Join us for an in-person book discussion!
The California Book Group meets quarterly, in person, at Menlo Park Library. We discuss books set in California, or by authors who live in or are from California.
Our December read is I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou.
Angelou’s debut memoir is a modern American classic beloved worldwide.
Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small Southern town, Maya and her brother endure the ache of abandonment and the prejudice of the local “powhitetrash.” At eight years old and back at her mother’s side, Maya is attacked by a man many times her age—and has to live with the consequences for a lifetime. Years later, Maya learns that love for herself, the kindness of others, her own strong spirit, and the ideas of great authors (“I met and fell in love with William Shakespeare”) will allow her to be free instead of imprisoned.
Sunday, December 07, 2025 | 03:00 PM - 04:15 PM
Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St., Menlo Park, CA, 94025
https://www.menlopark.gov/Government/Departments/Library-and-Community-Services/Events/Events-for-adults/20251207-CA-Book-Group-Caged-Bird
Our next read:
March 1: The Knockout Queen, by Rufi Thorpe
Please check it out and join us!
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You may also like the following events from Menlo Park Library:
- Next Tuesday, 2nd December, 02:30 am, Melanated Women Read: Devil in a Blue Dress in Menlo Park, California
- Next Tuesday, 2nd December, 06:30 pm, Storyteller Regina Stoops: Coming Out—Again in Menlo Park
- Next Wednesday, 3rd December, 04:00 pm, Teen Tabletop Gaming in Menlo Park
Also check out other
Arts events in Menlo Park,
Literary Art events in Menlo Park.
