October 2006 Vol. 37 No. 8 Vive la France! One City One Book in Full Swing Two French children’s book Are you reading The Hummingbird’s meet with teens to discuss The illustrators share their work Daughter yet? Don’t miss out on Hummingbird’s Daughter. For the third consecutive year, the Library’s Office of the many author events and book Pick up a program guide at Children and Youth Services is teaming up with the discussions taking place as San your local library, visit the Library’s Cultural Services of the Consulate General of France Francisco’s One City One Book web site at www.sfpl.org/news/ in San Francisco to present the work of exciting citywide book club has people ocob/onecity.htm or see page 5 for a young French illustrators to an American audience. throughout the city reading and complete schedule of events. This year, Rebecca Dautremer and Cecile talking about this remarkable novel. Books are available in libraries Gambini’s original artwork from their books will Author Luis Alberto Urrea and local bookstores. A Spanish be displayed Oct. 6–Nov. 12 outside the Fisher will be all around town this language version, an eBook, and a Children’s Center at the Main Library. While they month—engaging in an insightful downloadable audio book are also have different styles, the work of both women is conversation with San Francisco available this fall. fresh, engaging and full of child appeal. Chronicle book editor Oscar Villalon One City One Book is sponsored Born in Gap, France in 1971, Dautremer studied on Oct. 11 at the Main Library, reading at the by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library, at the ENSAD (École Litquake Lit Crawl, participating in a book discussion AT&T, the Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation Nationale Supérieure des at Cody’s Books, joining the Excelsior Branch for a and the Alexander M. & June L. Maisin Foundation. Arts Décoratifs) in Paris. Spanish language event and more. Media sponsors include KPIX CBS 5, KBLX Radio, San Her teachers immediately Bookstores throughout the city are joining in Francisco Examiner, KDTV 14 Univision and KFSF 66 recognized her talent the celebration. Six great independent bookstores— TeleFutura. and encouraged her to Books Inc., Bird & Beckett Books & Records, City Launched in 2005, One work as an illustrator for Lights, Cody’s Stockton Street, Green Apple, and City One Book is a citywide book publisher Gautier- Modern Times—are sponsoring the program and reading initiative developed to Languereau. She has donating 10 percent of all proceeds from sales of The encourage all residents to read drawn more than a Hummingbird’s Daughter during August, September and discuss the same book. dozen children’s books and October to the One City One Book program. Readings and discussion groups for Gautier-Languereau, High schools are getting in on the book club will be held at various libraries Art by Rebecca Dautremer including Le Géant aux action, too. This fall, Urrea will visit high schools and bookstores throughout Oiseaux (The Giant and the Birds), Une Lettre pour Lily throughout the city, including Thurgood Marshall San Francisco to inspire la Licorne (A Letter for Lily the Unicorn), Nasreddine High School and Lowell High School, where he’ll conversation about the book. and Princesses Oubliées ou Inconnues (The Forgotten and Unknown Princesses). Gambini was born in Grasse, France and studied art at the École des Beaux-Arts in Aix-en-Provence. She earned a degree from Litquake to Shake Up the Main the Arts Décoratifs School in Strasbourg. Gambini Litquake, San Francisco’s annual literary festival, will Reader Series; illustrator Ashley Wolff; and Dashka has illustrated more than again make stops at the Main Library this year during Slater, whose latest book is titled Firefighters in the a dozen books. She also its nine-day extravaganza, which runs Oct. 6–14. Dark. Interactive workshops and activities for children co-founded Pavupapri, The Main Library becomes the festival’s ground ages 5-7 begin at 11:15 a.m. in the Latino/Hispanic a small publishing zero when Off the Richter Scale hits the the scene Community Meeting Room at the Main Library. An company that handcrafts Oct. 7 and 8. This two-day event will feature some author/illustrator presentation for children ages artists’ books or book 75 authors giving six- to eight-minute readings. The 8-10 at 11:15 a.m. in the Koret Auditorium features objects for adults. “who’s who” lineup of Bay Area authors includes Rachel Rodriguez, who inspires imagination and Dautremer and Art by Cecile Gambini Kate Braverman, Barry Gifford, Maxine Hong artistic impulses with her Through Georgia’s Eyes; Gambini will present and talk about their work at Kingston, Joshua Clair and Monte 2 p.m. on Nov. 4 in the Fisher Children’s Center at Braff, San Francisco Montgomery, who the Main Library. The program will be conducted in Poet Laureate Jack roll out their Hubert French with English translation. Hirschman, Rebecca Invented the Wheel; Solnit, Joe Quirk, Terri Farley, author of Tamin Ansary, James the Phantom Stallion San Francisco Public Library Dallessandro, Kirk Series; and Millie Seeks Unsung Heroes Read and others. Lee with her book, Readings take place Landed. Interactive Know someone in the African American 11 a.m.–5 p.m. on workshops for 8- to community who unselfishly gives of his or Oct. 7 and 12:30–4:30 p.m. on Oct. 8 in the Koret 10-year-olds begin at 10 a.m. in the Latino/Hispanic her time and energy to improve the lives of Auditorium at the Main Library. Community Meeting Room. others? Nominate him or her for an Unsung Children will also get a slice of the action when Established in 2002, Litquake was created Hero Award. The Library’s Unsung Hero Awards Kidquake comes to the Main Library on Oct. 11. A with the goal of galvanizing the Bay Area’s already honor those who never receive much publicity variety of workshops and activities that allow the thriving literary scene by bringing emerging, mid- or recognition for the truly important work they younger set to meet local authors and illustrators is career and established local authors together with perform in the black community. Winners will planned for kids of different ages. This year, Kidquake fans of the written word for nine days of readings, be honored at a ceremony held on Nov. 19 in is primarily geared for school groups, although panel discussions, themed events and general the Koret Auditorium at the Main Library. others are welcome. literary mayhem. Deadline for submitting nominations is An author/illustrator presentation for children Kidquake is co-sponsored by Litquake, Children’s Oct. 31. For more information, please call Linda ages 5-7 starts at 10 a.m. in the Koret Auditorium at Book Press, Tricyle Press and the San Francisco Public Brooks-Burton at (415) 355-2851. the Main Library, and features Ellisa Haden Guest, Library’s Office of Children and Youth Services. award-winning author of the Iris and Walter Early For more information, go to www.litquake.org. Coming Up: NOVEMBER 8 NOVEMBER 9 NOVEMBER 14 NOVEMBER 29 Mystery Writer Robert Wilson Azar Nafisi, Author of Reading Poet Reading Poet: Terry Literature from the ‘Axis of in conversation with author Lolita in Tehran, reads and Lucas & Peter Sherburn- Evil.’ Bay Area authors read Cara Black. discusses her work. Zimmer reading from each short stories and poetry from Main, 6:30–7:30 p.m. Main, 6 p.m. others’ works. anthology of Iranian, Cuban, North Beach, 7 p.m Syrian and other writers. Main, 6:30 p.m. AT THE LIBRARY OCTOBER 2006 1 Branch Library Improvement Program (BLIP) Western Addition Moves Part of Collection During Renovation Western Addition Branch Library patrons will still have an opportunity to enjoy the library’s fine collections during the branch’s renovation when some of its materials will be moved to two off-site locations. In order to continue library services to the Western Addition neighborhood, the San Francisco Public Library has partnered with the San Francisco African American Historical and Cultural Society located in the African American Art and Culture Complex to create a temporary Western Addition Reading Center. Starting this month, the Center—located at 762 Fulton St.—will be open five days a week. Please call (415) 557-4353 for hours of operation. Items from the branch’s general collections, including adult, teen and children’s materials will be housed at the Center. Multimedia materials, such as CDs, DVDs and magazines, will also be available. Library staff will be available to assist the public with signing up and renewing library cards, checking out and reserving materials and other services. Serving the neighborhood’s Japanese-speaking population, the branch will move selected portions of its large Japanese language collection to the nearby Presidio Branch Library at 3150 Sacramento St., where a new International Languages Collection will open on Oct. 3 on the lower level of the building. Items in the collection will include popular fiction for adults, picture stories for children and audiovisual materials for all ages. Library staff fluent in Japanese will be available. Designed to serve as a resource for the entire community, the International Languages Collection will also offer Chinese and The African American Historical and Cultural Society at 762 Fulton St. will be the new temporary home to part Russian language materials after the Richmond Branch closes for of Western Addition’s collection. renovation at the end of 2006. Hours of operation are: Tuesdays 11 a.m.–9 p.m.