One Book\, One Coast brings together library systems a cross California\, Washington State\, and Oregon for a shared community re ading program that celebrates literacy\, learning\, community\, and civil discourse. All participating libraries will read and discuss \;They Ca lled Us Enemy \;by George Takei. Please see our events calendar for book discussions durin g May. Physical copies of the book available to borrow and unlimited digit al copies of the eBook in English and Spanish available from April 1 throu gh June 6 on the Libby app by Overdrive. Giveaway copies are available whi le supplies last\, with generous support from the Pierce County Library Fo undation. Please see the Library Help Desk for giveaway copies. \;
\nFor those who cannot attend in person\, you can sign up to watch from home by \;registering \;for the Zoom event. The event will be recorded and shared for a limited time on t he \;OBOC ho mepage\, as well. The link will be shared after May 31. \;
\nThey Called Us Enemy \;is a graphic memoir recounting actor/author/ac tivist George Takei&rsquo\;s childhood imprisoned within American concentr ation camps during World War II. Confronting questions of patriotism\, fam ily\, loyalty\, and community\, George&rsquo\;s work is a stunning examina tion of what it means to be American\, both long ago and today.
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