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Interview With an Author: Rob Wilkins
Rob Wilkins worked with Terry Pratchett for more than twenty years, first as his personal assistant and later as his business m
Interview With an Author: Peter Blauner
Peter Blauner's career has spanned several generations of New York City storytelling, and several mediums as well.
Spotlight On Community Activist Remy Geaga
Remy Geaga (1916 – 1997) was a Filipina American community leader who advocated for the elderly and homeless. After immigrating to the United States from the Philippines in 1965, Geaga noticed inequities the Filipino community was experiencing.
Interview With an Author: Lavie Tidhar
British Science Fiction, British Fantasy, and World Fantasy Award-winning author Lavie Tidhar (
Read It First! Movie Adaptations in Theaters This Month
If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times—the book was better! There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen.
Spotlight On Joseph Yamada and Elizabeth Kikuchi Yamada
Joseph Yamada (1930–2020) and Elizabeth Kikuchi Yamada (1930–2020) were both born and raised in San Diego and were incarcerated at the camp in Poston, Arizona, as the result of Executive Order 9066.
French Bilingual Books
Here is a riddle in French:
- Je parle toutes les langues et j'ai tout le temps la tête à l'envers. Qui suis-je?
- I speak all languages, and I always have my head upside down. Who am I?
Interview With an Author: Dr. Kathryn Harkup
Kathryn Harkup is a former chemist turned author. She writes and gives regular public talks on the disgusting and dangerous side of science.
Lo nuevo en español: libros interesantes que llegan a la biblioteca este mes para todas las edades
Los libros en español más esperados están disponibles en tu biblioteca. Haz clic en cada título para verlo en nuestro catálogo. ¡No esperes y reserva tu copia hoy mismo!
Spotlight On Educator and Activist Dr. William Chun-Hoon
, Librarian, Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Dr. William "Bill" Chun-Hoon (1928 - 2019) was an educator and a community activist for the community of Chinatown in Los Angeles. Chun-Hoon was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and was the 12th child in a family of 15. In 1973, Dr.