ✨

Stop by for two days of friendship bracelet and keychain making.

🗓️ September 23 & 24
⏰ 12–2pm
📍 Quad area near the Library

Supplies are limited, so come early!

Happy Latine Heritage Month! 🎉 Thank you to everyone who stopped by our Library table at Latine Welcome. Our librarian Sarah Corona enjoyed connecting with you, sharing resources, and highlighting how the Library can support your academic journey. 📚✨

📚✨ Banned Books Week is almost here! Join us for upcoming events celebrating the freedom to read.

🗓️ Emmy Award-Winning Documentary Screenings: “The Librarians” | Library, Room 305
Tues, Sept. 22 | 1–3 PM
Thurs, Sept. 24 | 5–7 PM
Wed, Oct. 7 | 6–8 PM

🗓️ Banned Books Read-In – Mon, Oct. 5 | 11AM–1PM | In front of the Library

🗓️ Movie Marathon – Thurs, Oct. 8 | 10AM – 9PM

Swipe through to learn more about each event and check the link in our bio for details and RSVP! ✨

The University Library will be closed Monday, September 7, in observance of Labor Day.

For all other Library hours, visit csulb.libcal.com

Celebrate HSI Week at The Beach with two events hosted at the University Library! 🌟

✂️ HSI Forum & Zine Workshop
Tuesday, September 8 | 12–1:30 PM
LIB-300, Special Collections & University Archives
Come create with us - all materials and snacks will be provided!

🎓 HSI Week Latinx Graduate Student Panel
Thursday, September 10 | 12:30–2 PM
LIB-201

Join the campus community as we celebrate CSULB’s identity and responsibility as a Hispanic-Serving Institution and reflect on student success, belonging, and inclusive excellence at The Beach.

Learn more and register through the link in our bio.

Say hello to Helen Cameron, CSULB Library’s new Access Services Librarian!

Helen received her BA in English Literature from Mills College and her MLIS from SJSU. After more than a decade of growing within the department, Helen is stepping into her new role focused on staff development, communication, and equitable access to library resources.

Congratulations, Helen! 🎉

Say hello to Marcelo Martir, our new Lecturer at the University Library! 🎉

Marcelo began his career in libraries in a pilot program in library science at the Claremont Colleges Library while completing his Bachelor in English. After developing an interest in academic librarianship, he pursued his MLIS degree at UCLA. While there, he served as a Library Student Research Assistant and interned as an Information Literacy Intern at Cal State Channel Islands and a Librarian Student Intern at CSULB. As a new Lecturer, he is working on collection development and helping out at the reference desk. He is excited to return to CSULB and build connections with patrons, staff, and faculty.

Welcome to the team, Marcelo! ✨📚

Congratulations to this year’s Library Award winners! 🎉

From innovation and leadership to inclusion, teamwork, and service, these awards celebrate outstanding contributions from our Library staff and faculty.

“If I’m remembered 100 years from now, I hope it will be not for looks but for books.” - Dolly Parton

Today we remember a beloved artist, storyteller, and champion of children’s literacy. Through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, she inspired millions of children to read, dream, and imagine - a legacy that will live on for generations.

Learn more at imaginationlibrary.com.