Join the Largest Book Club on the West Coast this Spring!
Altadena Library is part of One Book, One Coast, a community reading program that brings together library systems from California, Washington (state), and Oregon to celebrate literacy, learning, community and civil discourse. Participating libraries read & discuss They Called Us Enemy by George Takei.
From April 1 - May 31, we invite our patrons to check out a physical or digital copy of this critically acclaimed graphic memoir.
You can check out a digital copy through cloudLibrary or hoopla at https://www.altadenalibrary.org/digitalreadingor check out a physical copy through our catalog at https://catalog.altadenalibrary.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=208132&query_desc=they%20called%20us%20enemy
Key programs:
Memories of Heart Mountain
Saturday, May 16 • 1-3 p.m.
Altadena Community Center, 730 E Altadena Dr.
Hear Sam Mihara discuss his family’s experience in American concentration camps during World War II.
Furoshiki as Japanese History
Tuesday, May 12 • 6-7:30 p.m.
Loma Alta Park Multipurpose Room, 3330 Sunset Ridge Rd.
Learn cloth wrapping techniques in this hands-on lesson & book discussion. Registration required.
About They Called Us Enemy
Actor/author/activist George Takei’s emotional graphic memoir, co-authored with Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, and illustrated by Harmony Becker, chronicles his childhood imprisoned in American concentration camps during World War II.
