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Dave Eggers
Author of What Is the What


Sudan Crisis Continues

Civil war still rages in Sudan. Learn more about and get involved in the current struggle:

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  • Burlingame Library Foundation
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  • Friends of the Menlo Park Library
  • Friends of the Redwood City Library
  • Friends of the San Bruno Library
  • Friends of the South San Francisco Public Library
  • San Mateo Public Library - African American Library Advisory Committee
  • Skyline College President’s Innovation Fund


For sponsorship opportunities, email creighton@plsinfo.org
  Dave Eggers Kick-Off Event FAQs

Kick-Off Event for One Book One Community San Mateo County Reads 2008

at the San Mateo
Performing Arts Center
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
At 7:30 pm

Free and open to all
600 N. Delaware Street, San Mateo

JUST ADDED! Valentino Achak Deng—whose life is told in What Is the What—to Join the Evening!

Dave Eggers will appear with KQED Public Radio’s “Forum” host Michael Krasny. Krasny will explore with Eggers and Valentino! the characters and themes of What Is the What. This event includes audience Q & A and book sales and signing by both Eggers and Krasny (Off Mike: A Memoir of Talk Radio and Literary Life). Companion programming throughout the entire month of October will explore the culture, history and politics of Sudan and Africa. See the Programs & Events page for details.

One Book One Community: San Mateo County Reads is presented by the member libraries of the Peninsula Library System.

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For more information
Burlingame Public Library
(650) 558-7444

Daly City Public Library
(650) 991-8023

Menlo Park Public Library
(650) 330-2520

Redwood City Public Library
(650) 780-7026

San Bruno Public Library
(650) 616-7078

San Mateo County Library
(650) 697-7607
(650) 591-8286

San Mateo Public Library
(650) 522-7818

South San Francisco Public Library
(650) 829-3862

Cañada College Library
(650) 306-3476

College of San Mateo Library
(650) 574-6232

Skyline College Library
(650) 738-4306

Peninsula Library System
www.plsinfo.org




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