History Book Club
Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 7 p.m.
Hybrid Meeting on Zoom: https://bit.ly/hcebc & Civic Center Library Board Rm, 1188 S. Livermore Ave.

Love, Queenie: Merle Oberon, Hollywood's First South Asian Star by Mayukh Sen is the July book for the History Book Club. Join in person at the Civic Center Library in the Board Room or via Zoom: https://bit.ly/hcebc on July 15 at 7 p.m. Registration is not necessary to attend in person or on Zoom.

Book Summary: "Merle Oberon made history when she was announced as a nominee for the Best Actress Oscar in 1936. Her nomination for The Dark Angel marked the first time the Academy recognized a performer of color. Almost ninety years before actress Michelle Yeoh would triumph in the same category, Oberon, born to a South Asian mother and white father in India, broke through a racial barrier--but no one knew it." --the publisher

Level up at the Library! All ages can join the fun and sign up (if you haven't already) for Summer Learning at Livermore.beanstack.org or on the Beanstack app. Paper gameboards are also available at all Livermore Library locations. Summer Learning runs until August 6, 2025. Participants who track their reading and activities have a chance to win prizes. Everyone receives a free book just for signing up! Thanks to Friends of the Livermore Library and our other partners for making the Summer Learning program and its events possible.