I Learn America Pop Up Exhibit with Film Director Jean Michel Dissard MILL VALLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY Monday, March 18th Creekside Room – 7:00pm Nearly one in four children in America is an immigrant or the children of immigrants. Film Director Jean-Michel Dissard has helped immigrant youth craft their stories for six years since his film,…
Goleta Valley Library’s Book to Action series features Ocean Country: One Woman’s Voyage from Peril to Hope in Her Quest to Save the Seas by Liz Cunningham. To learn more, see find the book description, press release, brochure screen grabs, and a link to a local news article below. The Book to Action series at Goleta…
Tulare County Library, along with the California Center for the Book, is proud to present “Before I Die” a Book to Action program series at the Visalia Branch Library. The series is based on the book The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson, the programs, running throughout late February and March of 2019,…
A recent Book to Action event at Inglewood Public Library featured local poet Jessica Ceballos y Campbell, free #BookToAction copies of Bad Feminist by Roxanne Gay, a community chapbook, multiple typewriters, poetry, and lots of community interaction. Described below by librarian Tommy Bui, of Inglewood Public Library. Photos courtesy of Jessica Ceballos y Campbell. Whimsy, warmth, and…
Los Angeles Public Library will host a series of events inspired by the book,“Bottom of the Pot: Persian Recipes and Stories” to highlight Persian influences in the area Los Angeles (February 21, 2019) – The West Los Angeles Regional Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library, located at 11360 Santa Monica Blvd, announces the launch of the…
We are excited to share the 2019 Book to Action project from the County of San Luis Obispo Public Libraries. This important Book to Action series addresses both childhood trauma influenced by opioid addiction and art as a lifeline. Community partners include Behavioral Health (Drug and Alcohol), the SLO Opioid Safety Coalition, Restorative Partners, CARE trainers,…