Author Talk with National Book Award Winner Craig Santos Perez | SD Circuit Sustainability series
Schedule
Sat Nov 02 2024 at 01:00 pm to 04:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
San Diego Central Library | San Diego, CA
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The San Diego Circuit Libraries are pleased to invite National Book Award winner Craig Santos Perez to speak at San Diego Central Library!Register now: mysdpl.org/3Ub6P3P
In 2023, Craig Santos Perez's book, "from unincorporated territory [åmot]," won the National Book Award for Poetry—the first Pacific Islander to be recognized in any of the categories. Many of the book's themes—environmental injustice, healing from colonialism and militarization—will be touched on during this talk.
Arrive early to receive a FREE copies of this title or "Habitat Threshold" (2020) at the event, while supplies last.
Find the work of Craig Santos Perez in the SDPL catalog: sandiego.bibliocommons.com/v2/search?query=santos+perez%2C+craig&searchType=author
Spanish translation is available for this program. For those looking for additional disability-related accomodations, please email: [email protected]
===== Schedule ======
1 p.m. Sustainability Resource Fair
2 p.m. Author Talk
3 p.m. Book Signing
===== About the Speaker =====
Dr. Craig Santos Perez is a Chamoru from the Pacific Island of Guåhan (Guam). He is the editor of nine anthologies, including Indigenous Pacific Islander Eco-Literatures. For the past twenty years, he has been involved in demilitarization, sovereignty, environmental justice and climate change movements across the Pacific.
===== About San Diego Circuit =====
San Diego Circuit is a consortium of libraries in the southern California region. Participating libraries allow users to quickly borrow select books from other member libraries, which include:
• San Diego Public Library
• San Diego County Library
• San Diego State University, San Marcos
• University of California, San Diego
• University of San Diego
• California State University, San Marco
In addition, San Diego Circuit holds author events and other programs throughout the year. The sustainability author series of talks is funded under Cooperative Agreement Number U24LM014070 with the University of Iowa, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences and University of Pittsburgh, Health Sciences Library System.
Learn more about San Diego Circuit’s local partner, the All of Us Research Program - UC San Diego Health: https://joinallofus.org/sdpl
===== Getting to Central Library =====
San Diego Central Library is accessible by bus, trolley and has an underground parking garage. With a validated ticket, visitors may park at Central Library for up to two hours. Attendees are strongly encouraged to take public transit to the event. Take the Blue Line or Orange Line to Park & Market Trolley Station, or the Green Line to the 12th & Imperial Trolley Station.
For details, please visit the library website: mysdpl.org/parkingatcentral
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Where is it happening?
San Diego Central Library, 355 11th Ave, San Diego, CA 92101, United States,San Diego, CaliforniaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
