Silicon Valley Reads 2014
Books & Technology: Friends or Foes?
Calendar of 100+ Events January-March, 2014
Authors • Panels • Films • Art Exhibit • Discussions Free events for all ages throughout Santa Clara County
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SiliconValleyReads.org Welcome to Silicon Valley Reads 2014
From the Gutenberg press to e-books, new These and other provocative questions will be 2014 Companion Books for inventions and innovations have made books the subject of more than 100 public events Children & Teens more accessible to a wider audience. With in Silicon Valley Reads 2014, a community Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris digital devices now the centerpiece of how we engagement program that asks everyone in Grabenstein (ages 8 and up) gather information and communicate, “book” Santa Clara County to read, think and discuss is being redefined. Does the latest technology this important topic. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris help or hinder the connection of authors and Lessmore written by William Joyce and readers through the written word? Does 2014 Featured Books illustrated by William Joyce and Joe Bluhm (ages 4-8) “digital divide” now also mean the gap between The Shallows: What The Internet Is Doing the benefits of deep reading and our post- To Our Brains by Nicholas Carr Reading Makes You Feel Good by Todd Parr Internet habit of leapfrogging from one short (preschool) information byte to another? Is there such a Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore by thing as too much information? Robin Sloan
Kick Off of Silicon Valley Reads 2014 Wednesday, January 22 Mike Cassidy Ron Campbell Nicholas Carr, author of The by Westmont Jazz Combo under the direction of Doors open at 6:45 p.m. No tickets or Shallows: What The Internet Jesse Sanchez. reservations required. First come, first seated. Is Doing To Our Brains, and Books will be available for purchase and authors Robin Sloan, author of Mr. Special guest appearance by R. Buckminster will sign after the program. A video of this Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore, are interviewed Fuller, aka actor Ron Campbell of the San Jose program will be posted in the Video Library of on stage by Mercury News columnist Mike Repertory Theater’s one-man show about the the website SiliconValleyReads.org. Cassidy. Co-sponsored by Commonwealth futurist and inventor. Club Silicon Valley. Welcoming music performed 7:30 p.m. at Campbell Heritage Theatre Information: [email protected] Deep Reading Art Exhibit February 3-March 20 On Sat., March 1, the public is invited to a “Deep Reading Artist Workshop” from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Learn to make books that fold up in magical ways and reveal a story when opened. There will be printing and stamping stations Photo: Julie Chen Photo: to fill your books with imagery “Deep Reading” looks at the Liu with Michael McClure, Kent and text. Drop-in, free of charge intersection of humanity and Manske, Moonbot Studios, Jamila with ongoing activities and technology and traditional Rufaro, Vita Wells and Nanette refreshments. practices in the digital age. Wylde. Special installation with Artworks include one-of-a-kind, Chesa Caparas’ Stanford Human Euphrat Museum of Art at small edition, and digital artists’ Rights Fellowship project and De Anza College is open Mon.- books with computer woven artists’ books by De Anza College Thur., 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. (closed Mon., tapestries, paintings, geolocation- Art and Design students. Feb. 17 for Presidents Day), Sat., based AR (augmented reality), March 1, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., Thur., prints, animation, and sculpture. The public is invited to attend Feb. 6, 7-7:30 p.m. and open to Artists include Milton Bowens, Julie a reception for the artists of the tour groups by appointment. Chen and Flying Fish Press, Antonio “Deep Reading” exhibit with special Information: 408-864-5464 Cortez, Wayne Jiang, Pantea Karimi, guest Robin Sloan, author of Mr. John Kurtyka, Marlene Larson, Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore, on Magnolia Editions with Enrique Wed., Feb. 19, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
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2 Event listings in date order at SiliconValleyReads.org Silicon Valley Reads Day at the Computer History Museum Saturday, Feb 15 Silicon Valley Reads participants get free admission today to the Computer History Museum, the world’s largest collection of artifacts related to the history of computing, including hardware, software, documents, ephemera, photographs and moving images. It presents a comprehensive view of computing history that includes the machines, software, business and competitive environments, personal recollections, and social implications of one of humankind’s most important inventions – the computer. 11 a.m. of KiteReaders, a platform that creates, markets and (continued) distributes children’s picture e-books; and Rama Reserve your free pass by emailing name and number of guests to Sadasivin, Director of Content Acquisition, Scribd, a [email protected]. Pick up your admission pass in the Lobby of the subscription service for digital books. Computer History Museum on Sat., Feb. 15, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. 11 a.m. Docent-led tour of the museum. Co-sponsored by the Computer History Museum, Technology Credit Union, League of Women Voters – Southwest, Palo Alto and San Jose- 1 p.m. Babbage Engine demonstration, an automatic Santa Clara chapters. computing engine designed 150 years ago.
Activities 1-2:30 p.m. “Google and the World Brain,” a film about the dreams, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Explore 20 galleries containing 1,000 unique artifacts dilemmas and dangers of the Internet. (See page 6.) and hundreds of videos, graphics and photos chronicling the evolution and impact of modern 2 p.m. Docent-led tour of the museum. computing. 2:30-3 p.m. “And now for the rest of the story …” 11 a.m. “The e-Book Revolution:” a panel discussion of Pamela Samuelson, the Richard M. local e-book entrepreneurs moderated by Dale Sherman Distinguished Professor of Bryant, Executive Editor of Silicon Valley Community Law & Information at U.C. Berkeley and Pamela Newspapers. Panelists include: Mark Coker, founder a frequent commentator on the Authors Samuelson and CEO of Smashwords that has published more Guild v. Google lawsuit, will talk about than 250,000 e-books; Chintu Parikh, founder/CEO what has happened since the film was completed.”
Unintended Consequences: Is Too Much Information, Closing Event Too Fast, Too Much of a Good Thing? of Silicon Valley Reads Thursday, March 27 Finding and reading a book takes time. Leaping 2014 from one website to another can be done in Sunday, March 30 seconds. This panel will discuss the advantages and dangers of the digital information revolution. De Anza College President Brian Panelists are: Murphy talks with authors Nicholas Nicholas Carr, author of The Shallows: Carr and Robin Sloan about their What The Internet Is Doing To Our Brains books and the Silicon Valley Zack Lynch Zack Lynch, Founder and Executive Director of the Neurotechnology Reads experience. Winners Industry Organization, author of The Neuro Revolution: How Brain Science of the Cupertino Library Is Changing Our World, and developer of Kidstar, a play time limit reward system app for iDevices Foundation Essay Contest will be announced. Marilyn Walker, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, Professor of Brian Murphy Computer Science and head of the Natural Language and Dialogue Systems Co-sponsored by the Lab in the Baskin’s School of Engineering at University of California, Santa Cupertino Library Foundation. Marilyn Walker Cruz, who is leading a large research project on dialogue in online forums and social media. 1:30 p.m. at Cupertino Moderated by Barbara Marshman, Editorial Pages Editor, San Jose Community Hall. Mercury News. Information: [email protected] This is a free program open to the public. You do not have to purchase admission to the museum to attend. Co-sponsored by The Tech Museum and Commonwealth Club Silicon Valley. Barbara Marshman 6:30 p.m., The Tech Museum Information: [email protected] 3 Location addresses on page 11 Events with Nicholas Carr The Shallows: What The Internet Is Doing To Our Brains
“…Over the last few years, I’ve had an uncomfortable sense that someone, or something, has been tinkering with my brain, remapping the neural circuitry, reprogramming the memory. My mind isn’t going – as far as I can tell – but it’s changing. I’m not thinking the way I used to think. I feel it most strongly when I’m reading. I used to find it easy to immerse myself in a book or a lengthy article. My mind would get caught up in the twists of the narrative or the turns of the argument, and I’d spend hours strolling through long stretches of prose. That’s rarely the case anymore. Now
my concentration starts to drift after a page or two. I get fidgety, Joanie Simon Photo: lose the thread, begin looking for something else to do. I feel like Nicholas Carr I’m always dragging my wayward brain back to the text. The deep reading that used to come naturally has become a struggle.” Excerpt from The Shallows
About Nicholas Carr Sunday, Jan. 26, 2 p.m. at Dr. Martin Luther Sunday, March 2, 1:30 p.m. at India King, Jr. Library Nicholas Carr writes about technology, culture, Community Center Co-sponsored by Friends of Dr. Martin Luther and economics. The Shallows: What The Internet Author talk and panel discussion. Co-sponsored King, Jr. Library. Is Doing To Our Brains was a 2011 Pulitzer Prize by the India Community Center and India Information: 408-813-8777 nominee and a New York Times bestseller. Nick Business Professional Women. RSVP to [email protected] is also the author of two other influential books, Thursday, Feb. 27, 4-5:30 p.m. at Santa The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison Clara University Saint Clare Room, Harrington Thursday, March 27, 11 a.m. at Mission to Google and Does IT Matter? His books have Learning Commons, Bldg. 401 College Sorenson Hall been translated into more than 20 languages. Nick discusses his book with Paul Soukup, Information: 408-855-5152 He holds a B.A. from Dartmouth College and S.J., Chair, Communication Department, and an M.A. in English and American Literature and a student respondent. Ron Danielson, Vice Thursday, March 27, 3 p.m. at Edenvale Language from Harvard University. Provost for Information Systems and University Branch Library CIO, will moderate the conversation and Co-sponsored by Friends of Edenvale Branch Thursday, Jan. 23, 4 p.m. at Educational audience questions. Book signing follows. Library. Park Branch Library Open to the public. Co-sponsored by Santa Information: 408-813-8777 Co-sponsored by Friends of Educational Park Clara University. Branch Library. Information: 408-554-6830 Information: 408-813-8777 Saturday, March 29, 11 a.m. at Calabazas Thursday, Feb. 27, 7 p.m. at San Jose Branch Library Thursday, Jan. 23, 7 p.m. at Saratoga City College Technology Auditorium Co-sponsored by Friends of Calabazas Branch Library Nick is interviewed by Merylee Shelton, Library. Co-sponsored by Friends of Saratoga Library. professor of Communication Studies in the Information: 408-813-8777 Information: 408-867-6126 Language Arts Department of San Jose City College. Saturday, March 29, 2 p.m. at Seven Trees Friday, Jan. 24, 7 p.m. at Los Altos Library Information: 408-298-2181 x3229 Branch Library Refreshments will be served. Co-sponsored by Co-sponsored by Friends of Seven Trees Branch Friday, Feb. 28, 2 p.m. at Almaden Branch the Los Altos Library Endowment. Library. Library Information: 650-948-7683 Information: 408-813-8777 Co-sponsored by Friends of Almaden Branch Library. Saturday, Jan. 25, 2 p.m. at Santa Teresa Saturday, March 29, 4 p.m. at Bascom Information: 408-813-8777 Branch Library Library & Community Center Information: 408-813-8777 Co-sponsored by Friends of Santa Teresa Branch Saturday, March 1, 2 p.m. at Willow Glen Library. Branch Library Information: 408-813-8777 Co-sponsored by Friends of Willow Glen Branch Library. Saturday, Jan. 25, 4 p.m. at Berryessa Information: 408-813-8777 Branch Library Co-sponsored by Friends of Berryessa Branch Saturday, March 1, 4 p.m. at Evergreen Library. Branch Library Information: 408-813-8777 Co-sponsored by Friends of Evergreen Branch Library. Information: 408-813-8777
4 Event listings in date order at SiliconValleyReads.org Events with Robin Sloan Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore
“…I pushed the bookstore’s glass door. It made a bell tinkle brightly up above, and I stepped slowly through. I did not realize at the time what an important threshold I had just crossed. Inside: imagine the shape and volume of a normal bookstore turned up on its side. This place was absurdly narrow and dizzingly tall, and the shelves went all the way up – three stories of books, maybe more… ‘Hello, there,’ a quiet voice called from the stacks. A figure emerged – a man, tall and skinny like one of the ladders, draped in a light gray button-down and a blue cardigan. He tottered as he walked, running a long Photo: Joanie Simon Photo: hand along the shelves for support. When he came out of the shadows, Robin Sloan I saw that his sweater matched his eyes, which were also blue, riding low in nests of wrinkles. He was very old. He nodded at me and gave a weak wave. ‘What do you seek in these shelves?’” Excerpt from Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore
About Robin Sloan Saturday, Feb. 8, 7 p.m. at Los Altos Library Wednesday, March 5, 7 p.m. at Los Altos Robin Sloan grew up near Detroit and now Refreshments will be served. Co-sponsored by High School Eagle Theater splits his time between Berkeley and the the Los Altos Library Endowment. Robin will be interviewed on stage by a student Internet. He graduated from Michigan State Information: 650-948-7683 as part of Los Altos High School Writers Week. with a degree in economics and, from 2002 to Information: 650-960-8814 2012, worked at Poynter, Current TV, and finally Sunday, Feb. 9, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at at Twitter in San Francisco, where he worked Recycle Books Friday, March 21, 7 p.m. at Los Gatos on media partnerships. Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Book signing. Library Bookstore is his first novel. Ajax Penumbra Information: 408-370-3514 Co-sponsored by Friends of Los Gatos Library. 1969, a short prequel, was released digitally in Information: 408-354-6894 September, 2013. Sunday, Feb. 9, 4 p.m. at Cubberley Community Center Theatre Saturday, March 22, 10 a.m. at San Jose Tuesday, Feb. 4, 10-11:30 a.m. at Santa Co-sponsored by Friends of Palo Alto Library. Woman’s Club Clara County Office Information: 650-329-2436 The public is welcome and refreshments will be of Education served. RSVP to [email protected] The annual Materials Fair for Teachers and Tuesday, Feb. 18, 7 p.m. at Sunnyvale School Librarians. Public Library Saturday, March 22, 2 p.m. at West Valley Information: 408-453-6670 Co-sponsored by Friends of Sunnyvale Branch Library Public Library. Co-sponsored by Friends of West Valley Branch Tuesday, Feb. 4, 12:30 p.m. at Evergreen Information: 408-730-7300 Library. Valley College Montgomery Hall Information: 408-813-8777 Information: 408-270-6433 Wednesday, Feb. 19, 12:30 p.m. at West Valley College Campus Center Saturday, March 22, 4 p.m. at Campbell Tuesday, Feb. 4, 6:30 p.m. at Santa Clara Information: 408-741-4661 Library Central Park Library Co-sponsored by Friends of Campbell Library. Co-sponsored by Santa Clara City Library and Wednesday, Feb. 19, 7:30 p.m. at Information: 408-866-1991 Santa Clara City Library Foundation & Friends. Milpitas Library Information: 408-615-2900 Co-sponsored by Friends of Milpitas Library. Saturday, March 29, 11 a.m. at Pearl Information: 408-262-1171 Avenue Branch Library Saturday, Feb. 8, 3 p.m. at Gilroy Library Co-sponsored by Friends of Pearl Avenue Co-sponsored by Friends of Gilroy Library. Thursday, Feb. 20, 6:30 p.m. at Mountain Branch Library. Information: 408-842-8307 View Public Library Information: 408-813-8777 Co-sponsored by Friends of Mountain View Public Library. Saturday, March 29, 2 p.m. at Rose Garden Information: 650-903-6897 Branch Library Co-sponsored by Friends of Rose Garden Tuesday, March 4, 7 p.m. at Morgan Hill Branch Library. Library Information: 408-813-8777 Co-sponsored by Friends of the Morgan Hill Library, AAUW Morgan Hill, BookSmart and the Morgan Hill Times. Information: 408-779-3196
5 Location addresses on page 11 Films Digital Nation Over a single generation, the Web and digital media have remade nearly every aspect of Out Of Print modern culture, transforming “Out Of Print,” narrated by Meryl Streep, the way we work, learn and draws us into the topsy-turvy world of the connect, as well as what written word, illuminating the turbulent, we may be learning about exciting journey from the book through the ourselves in the process. This digital revolution. Writers, publishers, readers film is the product of a unique collaboration are all in flux. Booksellers are closing shop. with visitors to the Digital Nation website, who Librarians and teachers are seeking new roles. for a year posted their own stories online and Storytellers like Ray Bradbury, complemented reacted to the work in progress. First aired by by evocative visuals, weave a compelling tale. PBS in early 2010. Author Scott Turow and Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon online bookstore, place us in the Wednesday, Feb. 5, 6:30-8 p.m. at Mountain middle of their debate. People tell us they View Public Library read snippets all day long on the Internet, yet one of five Americans no longer reads a single book, in any format, in an entire year. Personal stories of parents and students take us into their worlds, highlighting how this revolution is changing every aspect of the printed word – and changing us. Paperback Dreams Tuesday, Jan. 28, 7 p.m. at Downtown Palo Alto Library Tuesday, Feb. 11, 7 p.m. at Gilroy Library In a time of increasing Wednesday, Feb. 12, 7 p.m. at Mountain View Public Library competition from mega- Saturday, Feb. 15, 11 a.m. at Milpitas Library Silicon Valley Reads Film Festival chains and online retailers, Saturday, March 1, 2:30 p.m. at Los Altos Library Silicon Valley Reads Film Festival many local booksellers are Wednesday, March 5, 7 p.m. at Sunnyvale Public Library fighting for survival. Through the tumultuous story of two beloved Bay Area booksellers, Google and the World Brain Cody’s and Kepler’s, this documentary captures the David and Goliath “Google and the World Brain” is the story of the most struggle faced by countless independent ambitious project ever conceived on the Internet. In bookstores around the country. For more 2002 Google began to scan millions of books in an effort information about the film visit 4spfilms.com. to create a giant global library, containing every book in existence. The company had an even greater purpose – to Saturday, Feb. 15, 12:30 p.m. at Milpitas create a higher form of intelligence, something that H.G. Library Silicon Valley Reads Film Festival Wells had predicted in his 1937 essay “World Brain.” But over half the books Google scanned were in copyright, Saturday, March 1, 3:30 p.m. at Los Altos and authors across the world launched a campaign to stop Library Silicon Valley Reads Film Festival Google, which climaxed in a New York Courtroom in 2011. Monday, March 10, 7 p.m. at Sunnyvale Saturday, Feb. 15, 1 p.m. at Computer History Museum Public Library Treasure In Your Bookshelf As printed books move closer to becoming an Monday, Feb. 10, 7 p.m. at Morgan Hill Library endangered species, readers are giving more Information: 408-779-3196 thought to what books they want to purchase and Tuesday, Feb. 25, 7 p.m. at Los Altos Library keep on their shelves. Some books are precious Information: 650-948-7683 because they are personally meaningful. Other books have value because of a rarity factor that Saturday, March 1, 1 p.m. at Santa Teresa could some day make them worth big bucks. Branch Library Information: 408-813-8777 Tuesday, March 18, Widely-acclaimed antiques and collectibles 7 p.m. at Gilroy Library authority Steven Yvaska, author of “The Information: 408-842-8307 Seasoned Collector” column in the Mercury News, will talk about how to evaluate the treasure in your bookshelf, and how to take care of printed volumes so that they will last for generations to come. You are invited to bring special books with you for an informal evaluation of their value and Steven Yvaska condition. 6 Event listings in date order at SiliconValleyReads.org Truths and Trends: Sea Change: Self-Publishing, Holly Brady The ePublishing e-Books and Public Transformation Wednesday, Feb 19 Libraries Mark Coker Digital possibilities have revolutionized the book publishing Saturday, March 1 world, changing the landscape for writers, publishers, Mainstream publishers have been slow to embrace libraries, and ultimately readers. How does ePublishing fit the meteoric rise of e-books and self-publishing – but into the traditional publishing world? What new potential the public and authors are eager to explore the new Jerry Fan can be imagined in a digital environment? This panel opportunities of the digital world. This panel discussion discussion will provide a range of perspectives on today’s will talk about the public’s increased access to new ePublishing environment, introducing us to the new publishing tools and the availability of independent landscape for authors and readers. Panelists include: Rama Sadasivin consultants to help authors write, publish and distribute books that parallel the high-quality and socially relevant • Holly Brady, Self-publishing Advisor/Former Director of works championed by traditional publishers. Panelists Stanford Publishing Courses include: • Mark Coker, Founder, CEO and Chief Author Advocate, Paula MacKinnon Smashwords Jerry Fan, founder of JukePop, • Jerry Fan, Founder of JukePop Serials a website that curates serials with • Rama Sadasivin, Director of Content Acquisition, Scribd addictive storylines, compelling • Paula MacKinnon, Information Systems Project characters and dramatic cliffhangers Manager, Contra Costa County Library Keith Raffel • Keith Raffel, Author Evette Davis, author of Woman King, the • Elliot Warren, Collection Development/Technical first installment of a thrilling supernatural Services Manager, Contra Costa County Library trilogy that can be purchased as an e-book or paperback Megan Wong Co-sponsored by Friends of the Palo Alto Library.
Holly Brady, a publishing strategist who works with 7 p.m., Downtown Palo Alto Library writers interested in using new media tools to self-publish Information: 650-329-2436 their work and instructor of classes on self-publishing offered through Stanford University Continuing Studies Elliot Warren Altered Books Megan Wong, Virtual Library Manager for the Santa Clara County Library District. Evette Davis Craft Workshop
2 p.m., Cupertino Library Information: 408-446-1677 Off The Page Thursday, Feb 6 Calling all artists and crafters! Come to this workshop to learn about Altered Books, a form Once upon a time, created by Santa Clara County’s inaugural Poet of mixed media art that takes old books and “video poetry” Laureate Nils Peterson that is composed of transforms them into totally new books that might have 100 lines contributed by the public, narrated are unique works of art and self-expression. meant a film of by members of the Silicon Valley Reads Altered books can be rebound, painted, rubber a poet reading Community Advisory Board, and featuring stamped, collaged in, or otherwise adorned aloud. With Silicon Valley images taken by George – as simple or complex as you want. Some today’s digital Sakkestad and Jacqueline supplies will be available and participants are tools and Internet sites such Ramseyer, Silicon Valley welcome to bring their own. as YouTube and Vimeo providing a world Community Newspaper staff Saturday, Feb. 8, 1 p.m. at Saratoga Library stage, poetry is being taken off the page and photographers. Organizing and Information: 408-867-6126 transformed into a vibrant new multimedia emceeing the event is Los Gatos Saturday, March 1, 12 noon at Morgan Hill art form. This evening of speakers and videos Poet Laureate Erica Goss. Erica Goss Library will discuss the history and evolution of video Information: 408-779-3196 poetry and showcase some of the best and The exhibit “Deep Reading” at the Euphrat Saturday, March 1, 3 p.m. at Campbell most unique examples of video poems now Museum of Art will be open for viewing before Library available for viewing on the Internet. the “Off The Page” program, from 7-7:30 p.m. Information: 408-866-1991 The star of the show will be the premiere of 7:30-9 p.m., Visual & Performing Arts Tuesday, March 18, 7 p.m. at Milpitas a video version of “A Family Album,” a poem Center, De Anza College Library Information: [email protected] Information: 408-262-1171 7 Location addresses on page 11 Events for Children & Families Chris Tuesday, March 11 Grabenstein 4 p.m. at Vineland Branch Library 7:30 p.m. at Saratoga Library Author of Escape From Wednesday, March 12 Mr. Lemoncello’s Library 3:30 p.m. at Palo Alto Children’s Library 7 p.m. at Cupertino Library Chris Grabenstein – who was a comedian before he became an author – brings all Thursday, March 13 the marvelous wonders of Mr. Lemoncello’s 3 p.m. at Morgan Hill Library Library to life in this fun and funny 5:30 p.m. at Santa Teresa Branch Library presentation about his best-selling book. Be sure to bring your thinking caps. Chris will Friday, March 14 also share a new puzzle that will help you 4 p.m. at Los Altos find the extra puzzle hidden inside Escape Library From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library.
Mr. Lemoncello’s Scavenger Hunt Book Discussion for Grades 4-6 Did you enjoy reading Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library? Students in grades 4-6 are invited to come to the library Have you ever wished you could spend the night in a library? to talk about Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library and You won’t be staying overnight, but you will experience a participate in the Mr. Lemoncello Scavanger Hunt. scavenger hunt like the kids in the book. For grades 3 to 7. Chris Grabenstein Wednesday, Feb. 12, 3:30 p.m. at Campbell Library Friday, March 21, 4 p.m. at Hillview Branch Library Information: 408-866-1991 Information: 408-813-8777
Todd Parr Author of Reading Makes You Feel Good Todd Parr is the New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of more than three dozen children’s books. His book, Reading Makes You Feel Good, inspires and encourages young children to delight in the experience of reading.
Todd Parr His presentation combines reading, drawing, and engaging children in conversation. The first 40 families will receive free copies of Reading Makes You Feel Good compliments of FIRST 5 Santa Clara County. Saturday, March 8 Saturday, February 15 10:15 a.m. at Mountain View Public Library 10:30 a.m. at Santa Clara Central Park Library 1 p.m. at Seven Trees Branch Library 1 p.m. at Cambrian Branch Library 3 p.m. at Campbell Library 3 p.m. at Gilroy Library Sunday, March 9 Sunday, February 16 1:30 p.m. at Saratoga Library 2 p.m. at Cupertino Library 3:30 p.m. at Palo Alto Children’s Library 4 p.m. at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library 8 Event listings in date order at SiliconValleyReads.org Events for Children & Families Bill Joyce & Joe Bluhm Author and Illustrator of The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore The author and illustrator of The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore talk about the book, its iPad and iPhone app, and the Academy Saturday, Feb. 22, Award winning short Bill Joyce 12 noon at Seven Trees Branch Library film that inspired it. A Monday, Feb. 24, fun presentation for 3:30 p.m. at Cambrian Branch Library the whole family. Tuesday, Feb. 25, Thursday, March 20 5:30 p.m. at Tully Community Branch 7 p.m. at Los Altos Library Library Wednesday, Feb. 26, Friday, March 21 Joe Bluhm “The Fantastic Flying Books of 7 p.m. at Sunnyvale Public Library 10:45 a.m. at Gilroy Mr. Morris Lessmore” Film Library Inspired, in equal measures, by Hurricane Thursday, March 6, 10:45 a.m. at Hillview Branch Library 4 p.m. at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library Katrina, Buster Keaton, The Wizard of Oz and a love for books, “The Fantastic Flying Books of Friday, March 7, 7 p.m. at Village House of Books Mr. Morris Lessmore” is a poignant, humorous 3:30 p.m. at Bascom Library & Community Saturday, March 22 allegory about the curative powers of story. Center 10:15 a.m. at Mountain View Public Library Using a variety of film techniques (miniatures, Saturday, March 15, computer animation, 2D animation), author 1 p.m. at Evergreen Branch Library 11 a.m. at West Valley Branch Library William Joyce and co-director Brandon 3 p.m. at Morgan Hill Library Oldenburg present a hybrid style of animation Wednesday, March 19, that harkens back to silent films and MGM 11:30 a.m. at Educational Park Branch Flying Book Craft Technicolor musicals. The 17-minute film won Library Children ages 4 and up are invited to listen an Academy Award for Animated Short Film. Friday, March 28, to the story of The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Tuesday, Feb. 7, 3:30 p.m. at Almaden Branch Library Morris Lessmore then make their own books to 10:45 a.m. at Gilroy Library take home. They may not fly, but making them Check with your local public library for Wednesday, Jan. 29, will be fun! additional dates and times when this film will 7 p.m. at Campbell Library Saturday, Feb. 22, be shown. 12:15 p.m. at Seven Trees Branch Library Monday, Feb. 24, 3:45 p.m. at Cambrian Branch Library Bilingual Family Storytimes Teen Book Craft Wednesday, March 5, The Spanish version, Los fantasticos libros voladores 6:30 p.m. at Evergreen Branch Library del sr. Morris Lessmore. is the featured book. Do you love your favorite book so Thursday, March 6, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 11 a.m. at Gilroy Library much you wish you could wear 11:30 a.m. at Berryessa Branch Library it? Learn to make easy Tuesday, March 11, bottle cap pendants Friday, March 7, 6:30 p.m. at Alum Rock Branch Library and key chains with 3:45 p.m. at Bascom Library & Community Ctr Tuesday, March 25, book pages from Wednesday, March 12, 6 p.m. at Biblioteca Latinoamericana Harry Potter, Calvin & 11:30 a.m. at Rose Garden Branch Library Branch Library Hobbes, and more. Saturday, March 15, 11:15 a.m. at West Valley Branch Library Thursday, Feb. 27, 4-5 p.m. at Wednesday, March 19, Campbell Library 11:45 a.m. at Educational Park Branch Library Information: 408-866-1991 Saturday, March 22, 3 p.m. at Hillview Branch Library Friday, March 28, 3:45 p.m. at Almaden Branch Library 9 Location addresses on page 11 Celebrity Storytimes Local radio and TV personalities and elected officials will read The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore.
Gary Scott Thomas Joe Simitian Mike Wasserman KRTY Radio Personality Santa Clara County Supervisor Santa Clara County Supervisor Wednesday, Feb. 5, 11:15 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m. at Thursday, March 6, 11 a.m. at at Almaden Branch Library Saratoga Library Morgan Hill Library Dion Bracco Sal Pizarro Kim Vestal Gilroy City Council Mercury News Columnist KLIV Radio Personality Thursday, Feb. 6, 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, 11 a.m. at Saturday, March 8, 11 a.m. at at Gilroy Library Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library Maggi Scura Lissa Kreisler San Jose City Council TV News Journalist and Host KBAY Radio Personality Members of the San Jose City Council will visit Tuesday, Feb. 11, 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, 11:30 a.m. at San Jose Public Library branches during February at Cambrian Branch Library Evergreen Branch Library and March. For dates and times, check the Library website calendar of events at SJPL.org. Silicon Valley Reads Community Advisory Board
Co-Chairs Jacquie Davidson Robert Kieve Diane McNutt Manager President Silicon Valley Reads Jill Bourne Global Mobility Empire Broadcasting Coordinator Library Director Google McNutt & Company, City of San Jose Inc. Public Relations Deepka Lalwani Xavier De La Torre Founder Nancy Howe County Indian Business & Alyce Parsons County Librarian Superintendent of Professional Women Author and Teacher Santa Clara County Schools Library District Santa Clara County Jane Light Sal Pizarro Office of Education Former Library Director Columnist Angelica Ramsey City of San Jose Mercury News Chief Academic Officer Rhonda Farber Santa Clara County Former Superintendent Jack Lucas, Ed.D. Josh Russell Office of Education Campbell Union High Board of Trustees Executive Vice Board Members School District West Valley/Mission President Community College Silicon Valley Creates Board Members Alice Gosak District Emeritus English Carmen Sigler Tom Atkinson faculty Rosanne Macek Professor, Provost/ Board Member San Jose City College San Jose Public Library Library Services Dean Emeritus Foundation Director San Jose State Stacey Greenwell City of Mountain View University Board Aide 585 Franklin St. Diana Bautista Office of County Marisa Spatafore Government Relations Supervisor Mike Michelle McGurk Director of Marketing Manager Wasserman Mountain View Senior Policy Advisor/ and Communications Chamber of Commerce Public Information De Anza College Margaret Hengel Officer Past President Office of Mayor Chuck Geri Weimers Dale Bryant Santa Clara County Reed Community Volunteer Executive Editor Reading Council Silicon Valley Mary McLane Community Kathy Wheeler Julia Hover-Smoot Executive Director Newspapers Senior Manager, Board of Education San Jose Public Library Global Talent Santa Clara County Foundation Communications Muhammed Office of Education Chaudhry KLA-Tencor President & CEO Silicon Valley Education Kara Iwahashi Foundation Associate Program Director Calendar of Events The Commonwealth Mark Coker Club Silicon Valley in Date Order Founder & CEO Visit the website Smashwords SiliconValleyReads.org or scan the code. 10 Event listings in date order at SiliconValleyReads.org Book Discussion Groups The public is welcome to join any of the following book discussions. Discuss The Shallows Saturday, Jan. 18, 11:30 a.m. at Santa Teresa Special for Cupertino residents Branch Library Wednesday, Jan. 29, 7 p.m. at Vineland Cupertino Essay Contest Branch Library Teens and adults who live in Cupertino are invited Saturday, March 1, 11 a.m. at Seven Trees to enter the annual Cupertino Library Foundation Branch Library Silicon Valley Reads Essay Contest and compete for a Grand Prize of $500 (2 winners - 1 teen & 1 Tuesday, March 25, 7 p.m. at Downtown adult) or a 2nd Place Prize of $400 (2 winners - 1 Palo Alto Library teen & 1 adult). Entry deadline is Monday, March Discuss Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour 17. For contest details and entry forms, visit Bookstore CupertinoLibraryFoundation.org. Thursday, Jan. 23, 1 p.m. at Rose Garden Cupertino Poetry Contest Branch Library Adults and middle school and high school students who live in Cupertino are invited to write Tuesday, Feb. 4, 7 p.m. at Downtown Palo Alto Library a poem related to the Silicon Valley Reads 2014 Tuesday, Feb. 11, 6:30 p.m. at Rose Garden Branch Library theme. There will be three Grand Prize winners, each receiving $350, and three 2nd Place Prizes, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 7 p.m. at Sunnyvale Public Library each receiving $200. Entry deadline is Monday, Tuesday, March 18, 6:30 p.m. at Calabazas Branch Library March 17. For contest details and entry forms, visit CupertinoLibraryFoundation.org. Discuss Both Silicon Valley Reads 2014 Books Wednesday, Feb. 5, 6:30 p.m. at Evergreen Branch Library Silicon Valley Reads 2014 Event Locations Almaden Branch Library De Anza College Los Altos High School Santa Clara County Office 6445 Camden Ave., San Jose 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., 201 Almond Ave., Los Altos of Education Cupertino 1290 Ridder Park Dr., San Jose Alum Rock Branch Library Los Altos Library 3090 Alum Rock Ave., San Jose Downtown Palo Alto Library 13 S. San Antonio Rd., Los Altos Santa Clara University 270 Forest Ave., Palo Alto 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara Barnes & Noble Stevens Creek Los Gatos Library 3600 Stevens Creek Blvd., Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library 100 Villa, Los Gatos Santa Teresa Branch Library San Jose 150 E. San Fernando St., San Jose 290 International Circle, San Jose Milpitas Library Bascom Library & Community Edenvale Branch Library 160 N. Main St., Milpitas Saratoga Library Center 101 Branham Lane East, San Jose 13650 Saratoga Ave., Saratoga 1000 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose Mission College Educational Park Branch Library 3000 Mission College Blvd., Seven Trees Branch Library Berryessa Branch Library 1771 Educational Park Dr., San Jose Santa Clara 3590 Cas Dr., San Jose 3355 Noble Ave., San Jose Euphrat Museum of Art Morgan Hill Library Sunnyvale Library Biblioteca Latinoamericana De Anza College 660 W. Main Ave., Morgan Hill 665 W. Olive St., Sunnyvale Branch Library 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., 921 S. First St., San Jose Cupertino Mountain View Public Library The Tech Museum 585 Franklin St., Mountain View 201 S. Market St., San Jose Calabazas Branch Library Evergreen Branch Library 1230 S. Blaney Ave., San Jose 2635 Aborn Rd., San Jose Palo Alto Children’s Library Tully Community Branch Library 1276 Harriet St., Palo Alto 880 Tully Rd., San Jose Cambrian Branch Library Evergreen College 1780 Hillsdale Ave., San Jose 3095 Yerba Buena Rd., San Jose Pearl Avenue Branch Library Village House of Books 4270 Pearl Ave., San Jose 326 Village Lane, Los Gatos Campbell Library Gilroy Library 77 Harrison Ave., Campbell 350 W. Sixth St., Gilroy Rose Garden Branch Library Vineland Branch Library 1580 Naglee Ave., San Jose 1450 Blossom Hill Rd., San Jose Computer History Museum Heritage Theatre 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., 1 W. Campbell Ave., Campbell San Jose City College West Valley Branch Library Mountain View 2100 Moorpark Ave., San Jose 1243 San Tomas Aquino Rd., Hillview Branch Library San Jose Cubberley Community Center 1600 Hopkins Dr., San Jose San Jose Woman’s Club Theatre 75 S. 11th St., San Jose West Valley College 4000 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto India Community Center 14000 Fruitdale Ave., Saratoga 525 Los Coches St., Milpitas Santa Clara Central Park Library Cupertino Community Hall 2635 Homestead Rd., Santa Clara Willow Glen Branch Library 10350 Torre Ave., Cupertino 1157 Minnesota Ave., San Jose
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Minefields of the Heart The Long Walk The Muslim Next Door The Butterfly Mosque The Year of the Fog In Defense of Food Not a Genuine Black Man Sue Diaz Brian Castner Sumbul Ali-Karamali Willow Wilson Michelle Richmond Michael Pollan Brian Copeland
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The Distant Land of Tortilla Curtain When The Emperor Was Divine The Souvenir Epitaph for a Peach Fahrenheit 451 Breaking Through My Father T.C. Boyle Julie Otsuka Louise Steinman David Mas Masumoto Ray Bradbury Francisco Jimenez Bo Caldwell