Sunday, September 13, 2026

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Art as History: Contemporary perspectives on American and San Diego stories

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

Drawing on the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego's permanent collection, this presentation explores how contemporary artists over the last 50 years have engaged with United States history and reflected […]

Free

Spoilers Book Club: “Hamnet”

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

All spoilers, all the time! This month, Spoilers Book Club is reading Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet, the moving and imaginative novel about love, loss, family, and the story behind one of Shakespeare’s […]

Free

Best of the Best Book Club: “Seven Empty Houses” by Samanta Schweblin

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

The Coronado Public Library's Best of the Best Book Club meets regularly on the fourth Wednesday of each month to discuss books that have won major awards. For our July meeting, we will read and discuss the winner of the 2022 National Book Award for Translated Literature, Seven Empty Houses by Samanta Schweblin, a deft collection […]

Free

An evening with New York Times bestselling author Christina Dodd

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

Join New York Times bestselling author Christina Dodd for a captivating evening of mystery, romance, and literary intrigue inspired by her newest novel, Teach the Torches to Burn. In this imaginative reimagining of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the famous star-crossed lovers survived, married, and raised a daughter of their own. As Verona prepares for her wedding, a shocking murder […]

Free

An evening with Annie Jacobsen, on “Biological War: A Scenario”

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

Coronado Public Library, in partnership with Warwick's and the Friends of the Coronado Public Library, presents Annie Jacobsen discussing Biological War: A Scenario. Jacobsen is a Pulitzer Prize finalist and bestselling author of Nuclear War: A Scenario. She will share insights into her latest work in which she explores a chilling scenario where a deliberate biological attack unleashes […]

Free

Shakespearean dramaturgy in action

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

Dramaturgy is the art or technique of dramatic composition and theatrical representation. Dr. Gideon Rappaport, retired teacher and active dramaturge, who has spent over 45 years teaching Shakespeare, will explain how a […]

Free

An evening of mystery with author Tess Gerritsen

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

New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen, a San Diego native whose thrilling novels have captivated readers around the world and inspired the hit television series Rizzoli & Isles, will be at […]

Free

Stroll and a Story

Stop and Grow 1339 Orange Avenue, Suite 8B, Coronado, CA, United States

Begin at Stop and Grow bookstore, stroll to Matthewson Park for a back-to-school themed storytime.

Friends member meet & greet

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

RSVP by Sept. 12 The Friends of the Coronado Public Library will host its first Friends Member Meet & Greet on Saturday, September 19, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at […]