Virtual Events 2020-2021

Youth & Children’s programs

For an overview of general and women lit programs, go here.

When the world changed, so did we. For all of 2020, and half of 2021, we produced a myriad of virtual events for the public and our members. Here is a quick overview of them, in reverse chronological order. Click the title to find out more about the program and, in many cases, watch the recording for free right at your fingertips.

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2020-05-02, We’re All Part of OutsideDeborah Underwood, Cindy Derby
Ian Haney Lopez, Amber McReynolds, Jesse Wegman
2020-05-02, Ivy and Bean Shelter in PlaceSophie Blackall, Annie Barrows
Sunita Puri, Katy Butler, BJ Miller, Shoshana Berger
2020-05-03, Courage and Heart in AdversityRenée Diop, Ernesto Cisneros, Kate O’Shaughnessy
Rachel Howzell Hall, Laurie R. King, Meg Gardiner
2020-05-03, Music Makes a FamilyMichael Genhart, Priscilla Burris
Rebecca Nagle, Steve Phillips, David Daley
2020-05-06, Of Violence and HopeMadison Harvey, Romina Garber, Randy Ribay
Chelsea Bieker, Brooke Warner
2020-05-09, The Fabled Life of AesopIan Lendler
Sarah Jaquette Ray, Dacher Keltner, Madeline Levine, Christine Carter
2020-05-09, Justice for AllAria Sindledecker, Nikki Shannon Smith, Innosanto Nagara
Lala Wu, Alan Hirsch, Richard Hasen, Abdi Soltani
2020-05-13, Our Stories, Our VoicesAnna-Marie McLemore, Renée Diop, Ellen Hopkins
Keiko Lane, Garth Greenwell, Lidia Yuknavitch
2020-05-16, The You You’re Meant to BeYamile Mendez, Aimee Lucido, Naomi Rose Wilson
Robert Greenwald, John Diaz, Phoebe Einzig-Roth
2020-05-16, A Book for EscargotSydney Hanson, Dashka Slater
Diana Divecha, Pamela Paul
2020-05-20, Beyond Our World: Shifting Identities and Steady HeartsJennifer Leon, Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Rebecca Hanover
Rep. Barbara Lee, Carol Anderson
2020-05-23, Lemonade and Stuck-at-Home Startups for KidsBrian Weisfeld
Anthony Doerr, Danielle Evans, Viet Thanh Nguyen, R.O. Kwon
2020-05-23, Everyone’s AwakeShawn Harris, Colin Meloy
Monika Bauerlein, Adam Hochschild
2020-05-27, This Thing Called Love, Part 1Rahul Kanakia, Laila Butcher
Tiffany Shlain, Chloe Veltman
2020-05-30, Book Club for Kids podcast with Anne Nesbet and Kitty FeldeAnne Nesbet, Kitty Felde
Nikky Finney, Jericho Brown, Ismail Muhammad
2020-06-03, Girls, Guts and GadgetsTej Wong, Caroline Paul, Emily Pilloton
Lars Kepler, Jesse Kellerman
2020-06-06, Two Dogs & A KittyAndrea Zuill, Nelly Buchet
Eimear McBride, Brooke Warner
2020-06-06, The First DinosaurAria Sindledecker, Ian Lendler
Louise Aronson, Jeneé Darden
2020-06-10, This Thing Called Love, Part 2Misa Sugiura, Abigail Hing Wen, Jasmine Edwards
Heather Knight, Joe Wilson, Zach Norris, Conor Dougherty
2020-06-13, Here Comes OceanPaola Zakimi, Meg Fleming
Courtney Maum, Brooke Warner
2020-06-13, What Winning Really MeansMae Respicio, Quinn Boyd-Roberts, Scott Ostler
Saru Jayaraman, Alice Waters, Caleb Zigas, Moderated by Davia Nelson
2020-06-17, The Future is Ours: Restoring Democracy with Young Adult Voting RightsCarol Anderson, Elizabeth Rusch, Jeff Fleischer, Khepera Lyons-Clark
Obi Kaufmann, John Muir Laws, Emilie Lygren, Josie Iselin
2020-06-20, Book to Podcast: The Fina Mendoza MysteriesKitty Felde
Aimee Phan, Lisa See, Sue Monk Kidd
2020-06-20, Night and DayKate Hosford, Keely Parrack
Michael Pollan, Merlin Sheldrake
2020-06-24, Ready, Set, Write: NaNoWriMo Middle Grade & Young Adult Challenge with the Bay Area Book FestivalMaggie Tokuda-Hall, Mitali Perkins
Alexandra Roxo, Carol Queen
2020-06-27, The Kids Are Alright: History Lights the Way ForwardSammy Destin, Kate Schatz, Miriam Klein Stahl
2020-06-27, Love By SophiaYasmeen Ismail, Jim Averbeck
Dacher Keltner, W. Kamau Bell, Steve Kerr
2020-07-11, Yes, I Can ListenSteve Metzger, Susan Szecsi
Shanthi Sekaran, Annalee Newitz, Aya de Leon, Ishmael Reed
2020-07-11, Heroism in the Face of TragedyLois Lowry, Jan Terlouw, Quinn Boyd-Roberts, Tej Wong
Judith Butler, Stephen Best
2020-07-15, 2020 Bay Area Book Festival Writing Contest Showcase
Arlie Hochschild, john a. powell
2020-08-14, Native Voices – featuring the Essayists of the 2020 Graton Writing ProjectGreg Sarris
Davia Nelson, Alice Waters, Saru Jayaraman
2020-10-04, Unleash Your Creative Superpowers with National Novel Writing MonthShanthi Sekaran, R.C. Barnes, Meridith Lackey, Marya Brennan
Erwin Chemerinsky, Rep. Barbara Lee
2020-10-04, Protest + Print: Girls Using Words and Pictures for ActivismEmily Pilloton, HyeYoon Song, Malaya Conui
2021-05-01, Now We’re Cooking: A Top Chef on Making the Food of Your DreamsKwame Onwuachi, Chariot Waddell, Jolie Wilson
2021-05-02, The Invincible Power of Wattpad AuthorsMariah McCoy, Daven McQueen, Shay Bravo
2021-05-02, Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: Learn Your Hip-Hop HistoryJeff Chang, Madison Harvey, Dave ‘Davey D’ Cook
2021-05-02, Boss Up Like a Girl: Building Up Teen EntrepreneursQuinn Boyd-Roberts, Brian Weisfeld, Simone Bridges, Adelle Pritchard
Patti Smith
2021-05-08, I AM THE DREAM: Voices of a New Generation, Presented by Cinnamongirl, Inc.Misa Sugiura
Fantastic Negrito, Timbuktu
2021-05-08, Your Self on the Shelf: Books that Speak Your LanguageEllen Oh, Joanna Marple, Kelly Starling Lyons
Sharon Salzberg, Courtney E. Martin
2021-05-09, Who Says Geniuses Can’t Dance?Giselle Caban, Mariah McCoy, Meg Medina, Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Jennifer Risher, Robin Richards Donohoe
2021-05-09, Who Saves the World? Girls!Rachel Sarah, Haven Coleman, Lilly Platt, Shreya Ramachandran
Helen Macdonald, Camille T. Dungy