"...[S]ketches meant to present the foundation upon which unified library service in California was based. I hope they will be of value to county librarians to measure present values; and to students of librarianship, to help them understand some of the reasons why California is still mentioned as having made a significant contribution to the advance of unified library service. And if by chance the 'reading public' finds this bit of ancient history interesting, I'll be glad for that, too." --Foreword
Loren Nicholson talks over vintage photographs of the history of the San Luis Obispo Country Historical Society. John Shutz, president of the San Luis Obispo County Historical Society, talks about retrofitting the Carnegie Building, while giving a tour of the building.
Overdue: A Brief History of the Los Osos Branch Library by Sally Marchand
Covers "...the development of the Los Osos Branch Library from a single room in a resident's home in Baywood Park over sixty years ago, to the facility today in Los Osos."