Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Love in the Library | Clara Breed Civil Liberties Lecture

Name: Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Love in the Library | Clara Breed Civil Liberties Lecture
Start: 2026-03-10T18:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-03-10T20:00:00-07:00
Location: San Diego Central Library

Schedule

Tue Mar 10 2026 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

San Diego Central Library | San Diego, CA

For the 5th annual Clara Breed Civil Liberties Lecture, join author Maggie Tokuda-Hall in conversation with podcast host Mike Sakasegawa at San Diego Central Library!
An award-winning and notable author with multiple children's and YA published works such as Love in the Library, Maggie will discuss modern day censorship, history and more with Mike.
Maggie Tokuda-Hall reached national attention when she publicly refused to accept a licensing offer for Love in the Library, from Scholastic after they demanded a series of edits to her author’s note that whitewashed the history of Japanese American incarceration during WWII.
Mike Sakasegawa is a writer, photographer and host of Keep the Channel Open, a monthly podcast filled with interviews of artists and writers.
This event is open to the public. Registration is recommended!
🎫 mysdpl.org/civilliberties

6:00 p.m. | Doors Open + Small Bites
6:30 p.m. | Lecture
7:30 p.m. | Book Signing

Food & refreshments will be provided by Supannee House of Thai.
Library Shop SD will be selling copies of Tokuda-Hall's books at this event. All proceeds support SDPL.

==== About the Civil Liberties Lecture ====
The Clara Breed Civil Liberties Lecture honors Miss Breed's triple legacy of service, decency, and advocacy on behalf of Japanese Americans wrongly imprisoned in concentration camps by the federal government during World War II.
This speaker series is made possible with support of Library Foundation SD.
Learn more about this on our website: mysdpl.org/civilliberties

==== About Maggie Tokuda-Hall ====
Maggie Tokuda-Hall is the author of numerous award-winning children’s and young adult books including Love in the Library, The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea. She has been
called “…one of the most unflinching voices in
contemporary genre literature.”
A longtime children’s bookseller, Maggie Tokuda-Hall's guiding principle for all her work is to tell the truth, meeting children where they are and suggesting to them questions they may not yet know the answers to.

===== Parking at Central Library ====
Parking in the underground lot at San Diego Central Library is FREE for up to two hours with a validated ticket. For those looking to take public transportation, the library has a bus stop by the entrance and is situated near the MTS trolley.
Learn more: mysdpl.org/parkingatcentral