MAY 24: Author Stephen Hager
Join us on Friday, May 23, 2-3 pm in the Winer Family Community Room & Art gallery of the San Carlos Branch Library to hear author Stephen Hager, President of the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association (PSRMA). In the rail preservation world, you may only have one chance to save a historic locomotive from being scrapped and lost to history. The PSRMA knew that had to act quickly when the North County Transit District announced that it would be... Continue Reading >
Join local author Jim Kempton at the SCBL, April 26, 2-3 pm, as he tells us about the details of his latest book, Women on Waves. Kempton is the award-winning former editor-in-chief of Surfer magazine and is the current President of the California Surf Museum. His new book brings readers a captivating cultural history of surfing with a focus on women and how they have made their mark on the sport and our wider culture. Filled with phenomenal athletic performance, breakthrough female achievements, and plenty of... 
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One Book, One San Diego has announced the selections for the 2022 region-wide read: “The Vanishing Half” by Brit Bennett has been chosen for adult readers; “The Magic Fish” written and illustrated by Trung Le Nguyen for teens and tweens; and “We Are Water Protectors” by Carole Lindstrom and illustrated by Michaela Goade for children. 
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