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We’re back! Join us in person and virtually for The San Diego Union-Tribune’s 7th Annual Festival of Books on August 19 presented by the University of San Diego. The Festival of Books, hosted on the University of San Diego campus, is a free event for book lovers of all ages. Enjoy workshops, activities, photo booths, live entertainment, discussions with award-winning authors and more! Which books will be the 2023 One Book, One San Diego selections? Join us for the BIG announcement at the Festival of Books at 10 a.m. Following the announcement, visit the One Book booth to pick-up your very own copy of the adult, teen, or children's selection. General admission is free. Registration is strongly encouraged. Tickets and suggestion donations are required for the panel sessions. Selected panels will have a small fee. The San Diego Council on Literacy is the festival's nonprofit beneficiary. Find the session schedule and reserve tickets here. Parking on USD campus is complimentary for Festival of Books. Follow The San Diego Festival of Books Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

If you've found yourself reading the same picture book over and over (and over and over) to a small but determined audience we see you and salute you! Is it time to add a few new titles to the mix?

Recommended for ages 2-5, this storytime program includes books, songs, games, and early literacy fun! Audience: Children For more information visit: sandiego.librarymarket.com

Join Oceanside Public Library and Glassless Minds for a free live poetry contest on Saturday, July 15 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Civic Center Library Courtyard at 330 N. Coast Highway. The Find Your Voice Poetry Contest is a one round, one poem poetry contest for adults that will offer 1st, 2nd and 3rd place cash prizes. Sign up starts at 4:30 p.m. and there are 17 spots. The poem does not need to be memorized and should be 5 minutes or less. The event will feature a short set by Rudy K. Francisco, who will also serve as a judge along with San Diego Poet Laureate Jason Magabo Perez and Dr. Angélica M. Yañez. Glassless Minds is a local non-profit that has facilitated and fostered constructive emotional outlets and personal expression in an accepting and safe space for teenagers and young adults through a variety of mediums: spoken word poetry, creative writing, poetry, music and visual art for the last ten years. Support for this program is provided by The Friends of the Oceanside Public Library. The Oceanside Public Library aims to empower the community by promoting literacy, information access, civic engagement, cultural inclusiveness and openness to new ideas. Related links: Oceanside Public Library on Instagram

Globe-commissioned world premiere By Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen Directed by Gordon Greenberg Dostoevsky’s turn-of-the-century masterpiece is reimagined as a 90-minute romp of a morality tale, performed by five ridiculously talented actors who play over 50 zany characters, riffing on the famous novel—and all of Russian literature. The brilliant comic team of Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen (Ebenezer Scrooge’s BIG San Diego Christmas Show) brings to 1860s Russia the same whacked-out sensibility they gave to Dickens in this world-premiere, Globe-commissioned comedy. This classic story follows Raskolnikov, an impoverished student who becomes a murderer in order to save his family. Based on the book you didn’t actually read in high school, this is literature retold like you’ve never seen it before. Crime and Punishment, A Comedy contains mild language and discussion of violence. Total running time: One hour and 30 minutes (one act with no intermission). Related links: The Old Globe website | Instagram | Facebook

Join us for The New Children’s Museum’s fundraising gala, The Magical Treehouse! Inspired by the classic children’s book series, this year’s gala theme explores the imaginative power of art and literacy. Explore the Museums art installations and become immersed in a storybook evening with music, entertainment and a live auction! All proceeds will fund our many access and impact programs, making it possible for more than 30% of our annual visitors to visit the Museum for free or at a discount. The New Children's Museum on Facebook / Instagram

The singer-songwriter and Talking Heads frontman presents some of his favorite holiday music — including songs by The Pogues, James Brown, LCD Soundsystem and Paul Simon.

These new rules would let water agencies sanitize the water and put it directly back into the drinking water supply.

Drawing on four decades of debate and analysis, this reincarnation is a remarkable departure from Alice Walker's Pulitzer-winning novel and its polarizing 1985 adaptation directed by Steven Spielberg.

On March 1, 2023 Kiwanis Club of Imperial Beach and South Bay will be launching our Literacy program in partnership with Readability, the first voice-recognition reading improvement technology. The event will take place at the Imperial Beach Library from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. At the event, parents of eligible K-6 students will be able to learn about the program, and sign their child(ren) up, and receive access to twelve free months to the Readability application. This Artificial-Intelligence (AI) based application is designed to develop the child's critical thinking skills, foster love of reading, boost the child's confidence, build a stronger overall academic performance foundation, and create a strong foundation for success. We believe our project will also incite a culture of visiting libraries; and checking out and reading books. In conjunction with the access to the Readability application our Club will have quarterly in-person literacy events to ensure ongoing support and commitment to the children of our community.