The West Los Angeles Regional and Venice Branches of the Los Angeles Public Library announce the launch of the community-wide Book to Action program, The Misinformation Age, which runs from July through August of 2020. Supported by the California Center for the Book, the Book to Action project brings literature to life by inviting the…
The Paso Robles City Library will present a month-long series of classes and events in August designed to engage community members in the discussion on housing insecurity. Beginning July 15, copies of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize-winning non-fiction book, Evicted, by Matthew Desmond, will be provided free of charge to library users, while supplies last. Evicted…
We are honored to share San Leandro Public Library’s Book to Action series based on They Called Us Enemy by George Takei. More information about the innovative virtual series of community events can be found below. Their final event will take place on Tuesday, July 14, with Ericka Cruz Guevarra, producer of the KQED podcast, “The…
Thank you to all of the library teams that participated in the Mental Health Initiative Compassion in Action in 2020. Libraries received a set of mental health awareness books to add their collection (See the 2020 Mental Health Initiative Booklist), four months of online, interactive training and the opportunity to work with a community partner to…
Orange County Public Libraries / OC Read has designed a virtual Book to Action series around Being the Change: Live Well and Spark a Climate Revolution by Peter Kalmus. Check out their upcoming programs listed below. Thank you to Liz Romero and her team! Follow their #BookToAction journey on Instagram and Facebook for updates. Composting…
Upland Public Library‘s 2020 Book to Action series is based on Jason Reynold‘s Long Way Down. The library is partnering with local high schools and Get Lit, a local nonprofit that uses poetry to increase literacy, empower youth, and inspire communities. The Upland Public Library Book to Action series will take place online and includes…
Books give us a window into experiences we have trouble understanding, and have the power to spark conversations about tough topics we might not otherwise discuss. Santa Barbara has a troubling history of teen suicide, which peaked in 2016 with a cluster of 71 reported incidents, including 64 attempts. By reading and discussing a book,…
Oceanside Public Library presents an Author Talk with Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic, authors of Indianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man. The Zoom event will be moderated by Garry Garretson from the Veterans Writing Group of San Diego. More…
Posted on the Whittier Public Library Veterans Resource Center page. Free Online Screening Daily, May 1-9 Ground Operations champions combat veterans who are restoring their own lives, and revitalizing their communities, by transitioning into new careers in urban farming, beekeeping, pastured livestock, aquaponics & all manner of food production. The cavalry is arriving just in time as half of American…
Post authored by County of San Luis Obispo Public Libraries (April 24, 2020) We are excited to announce our 2020 Book to Action topic: Discover the SLO County food system. Food supply has become a global concern, so it’s a good time to learn about and support our local food providers. Here’s how it works: Read:…
The Goldwyn Hollywood Regional Library, part of Los Angeles Public Library, has moved their Book to Action series online! This program is part of the Book to Action initiative, a framework that takes the basic book club concept and expands it to create a dynamic series of events for adults and intergenerational groups. Librarians work closely…
