Past Event
Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Clara Breed Civil Liberties Lecture ft. Maggie Tokuda-Hall
330 Park Boulevard, San Diego, 92101
Age Limit: 18+
Cost: Free
Best-selling award-winning children’s and YA author Maggie Tokuda-Hall delivers the 5th Annual Clara Breed Civil Liberties Lecture, named after heroic former San Diego Public Library director Clara E. Breed. She's the author of numerous award winning children’s and YA books including "Love in the Library" and "The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea". She reached national attention when she publicly refused to accept a licensing offer for Love in the Library, from Scholastic, who demanded a series of edits to her author’s note that whitewashed the history of Japanese American incarceration during WWII. Refreshments served at 6pm, followed by the lecture at 6:30pm.