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2018 One Book, One San Diego
March: Book One
by
John Lewis
Andrew Aydin Nate Powell
About the Author
John Lewis is the U.S. Representative for Georgia’s 5th district and an American icon known for his role in the Civil Rights Movement. He participated in the 1960 Nashville sit-ins and was one of the original Freedom Riders, challenging illegal segregation at bus stations across the South. As chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), he became one of the “Big Six” leaders of the national movement and was the youngest featured speaker at the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. He then played major roles in the Mississippi Freedom Summer project and the voting rights campaign in Selma, Alabama, culminating in the landmark “Bloody Sunday” March, where police brutality spurred national outrage and hastened passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Despite physical attacks, serious injuries, and more than 40 arrests, John Lewis has remained a devoted advocate of the philosophy of nonviolence. His subsequent career has included voter registration activism, service on the Atlanta City Council, and over 25 years in Congress. Lewis was awarded the Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama in 2011 and was the first recipient of the John F. Kennedy “Profile in Courage” Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2008, John Lewis mentioned to his aide Andrew Aydin the 1957 comic book Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story and the role it played in the early days of the Civil Rights Movement. Recognizing the potential for a comic on Lewis' life to inspire young people, Aydin convinced Lewis to write a graphic memoir about his time in the movement. Drawn by artist Nate Powell, the March trilogy became a smash hit, occupying #1, 2, and 3 on the New York Times Bestseller List, and has rapidly entered the curriculum in America's largest school systems and universities. In 2016, March broke several records, becoming the first graphic novel ever to win the National Book Award and receiving four of the American Library Association’s major awards for youth literature, more than any book in history. The words and images of March bring to life the story of John Lewis, the courage of young people, and the power of nonviolence — making them accessible and urgently relevant to new generations.
About the Book
This graphic novel is Congressman John Lewis' first-hand account of his lifelong struggle for civil and human rights, meditating in the modern age on the distance traveled since the days of Jim Crow and segregation. Rooted in Lewis' personal story, it also reflects on the highs and lows of the broader civil rights movement. Book One spans Lewis' youth in rural Alabama, his life-changing meeting with Martin Luther King, Jr., the birth of the Nashville Student Movement, and their battle to tear down segregation through nonviolent lunch counter sit-ins, building to a climax on the steps of City Hall. His commitment to justice and nonviolence has taken him from an Alabama sharecropper's farm to the halls of Congress, from a segregated schoolroom to the 1963 March on Washington D.C., and from receiving beatings from state troopers, to receiving the Medal of Freedom awarded to him by Barack Obama, the first African-American president.
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One Book: The Civil Rights Movement - Children
One Book Events
One Book, One San Diego Roll-Out Day Celebration
August 28, 2018 @ 2 PM | Pacific Beach/Taylor Library
Join us to celebrate the 2018 One Book, One San Diego selection, March: Book One by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell, with a movie screening of a graphic novel adapted to film. Voting to select which movie is still ongoing; candidates are Adventures of Tintin, Ghost World, Kick-Ass, and V for Vendetta. The library will also feature a book display focused on civil rights history.
Volunteer Legal & Community Fair
September 15, 2018 @ 10 AM - 1 PM | Central Library
Has the 2018 One Book, One San Diego selection, March: Book One, by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell inspired you to become an active member within the community? Then come to our 2nd Volunteer Legal & Community Fair, in partnership with the San Diego Paralegal Association! Meet representatives from various non-profit organizations throughout the community that give a voice to the voiceless in San Diego County. Discover ways in which you can strengthen your skills, while dedicating your time, talents, and passion to benefit others. All are welcome to attend this inspirational day devoted to volunteerism, leadership and service!
The Human Library
September 22, 2018 @ 10 AM - 3 PM | Central Library
Don't miss our 2nd Human Library at the San Diego Central Library! The aim of the Human Library is to explore and move beyond stereotypes, and learn more about each other through stories. During the event, patrons will have the opportunity to check out human “books” to read through one-on-one 20-minute conversations. Registration is required. Registrants will be provided instructions on how to reserve time slots to check out our Human Books. Space is limited.
7th Annual Banned Books Week Read-Aloud Read-a-Thon
September 24, 2018 @ 2 - 6 PM | Central Library
Commemorate Banned Books Week and join San Diego Public Library staff, community readers, volunteers, teen readers, and celebrity guests for the library’s annual Read-Aloud Read-a-thon. A new book and a new reader every 15-30 minutes.
Banned Books Live 2018
September 24, 2018 @ 6:30 - 8 PM | Central Library
During Banned Books Week, join us for a risqué evening of forbidden knowledge in books censored in the US in 2017. Stage actors from Write Out Loud and Logan Squared Productions will perform live readings from selected books marked with the scarlet letter of censorship. Join us for an entertaining evening of bacchanal revelry in the written word.
National Voter Registration Day Celebration and Appreciation
September 25, 2008 @ 1 - 4 PM | Linda Vista Library
We'll have voter registration information and assistance in the library. Try a voter "literacy test" from the 1960s and learn about other techniques used to deny the right to vote.
Voter Registration Day
September 25, 2018 @ Open Hours | Pacific Beach/Taylor Library
National Voter Registration Day will be observed on Tuesday, September 25th this year. The goal is to celebrate democracy, and the rights and opportunities we share as Americans, by providing opportunities to register voters who might otherwise find themselves unable to vote. The library will participate in registering new voters.
Register to Vote at the Mission Valley Public Library!
September 25, 2018 @ Noon - 5 PM | Mission Valley Library
Mission Valley Branch Library will host a voter registration drive on National Voter Registration Day, September 25th, 2018. We will be registering eligible voters between 12pm and 5pm in front of the library. Come register to vote and check out this year's One Book, One San Diego selection, March: Book One by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell, and be inspired to exercise your civil liberties!
The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture & the San Domingo Revolution
October 1, 2018 @ 6:30 PM | Central Library
2018 is the 80th year of publication of The Black Jacobins, about the only successful revolution by enslaved peoples in history. Join Dr. Mychal Matsemela-Ali Odom for a discussion of this timeless classic of revolution and of liberation theory, and of C.L.R. James, the political philosopher and giant of the Black radical tradition who wrote it. Co-sponsored with grassroots Southeast San Diego based community organizing group, Pillars of the Community.
The Integration of Mississippi College
October 3, 2018 @ 7:00 p.m. | Central Library
Join us for a talk featuring Dr. Jeffrey Carr, one of the first African-Americans to integrate Mississippi College in 1972 and worked side-by-side with civil rights leader John Lewis on a voters' rights campaign in Jackson, MS, during the 1960s. Dr. Carr will be interviewed by Dr. Karl Martin.
Art Remakes the World
October 17, 2018 @ 6:30 PM | Central Library
Civil Rights. Freedom Riders. Black Power. Freedom Summer. These actions and movements helped power the 1960s and 1970s as a defining era of political and cultural shifts. How did Black visual artists reflect, celebrate, examine, or critique the Civil Rights Movement in depictions of the struggle against oppression. Join Dr. Denise Rogers, professor and curator of Mesa College’s World Cultures Artwork Collection, for a stimulating discussion on the role of artists during the movement for civil rights and in the continuing struggle for social change.
Comics and Visual Communication: A Talk by Scott McCloud
October 18, 2018 @ 6:30 PM | Central Library
Join legendary comics guru Scott McCloud for this fast-paced pictorial presentation about Comics and Visual Communication. Take a look at the intersection of comics, cartooning, and the broader world of communicating and learning through images. Learn about the unique power of cartoons, comics as “writing with pictures,” facial expressions and body language, the elements of visual communication, and the importance of graphic novels as an influential literary and art medium.
LGBTQ+ History Month Celebration
October 25, 2018 @ 4:00 PM | Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library
October is LGBTQIA History Month, join our celebration at the Malcolm X library! Celebratory activities for all ages include a scavenger hunt, button making, a Community Quilt project with the San Diego History Center, a history of LGBTQIA marches in San Diego presentation from Walter Meyer of the Lambda Archives, and a contextualized introductory discussion of Congressman John Lewis' March: Book One, this year's One Book, One San Diego selection.
United We Move
November 4, 2018 @ 3 PM | Central Library
San Diego Public Library and transcenDANCE Youth Arts Project are proud to present United We Move. This dance performance will be a tribute to the 2018 One Book, One San Diego selection, March: Book One, a graphic memoir by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell. In United We Move, the teen dancers in the transcenDANCE Performance Group will explore how they experience discrimination, injustice and inequality in our community today by sharing their personal narratives through spoken word and movement. The powerful images and the struggle that is depicted in March: Book One will be reflected in our students’ original choreography and dance. Through their performance, the courage of our country’s iconic civil rights leaders will be mirrored by our students’ courage to reflect on their experience, express it creatively and create an inspiring vision for a more just and equitable society.
The Struggle for Civil Rights: LGBT History
November 14, 2018 @ 6 PM | North Park Library
Walter Meyer, manager of Lambda Archives, presents a program connecting the African-American Civil rights marches with the marches for LGBTQ civil rights, particularly with those marches and activism in San Diego. The presentation will cover the arc from Bayard Rustin to the DADT and Marriage Equality and other rallies in San Diego.
1918 – 2018: The Harlem Renaissance @ 100
November 19, 2018 @ 6:30 PM | Central Library
Join narrative non-fiction author Kevin Brown for an intimate discussion of one of the most influential creative arts movements in 20th century US history. Beginning during America’s entry into World War I and ending during Great Depression, the Harlem Renaissance embraced literary, musical, performing, and visual arts. The insurgent tip of a cultural and political spear, Harlem’s New Negro renaissance sought nothing less than to redefine African-Americans’ image, to themselves and others, by a clear demonstration of intellectual parity with the best and brightest the white world had to offer.
The Chicano Blowouts of 1968
November 26, 2018 @ 6:30 PM | Central Library
50 years ago, a group of students in East L.A. led a series of walkouts that resulted in change to the education system that many thought was impossible. Professor Isidro Ortiz of SDSU's Chicana/o Studies Dept discusses the rise and legacy of the Chicano Blowouts for educational justice and against unequal conditions and racism in Los Angeles high schools.
Afrofuturism Reloaded
December 1, 2018 @ 4:00 PM | Central Library
Cultural critic Mark Dery, who coined the term “Afrofuturism” 25 years ago, gives a lecture on the cultural and artistic concept in the wake of the blockbuster movie Black Panther. Is Afrofuturism in danger of being commodified — stripped of its radical politics by consumer capitalism and sold back to us as just another fashion trend? What does it have to say in an America where white supremacists have rebooted some of the 20th century’s ugliest science fictions about race? Dery asks urgent questions about Afrofuturism, the politics of myth, and the future present.
Rising Up: Exploring Afrofuturism in Black Panther and Civil Rights in March
December 2, 2018 @ 1 PM | Mission Valley Library
Join Professor Ajani Brown from San Diego State University as he discusses themes of social justice and Afrofuturism in the 2018 One Book, One San Diego selection March: Book One, by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell, and the Black Panther graphic novels and feature film.
Viva Wakanda
December 8, 2018 @ 4:00 PM | Central Library
Have you wanted to talk about the once-in-a-lifetime blockbuster film Black Panther in a group setting and explore the movie’s themes, artistic merits, or socio-cultural impact? Join five San Diego scholars, thinkers and writers of diverse expertise steeped in the Black radical and esthetic traditions for a community discussion of Black Panther and the mythical forever free African nation state of Wakanda. There will be plenty of opportunity for audience dialogue.
Express Yourself Civil Rights Poetry Slam and Book Discussion of March: Book One
December 10, 2018 @ 4 PM | Otay Mesa-Nestor Library
Come express your favorite line from the 2018 One Book, One San Diego selection, March: Book One by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell, or share your own written word on racial or labor injustice in poetry format.
Jean Guerrero: Conversation with an Author
Crux: Crossing Borders in Search of a Father
December 12, 2018 @ 6 - 7:30 p.m. | Central Library
Join KPBS journalist Jean Guerrero and Los Angeles Times reporter Richard Marosi for a stimulating conversation about her PEN-award-winning book, Crux: A Cross-Border Memoir, and the most important 2018 U.S.-Mexico border stories, from family separations to the Trump administration's response to the caravan. Crux is about Guerrero's quest to understand her charismatic and troubled Mexican father, who crosses borders between countries, between madness and sanity, and more. Jean Guerrero is an Emmy-winning investigative border and immigration reporter for KPBS in San Diego. She contributes to NPR, PBS, PRI’s The World and other public media. She has been recognized by the San Diego Press Club and the Society for Professional Journalists.
Richard Marosi is a two-Time Pulitzer Prize finalist whose investigative reporting on Mexico's most vulnerable populations has led to improved conditions for them on both sides of the border.
Express Yourself: Button-Making Party
September 18, 2018 @ 3 PM | Allied Gardens/Benjamin Library
Show the world what you stand for and wear your beliefs proudly while using text and/or imagery to create your own one of a kind buttons. This event is part of our programming for this year's One Book, One San Diego where we will explore themes of civil rights, social justice, and discrimination. The 2018 One Book, One San Diego selection is March: Book One by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell.
Made in Skyline: Artivism
September 20, 2018 @ 3:30 PM | Skyline Hills Library
Art meets Activism. What social issues are important to you? Create your own protest signs that get your message out loud and clear. Materials and creative instruction provided. This event is part of the San Diego Public Library's programming for this year's One Book, One San Diego where we will explore themes of civil rights, social justice, and discrimination. The 2018 One Book, One San Diego selections are March: Book One by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell and Blue Sky, White Stars, by Sarvinder Naberhaus and illustrated by Kadir Nelson.
The Art of Protest: Sign Making Workshop
October 13, 2018 @ 2 PM | Carmel Valley Branch Library
Bring your anger, outrage, wit and creativity and join us in exploring how we can express ourselves in times of political change. In this workshop we will explore how art acts as activism and how local communities can ignite social change through support of local, national, and global causes. This event is part of our programming for this year's One Book, One San Diego where we will explore themes of civil rights, social justice, and discrimination. The 2018 One Book, One San Diego selections are March: Book One by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell and Blue Sky, White Stars by Sarvinder Naberhaus and illustrated by Kadir Nelson.
Express Yourself: Button-Making Party
November 6, 2018 @ 5 PM | Otay Mesa-Nestor Library
Create your own button designs using text or pictures. This event is part of the San Diego Public Library's programming for this year's One Book, One San Diego where we will explore themes of civil rights, social justice, and discrimination. *The 2018 One Book, One San Diego selection is March: Book One by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell.
Storytelling through Cartoons with Artist Joe Nyiri
September 22, 2018 @ 10 AM | La Jolla/Riford Library
Noted local artist and cartoonist, Joe Nyiri will guide children in a project to develop their own cartooning skills. This contest is part of the San Diego Public Library's programming for this year's One Book, One San Diego where we will explore themes of civil rights, social justice, and discrimination.
One Book One San Diego Graphic Novel Arts & Crafts Program
September 24, 2018 @ 4 PM | Mira Mesa Library
Join us for a workshop to create of graphic novels inspired by the themes in the 2018 One Book, One San Diego selections: March: Book One, a graphic memoir by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell and Blue Sky, White Stars by Sarvinder Naberhaus and illustrated by Kadir Nelson.
Book Discussion for Teens: March: Book One at Rancho Bernardo Library
September 24, 2018 @ 4 PM | Rancho Bernardo Library
Join us for a lively discussion of the graphic novel March and a discussion of the Civil Rights movement and its relevance then and now. Join us to explore this year's One Book selection, March: Book One, a graphic memoir by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell. Teens will gain deeper insight into the civil rights movement and discuss its relevance to today's social issues.
Book Discussion for Teens: March: Book One at Allied Gardens/Bejamin Library
September 25, 2018 @ 3 PM | Allied Gardens/Benjamin Library
Join us to explore this year's One Book selection, March: Book One, a graphic memoir by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell. Teens will gain deeper insight into the civil rights movement and discuss its relevance to today's social issues.
One Book for Kids Craft Activity: Civil Rights
September 27, 2018 @ 4 PM | Otay Mesa-Nestor Library
Join the Otay Mesa-Nestor Library for a special craft activity inspired by the 2018 One Book for Kids selection, Blue Sky, White Stars, by Sarvinder Naberhaus and illustrated by Kadir Nelson.
Comic Workshop with Toshwerks
October 4, 2018 @ 4 PM | Carmel Mountain Ranch Library
Join local creators Toshwerks for a crash course on how to organize and layout a comic. Reservations are required.
Book Discussion for Teens: March: Book One at Carmel Valley Library
October 24, 2018 @ 6:30 PM | Carmel Valley Library
Join us to explore this year's One Book for Teens selection, March: Book One, by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell. Explore the history through the eyes of the Civil Rights icon, Congressman John Lewis in this graphic memoir. We will be discussing what civil rights mean in 2018 and how small actions can activate movements. Moderated by Youth Librarian Bonnie Domingos.
Art Makes a Statement: Button-Making
October 24, 2018 @ 3 PM | Pacific Beach/Taylor Library
Express yourself through art and imagery! We will use the 2018 One Book, One San Diego selection, March: Book One, by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell to help introduce children and teens to the concept of deciding and sharing what you believe in, while also creating unique and expressive buttons.
Civil Rights Bookmark Art Contest
November 1 - 30, 2018 | Pacific Beach/Taylor Library
Throughout the month of November, children are invited to draw and express artistically what freedom and civil rights mean to them. The winner’s artwork will be printed as a bookmark to distribute in the library, in time for Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Black History Month. Teachers and schools are encouraged to participate as a class project. Entry forms will be available at the library or by emailing jtodd@sandiego.gov.
One Book for Kids Family Storytime at North Clairemont Library
November 7, 2018 @ 6:30 PM | North Clairemont Library
Family Storytime will feature the 2018 One Book for Kids selection, Blue Sky, White Stars by Sarvinder Naberhaus and illustrated by Kadir Nelson.
Veteran's Day Storytime: Blue Sky, White Stars
November 8, 2018 @ 10 AM | Ocean Beach Library
Join the Ocean Beach Branch for a special storytime to honor those who served our country featuring 2018 One Book for Kids selection, Blue Sky, White Stars, by Sarvinder Naberhaus and illustrated by Kadir Nelson.
Special Veteran's Day Preschool Storytime and Craft: Blue Sky, White Stars
November 8, 2018 @ 10:30 AM | Mission Valley Library
In honor of Veteran's Day, Mission Valley Library will host a special preschool storytime focused on the United States, as we read this year’s One Book for Kids selection Blue Sky White Stars by Sarvinder Naberhaus. Afterwards, we'll make a craft exploring "Our Family Tree."
Teen Graphic Book Club Discussion: March: Book One at North Clairemont Library
November 28, 2018 @ 5 PM | North Clairemont Library
North Clairemont Library's resident graphic novel expert will lead a discussion of 2018 One Book, One San Diego selection, March: Book One, by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell.
Community Art Show inspired by March: Book One
December 8, 2018 @ 3 PM | Scripps Miramar Library
In the spirit of visual arts inspiring and celebrating social change, the Scripps Ranch Library will host an all ages art show that features community submissions that highlight either the civil rights movement, non-violence, or a contemporary cause that the artist feels is worth marching for. The art show will also include interactive elements and activities geared for children, teens, and adults.
Book Discussion: March: Book One at Clairemont Library
January 2, 2019 @ 6 PM
Clairemont Library's Literary Book Club will read and discuss the 2018 One Book, One San Diego selection, March: Book One, by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell. Everyone is welcome. Please read the book beforehand.
Book Discussion of March: Book One at Kensington-Normal Heights Library
January 19, 2019 @ 10 AM
Join us to read and discuss read the 2018 One Book, One San Diego selection, March: Book One, by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell. Everyone is welcome. Please read the book beforehand. Books will be available for check out at the Service Desk. The discussion will take place on Saturday, January 19th at 10 a.m. and will be facilitated by author, Kathi Diamant. All are welcome.
Previous Programs
Book Discussion: March: Book One at Rancho Bernardo Library
September 24, 2018 @ 2 PM
Join the Rancho Bernardo Library for a lively discussion of the 2018 One Book, One San Diego selection, March: Book One, by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell. We'll discuss the Civil Rights movement and its relevance then and now. Please read the book beforehand. Pick up your copy at the Circulation Desk.
Book Discussion: March: Book One at Pacific Beach/Taylor Library
October 3, 2018 @ 6:30 PM
The PB Book Discussion Group meets on the 1st Wednesday of each month. In October, we will discuss the 2018 One Book, One San Diego selection, March: Book One, by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell. Everyone is welcome. Please read the book beforehand. Copies will be available for check-out at the Circulation Desk.
Book Discussion: March: Book One at Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library
October 25, 2018 @ 4 PM
Join the Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library for a special contextualized discussion of the 2018 One Book, One San Diego selection, March: Book One, by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell. This introductory discussion will be contextualized with LGBTQIA History Month in mind and is part of celebratory activities for all ages that include a scavenger hunt, button making, a Community Quilt project with the San Diego History Center, and a history of LGBTQIA marches in San Diego presentation from Walter Meyer of the Lambda Archives.
October 25, 2018 @ 4 PM
Join the Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library for a special contextualized discussion of the 2018 One Book, One San Diego selection, March: Book One, by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell. This introductory discussion will be contextualized with LGBTQIA History Month in mind and is part of celebratory activities for all ages that include a scavenger hunt, button making, a Community Quilt project with the San Diego History Center, and a history of LGBTQIA marches in San Diego presentation from Walter Meyer of the Lambda Archives.
Book Discussion: March: Book One with the Mira Mesa Branch Library
October 30, 2018 @ 6:30 PM
Join in discussing the 2018 One Book, One San Diego selection, March: Book One, a graphic memoir by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell, and the birth of the civil rights movement. Everyone is welcome! Please come whether or not you have had a chance to read the book before the meeting.
Book Discussion: March: Book One at College-Rolando Library
November 5, 2008 @ 4 PM
Special Book Group Meeting to discuss the 2018 One Book, One San Diego selection, March: Book One, a graphic memoir by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell. We'll discuss the book's its themes, ideas, and relevance to the present political climate.
Book Discussion: March: Book One at Carmel Mountain Ranch Library
November 8, 2018 @ 10 AM
The Carmel Mountain Ranch Book Group will discuss the 2018 One Book, One San Diego selection, March: Book One, by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell, March by John Lewis. Everyone is welcome. Please read the book beforehand. Copies will be available at the Circulation Desk while supplies last.
Book Discussion: March: Book One at Point Loma Library
November 14, 2018 @ 1 PM
Registered participants will discuss the 2018 One Book, One San Diego selection, March: Book One, a graphic memoir by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell. A moderator will assist participants in the discussion of recurring themes in the graphic novel, to include books and ideas that were an inspiration to Lewis. Participants may be broken into groups to allow maximum participation, where each group will discuss different themes in the book based on the interests of participants.
Book Discussion: March: Book One at North Clairemont Library
November 20, 2018 @ 6:30 PM
The North Clairemont Book Club will discuss 2018 One Book, One San Diego selection, March: Book One, by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell, in a relaxed, social setting. Please read the book beforehand. Pick up your copy at the Circulation Desk.
Book Discussion: March: Book One at Mission Hills Library
December 6, 2018 @ 10 AM
The Mission Hills Book Group will discuss the 2018 One Book, One San Diego selection, March: Book One, by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell. Everyone is welcome. Please read the book beforehand. Copies will be available at the Circulation Desk while supplies last.
Talk to Me and post film discussion with SDSU Professor Rebecca Romani*
December 17, 2018 @ 6:30 PM | Central Library
The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s. *Rebecca Romani is a writer, curator, and documentary filmmaker who lectures on film at San Diego State University and Palomar College.
Selma
December 18, 2018 @ 6 PM | Point Loma Library
The subject of this year's One Book One San Diego selection, March: Book One, Senator John Lewis, participated in several iconic efforts in the civil rights movement, including the event portrayed in this film, Selma, a powerful look at an epic march which took place only 50 miles from the childhood home of John Lewis.
Previous Programs
A Time for Justice
August 27, 2018, 4:30 PM | Skyline Hills Library
A Time for Justice Academy award winner for best documentary short subject. The film depicts the battle for civil rights in America as told by its foot soldiers.
Dolores
September 14, 2018, 3 PM | Otay Mesa-Nestor Library
Dolores Huerta bucks 1950s gender conventions by starting the country's first farm workers union with fellow organizer Cesar Chavez. What starts out as a struggle for racial and labor justice, soon becomes a fight for gender equality within the same union she is eventually forced to leave.
Selma
September 17, 2018 @ 2 PM | Pacific Beach Library
Selma is the story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s historical struggle to secure voting rights for all people. A dangerous and terrifying campaign that culminated with an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1964.
Freedom Riders and post film discussion with SDSU Professor Rebecca Romani*
September 17, 2018 @ 6:30 PM | Central Library
This film portrays the powerful, harrowing and inspirational story of six months in 1961 that changed America forever. More than 400 courageous Americans - old and young, black and white, men and women, Northern and Southern - risked their lives to challenge segregated facilities in the South. Freedom Riders shows the courage and tactical brilliance of Congressman John Lewis as one of the 13 original Freedom Riders. *Rebecca Romani is a writer, curator, and documentary filmmaker who lectures on film at San Diego State University and Palomar College.
Stand and Deliver
September 28, 2018 @ 3 PM | Otay Mesa-Nestor Library
The story of Jaime Escalante, a high school teacher who successfully inspired his dropout prone students to learn calculus.
Loving
October 5, 2018 @ 2 PM | Pacific Beach Library
The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, a couple whose arrest for interracial marriage in 1960s Virginia began a legal battle that would end with the Supreme Court's historic 1967 decision.
Mississippi Burning
October 9, 2018 @ 6 PM | Point Loma Library
Mississippi Burning focuses on themes in the 2018 One Book, One San Diego selection, March: Book One, a graphic memoir by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell. Although the movie portrays a story that is painful to watch, viewers will appreciate an increased understanding of many aspects of the civil rights movement.
The Loving Story
October 12, 2018 @ 3 PM | Otay Mesa-Nestor Library
How an Interracial Couple Changed a Nation this doc tells the story of a Supreme Court case that legalized once-taboo marriages 45 years ago.
Mighty Times: The Children's March
October 16, 2018 @ 6 PM | San Carlos Library
The San Carlos Branch Library will host a showing of the Oscar-winning short documentary "Mighty Times: The Children's March." The film highlights the heroism of the young activists of the 1963 Children's Crusade.
A Time for Justice
October 17, 2018, 4 PM | Carmel Mountain Ranch Library
In A Time for Justice, four-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker Charles Guggenheim captured the spirit of the civil rights movement through historical footage and the voices of those who participated in the struggle. Narrated by Julian Bond and featuring John Lewis, the 38-minute film allows today’s generation of students to witness firsthand the movement’s most dramatic moments—the bus boycott in Montgomery, the school crisis in Little Rock, the violence in Birmingham and the triumphant 1965 march for voting rights.
Mississippi Burning
November 19, 2018 @ 2 PM | Pacific Beach Library
Mississippi Burning focuses on themes in the 2018 One Book, One San Diego selection, March: Book One, a graphic memoir by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell. Although the movie portrays a story that is painful to watch, viewers will appreciate an increased understanding of many aspects of the civil rights movement.
Mighty Times: The Children's March
November 28, 2018 @ 6 PM | City Heights/Weingart Library
This film portrays the children of Birmingham, Alabama, taking to the streets for civil rights in 1963.
Black Panther
December 10, 2018 @ 6:30 PM | Central Library
Screening to highlight the Mission Valley and North University Community branch's "Rising Up: Afrofuturism in Black Panther," discussion about the Black Panther graphic novels and movie. Film synopsis: T'Challa, heir to the hidden but advanced kingdom of Wakanda, must step forward to lead his people into a new future and must confront a challenger from his country's past.
One Book One San Diego Display @ Rancho Penasquitos Library
August 25 - September 29, 2018 | Rancho Penasquitos Library
Displays for children, teens and adults will explore themes of Civil Rights in America, social justice, inner strength, community, the power of graphic novels to shine a light on social issues, and more.
One Book, One San Diego Display @ Mission Valley Library
September 1 - November 1, 2018 | Mission Valley Library
This display will focus on Civil Rights Era-related books and media in the adult area, inspired by the 2018 One Book, One San Diego selections, March: Book One, by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell and Blue Sky, White Stars, by Sarvinder Naberhaus and illustrated by Kadir Nelson.
One Book, One San Diego Display @ College-Rolando Library
September 1 - November 1, 2018 | College-Rolando Library
Taking a closer look at graphic novels and the Civil Rights Movement in America. This display is part of the San Diego Public Library's programming for this year's One Book, One San Diego where we will explore themes of civil rights, social justice, and discrimination.
One Book One San Diego Display @ Mountain View/Beckwourth Library
September 4 - October 20, 2018 | Mountain View/Beckwourth Library
"Marching on: The fight for Civil Rights in America" - This display is part of the San Diego Public Library's programming for this year's One Book, One San Diego, and will focus on Civil Rights in America, including how far we've come and where we need to go. It will feature the 2018 One Book, One San Diego selections, March: Book One, by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell and Blue Sky, White Stars, by Sarvinder Naberhaus and illustrated by Kadir Nelson.
One Book, One San Diego Display at Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library
September 8 - October 6, 2018
The display will feature the 2018 One Book, One San Diego selections, March: Book One, by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell and Blue Sky, White Stars, by Sarvinder Naberhaus and illustrated by Kadir Nelson.
"March to Freedom" Exhibition
December 18, 2018 - January 18, 2019 | Linda Vista Library
An exhibition of photographs by photojournalist James "Spider" Martin and the words of John Lewis taken from the marches led by Lewis and other activists to the Alabama Statehouse demonstrating for civil rights and national voting rights legislation.