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Join the General Book Club for our discussion of the graphic memoir They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, and Harmony Becker.

Long before George Takei braved new frontiers in Star Trek, he woke up as a four-year-old boy to find his own birth country at war with his father’s — and their entire family forced from their home into an uncertain future. In 1942, at the order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, every person of Japanese descent on the west coast was rounded up and shipped to one of ten “relocation centers,” hundreds or thousands of miles from home, where they would be held for years under armed guard. They Called Us Enemy is Takei’s firsthand account of those years behind barbed wire.

This book will be available in the library one month before the program. It is also available as an eBook and eAudiobook on Hoopla and Libby. This book club is intended for adults. No registration is required.

For additional information, please contact Tristan at [email protected] or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 2114.

Learn how to get more out of your library card at our Learn about Libby workshop! Libby gives you access to thousands of eBooks and audiobooks as well as the streaming service Kanopy. Join us for a presentation on all that Libby offers and learn how to set up Libby on your phone and/or computer. There will be time after the presentation for patrons to ask questions and receive help setting up their accounts.

This program is intended for adults. It will be first come, first served as space is limited. Patrons are encouraged to bring their own devices. There will be a limited number of library laptops available for patrons to borrow during this program.

For additional information or help with registration, please contact Tristan at [email protected] or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 2114.