Please join us in the Clunie Auditorium for Words Take Wing: Honoring Diversity in Children's Literature featuring author Mitali Perkins.
This annual celebration, held each February in partnership with UC Davis School of Education, gives students and community members the opportunity to hear about the personal journeys and creative processes of acclaimed authors and illustrators of diverse children’s literature whose stories about Native American heritage, Asian culture, African American culture, and Latino identity, among many others, allow them to explore a wide range of perspectives and world views.
Author Mitali Perkins (mitaliperkins.com) has written many books for young readers, including You Bring the Distant Near (nominated for a National Book Award) and Rickshaw Girl (adapted into a film by Sleeperwave Productions), all of which explore crossing different kinds of borders. Her goal is to make readers laugh or cry, preferably both, as long as their hearts are widening. She lives and writes in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her newest work JUST MAKING: A GUIDE FOR COMPASSIONATE CREATIVES, is a nonfiction guide for adults who want to persevere in creativity, and will be coming May 5, 2025 from Broadleaf Books.
ASL interpretation will be provided.
AGE GROUP: | Teens | Kids | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Authors & Speakers |
Today's hours
We're open 10:00AM to 6:00PM
| Mon, Jan 27 | Closed |
| Tue, Jan 28 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Wed, Jan 29 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Thu, Jan 30 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Fri, Jan 31 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sat, Feb 01 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sun, Feb 02 | Closed |
Located on the Alhambra Blvd side of the McKinley Park, Mckinley Library is housed inside the Clunie Community Center. The Library has a seed library. The non-fiction section is on the second floor that is only accesible via a narrow stairwell. Street parking is available.
