One Book One Community 2023 – This year’s book selection is The New American by Micheline Aharonian Marcom
One Book One Community 2023
Join in for One Book One Community, an initiative that brings the community together for a shared reading experience. This year’s book selection is The New American by Micheline Aharonian Marcom. This “harrowing, heartbreaking story” (Kirkus Reviews) depicts the epic journey of a young Guatemalan American college student, a “dreamer,” who gets deported and decides to make his way back home to California. Copies of The New American are available for checkout at both libraries, and copies of the e-book and audiobook are available on the Libby app. Full events schedule
Author Visit:
Micheline Aharonian Marcom
Feb. 21, 6:30 pm
Williamsburg Library Theatre
Author Micheline Aharonian Marcom will be in person for a reading and discussion about The New American.
Other One Book One Community events:
Stacy Kern-Scheerer – Feb. 1, 6:30 pm
Williamsburg Library Theatre
Stacy Kern-Scheerer, director of the William & Mary Law School’s Immigration Clinic, will talk about the people she serves and the state of immigration law.
Book Discussions – February 2, 10:30 am – James City County Library & Online
Join in for a Book Discussion, in-person in the Cosby Room of the James City County Library, or virtually on Zoom.
Art House Cafe Film: La Misma Luna (Under the Same Moon)
February 7, 2 pm – Williamsburg Library
When his grandmother dies, a child leaves his rural Mexican village and crosses the border into the U.S. in search of his mother, who is living somewhere in Los Angeles. This heartwarming immigration tale from director Patricia Riggen stars Eugenio Derbez and Kate del Castillo. In Spanish with English subtitles. PG-13. 1hr 46min.
One Book One Community Book Discussion
February 8, 10 am – Williamsburg Library & Online
Join in for a Book Discussion, in-person in Room B of the Williamsburg Library, or virtually on Zoom.
Monika Gosin – Feb. 8, 6:30 pm
Williamsburg Library Theatre
Monika Gosin, chair of the Latin American Studies Department at William & Mary, will talk about the politics, economics, and chaos driving immigrants out of Latin America.
Pub Quiz – Feb. 9, 6-8 pm
James City County Library
They’ll provide the food; you provide the answers! Join in for dinner and a quiz on the US Citizenship Test and random bits of US History. Registration required; please call 757.741.3300, option 2 to sign up.
One Book One Community Film: Waking Dream
February 11, 10:30 am – Williamsburg Library
This documentary weaves together the stories of six undocumented young people as they sit in limbo between deportation and a path to citizenship after the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) rules is rescinded. NR, 52 minutes
One Book One Community Book Discussion
February 11, 2 pm – James City County Library & Online
Join us for a Book Discussion, in-person in the Cosby Room of the James City County Library, or virtually on Zoom.
One Book One Community Book Discussion
February 13, 6:45 pm – Williamsburg Library & Online
Join in for a Book Discussion, in-person in Room B of the Williamsburg Library, or virtually on Zoom.
Readers Theater – Feb. 16, 6:30 pm
Williamsburg Library Theatre
Local actors and readers voice the first-person views of people from around the world, including the US, about immigration and citizenship throughout our history.
Cinema @ Scotland Street: Queen of Glory
February 20, 6 pm – Williamsburg Library
When her mother suddenly dies, the daughter of Ghanaian immigrants must decide between pursuing her education, following her married lover to Ohio, or running her family’s small Christian bookstore in a migrant area of the Bronx. Director Nana Mensah won a Tribeca Film Festival award for this “witty and compassionate love letter to the Bronx.” NR 1hr 18min.
Author Visit: Micheline Aharonian Marcom
February 21, 6:30 pm – Williamsburg Library & Online
Author Micheline Marcom will join us for a reading and discussion February 21 at 6:30 pm in the Williamsburg Library Theatre.
Finding Immigration and Naturalization Records Online
February 23, 2-3:30 pm – Stryker Center
Retrace the path of your ancestors who immigrated to the U.S. We’ll talk about where to look for ships’ passenger lists and immigration and naturalization records, plus why your family name wasn’t changed at Ellis Island! Register by calling 757.741.3300, option 2.
*Events, dates, and times may change.
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