John Steinbeck

Subject John Steinbeck Flight, a short story For centuries Big Sur residents spoke of “The Dark Watchers.” John Steinbeck grew up in Salinas and spoke of them in this short story.  In the tale a teenage Indigenous Mexican American boy kills a man and is forced to flee...

Fish and Snail

Fish’s story (about pirates!) is too grand to simply be told: Fish wants to show Snail. But that would mean leaving the familiar world of their book—a scary prospect for Snail, who would rather stay safely at home and pretend to be kittens. Today on Story Time...

August 2024 Odd Couples

Senior Book Break Subject: Odd Couples A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles Count Alexander Rostov, born into Russian aristocracy, finds himself in Moscow at the time of the Russian Revolution. Sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the luxury hotel, Metropol, he...

Friends to the End for Kids

Watching children befriend one another carries lessons for all of us. They quickly step outside of themselves, give one another a chance, invest everything in the moment, and trade hugs at the earliest possible opportunity. Such is the stuff of true friendship. Today...

The Worst Best Friend

Mike and Conrad, Conrad and Mike are best, best friends. That is until Victor, a new boy, a big boy, a cool boy, arrives at school. Suddenly, Conrad turns into the WORST best friend and forgets all about his pal, Mike. But when Victor’s need to win leaves Conrad...