AVID READER. Avid Reader is honored to host Brian Selznick in conversation with David Levithan in celebration of the release of Selznick's latest novel: Run Away With Me. Run Away With Me is a stunning creation, weaving words & illustration to tell the story of a transformative love. Danny is sixteen & spending his summer in Rome. As his mother works all day in a mysterious museum, he wanders the city's ancient, streets. Then one day a voice calls to him, & a strange, beautiful boy steps into his life. Angelo. Soon Danny is in love for the first time, but he's also painfully aware that when the summer ends, he'll have to return to America. Angelo seems to know all of Rome's twisting corners & hidden histories . . . even as he holds his own secrets just out of Danny's reach. 7p - 8p. $10. 

STEPHENS DAVIS BRANCH LIBRARY. Read to a therapy dog! For ages 5-12, in the Children’s Activity Room. Sign up for a 10-minute reading slot at the Children’s Desk on the afternoon of the program, no prior registration. 3p–4:30p.

DAVIS SHAMBHALA MEDITATION CENTER.  Join us for 4 Saturday mornings in April to learn a simple yet profound meditation practice that is grounded in the ancient Tibetan teachings of Shambhala.  Centered on the notion of basic goodness these teachings & practices are meant for times of joy & also times that are unsettling and difficult.  They describe how people can actually make use of tenderness, sadness & fear to access an open awareness that is clear seeing, steady & kind.  Each Saturday morning session (9-Noon) will include talks, guided meditation instruction, small discussion groups & a tea break.   All levels of practice welcome.  In-person only.  If you have attended before consider joining us again with special "repeaters pricing" - each time we mediate together in community, we step in with "beginningers mind." 9a - 12p. 

CALIFORNIA MUSEUM, SACRAMENTO. Learn about March Fong Eu, who got a BS (UCB/SF), MA (Mills College) and EdD (Stanford). She was elected to the Alameda County Board of Education, California Assembly, and as California's Secretary of State. She wanted her story to be told to inspire others to follow her 40+ years of public service. 1p—3p. Free