Santa Barbara Public Library Kicks Off Summer Reading for Adults with Author Elaine Castillo
Reading is about more than just books; it’s about understanding the world and our place in it. Santa Barbara Public Library’s summer reading challenge invites the community to set a reading goal for the summer and participate in community events that celebrate learning. To kick off Summer Reading 2023, SBPL is hosting an author talk with Elaine Castillo Friday, June 16, at Central Library’s Faulkner Gallery at 40 E. Anapamu.
Castillo will discuss many concepts explored in her recent collection of essays, How to Read Now, which challenge us to engage more deeply in our reading life. This talk “explores the politics and ethics of reading and insists that we are capable of something better: a more engaged relationship not just with our fiction and our art, but with our buried and entangled histories.”
The first 35 attendees will receive a complimentary copy of How to Read Now, so join us at 5:30 p.m. for a reception and book signing, complete with refreshments from the Friends of the Library and Santa Barbara Public Library Foundation. The talk will begin at 6 p.m.
Participants are also invited to join a Summer Reading Essay Book Club discussion series as part of our summer reading challenge for adults. The series includes three books of essays set in or about California: we’ll begin with an exploration of How to Read Now, then use Castillo’s framework to discuss Joan Didion’s The White Album and José Vadi’s Inter State: Essays from California. Complimentary physical copies will be available to participants who register for the book discussions, and the books can also be found in digital and ebook formats.
SBPL Summer Reading Kickoff for Adults: Author Talk with Elaine Castillo
Friday, June 16, 2023
Faulkner Gallery, Central Library
Reception at 5:30 p.m., and Author Talk at 6 p.m.
California Readin’ Book Club - Summer 2023
How to Read Now by Elaine Castillo
Thursday, June 29 at 6 p.m.
Faulkner Gallery West, Central Library
The White Album by Joan Didion
Thursday, July 27 at 6 p.m.
Faulkner Gallery West, Central Library
Inter State: Essays from California by José Vadi
Thursday, August 24 at 6 p.m.
Faulkner Gallery West, Central Library
The Santa Barbara Public Library is a department of the city of Santa Barbara and is dedicated to supporting education for all ages through classes and events, building a community of readers, empowering individuals with free access to information, and connecting people to community resources. For information, visit www.sbplibrary.org.