Well, as planned, the day has arrived when we can discuss “Will’s Choice” for our online book club. We had a month to read the book, and today I welcome your thoughts about the book, as well as the topic of suicide.… Continue Reading
Shasta Library Foundation presents “Taste of Germany” on Saturday, October 1, 2011 at 6 pm at the Holiday Inn in Redding. “Taste of Germany” is a unique evening of German tradition, entertainment, live and silent auction, German cuisine from various… Continue Reading
Between 2007 and 2009, an average of 38 Shasta County residents died by suicide each year, and hundreds more were left to cope with the aftermath of those losses. This does not include the many more who struggle to cope… Continue Reading
We so enjoyed our last book club experience that we decided to try it again. Because aNewsCafe.com readers are a smart bunch who can handle heavy topics, we’ve chosen another difficult, weighty topic that couldn’t be discussed without slams and… Continue Reading
Letter to the editor: I work in south Redding near the library. Lately a family of geese has taken to living on Parkview Avenue; they hang out in the shade of South City Park, possibly to take alms from the… Continue Reading
For the third year, the Shasta Library Foundation is partnering with locally-owned hamburger businesses to buy books for the Shasta Public Libraries in Redding, Anderson and Burney. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday (August 27), a portion of… Continue Reading
What: Minds Matter Mental Health Resource Fair
When: Monday (May 23), 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Where: Redding Library (directions)
Cost: Free
Everyone has mental health, and everyone can use some help at times, whether you’re dealing with workplace stress or have been diagnosed … Continue Reading
The ACLU and Tea Partiers have gone mad with invitations to the city — for a date in court. Now a judge has put a temporary restraining order on the city of Redding’s new policy for leafletting in front of the library. Read more about it here.
Phil Fountain is a cartoonist, writer and occasional bed-wetter based … Continue Reading
What: Job and Career Accelerator Classes at Redding Library
When: Beginning Wednesday (April 27), 1 – 3 p.m.
Where: Shasta Public Libraries web site
The Redding Library will hold four class sessions on Job and Career Accelerator, a free online service available through … Continue Reading
A lot of people have expressed amazement that the Tea Party and the ACLU are both threatening to sue if the city puts “rules” for “controlling” the use of the Redding City Library parking lot by people handing out leaflets. How, they ask, could the ultra-conservative Tea Party and the “Commie Pinko” ACLU be aligned? Is the world upside down? These people should be sworn enemies, not allies … Continue Reading
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