THRU December 23. PETER J. SHIELDS LIBRARY. Exhibit traces the Asian American Activism movement from the 1960s to the present, with a focus on the University of California, Davis campus. Using documents, photographs, and oral histories recordings, this interactive exhibit strives to diversify online sources for Asian American History and ethnic studies.
THRU Feb 10. SHIELDS LIBRARY. Democracy by Participation highlights the life and career of Cruz Reynoso (1931-2021), the first Chicano Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court, former professor at the UC Davis School of Law, and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Meet us at the Pumpkin Patch! Stories, crafts and free books to all children who visit our booth! Bobby Dazzler’s Pumpkin Patch is located off Highway 113 and County Road 29 between Davis and Woodland. No reservation required. Sponsored by the Friends of the Davis Public Library. You may request reasonable accommodations 5 days in […]
Join in celebrating Filipino-American History Month! The theme this year is storytelling as a way to preserve our collective memory and practice collective care. There will be Filipino food trucks, games and activities for kids and families, book vendors for Filipino books and a panel of speakers about the Filipino-American Experience. No reservation required. Sponsored […]
Learn about the meaning of Día de los Muertos. Decorate a sugar skull and a calavera mask. Aprende sobre el significado del Día de los Muertos. Decora una calavera de azúcar y una máscara de calavera. No registration required. Sponsored by the Friends of the Davis Public Library. You may request reasonable accommodations 5 days in […]
The Poetry Night Reading Series is excited to feature Joshua McKinney with Matthew Chronister at 7 PM on Thursday, November 3rd, 2022, on the roof of the John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 1st Street in Davis. Joshua McKinney’s most recent book of poetry is Small Sillion (Parlor Press, 2019). His work has appeared in such journals […]
Join us for a celebration of poetry as four local poets share from their recent works. Veronica Jarboe, reading from Sweethearts and Sorrows Carmen Micsa, reading from Morsels of Love Matthew Mitchell, reading from The Adored Garden André Naffis-Sahely, reading from High Desert
Support the Dixon Public Library by filling a bag up with books for only $5 on Nov. 5, 11a–4p. Some exclusions; cash or check only.
Dr. Magdalene Breidenthal will share her research in a public lecture titled "Approaching Exit Images in Byzantium: A Case Study from Cyprus.” Breidenthal, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Seeger Center for Hellenic Studies at Princeton University, examines the ”exit image” as an essential art historical category in the study of Byzantine church decoration and sacred […]
Lorie Hammond will be at the store for an author meet-and-greet on Saturday, November 12 from 10:30am-12:00pm. Come to meet Lorie and hear about her wonderful book, Growing Whole Children in the Garden. Dr. Lorie Hammond is a lifelong educator and the founder of Peregrine School, a progressive school in Davis, California that includes science […]
On Saturday, November 12, Stories on Stage Davis will present two stories inside the Pence Art Gallery in downtown Davis. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the event starts at 7:30. Masks are strongly encouraged but not required. Stories on Stage Davis will feature the works of Kayleigh Norgord, a writer, editor, and UC Davis […]
Margo Jefferson, the award-winning critic and author of Negroland, reads from her latest memoir, Constructing a Nervous System. A conversation with Assistant Professor of English Zinzi Clemmons and Q&A follow the reading. Jefferson — the winner of a Pulitzer Prize for criticism and a Windham-Campbell Literature Prize in nonfiction — previously served as book and arts critic for […]
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