Books

Good news! People are still reading books—all sorts of interesting titles and genres and authors’ voices competing for our attention. I was curious about the books that people I know…

The dream of owning a bookstore brought Linna Thomas and Janet Brown from Oregon to Morro Bay, where they first opened Coalesce Bookstore in July 1973. Thomas became sole proprietor…

A new children’s book written and illustrated by a local author and set on the Central Coast is launching this weekend. Debbie Noble Black will sign copies of her 237-page,…

Friends of the Santa Maria Public Library and AAUW of Santa Maria present an author discussion and book-signing with Jacqueline St. Joan, author of The Shawl of Midnight, on Thursday,…

This event was scheduled May 8, 2023. Morro Bay Art Association will present a lecture at the Art Center Morro Bay from 3 to 5 p.m. on Monday, May 8,…

Moth: A Novel by Melody Razak (Harper, 2022) and Woman of Light: A Novel by Kali Fajardo-Anstine (One World, 2022) are two books I recently read. Both have well-developed characters and…

Photo by Julia Koizumi Each year, PCPA tours a 50-minute literacy-based production to local schools with the support of the Children’s Creative Project. In 2023, in conjunction with its production…

Following college I worked for IBM for three years, then went to law school, and practiced law from 1967 until retirement in 2002. In retirement I read about 25 books…

The Paso Robles Library Foundation has received a $100,000 donation from the estate of Elizabeth Van Steenwyk, who was an advocate of reading and education. An award-winning author, she wrote…

This event has ended. To support current and upcoming events, please visit the organization's website for more information. A revamped San Luis Obispo Friends of the Library book sale of…