Public Programs
In addition to being free and open for the public to drop in 5 days/week, our Library also offers programming including workshops, author/illustrator signings, and readings featuring young authors.
HOW VIDEO GAMES CAN INSPIRE WRITING
WITH GENE YANG
November 15th 12pm
Join author and cartoonist, Gene Yang, for an interactive character writing workshop and book signing! Learn about how popular video games, past and present, can teach us new ways of structuring our stories. Each workshop attendee will also get the chance to design their own video game character!
Books will be available for purchase. This event is free and open to the public. See you there!
Gene Luen Yang writes, and sometimes draws, comic books and graphic novels. As the Library of Congress’ fifth National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, he advocates for the importance of reading, especially reading diversely. American Born Chinese, his first graphic novel from First Second Books, was a National Book Award finalist, as well as the winner of the Printz Award and an Eisner Award. In 2023, it was made into a television series for Disney+. His two-volume graphic novel Boxers & Saints won the L.A. Times Book Prize and was a National Book Award Finalist. Dragon Hoops, his non-fiction graphic novel about a high school basketball team, was a Printz Honor winner, Eisner Award winner, and Harvey Award winner. His other works include Secret Coders (with Mike Holmes), Superman from DC Comics (with various artists), and the Avatar: The Last Airbender series from Dark Horse Comics (with Gurihiru). In 2016, he was named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow.
Join author and illustrators, Elizabeth McConaughy-Oliver and Sendy Santamaria, for a reading and signing of their debut picture books! Enjoy a reading of Baby Express Yoself by Elizabeth McConaughy-Oliver and Yenebi’s Drive to School by Sendy Santamaria. Attendees will get the opportunity to pitch drawing prompts to these artists during our very first illustrator Draw Off!
Books will be available for purchase. This event is free and open to the public. See you there!
Elizabeth McConaughy-Oliver creates an emphasis on behavior and memory using color, shape, and playful characters. Her work focuses on personal experiences to communicate a more open understanding of what it means to be a POC today's society.
She finished her BFA in the Bay Area at California College of the Arts in 2019 and is currently working for the nonprofit 826 Valencia as an illustrator, mentor, and tutor. She also works part time for the creative agency Made In Color as a Creative Graphic Designer. Her work has been displayed at The Society of Illustrators 2019 Student Exhibit in New York City. She has also completed work for The Battery SF, Tenderloin Merchants Association, Meta Open Arts Program, Paint the Void and has had art shows at 111 Minna, and 560 Geary in San Francisco.
Sendy Santamaria is an illustrator, designer & children’s book author from San Diego currently based in San Pablo, California. She received her BFA in Illustration with distinction from California College of the Arts. She enjoys storytelling with multiple mediums.
She grew up along both sides of the border between San Diego and Tijuana and spent a lot of time daydreaming on the San Diego Blue Line trolley. Her work celebrates everyday narratives and Mexican American culture. She is inspired by migration, perseverance, pigeons and love.
READING AND BOOK SIGNING WITH ELIZABETH MCCONAUGHY & SENDY SANTAMARIA
November 8th 12pm
Self-Directed Saturdays ~ Every Saturday, 12pm-5pm
Come in on Saturdays to write, work on your own books, and use our binding machine. Students of any age are welcome to come in, work, receive guidance from one of our librarians, and bind a book of their own.
Zine Making Demonstrations ~ Every Friday, 12pm-5pm
Come in on Fridays to fold your own zines with the help of Librarian Jade. Learn about paper folding, author your own zine and give them to your friends! All are welcome!