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Every year we ask NPR staff and book critics to share their favorite titles in our annual Books We Love guide. Behind the scenes, it's fun to spot trends and see what gets nominated again and again.

The free, family-friendly event celebrating Afrofuturistic art, film, writing and thinking takes place at Jackie Robinson YMCA in Mountain View.

West Antarctica is headed for decades of rapid melting no matter how quickly humans cut greenhouse gas emissions, and 2023 shattered records for missing sea ice around the continent.

Mondays from 4 – 5:30 p.m. Ages 6-12 welcome! Lead instructor, Hayley Winick, collaborates with guest instructors to teach this month-long series full of hands-on, engaging crafts using STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math). The hands-on activities will allow your child to express themselves in a creative way, practice and build fine motor skills, eye-hand coordination and much more. This series is a wonderful introduction to a creative and nurturing learning environment. Projects encourage problem solving in creative and innovative ways, and include wood, textiles, clay, paper, and glass. Young students will make beautiful pieces to take home over the course of the series. All materials included. Students explore a variety of mediums to teach hand skills to children using safe, natural materials. Each project teaches craftsmanship, dexterity and material exploration. Projects range from woodworking, sewing, ceramics, paper crafts, textiles to fusing glass. Young students will make beautiful pieces to take home over the course of the series. All materials included. Projects are switched up monthly, so repeats are welcome! • Scholarships available • Homeschoolers enrollment info • Military and sibling discounts • One-day /Drop-In Ticket available Social Media Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

December Nights is back for 2022! Join us on December 2 and 3 for the City of San Diego’s largest holiday festival in beautiful Balboa Park. This free family-friendly event brings San Diegans together to enjoy the lights, the sounds, the attractions, and of course, the amazing food. Check the City of San Diego’s December Nights webpage for up-to-date information! Performance schedule is here. Free museum admission includes: Air & Space Museum, Automotive Museum, Comic-Con Museum (lobby only), Fleet Science Center, San Diego History Center, ICA San Diego (always free), Japanese Friendship Garden, Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater, Marston House, Mingei International Museum, Model Railroad Museum, Museum of Us, Natural History Museum, San Diego Museum of Art and the Timken Museum of Art (always free). Find specific times for each museum's free access here: https://balboapark.org/plan-your-visit/december-nights/ Transportation and parking information is here. Balboa Park on social media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

An unregulated landfill that accepts vegetative waste has burned underground for months. Neighbors were inundated with smoke and left wondering why the site wasn't regulated in the first place.

The School of Social Work at SDSU has partnered with SDPL and Father Joe’s Villages to provide addiction treatment with Suboxone.

Historians say that a little more than a century ago, when cars first hit the roads, they caused nervous laughter and raised real concerns, much like driverless vehicles today.

Don't be the only one at the table who's behind on the season's hottest romance plot.

The nonpartisan Covid Crisis Group has released its investigative report, titled "Lessons from the Covid War: An Investigative Report." This is what it found.