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November 1, 2020(1 event)

4:00 pm: One Community, Many Voices: 'There Should Be Flowers' by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza Discussions


November 1, 2020

Sundays, November 1, 8, 15 • 4 PM

Free • Reservations required • Go to https://tinyurl.com/OneCommunityBookDiscussions

Discussion leaders:
November 1: Lucas Lopez
November 8: Kini Sosa
November 15: Serena Trujillo

How to participate in our Community Read:

Get a FREE copy of There Should be Flowers by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. Reserve a copy at one of our participating public libraries  (no library card required) and schedule a pickup. See below for locations and phone numbers.

Read the book and attend one of our Zoom public discussions of There Should be Flowers—Sundays: November 1, 8, 15 • 4–5 PM

About the Author:

Joshua Jennifer Espinoza is a trans woman poet living in California. Her work has been published in The American Poetry Review, Denver Quarterly, and West Branch, among others. She is the author of I’m Alive / It Hurts / I Love It (Big Lucks 2019), and THERE SHOULD BE FLOWERS (CCM 2016).

 

It’s not too late to join in and read the book!

 

How it works:

• Call a participating library to make an appointment to pick up your free book.
• At your appointed time, drive to the participating library.
• Pick up at a designated pick up area (varies by branch).
• Face coverings required at all branches.
• No library card required to pick up your free book.

Riverside Public Libraries (Curbside Pickup)

Arlanza Library • 951-826-2217 • 8267 Philbin Ave • Riverside, CA 92503

Arlington Library • 951-826-2291 • 9556 Magnolia Ave • Riverside, CA 92503

SSgt. Salvador J. Lara Casa Blanca Library • 951-826-2120 • 2985 Madison St • Riverside, CA 92504

SPC. Jesus S. Duran Eastside Library • 951-826-2235 • 4033 Chicago Ave #C • Riverside, CA 92507

La Sierra Library • 951-826-2461 • 4600 La Sierra Ave • Riverside, CA 92505

Marcy Library • 951-826-2078 • 6927 Magnolia Ave • Riverside, CA 92506

Orange Terrace Library • 951-826-2184• 20010 Orange Terrace Pkwy • Riverside, CA 92508

Riverside County Libraries (Curbside Pickup)

La Quinta Library • 760-564-4767 • 78275 Calle Tampico • La Quinta, CA 92253

Palm Desert Library • 760-346-6552 • 73-300 Fred Waring Dr, Palm Desert, CA 92260

Sun City Library • 951-679-3534 • 26982 Cherry Hills Blvd • Sun City, CA 92586

Louis Robidoux • 951-682-5485 • 5840 Mission Blvd • Jurupa Valley, CA 92509

San Bernardino County Libraries (Counter Pick Up Inside)

Apple Valley Branch Library • 760-2 47-2022 • 14901 Dale Evans Pkwy • Apple Valley, CA 92307

Chino Hills Branch Library • 909-590-5380 • 14020 City Center Dr • Chino Hills, CA 91709

Fontana Lewis Library & Learning Center • 909-574-4500 • 8437 Sierra Ave • Fontana, CA 92335-3892

Hesperia Branch Library • 760-244-4898 • 9650 7th Ave • Hesperia, CA 92345

Highland Branch Library • 909-425-4700 • 7863 Central Ave • Highland, CA 92346-4107

This project was made possible with support from California Humanities, a partner of the NEF. Visit www.calhum.org.

November 2, 2020
November 3, 2020(1 event)

1:00 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN RIVERSIDE WTH CELENA DIANA BUMPUS


November 3, 2020

Virtual Fall Workshops on Zoom

Registration required. 

Check back for Winter dates and availability.

Our Riverside Janet Goeske Senior Center workshop is on going for participants 50+. They meet every Tuesday from 1:00pm to 2:30pm. Zoom links will be sent by your workshop leader after registration confirmation.

In partnership with The Riverside Janet Goeske Senior Center.

November 4, 2020(3 events)

10:00 am: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN REDLANDS WITH MAE WAGNER MARINELLO


November 4, 2020

Virtual Winter Workshops on Zoom

Registration required. 

Our Redlands workshop is ongoing for participants 50+. They meet every Thursday from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. Zoom links will be sent by the workshop leader after registration confirmation.

In partnership with the Joslyn Senior Center and the City of Redlands.

6:30 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN ONTARIO WITH TIM HATCH


November 4, 2020

Virtual Fall Workshops on Zoom

Registration required. 

Check back for Winter dates and availability.

The Ontario workshop meets every other Wednesday starting at 6:30pm. Zoom links will be sent by the workshop leader after registration confirmation.

In partnership with the Ontario Public Library.

7:00 pm: Adventures in Chronologyland


November 4, 2020

A new virtual writing workshop with Dr. Carlos Cortés
Wednesdays • Every 2 weeks starting September 9 • 7 pm
To register email Inlandia@InlandiaInstitute.org

Inlandia Institute presents Adventures in Chronologyland, an exciting new series of virtual writing workshops in conjunction with the Riverside Public Library’s new Humanities Hour series, a partnership between Riverside Public Library, Riverside Art Museum, Mission Inn Museum, and Inlandia Institute, sponsored by California Humanities.

This workshop will address the challenges and opportunities of drawing on chronology while writing prose and poetry.  Topics will include integrating documents and memory, crafting chronologically parallel stories, connecting your life with major historical events, using flashbacks and flashforwards, dealing with changing and conflicting personal perspectives on the past, and addressing the complications of nostalgia.

Six sessions: September 9, 23, October 7, 21, and November 4, 7 pm on Zoom.

For more information or to register, email Inlandia@InlandiaInstitute.org

Dr. Carlos Cortés is the author of Rose Hill: An Intermarriage before Its Time (memoir; a Heyday) and Fourth Quarter: Reflections of a Cranky Old Man (poetry; Bad Knee Books). He is Professor Emeritus of History from the University of California, Riverside.

November 5, 2020
November 6, 2020
November 7, 2020(2 events)

11:00 am: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN CORONA WITH ANDREA FINGERSON


November 7, 2020

Virtual Fall Workshops on Zoom

Registration required. 

Check back for Winter dates and availability.

The Corona workshop meets every other Saturday starting at 11:00am. Zoom links will be sent by the workshop leader after registration confirmation.

In partnership with the Corona Public Library.

6:00 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP SAN BERNARDINO WITH ALLYSON JEFFREDO


November 7, 2020

Virtual Fall Workshops on Zoom

Registration required. 

Check back for Winter dates and availability.

The San Bernardino workshop meets every other Tuesday starting at 6:00pm. Zoom links will be sent by the workshop leader after registration confirmation.

In partnership with the San Bernardino Public Library.