Inyo County California

The High Sierra Energy Foundation is partnering with the Inyo County Free Library to host the Inyo County Sustainability Series, which will deliver workshops and facility tours focused on sustainability in one of California's most rural, hard-to-reach counties. 

Birding with Eastern Sierra Land Trust

Join us for a morning of birdwatching with the Eastern Sierra Land Trust! Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced birder, this workshop will help you learn about local and migratory bird species and digital tools like E-Bird and Merlin. Don’t miss out!

Sunday, May 4
8:30am - 11:30am

COSA at the Bishop Paiute Reservation

Space is limited. Please sign up at HighSierraEnergy.org

Tour of LADWP’s Owens Control Gorge Hydroelectric Facilities

Join us for a free community tour with LADWP to explore the hydroelectric facilities in Owens Gorge and learn about Pleasant Valley and the Owens River! Free breakfast provided.

Friday, May 16
8:00am - 11:30am

Meet at 688 N Main St, Bishop, CA 93514

Space is limited. Please sign up at HighSierraEnergy.org

Brought to you by Inyo County Free Library
and High Sierra Energy Foundation.

This project is supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.

In partnership with Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.

Do you have items related to Japanese American incarceration during WWII? Do you want to share these items online so the public can learn from them?

Memories Without Borders, in partnership with California Revealed, Manzanar National Historic Site and Inyo County Free Library, and in consultation with Densho, announces a call for collections related to Japanese American incarceration. This initiative provides free digitization and online access to historical materials from archives and cultural heritage organizations. All original materials will be returned to their holding organization after digitization, accompanied by digital copies for their use. Long-term preservation and public access to the digital collections will be available through californiarevealed.org.

Interested in learning more? Take this survey.

Join us at the 56th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage

Manzanar National Historic Site (Independence, Calif.) | April 25-27, 2025

Organized by the Manzanar Committee, you are invited to attend the 56th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, a powerful weekend of remembrance in community taking place April 25-27th at Manzanar National Historic Site. This event is open to all and especially welcomes formerly incarcerated individuals and their families. Together, we honor those impacted by Japanese American incarceration and help ensure that this history is neither forgotten nor repeated. Full schedule is below, and we look forward to seeing you there!

Preserve Family History

Memories Without Borders Mobile Memory Lab

In partnership with California Revealed, Manzanar National Historic Site, and Inyo County Free Library, we invite community members to digitally preserve family photographs, documents, and any artifacts related to Japanese American incarceration.

📍 Outside Manzanar Visitor Center | 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. | April 25-27, 2025
Questions? Interested in scheduling an appointment?
Email mwb@californiarevealed.org
Learn more: californiarevealed.org/mwb

The Triple P Positive Parenting Program aims to increase parental confidence, develop relationships, and more. 

Inyo County Department of Health and Human Services is holding meet and greet introductions for the Triple P at two of Inyo County Free Library's Death Valley Branches in January 2025.

Click the links below for more information about each event:

• Thursday January 23rd, 2025 at Tecopa Library
• Saturday January 25th, 2025 at Furnace Creek Library

Throughout January 2025, the playground outside the Tecopa library will feature a Story Stroll for Dr. Suess’s The Cat in the Hat in both English and Spanish. A Story Stroll is a children’s book placed in a public space which encourages families to “spend quality time together, walking and talking and reading the story.”

The Story Stroll helps celebrate Positive Parenting Awareness Month at Inyo County throughout January 2025. For more information, click this link to view the event poster.

 It's time to "Get Out and Grow!" 

Visit Inyo County Free Library to learn about the newly launched Seed Library.  In partnership with Owens Valley School & Owens Valley Growers, get free seeds for your home garden!

Link to Seed Library list of varieties

Stay tuned for announcements of upcoming free garden programs and community dialogues.  This project is supported by a Shared Vision/Bringing the Library to You grant. 

For more information on seed-saving and seed-starting tips, we recommend visiting https://www.seedsavers.org/learn#seed-starting

Another great resource is Southern Exposure Seed Exchange  https://www.southernexposure.com/

For a seed saving guide from Seed Savers Exchange click below:

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