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Spoilers Book Club: “It’s Kind of a Funny Story” by Ned Vizzini

Winn Room, Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, United States

Inspired by his own experiences, Ned Vizzini's 2006 novel It's Kind of a Funny Story follows the adventures of a teenage Craig Gilner, who is checked into a psychiatric hospital after reaching out for help. Vizzini's book, which critics found believable and honest, was selected by the American Library Association as one of the Best Books for Young […]

Poetry for the People

Winn Room, Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, United States

This course will feature poems, both historic and contemporary, which enjoy iconic status. These poems, as well as their authors, are acknowledged as widely recognized and admired as having exceptional influence. All class members are encouraged to contribute their ideas and perceptions of the poems, enriching the discussions for everyone in attendance. Chuck Kamar received […]

Book Launch: The Other Side of the Fence

Coronado Historical Association 1100 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, United States

In celebration of Black History Month, the Coronado Historical Association and the San Diego History Center invite you to the book launch of Cynthia Hudgins's memoir, The Other Side of the Fence. This […]

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Poetry for the People

Winn Room, Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, United States

This course will feature poems, both historic and contemporary, which enjoy iconic status. These poems, as well as their authors, are acknowledged as widely recognized and admired as having exceptional influence. All class members are encouraged to contribute their ideas and perceptions of the poems, enriching the discussions for everyone in attendance. Chuck Kamar received […]

Biography & Memoir Book Club: “Between Two Kingdoms”

Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, United States

Join the Through Their Eyes Book Club in reading "Between Two Kingdoms" by Suleika Jaouard. Just a few weeks shy of her twenty-third birthday, a diagnosis: leukemia, with a 35 percent chance of survival. Just like that, the life she had imagined for herself had gone up in flames. After four years, in a hospital […]

Poetry for the People

Winn Room, Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, United States

This course will feature poems, both historic and contemporary, which enjoy iconic status. These poems, as well as their authors, are acknowledged as widely recognized and admired as having exceptional influence. All class members are encouraged to contribute their ideas and perceptions of the poems, enriching the discussions for everyone in attendance. Chuck Kamar received […]

Poetry for the People

Winn Room, Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, United States

This course will feature poems, both historic and contemporary, which enjoy iconic status. These poems, as well as their authors, are acknowledged as widely recognized and admired as having exceptional influence. All class members are encouraged to contribute their ideas and perceptions of the poems, enriching the discussions for everyone in attendance. Chuck Kamar received […]

Spoilers Book Club: “Hidden Figures” by Margot Lee Shetterly

Winn Room, Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, United States

The Spoilers Book Club reads books that are turned into movies. We read the book and get together to watch the film. We compare the two and discuss what we did and didn't like. Event Details Three female African-American mathematicians provide crucial calculations for NASA's space race against the Soviets, all while dealing with the […]

Poetry for the People

Winn Room, Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, United States

This course will feature poems, both historic and contemporary, which enjoy iconic status. These poems, as well as their authors, are acknowledged as widely recognized and admired as having exceptional influence. All class members are encouraged to contribute their ideas and perceptions of the poems, enriching the discussions for everyone in attendance. Chuck Kamar received […]

Poetry for the People

Winn Room, Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, United States

This course will feature poems, both historic and contemporary, which enjoy iconic status. These poems, as well as their authors, are acknowledged as widely recognized and admired as having exceptional influence. All class members are encouraged to contribute their ideas and perceptions of the poems, enriching the discussions for everyone in attendance. Chuck Kamar received […]