Booked for the Weekend!

Dog-ear your calendar because you are Booked for the Weekend! Join us Saturday, August 17 for the 2024 One Book, One San Diego Selection BIG Announcement and a Revelry of Reading for All Ages. It's a novel idea, bound to be a great time!

Following the One Book, One San Diego announcement at 11 a.m., celebrate your love of reading with KPBS, the San Diego Public Library, the San Diego County Library and many of our One Book community partners. Learn how to get involved in the One Book program, pick-up your very own free copy of the 2024 adult, teen, or children's selection*, participate in a fun book swap, and enjoy book-related activities for the whole family. Don't miss our featured special guest, San Diego Poet Laureate 2023-24, Dr. Jason Magabo Perez!

THIS EVENT IS IN-PERSON AND FREE. Check-in begins at 10:30am. The announcement will be made promptly at 11:00am in the Neil Morgan Auditorium (ground floor).

*The first 300 attendees to check-in will receive a free copy of either the 2024 adult, teen, or children's selection. Books may also be purchased at the event or online from the Library Shop. Proceeds support the entire San Diego Public Library System.

Event Schedule:

11:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m., Neil Morgan Auditorium (ground floor)

2024 One Book, One San Diego Selection Announcement

12:00 p.m. - 2 p.m., Ground Floor Courtyard (outside of Auditorium)

Meet and connect with One Book, One San Diego Partners

Giveaways, book swap, photo ops, activities, and more!

Mini-sessions - TBA

Enhancing Family Literacy through One Book, One San Diego

Learning through Literature: One Book, One San Diego in Pre-K-12 Classrooms

10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

The Library Shop (ground floor) - shop for One Book titles and more! Proceeds support the entire San Diego Public Library System.

12 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Central Library Judith Harris Art Gallery (9th floor) - explore current exhibitions

2-hour parking validations will be available. Parking is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

ADA accommodations are available. If you require accommodations, please email [email protected].

One Book, One San Diego is a partnership, led by KPBS, with the San Diego Public Library, the San Diego County Library, San Diego State University, One Book Sin Fronteras and more than 30 organizations. For more information about One Book, One San Diego, please visit: kpbs.org/onebook

Thank you to our sponsors!

One Book One San Diego is funded by the Linden Root Dickinson Foundation, the Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation, the Frieda Berlinski Foundation, the Payne Family Foundation, Kaiser Permanente, Francis Parker School, the City of San Diego, and Lloyd Pest Control.

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