HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-08-27; Library Board of Trustees; 02; Author Team
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Meeting Date: Aug. 27, 2025
To: Library Board of Trustees
From: Liza Blue, Librarian
Ashleigh Hvinden, Librarian
Staff Contact: Liza Blue, Librarian
liza.blue@carlsbadca.gov, 442-339-2038
Ashleigh Hvinden, Librarian
ashleigh.hvinden@carlsbadca.gov, 442-339-2866
Subject: Author Team
District: All
Recommended Action
Receive a report from the library’s Author Team.
Executive Summary
The board will receive an overview of author events hosted by the Carlsbad City Library from
2023 through 2025. The report will highlight key team members, showcase the most successful
events, summarize the annual Local Author Fair and provide a preview of upcoming programs.
Explanation & Analysis
None.
Fiscal Analysis
No financial impact.
Next Steps
None.
Environmental Evaluation
The proposed action is not a “project” as defined by CEQA Section 21065 and CEQA Guidelines
Section 15378(b)(5) and does not require environment review under CEQA Guidelines Section
15060(c)(3) and 15061(b)(3), because the proposed action to report on the Author Team is an
organizational or administrative government activity that does not involve any commitment to
any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the
environment. Any subsequent action or direction stemming from the proposed action may
require preparation of an environmental document in accordance with CEQA or CEQA
Guidelines.
LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Staff Report
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Exhibits
None.
AUTHOR EVENTS
Ashleigh Hvinden, Librarian
Madelyn Horton, Lead Librarian
Liza Blue, Librarian
Sheri Hanlon, Library Assistant
Susan Burke, Library Assistant
Library & Cultural Arts Department
Aug. 27, 2025
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•Author team objectives
•Author events
•Local Author Fair
•Upcoming author events
TODAY'S PRESENTATION
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•Offer a robust literary experience for patrons
•Embody the library's vision statement
•Amplify local authors
OBJECTIVES
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FUNDING SOURCES
•Friends of the Carlsbad Library
•Robert H. Gartner Cultural Endowment Fund
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AUTHOR EVENTS SUMMARY
DATE RANGE
2023 -2025
20
PROGRAMS
1300
ATTENDEES
TWO LOCAL
AUTHOR FAIRS
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AUTHOR HIGHLIGHTS ITEM 2: AUTHOR EVENTS
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ITEM 2: AUTHOR EVENTS
MATTHEW QUIRK - "The Night Agent"
•Television show screening
•180 people in attendance
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ITEM 2: AUTHOR EVENTSKATE QUINN - "The Briar Club"
•Held in the Ann Kulchin Courtyard at Dove Library
•Sponsored by the Friends of the Carlsbad Library
•205 people in attendance
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ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER MONTH
Rosa Kwon Easton, Kristina McMorris & Sarah Ahn
•79 people in attendance
•Sarah Ahn is featured on "America's Test Kitchen"
•Rosa Kwon Easton is a Library Trustee for Palos Verdes Public Library
•Kristina McMorris is the recipient of BookBub's 2025 Best Historical Fiction Novel
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LOCAL AUTHOR FAIR
Ann Kulchin Courtyard
June 2024
•37 submissions
•3 hours
•13 authors
•65 attendees
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June 2025
•47 submissions
•5 hours
•24 authors
•200 attendees
•Writing workshop & panel
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ITEM 2: AUTHOR EVENTSUPCOMING EVENTS
Georgina Cole Library
Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane
Rob Crisell Sept. 12
Caitlin Rother Sept. 27
Christina Baker Kline Oct. 27
Eric Davis Nov. 15
Pyet DeSpain Nov. 22
Kaira Rouda Jan. 29
Dion Leonard Jan. 31 { City of
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Thank you.
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Author event details:
https://library.carlsbadca.gov/programs
/author-discussions
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