Events
Veterans
Last Day of Freedom Film Screening
Kresge Town HallYou are invited to a film screening and presentation of Last Day of Freedom, an award winning film by UCSC Associate Professor Dee Hibbert-Jones & Nomi Talisman. Last Day of Freedom is a richly animated personal narrative that tells the story of one man’s decision to stand by his brother, a Veteran returning from war, […]
Brian Turner: "Poetry, War, And Coming Home"
Brian Turner, combat veteran of the Iraq war and award-winning poet, will lead the last discussion of the War Comes Home series in The Forum at Cabrillo College. Mr. Turner will read from his work and interact with the audience discussing veterans returning home from war. Brian has won the Pen Center Best in the […]
Veterans Day Remembrance Parade
The Santa Cruz Public Libraries is helping to remind people of the Veterans Day Parade which will take place this year on Tuesday, November 11th at 9:30am-11am from St. Patrick's Church (Ford & Main Street in Watsonville) to Veterans Memorial Building, 215 E. Beach Street, Watsonville, CA.
Veterans History Project
The Santa Cruz Public Libraries invites you to contribute to the national archive. Were you a veteran? Your story matters. What is the Veterans History Project? The United States Congress created the Veterans History Project (VHP) in 2000 as part of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. VHP’s mission is to collect, […]
Karl Marlantes: "What It Is Like To Go To War"
Cal State Monterey Bay (CSUMB), Rm 1188Santa Cruz Public Libraries presents an author visit and discussion with best selling author, Karl Marlantes. As a Marine lieutenant during the Vietnam War, Karl Marlantes learned what every young officer learns – to fire a rifle, to command a platoon, to fight and to kill. Over the next four decades, he spent his time […]