Get more information on Heritage:
The latest issue of the Library's newsletter, Heritage, is now out. It includes articles on the Library's partnership to bring labor history to 130,000 working students, our youth oral history project, and much more. Find links to more information on topics covered in the articles.

In Our Own Words: The V-Map Neighborhood Mapping Project
What are the histories that have shaped our lives in South L.A., bringing us to where we are today? Youth from South L.A recently studied the political and economic history of the Vermont Corridor neighborhood, connecting its history--from the Watts Rebellion to restrictive covenants to the railroad--to our lives in the community today, and our hopes for the future. Learn more about the the V-Map project. Read an article on the tours by the L.A. Times.

WITHOUT FEAR...Claiming Safe Communities Without Sacrificing Ourselves
The Southern California Library held its 2007 annual event, "Without Fear...Claiming Safe Communities Without Sacrificing Ourselves" on Thursday, April 26, 2007 at the L.A. River Center.

The event gave us an opportunity to show our great love and respect for honorees Ruthie Gilmore and the late Michael Zinzun, and to begin a dialogue so together we can seek alternatives to the criminalization and incarceration of our communities. An exclusive event reader with original articles and interviews by Mike Davis, Ruthie Gilmore, Vijay Prashad, and others is currently available and on sale at the Library and online. Learn more....

Learn more about recent events.

Foundation Center Resources Available: The Southern California Library is a Cooperating Collection of the Foundation Center and is able to provide free access to grantmaker directories, books on fundraising and nonprofit management, and the Foundation Center's electronic databases. More...

Space Rental: The Library makes its space available to other organizations for events and meetings with negotiable fees. If you are interested in using our space, please download and fill out this form.

Sounds of Justice: The Library completed a "Sounds of Justice" project, funded by the Community Technology Foundation of California, to preserve and make available some of our rare audiotapes that were in danger of being lost to deterioration--including speeches by Martin and Malcolm. Check out audio clips from these rare tapes and learn more about the project.

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Check out the Charlotta Bass website: Charlotta Bass was a powerful journalist, pioneering civil rights leader, and far-sighted political candidate who ran for vice president of the United States on the Progressive Party ticket in 1952. Learn more about her on the Library's Charlotta Bass and the California Eagle website. Find out about the hundreds of Eagle photos now available and searchable on the web.

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