Banned Book Week
Join us for a week of celebrating Banned Books and advocating to “Set Books Free” We will have specials, events, and ways to get involved. Come on by.
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Storytime with Maxwell Kim
Join us for a storytime with local author Maxwell Kim as he shares his pumpkin stories. His new book is “The Pumpkin with a Crack in it VS The Love Thief” will be read and available for purchase after the event.
About the Author:
Max Kim is an children’s book author and STEM professional. Outside of writing, Max is a huge word and board game enthusiast. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his amazing wife, adorable son and daughter, and derpy-cute pugwawa.
Banned Book Week
Join us for our annual celebration of Banned Books!
We highlight the books that are banned, why there are still banned, and why you should read them. Join us and help us lift up reading!
October 7 -Banned Book Read-In : Attendees will receive a free audiobook. Bring your headphones and join the read-in.
October 10 –Let Freedom Read Day : Take at least one action to help defend books from censorship. We will supply postcards and templates to write about book bans. Attendees will receive a free button.
Banned Book Read in
Join us for a our annual “Silent Book Club” Banned Book Read-In. This year, LibroFM is providing a free audiobook to attendees (choose between Banned Together or How to Defend Books and Why).
There will be snacks available. If you want to keep your hands busy, feel free to bring your crochet/knitting, notebook to sketch or something else as we read in against banning books.
Crochet Workshop
Join us at the bookstore and create some charming, personalized gifts and decorations for yourself or for your loved ones, whether you’re a beginner or looking to perfect your stitches. Please bring your own crochet hook and yarns or we will provide them at the workshop. Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by adults.
Crochet Workshop
Join us at the bookstore and create some charming, personalized gifts and decorations for yourself or for your loved ones, whether you’re a beginner or looking to perfect your stitches. Please bring your own crochet hook and yarns or we will provide them at the workshop. Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by adults.
Crochet Workshop
Join us at the bookstore and create some charming, personalized gifts and decorations for yourself or for your loved ones, whether you’re a beginner or looking to perfect your stitches. Please bring your own crochet hook and yarns or we will provide them at the workshop. Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by adults.
Meet & Greet with Jessica Brenner
Join us for a meet and greet with author Jessica Brenner and learn more about her latest middle grade fantasy novel, Pixie Dust and Other Dangerous Things.
About the Book
Pixie Dust and Other Dangerous Things has an unforgettable premise: What if Tinker Bell wasn’t the petty, jealous pixie we assumed her to be, but the hidden architect of Neverland itself? And what if Peter Pan’s charm and pluckiness was the most dangerous thing on the island? Told in Tinker Bell’s wry, sharp voice, Pixie Dust and Other Dangerous Things is a Peter Pan retelling which exposes the cost of eternal youth, the danger of misplaced loyalty, and the truths Peter never wanted anyone to hear.
About the Author
Jessica Brenner is a writer, counselor, and mother of three who grew up on the San Francisco peninsula. Her latest book, a middle grade fantasy entitled Pixie Dust and Other Dangerous Things, was published by Journey Institute Press on August 30. For the last fifteen years she has worked to help Bay Area high school students find their voices through writing: an experience she credits with strengthening her own storytelling. She has been recognized by Children’s Book International, the Storytrade Awards, LCGBA, and the Independent Author Awards.
Halloween Cookie Decorating Workshop
Join us for a fun halloween cookie decorating workshop! Learn the basics of decorating sugar cookies. No experience needed. Beginner friendly and All materials will be provided.
Cookies you’ll be decorating:
- Candy Corn
- Ghost
- Jack-o-lantern Treat
Important information:
- Recommended for ages 8+
- Participants Ages 8-14 need to have a participating adult also sign up
- Cookies and icing contain: wheat, milk/dairy, eggs and almond extract
- Space is limited!
Hosted by: SugarCoatedSF
Author Meet & Greet: D. Anthony Still
Meet author D. Anthony Still and explore their fantastical series, The Char Grimoires.
In Char, explore a world where wizards have wiped themselves out in a catastrophic war and magic is reborn. In the form of…. a Troll? Join Tanurgolth Pukarowski, Tro-zard, Wiz-roll, er, Magic User, on a quest across the lands of Char. Accompanied by his bestie, Miggy the Chupacabra, they embark on a quest to fulfill their potential. Magic is back! Only it has no idea what it is doing.
Meanwhile, the inept human Bureau-Monarchy, beset by mountains of paperwork and a lack of breakfast, attempts to revive the war drums of conquest in the form of a donkey cavalry. See what happens as the characters’ worlds collide!
The follow up novel in the series, Sabbatical of the Chupacabra, trouble begins when a certain soul-trapped Wizard starts stretching his metaphysical legs. Ezekial the Enchanter has spent centuries plotting his grand return to relevance. And now, thanks to a well-meaning Tro-zard, or perhaps Wiz-roll, the ancient Wizard finally has his opening.