June 20th: Peter Schrag - Sacramento Living Library #6

We are pleased to present the sixth installment of our Sacramento Living Library series with journalist and author Peter Schrag, who will discuss issues of immigration in US and California history. Schrag will offer insights into recent events in Arizona and put them into historical perspective. His new book, Not Fit for our Society: Immigration and Nativism in America, was published in May 2010.

The event starts at 7pm on Sunday, June 20th. Admission is free and everyone is invited.

We're taking July off, but the Sacramento Living Library will resume in August. Future speakers will include Dick Bertolucci, Jeffrey Callison, and baseball historian Alan O'Connor.

The Sacramento Living Library, curated by Time Tested Books's Peter Keat and hosted by Midtown Monthly Editor Tim Foster, is a new addition to the River City's cultural scene, with talks, lectures and discussions featuring some of Sacramento's best and brightest. Guests have included Russ Solomon, Ginger Rutland, Darrell Corti, David Mogavero, and former Sacramento Mayors Isenberg, Miller, Rudin and Fargo.

Four Mayors: Sacramento Living Library 5/16/10

Time Tested Books and Midtown Monthly present part five in our 2010 Sacramento Living Library series, this month featuring four of Sacramento's former mayors--Isenberg (1975-82), Miller ('82-83), Rudin ('83-92) and Fargo (2000-08)--all together and all in one night! Trust us: this will be a BIG one....

The discussion will center on the participants' individual experiences in office as well as their thoughts on the city's current government and its future--including budget issues, the "strong mayor" question and the ever-shifting landscape of local (and state and national) politics. We anticipate a conversation that expands and contracts as necessary, and attendees will have a unique opportunity to be a part of it.

The event starts at 7:00pm on Sunday, May 16th, and admission is free.
(We do expect a large turnout, so arrive early or risk being turned away!)

BTW: Thanks to everyone who's made the SLL a major success so far; Peter Schrag will be with us in June, and please stay tuned for the second half of the 2010 lineup. If you haven't already signed up for email notifications through our googlegroup, look for the clipboard on the counter at the store--and get on there!