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Shanna Kim, Children's Librarian, Children's Literature Department, March 28, 2026

If you're an indie author interested in reaching a wider reading audience, building buzz for your literary work, or you're an avid reader looking for exciting new literary voices in a variety of genres, check out the Indie Author Project (brought to you by our partner, Biblioboard!). This ebook discovery platform provides Library card holders access to the best indie ebooks from local...

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Close-up view of a Dodger player's hat, glove, and ball left on the field

The Dodgers and Giants: The Ongoing Saga

Bob Timmermann, Senior Librarian, History & Genealogy Department, Thursday, September 2, 2021

Coming off a World Series win in 2020, the Los Angeles Dodgers were expected to easily win the National League West Division for the ninth straight time. But, for reasons that confound many baseball experts, the Dodgers’ archnemesis, the San Francisco Giants, stubbornly hold on to first place.


Author Annabeth Albert and her latest novel, Out of Character

Interview With an Author: Annabeth Albert

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, September 2, 2021

When she’s not adding to her keeper shelf, Annabeth Albert is a multi-published Pacific Northwest romance writer. Her popular LGBTQ+ romances include several fan-favorite and critically acclaimed series.


Author Caseen Gaines and his latest book, Footnotes: The Black Artists Who Rewrote the Rules of the Great White Way

Interview With an Author: Caseen Gaines

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, August 26, 2021

Caseen Gaines is an author, director, educator, and popular culture historian. He holds a Master's Degree from Rutgers University in American Studies, where he focused on racial representations in popular culture.


Collage of books about volcanic eruptions of Mount Vesuvius and Karkatoa

Mountains of August Doom: Vesuvius and Krakatoa

Daniel Tures, Adult Librarian, Edendale Branch Library, Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Two of history’s most terrifying volcanic eruptions took place in August: Mount Vesuvius, on August 24-25 in 79 A.D., and Krakatoa, on August 26-27 in 1883. Each blasted colossal volumes of burning ash and rock high into the atmosphere and killed thousands of people for miles around.


Author Grady Hendrix and his latest novel, The Final Girl Support Group

Interview With an Author: Grady Hendrix

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, August 19, 2021

Grady Hendrix is an award-winning novelist and screenwriter living in New York City.


Marlee Grace and her zine, Getting to Center: Pathways to Finding Yourself Within the Great Unknown

Interview With Zine Maker - Marlee Grace

Angi Brzycki, Senior Librarian, Digitization & Special Collections, Friday, August 13, 2021

Marlee Grace is a dancer and writer whose work focuses on the self, devotion, ritual, creativity, and art-making. Her practice is rooted in improvisation as a compositional form that takes shape in movement videos, books, quilting, online courses, and hosting artists.


Author Kate Moore and her latest book, The Woman They Could Not Silence

Interview With an Author: Kate Moore

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, August 12, 2021

Kate Moore is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Radium Girls


Zine author, Yeiry Guevara and her zine, Vos Cipota

Interview With Zine Maker - Yeiry Guevara

Angi Brzycki, Senior Librarian, Digitization & Special Collections, Friday, August 6, 2021

Yeiry Guevara is a writer, translator, multimedia artist, and arts administrator. She has been published in Texas Monthly, VICE, and Remezcla with several gallery exhibitions in New York and Texas. She has also presented at the L.A. Times Festival of Books, L.A.


Author T.L. Huchu and his latest novel, The Library of the Dead

Interview With an Author: T.L. Huchu

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, August 5, 2021

T. L.


Collage of films adapted from comic books

Read it First - The Origins of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Elizabeth Graney, Librarian, Literature & Fiction Department, Monday, August 2, 2021

While there are currently 24 (and counting!) films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the majority of these feature original writing, with the Marvel characters we know and love in new and exciting plots.


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