The IGS Library is one of the nation’s major collections in public administration, public affairs, and public policy. The library holds more than 400,000 volumes and is a depository for California local government documents.
Special collections include California Reapportionment Archives and California Election Campaign Ephemera. Pamphlets and unbound reports from a broad range of public interest organizations, research institutes and government agencies are the heart of the collection, which dates from 1921.
The library’s Ballot Measure Guides help scholars and voters to understand California's initiative process, its digital collections bring local government documents to your desktop, and the library’s reference service provides assistance to the Cal community and to members of the public who have questions regarding public policy and politics.
Suburban Crossroads The Fight for Local Control of Immigration Policy by Thomas J. Vicino.
When Congress failed to implement federal immigration reform in 2006, many local and state governments began confronting immigration policy in their own jurisdictions. Afraid of becoming sanctuaries for immigrants, numerous communities implemented their own policies to limit immigration. Thomas J. Vicino unravels the political debate behind local ordinances such as the Illegal Immigration Relief Act and similar laws.
This summer the library will be open in the afternoons only: Monday-Friday, 1 - 5pm.
After August 28 we'll resume our regular hours (9-5, M-F).
Enjoy the summer!