We’ve had the honor of working with the respected California Center for the Book since last year. The organization is a program of the California Library Association, 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. We’re a part of their Community Conversations with Veterans program, which is a partnership between them and Veterans Connect @ the Library that offers California libraries the opportunity to connect more closely with veterans and their families while also helping veterans and their families connect to the community and resources. Through this program, we’ve had the opportunity to screen “Visions of Warriors” at many California libraries and participate in Q&A’s. It’s been wonderful sharing our film, connecting with our audience, and most of all trying to assist veterans. This year, we had many more events scheduled. However, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, all of them were postponed until further notice. To adapt to these challenging times and continue to help veterans, we’ve been working with the California Center for the Book and the participating libraries to go online with program. Starting with the San Jose Public Library/Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library and San Jose State University, we’ll be having our first virtual screening from Monday, 4/20/2020 to Monday, 5/4/2020 and Q&A on Thursday, 4/23/2020 (the recorded event will be available starting on Monday, 4/27/2020). We’re so proud of this organization and the libraries in quickly responding to meet the needs of the public, in particular veterans who are at even greater risk with this pandemic. We deeply appreciate the opportunity to work with all of them.

To read the article by the California Center for the Book:
https://calbook.org/2020/04/20/community-conversations-with-veterans-partnership-moves-online/?fbclid=IwAR2bR2yytPY30zD8TgsImwDxkiE1rXII5pqaVgBz6mFSjaRN8ILuGK9OjCU