The North Beach Library in San Francisco is an architectural gem.
The California State Librarian talks about the most surprising things you can check out of a library, cool road trips around the state, plus the best local libraries to visit in California. share this article
Greg Lucas, the California State Librarian, is a lifelong Californian in fact, one of his first jobs was as a ride operator on the
Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland. (Try to get that song out of your head after working there!)
As the state librarian a role appointed by the governor he believes local libraries and librarians should be storytellers for the diverse history and current times of California. “What’s been a delight, but also a challenge,” he says, “is to make sure we’re talking about all the different threads that go into weaving this incredibly colorful and rich tapestry that is the state of California.”