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Korean Literature Hits the World Stage
The awarding in 2024 of the first Nobel Literature Prize to a Korean author has drawn long-overdue recognition to a millennia-old literary tradition. Join Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton for a discussion of…
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Join journalist and author Julia Hotz to chat about her book The Connection Cure: The Prescriptive Power of Movement, Nature, Art, Service, and Belonging.
The Connection Cure combines diligent science reporting, moving…
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Join local author Marianne T. Rafter for an introduction to her newest work of historical fiction, Dancing On The Brink Of The World: A Novel Of Alta California.
In 1822, wind-swept dunes surrounded San Francisco Bay, a dilapidated…
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Join guide dog puppy raiser, therapy dog handler and author Rebecca Minelga to learn about service, therapy and working dogs; related rights and responsibilities; and how to interact with these dogs in the community.
Rebecca…
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Raquel Herrera will share information about how homeschooling works, its requirements, different curricula, and how make a homeschool schedule. Event is free and no registration is required.
Raquel has been homeschooling her children for…
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Join Vanessa Riley to chat about her newest book, Fire Sword and Sea, based on the folk story of the female pirate Jacquotte Delahaye.
The Caribbean Sea, 1675. Jacquotte Delahaye is the mixed-race daughter of a wealthy tavern owner on…
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Join aviation analyst Scott Hamilton as he discusses his new book The Rise and Fall of Boeing: and the Way Back. Drawing on more than four decades in aerospace, Hamilton traces Boeing’s rise to dominance, its cultural and strategic missteps…
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In The Conjuring of America: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic, Black feminist philosopher Lindsey Stewart exposes this vital contour of American history. In the face of slavery, Negro Mammies…
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Photographer, author and Whidbey Island resident Michael Holtby talks about his latest project, a series of photographic portraits honoring Whidbey Island veterans who served in the Vietnam War. His photographs, on display at Coupeville…
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Do you like to draw? Meet Jarrett Lerner 2023 OTTER Award winner and author/illustrator of the highly illustrated 2026 OTTER Award nominee, Welcome to Scare School.
Learn about how Jarrett illustrates books, his creative process…
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Tom D. Crouch, a Smithsonian veteran of almost 45 years, paints a robust picture of a unique American establishment and its lasting legacies in his book Smithson's Gamble: The Smithsonian Institution In American Life, 1836-1906.
The…
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Do you like stories about friendship, big personalities, and learning how to grow (even when things go wrong)?Meet Liz Garton Scanlon author of the 2026 OTTER Award nominee, Bibsy Cross and the Bad Apple. Learn how Liz takes…
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Join us as author Barbara Bennett reads from and discusses her new memoir “Dialogue with Kelsey: A Conversation with My Daughter Before and After Her Death”. A pilgrimage through grief, the story touches upon mindfulness and…
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Join us in conversation with bestselling author and humorist Michael Perry, whose works encapsulates the experiences–and the magic–of rural town communities and the everyday people who reside in them.
In Michael Perry’s memoir, Population,…
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You’re invited to join us for a virtual conversation with acclaimed author Kate Quinn about her latest fantastical work, The Astral Library, which poses the question: Have you ever wished you could live inside a book? Welcome to the Astral…
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Please join us as local author Janice O’Mahony reads from her new collection, Raise Your Hand If You Hear My Voice. This book is a combination of personal poems about her family and life, and commentary about the complex world in which…
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Join the Sno-Isle Libraries Foundation and the 2026 Trudy Sundberg Lecture Series for an afternoon with Professor Yasemin Sari. Discover the vital role everyday conversations between community members play in a democratic system.…
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Join the Sno-Isle Libraries Foundation and the 2026 Trudy Sundberg Lecture Series for an evening with curiosity expert and author Scott Shigeoka. This lecture will be centered on the practice of curiosity as a force for…