# Event Details - **Event Name**: DOROTHY LAZARD: BEHIND THE DESK AT THE MAIN - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 21 Aug, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Fri, 21 Aug, 2026 at 07:30 pm - **Event Description**: Join celebrated librarian and public historian Dorothy Lazard at Books Inc. Alameda to celebrate her memoir, Behind the Desk at the Main!About this EventBehind the Desk at the Main details the promise of public libraries in a fractured world.Dorothy will be in conversation with Angela Dalton.When Dorothy Lazard became a public librarian, she returned to the building that had shaped her life from childhood. At the flagship branch ("the Main") of the Oakland Public Library, she connected with her hometown to a degree that few people experience. Helping her fellow community members and ultimately becoming the keeper of Oakland's public history archives, she witnessed the joys and dilemmas that shape one of the most diverse cities in the US.In Behind the Desk at the Main, Lazard takes readers through the day-to-day life of library work with love, wit, and candor. As the cracks in American society grow and our public institutions are strained to the breaking point, libraries remain the cherished containers of our ideals: They are places of curiosity, imagination, memory, and togetherness. Lazard reveals the pressures that library workers face—from economic crises to book bans and political upheaval—as they uphold these ideals in a fractured world.Filled with humor and urgency, Behind the Desk at the Main is a testament to the power of books and community in a time of division.Dorothy Lazard is a writer, public historian, and former librarian. She is celebrated for her library career at the Oakland Main Library and for her 2023 memoir, What You Don’t Know Will Make a Whole New World, that tells the story of her youth in the Bay Area of the 1960s and ’70s, connecting her early intellectual pursuits to the career that made her a community pillar.Angela Dalton is a children’s book author living in Oakland, California. Her picture books include To Boldly Go: How Nichelle Nichols and Star Trek Helped Advance Civil Rights, Ruby’s Reunion Day Dinner, Show the World!, and her award-winning debut, If You Look Up to the Sky. Visit her online at angeladalton.com.Please join us! - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/alameda/dorothy-lazard-behind-the-desk-at-the-main/100001984087287487 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, trips-adventures, trekking - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 1 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 1 hour - Location: Books Inc. - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Alameda - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: Books Inc. - **lat**: 37.7636216 - **long**: -122.2431485 - **full address**: Books Inc., 1344 Park Street, Alameda, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: DOROTHY LAZARD: BEHIND THE DESK AT THE MAIN - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/af8a5a9a359519233321055ecb567eb2dcbfa1494b4d7c099a489dbe86105bee-rimg-w1200-h600-dcf0ede9-gmir.jpg?v=1772331894 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is DOROTHY LAZARD: BEHIND THE DESK AT THE MAIN being held? - **A:** DOROTHY LAZARD: BEHIND THE DESK AT THE MAIN takes place on Fri, 21 Aug, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Fri, 21 Aug, 2026 at 07:30 pm at Books Inc., 1344 Park Street, Alameda, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing DOROTHY LAZARD: BEHIND THE DESK AT THE MAIN? - **A:** DOROTHY LAZARD: BEHIND THE DESK AT THE MAIN is organized by Books Inc.. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** DOROTHY LAZARD: BEHIND THE DESK AT THE MAIN is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Alameda, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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