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Author Brad Meltzer and his latest novel, The Viper
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Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, January 22, 2026

Brad Meltzer is the Emmy-nominated, #1 New York Times bestselling author of...

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Author David Gerrold and his latest book, Hella

Interview With an Author: David Gerrold

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, December 10, 2020

David Gerrold has been writing professionally for half a century. He created the tribbles for Star Trek and the Sleestaks for Land of the Lost.


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A Charlie Brown Christmas

Daniel Tures, Adult Librarian, Edendale Branch Library, Wednesday, December 9, 2020

The first Charlie Brown television special, A Charlie Brown Christmas, debuted on CBS on December 9, 1965.


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The Queen's Gambit and the Unexpectedly Thrilling and Glamorous World of Chess

Mary McCoy, Senior Librarian, Leadership Development Office, Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Since debuting on Netflix in October, The Queen’s Gambit has become the streaming service’s number-one show and its most-watched limited scripted series ever. It’s been responsible for a surge in chess set purchases and new memberships in online chess programs.


Budding filmmakers

21st Century Kids: In the Director's Chair

Mona Gilbert, Children's Librarian, Northridge Branch Library, Tuesday, December 8, 2020

“Read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read...if you don't read, you will never be a filmmaker.”—Werner Herzog


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Read it First! Celebrating Jewish Authors

Elizabeth Graney, Librarian, Literature & Fiction Department, Monday, December 7, 2020

This year the Hanukkah holiday will begin on Thursday, December 10, and continue through Friday, December 18. With social distancing encouraged and travel restricted, it will be a quiet holiday for most this year.


Author and screenwriter, Simon Stephenson and his latest book, Set My Heart to Five

Interview With an Author: Simon Stephenson

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, December 3, 2020

Simon Stephenson is an author and screenwriter (and once upon a time in a galaxy far, far away he was a medical doctor). He is originally from Edinburgh in Scotland but currently lives in Los Angeles, California.


Graphic with Feels Like Home book cover

Feels Like Home: Epilogue - Part 20

James Sherman, Librarian, Literature & Fiction Department, Wednesday, December 2, 2020

This post is the twentieth and final excerpt serializing the book Feels Like Home.<


Young person taking a picture of two cute dogs.

21st Century Kids: Behind the Camera Lens

Mona Gilbert, Children's Librarian, Northridge Branch Library, Tuesday, December 1, 2020

“Photography is about light, composition and, most importantly, emotion.”—Larry Wilder


Author Noé Álvarez and his first-time memoir, Spirit Run: A 6,000-Mile Marathon Through North America’s Stolen Land

Native American Heritage Month: Interview With Author Noé Álvarez

Susan Fukushima, Adult Librarian, Felipe de Neve Branch Library, Monday, November 30, 2020

Noé Álvarez is a writer, a runner, and the son of Mexican immigrant parents descended from the Indigenous Purépecha people and raised in Yakima, Washington.


Graphic with Feels Like Home book cover

Feels Like Home: The Early Days at New Central - Part 19

James Sherman, Librarian, Literature & Fiction Department, Wednesday, November 25, 2020

This post is the nineteenth in a series of excerpts serializing the book Feels Like Home


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