Library schedules ‘One Book, One Coast’ kickoff event

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Library has scheduled its kickoff event for the 2026 One Book, One Coast Program.

The kickoff event will take place on Saturday, March 28, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Lakeport Library, located at 1425 N. High St.

Join to celebrate and learn about the program, check out a copy of the book, and hear from guest speaker Jodi Hottel, Sonoma County prizewinning author whose published work includes aspects of the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.

The Lake County Library will join more than 140 libraries across California, Oregon and Washington this spring for the largest book club on the West Coast, with themed events taking place from late March through May 2026.

One Book, One Coast is a shared community reading program that celebrates literacy, learning, community, and civil discourse. 

All participating libraries will read and discuss “They Called Us Enemy” by George Takei, a graphic memoir about Takei’s childhood experience of being incarcerated with his family in U.S. camps during World War II. 

Copies of the book will be available for checkout at your nearest library branch beginning March 28 while supplies last.

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