April 19, Sunday 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.  Main Library:  Asian Pacific Cultural Festival and kick-off for Read-On Fort Collins. Visit our booth to learn about our program and sign up for gift certificates.

Sept. 22, Monday 6:30-8 p.m. Harmony Library: “Hidden Stories of the Colorado Internment Camp” Features two authors who have written books about internment camps. Channel 9 TV reporter Adam Schrager wrote “The Principled Politician: The Ralph Carr Story” about a Colorado governor who resisted the camp movement. Fort Collins author Teresa Funke interviewed former camp detainees for her children’s book.

Oct. 2, Thursday 6:30-8 p.m. Harmony Library: “Internment Unearthed”  Archeologists Nicole Branton and Amy Meger will discuss their findings about internment camps.

Oct. 7, Tuesday noon, Main Library: Fort Collins Regional Library District Librarian Sarah Scobey will lead a brown bag discussion of “When the Emperor was Divine.”

Oct. 9, Thursday 6:30-8 p.m. Harmony Library: An evening discussion of the book led by Sarah Scobey

Oct. 11-12, Saturday and Sunday Citywide Book Fair: Local bookstores team up to promote Read-On Fort Collins. For discounts and special events, visit Barnes and Noble on College Avenue ; Reader’s Cove, The Book Rack, Matter Bookstore, Al’s Newstand, Book Lovers, and Anthology in Loveland .

Oct. 12, Sunday 6:30 p.m. Main Library: The Eracism Film series will show “Children of the Camps,” a powerful documentary that portrays the poignant stories of six Japanese Americans who were interned as children in United States concentration camps during World War II.

Oct. 26, Sunday – 7 p.m. Lincoln Center “When the Emperor was Divine” author Julie Otsuka speaks.

Oct. 27, Monday – Julie Otsuka will meet with PSD and CSU students. 

Event Locations:
Fort Collins Main Library, 201 Peterson St .
Fort Collins Harmony Library, 4616 S. Shields
Fort Collins Lincoln Center , 417 W. Magnolia