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Written on the Dock of the Bay: September 30, 2011

Friday, September 30

Banned Book Swap // Grab a copy of an old banned book … which may be difficult because it’s banned, but try your darndest. Bring the book to Heart and, in exchange, get a copy of another banned book. Want to trade Angus, Thongs, and Full-frontal Snogging in for Black Boy? Or maybe Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat for The Goats? I’ll give you my Asking About Sex and Growing Up if you give me Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. Everyone goes home happy, and feeling rebellious. // DETAILS: Friday, September 30, 7:00pm – 10:00pm. Heart. 1270 Valencia Street, San Francisco

Saturday, October 1

Book festival // Filipino community, get out your culture and get out your books, because it is time for the Filipino American International Book Festival, also known for those with a limited amount of time as Filbookfest. At Civic Center this weekend, give it up for Carlos Bulosan, NVM Gonzalez, Bienvenido Santos, Nick Joaquin, Jose Garcia Villa, F. Sionil Jose, Fred and Dorothy Cordova, Evangeline Buell, Al Robles, Linda Ty-Casper, Ceres Alabado and Alberto Florentino! // DETAILS: Saturday, October 1, all day. Fulton Street, San Francisco

Tuesday, October 4

Book discussion // So, some people are running for office, and people can vote for them. Isn’t it a cool trick, proving once again that we are better than thumbless beasts such as monkeys, who don’t vote at all … not ever … not once? (Even females can vote, by the way.) Alas, it was not always so. The right to vote came with a fight, and Robert P.J. Cooney reminds us of this in Winning the Vote: The Triumph of the American Woman Suffrage Movement. There are, by the way, pictures in this book. Not just words! Cooney wil be at the Santa Clara Central Public Library to lead a discussion. // DETAILS: Tuesday, October 4, 7pm. Santa Clara Central Park Library. 2635 Homestead Road, Santa Clara

Wednesday, October 5

The Bookmobile moves  // Food trucks are pleasing to one’s stomach, but the San Francisco Public Library’s bookmobile is pleasing to one’s brain. And, like many things on wheels, this bookmobile is coming to a town near you … assuming your town is located in the Exploratorium’s front parking lot. To match its parking space, the bookmobile has a ‘Green Stacks’ library collection. It’s also got four solar panels. // DETAILS: Wednesday, October 5, 12pm – 4pm. The Palace of Fine Arts, 3601 Lyon Street, San Francisco

Thursday, October 6

Author reading // So, you enter the world. Someone tells you, “Hey, we’re living in a democracy, don’t you know!” You say, “Cool! Let me get some popcorn. I think I will watch. This should be funny.” And then Arthur Blaustein taps you on the shoulder, and yells, “DEMOCRACY IS NOT A SPECTATOR SPORT.” Maybe this wouldn’t happen. But for those who already want to get involved, Arthur Blaustein has a book called Democracy Is Not a Spectator Sport: The Ultimate Volunteer Handbook, and they can check it out. Join in on the discussion at Pegasus Books. // DETAILS: Thursday, October 6, 7:30pm. Pegasus Books on Solano, 1855 Solano Ave, Berkeley
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