One Book One Coast Book Club Launch!
San Rafael Public Library Joins One Book, One Coast, the West Coast’s Largest Book Club Connecting Communities Across Three States
This spring, San Rafael Public Library invites the community to take part in One Book, One Coast, a shared reading initiative connecting more than 130 library systems across California, Oregon, and Washington.
As the largest book club on the West Coast, One Book, One Coast brings readers together around one book to create opportunities for conversation, reflection, and meaningful connection across neighborhoods, cities, and state lines.
San Rafael Public Library and its partners will read and discuss They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, Steven Scott, and Justin Eisinger and illustrated by Harmony Becker. Beginning on April 16, we will have free copies of the book (10 in English and 5 in Spanish) for the first 15 people to register. Plus, additional copies are available on the Libby app by Overdrive.
Through this shared reading experience, communities are encouraged to explore themes of identity, patriotism, family, loyalty, and resilience while strengthening connections through dialogue and learning.
San Rafael Public Library will also offer an Angel Island Guided Hike, 1,000 Cranes Community Art Project, Book Club Meeting and a Virtual Author Talk designed to bring community members together in conversation.
Residents are encouraged to visit srpubliclibrary.org for more information.
About the Book
They Called Us Enemy is a powerful graphic memoir by George Takei that reflects on civil liberties, democracy, and what it means to be American — both historically and today. Younger readers can joins the book club by reading My Lost Freedom also by George Takei.
