Events
Santa Cruz Public Libraries
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 […]
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, […]
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.
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 […]
Book-to-Action | The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
Santa Cruz Public Library - Downtown Branch 224 Church Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesAuthor Michelle Alexander helped initiate a national movement with her best selling book The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. This month, Santa Cruz Public Libraries sponsors Book-to-Action, a month-long series of events fostering community dialog and civic engagement. Event Dates and Information: Friday April 3 | 6:30pm | Prison USA Resource Center for Nonviolence | 612 […]
Book of Joy Community Read
Join Book of Joy author Doug Abrams, in partnership with Bookshop Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Public Libraries, Temple Beth El, and The Humanities Institute for a community-wide discussion and celebration around the themes of kindness and joy. During this time of social and cultural division and at a time when many are feeling a sense of despair, The Book of Joy: […]