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Beyond D&D: Roleplaying Game Night
Meet the Author: Maggie Tokuda-Hall - Authors Against Book Bans
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August 13, 2026 at Oakland Public Library in Oakland, CA
125 14th St, Oakland, CA 94612, USA
Maggie Tokuda-Hall is the author of numerous award winning, best-selling children’s and young adult books including Love in the Library, The Mermaid the Witch and The Sea, Squad, and The Worst Ronin. She has been called “... one of the most unflinching voices in contemporary genre literature.”
Tokuda-Hall is also a founding member and the former president of Authors Against Book Bans (AABB), "a coalition of writers, illustrators, anthology editors and contributors, and other book creators, who stand united against the deeply unconstitutional movement to limit the freedom to read." As many state and local governments - as well as the Fed - make efforts to limit what we can read (especially in school libraries), AABB is on the frontlines of this battle, pushing back against authoritarian efforts to silence queer and POC storytellers.
Tokuda-Hall will be in conversation about her work with AABB. She will be discussing the current and future threats to our freedom to read, what AABB is doing about it, and how you can help.
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Date:
August 13, 2026
Time:
6:00 PM
7:30 PM
Event type:
Workshops and Education
Oakland Public Library’s Main Library is the big central branch in downtown Oakland, a short walk from Lake Merritt and near a bunch of bus lines and BART. Inside, it feels like a traditional multi story city library, with a busy ground floor, quieter upper levels, and lots of tables, study spots, and public computers. There is paid street parking and a couple of garages nearby, but spaces can be tight, so many people use transit instead. more...
