Silicon Valley Reads 2017
Silicon Valley Reads 2017 15TH ANNIVERSARY
KICK-OFF EVENT Adam Benforado in conversation with Mercury News columnist Sal Pizarro Thur, Feb 23 • 7:30 p.m. Visual & Performing Arts Center, De Anza College, Cupertino Benforado is the author of NY Times bestseller Unfair: The New Science of Criminal Justice that reviews call “original and provocative . . . upends our most cherished beliefs about providing equal justice under the law.” Other appearances: Fri, Feb 24, 11 a.m., Saratoga Library Fri, Feb 24, 6:30 p.m., Los Altos Library with Santa Clara County Assistant District Attorney James Gibbons-Shapiro Sat, Feb 25, 3 p.m., Morgan Hill Library Sun, Mar 19, 1 p.m., Cupertino Community Hall Sun, Mar 19, 3:30 p.m., Sunnyvale Public Library Mon, Mar 20, 6 p.m., West Valley Branch Library
Tue, Mar 21, 12 noon, Los Gatos Rotary & Friends of Los Gatos Library joint meeting open to the public Tue, Mar 21, 7 p.m., Mountain View Public Library Wed, Mar 22, 7 p.m., Campbell Library Thur, Mar 23, 12:30 p.m., Evergreen Community College Thur, Mar 23, 7 p.m., Santa Clara Central Park Library Fri, Mar 24, 4 p.m., Educational Park Branch Library
SHAKA SENGHOR
BUILDING TRUST WITH PROCEDURAL JUSTICE
Author of Writing My Wrongs: Life, Death, and Redemption in an American Prison and inspirational speaker
Sun, Mar 12, 2 p.m., Cupertino Community Hall How law enforcement is working to treat all fairly and without bias Dennis R. Burns, David Honda, retired Chief of Police Chief, Police, Palo Alto Watsonville
Tue, Mar 21, 7 p.m., Cubberley Theater, Palo Alto Wed, Mar 22, 11:30 a.m., De Anza College, Cupertino Wed, Mar 22, 6:30 p.m., Gilroy Library Thur, Mar 23, 12 noon, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library Thur, Mar 23, 7 p.m. Milpitas Library
Phan Ngo, Chief of Public Safety, Sunnyvale
STAGED READING OF OFF-BROADWAY HIT PLAY “THE EXONERATED” Wed, Mar 8, 7 p.m., Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library Local actors perform this award-winning play by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen based on real-life stories of exonerated Death Row inmates
RECOGNIZING OUR WRONGS
Tue, Feb 28, 7 p.m., Milpitas Library Panel discussion on biased perceptions and how they can be hurtful to others. Jon R. Gundry, Santa Clara County Superintendent of Schools “My Name, My Identity” Ron Buford, Pastor, Congregational Community Church, Sunnyvale “Racists Anonymous”
RACE AND PROSECUTIONS
Tue, Mar 21, 7 p.m., Saratoga Library Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen
IN THE INTERESTS OF JUSTICE
Mon, Mar 13, 6:30 p.m, San Jose State University Student Union Theater Learn about the San Jose State University Record Clearance Project
Tuyen Flack, Deputy Director, Silicon Valley FACES Anti-bias and bigotry learning programs
FINDING JUSTICE FOR THE INNOCENT
Sun, Feb 26, 2 p.m., Cupertino Community Hall Sat, Mar 18, 2 p.m., Gilroy Library Maitreya Badami, Assistant Legal Director, Northern California Innocence Project
15TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Sun, Mar 26, 2 p.m., Campbell Heritage Theater Celebrate Silicon Valley Reads with a special panel of 5 past featured authors: Francisco Jimenez, Brian Copeland, Michelle Richmond, Sumbul AliKaramali, Bich Minh Nguyen
FILMS
HIRING WITHOUT BIAS
Wed, Mar 1, 7 p.m., Sunnyvale Public Library Liz Kofman, Ph.D., staff sociologist at Unitive
MUSLIM STEREOTYPES
Fri, Mar 10, 7 p.m., Los Altos Library Author Sumbul Ali-Karamali discusses “Islamaphobia for Fun and Profit: Why Stereotypes about Islam and Muslims Persist”
POETREE . . . AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
Mon, Feb 27, 7 p.m., Morgan Hill Library – all ages Tue, Mar 28, 6 p.m., Saratoga Library – teens only Reading and poetry making events with Santa Clara County Poet Laureate Arlene Biala.
Barbara Marshman, Mercury News Editorial Page Editor, Moderator
Visit SiliconValleyReads.org for dates, times, locations • American Denial • The Central Park Five • Presunto Culpable • Scenes of a Crime
• Scottsboro: An American Tragedy • 13th • Twelve Angry Men • Witch Hunt
PROGRAMS FOR TEENS AND CHILDREN
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Visit SiliconValleyReads.org for dates, times, locations Essay contest for teens Creative challenge for tweens in gr 6-8 Teen Writing Workshops with author Paul Volponi Family Program with author Sergio Ruzzier Bear and Bee storytimes Activity & craft programs Family Reading Programs at FIRST 5 Family Resource Centers
Presented By
Major Sponsors THE MICHAEL AND ALYCE
PARSONS FOUNDATION
Cupertino Library Foundation
To see a complete list of sponsors, visit SiliconValleyReads.org
SiliconValleyReads.org
Friends of the Saratoga Libraries
KICK-OFF EVENT Adam Benforado in conversation with Mercury News columnist Sal Pizarro Thur, Feb 23 • 7:30 p.m. Visual & Performing Arts Center, De Anza College, Cupertino Benforado is the author of NY Times bestseller Unfair: The New Science of Criminal Justice that reviews call “original and provocative . . . upends our most cherished beliefs about providing equal justice under the law.” Other appearances: Fri, Feb 24, 11 a.m., Saratoga Library Fri, Feb 24, 6:30 p.m., Los Altos Library with Santa Clara County Assistant District Attorney James Gibbons-Shapiro Sat, Feb 25, 3 p.m., Morgan Hill Library Sun, Mar 19, 1 p.m., Cupertino Community Hall Sun, Mar 19, 3:30 p.m., Sunnyvale Public Library Mon, Mar 20, 6 p.m., West Valley Branch Library
Tue, Mar 21, 12 noon, Los Gatos Rotary & Friends of Los Gatos Library joint meeting open to the public Tue, Mar 21, 7 p.m., Mountain View Public Library Wed, Mar 22, 7 p.m., Campbell Library Thur, Mar 23, 12:30 p.m., Evergreen Community College Thur, Mar 23, 7 p.m., Santa Clara Central Park Library Fri, Mar 24, 4 p.m., Educational Park Branch Library
SHAKA SENGHOR
BUILDING TRUST WITH PROCEDURAL JUSTICE
Author of Writing My Wrongs: Life, Death, and Redemption in an American Prison and inspirational speaker
Sun, Mar 12, 2 p.m., Cupertino Community Hall How law enforcement is working to treat all fairly and without bias Dennis R. Burns, David Honda, retired Chief of Police Chief, Police, Palo Alto Watsonville
Tue, Mar 21, 7 p.m., Cubberley Theater, Palo Alto Wed, Mar 22, 11:30 a.m., De Anza College, Cupertino Wed, Mar 22, 6:30 p.m., Gilroy Library Thur, Mar 23, 12 noon, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library Thur, Mar 23, 7 p.m. Milpitas Library
Phan Ngo, Chief of Public Safety, Sunnyvale
STAGED READING OF OFF-BROADWAY HIT PLAY “THE EXONERATED” Wed, Mar 8, 7 p.m., Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library Local actors perform this award-winning play by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen based on real-life stories of exonerated Death Row inmates
RECOGNIZING OUR WRONGS
Tue, Feb 28, 7 p.m., Milpitas Library Panel discussion on biased perceptions and how they can be hurtful to others. Jon R. Gundry, Santa Clara County Superintendent of Schools “My Name, My Identity” Ron Buford, Pastor, Congregational Community Church, Sunnyvale “Racists Anonymous”
RACE AND PROSECUTIONS
Tue, Mar 21, 7 p.m., Saratoga Library Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen
IN THE INTERESTS OF JUSTICE
Mon, Mar 13, 6:30 p.m, San Jose State University Student Union Theater Learn about the San Jose State University Record Clearance Project
Tuyen Flack, Deputy Director, Silicon Valley FACES Anti-bias and bigotry learning programs
FINDING JUSTICE FOR THE INNOCENT
Sun, Feb 26, 2 p.m., Cupertino Community Hall Sat, Mar 18, 2 p.m., Gilroy Library Maitreya Badami, Assistant Legal Director, Northern California Innocence Project
15TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Sun, Mar 26, 2 p.m., Campbell Heritage Theater Celebrate Silicon Valley Reads with a special panel of 5 past featured authors: Francisco Jimenez, Brian Copeland, Michelle Richmond, Sumbul AliKaramali, Bich Minh Nguyen
FILMS
HIRING WITHOUT BIAS
Wed, Mar 1, 7 p.m., Sunnyvale Public Library Liz Kofman, Ph.D., staff sociologist at Unitive
MUSLIM STEREOTYPES
Fri, Mar 10, 7 p.m., Los Altos Library Author Sumbul Ali-Karamali discusses “Islamaphobia for Fun and Profit: Why Stereotypes about Islam and Muslims Persist”
POETREE . . . AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
Mon, Feb 27, 7 p.m., Morgan Hill Library – all ages Tue, Mar 28, 6 p.m., Saratoga Library – teens only Reading and poetry making events with Santa Clara County Poet Laureate Arlene Biala.
Barbara Marshman, Mercury News Editorial Page Editor, Moderator
Visit SiliconValleyReads.org for dates, times, locations • American Denial • The Central Park Five • Presunto Culpable • Scenes of a Crime
• Scottsboro: An American Tragedy • 13th • Twelve Angry Men • Witch Hunt
PROGRAMS FOR TEENS AND CHILDREN
• • • • • • •
Visit SiliconValleyReads.org for dates, times, locations Essay contest for teens Creative challenge for tweens in gr 6-8 Teen Writing Workshops with author Paul Volponi Family Program with author Sergio Ruzzier Bear and Bee storytimes Activity & craft programs Family Reading Programs at FIRST 5 Family Resource Centers
Presented By
Major Sponsors THE MICHAEL AND ALYCE
PARSONS FOUNDATION
Cupertino Library Foundation
To see a complete list of sponsors, visit SiliconValleyReads.org
SiliconValleyReads.org
Friends of the Saratoga Libraries
