Events › Albany Library's Saturday Afternoon Book Club

We welcome you to Albany Library’s monthly book club discussion. The club meets every third Saturday to discuss selecting reading materials. Materials selected for reading and discussion are to be determined by the whole club. The group is open to adults as well as teens, and the number of participants is 12. Please consider joining us for this event.

Pick of the Month:

The Poet and the Silk Girl

The Poet and the Silk Girl by Satsuki Ina is a memoir about her parents' love story and resistance during World War II Japanese American incarceration using their letters, diaries (her mother Shizuko's), and haiku (her father Itaru's) to reveal their experiences in concentration camps, exploring generational trauma, civil rights, and resilience. Born in camp herself, Ina weaves their words with her psychotherapist insights to connect their wartime ordeal to ongoing struggles against injustice, highlighting how family history informs the fight for belonging and human dignity (Source: Alice Yang, Professor of History and Co-Director of the Center for the Study of Pacific War Memories).

Remember, this is a safe space where members provide meaningful feedback to all who participate. 

Seating: First Come Serve Basis. 

Cost: All AC Library events are free.

Event Sponsors: Alameda County Library.

Library staff may take photos, videos, or audio recordings at our events. Please tell us if you do not wish to be photographed, video-recorded, or audio-recorded. We will always respect your requests!

An ASL (American Sign Language) interpreter or closed captioning can be provided for this program if requested at least seven (7) days in advance. For assistance, please contact your library or accessibility@aclibrary.org.