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Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston Event a Super Success!

On January 31, Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, author of "Farewell to Manzanar" and "The Legend of Fire Horse Woman" spoke at the Grand Annex on 6th street in our own downtown San Pedro. The event was a super success with well over 130 guests attending. After her speech, Ms. Wakatsuki took numerous questions from the audience, and the book signing gave individuals a chance to speak to her personally. Link to Nikkeination.net for a wonderful article about event. Friends are encouraged by the success of this event and hope that the association can provide similar events for the enjoyment of our community in the near future.

Friends Annual Election and Fall Dinner

On Saturday, October 24, Friends spent a lovely evening at our Annual Dinner at Ports O' Call Restaurant here in San Pedro. The entire board of directors was re-elected which will provide another year of continuing support for our library. This was the final activity in our celebration of National Friends of Libraries Week. Brain Asher, cellist, provided the music while Friends enjoyed a sumptuous dinner. William Schermerhorn, President, gave introductory remarks citing our accomplishments of the past year then introduced our guest speaker, Lisa Coffi, Co-founder and Artistic Director of Shakespeare by the Sea, whose presentation, "Shakespeare by the Sea and Me," described in humorous detail how her company came to be. Many were surprised that it all started right here at Pt. Fermin Park. Following dinner, Chris Watanabe and his wife Aiko announced raffle winners and presented gift certificates donated by local merchants. Beautiful floral centerpieces were awarded to guests sitting at a specially marked chair at each table and each dinner guest received a free book from among the best in our Book Store. We look forward to seeing Friends at another Friends' event soon.

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