Please join us and be a part of the biggest book club on the West Coast! This spring, Monterey County Free Libraries (MCFL) and Santa Clara County Library District will be joining more than 190 libraries across California, Washington State, and Oregon in the One Book, One Coast initiative. This brings readers together all along the coast around a shared book, which this year is They Called Us Enemy by George Takei. All participating libraries will read and discuss the book, as well as host programming centered around the book’s themes!
They Called Us Enemy is a graphic memoir telling the story of George Takei’s childhood imprisoned within American incarceration camps during World War II, and how those experiences planted the seeds for his extraordinary future as an actor (Hikaru Sulu of Star Trek USS Enterprise), author, and equal rights advocate. Confronting questions of patriotism, family, loyalty, and community, George’s work is a stunning examination of what it means to be American, both long ago and today.
Monterey County Free Libraries (MCFL) is partnering with the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) of the Monterey Peninsula to host two landmark local history programs. Visit the MCFL site for more information.
Click here to download the event flyer.
Click here to download the event flyer.
Santa Clara County Library District will be hosting several programs such as art workshops, presentations, and a movie screening. Visit the Santa Clara Library site for more information.
To close out the celebration of One Book, One Coast, selected Santa Clara libraries will be streaming a live talk with They Called Us Enemy author George Takei on May 31, Sunday at 2:00 pm. Please join us for this culminating event!
