Author Talk: "I Don’t Like Mondays: The True Story Behind America’s First Modern School Shooting"
Schedule
Sat, 16 May, 2026 at 04:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Branch Library | San Diego, CA
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Join author N. Leigh Hunt to learn how Brenda Spencer, a seemingly average teenager living in a nice suburban neighborhood in 1979, made and executed plans that made her infamous and set a violent and terrifying national precedent. A month after receiving a rifle for Christmas, she opened fire on an elementary school across the street.Mr. Hunt is a crime historian and broadcaster in the United Kingdom. He lives in Olney, Buckinghamshire, and considers San Diego his hometown.
https://sandiego.librarymarket.com/event/author-talk-i-dont-mondays-true-story-behind-americas-first-modern-school-shooting-n-leigh
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Where is it happening?
Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Branch Library, 215 W Washington St,San Diego, California, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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