Register today for Tacoma Reads: Daisy Hernández in conversation with Mayor Ibsen, Oct. 1 at UW Tacoma!
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Tacoma Reads: Read the book. Join the conversation. Meet the author on October 1!
Join us for the headlining Tacoma Reads 2026 event on Oct. 1 with Daisy Hernándezhttps://www.daisyhernandez.com/, author of Citizenship: Notes on an American Mythhttps://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2208625?_gl=1*1blwj6g*_ga*MTY3ODkwMzg2NC4xNzc1NzU5MTg5*_ga_G99DMMNG39*czE3ODg5OTM3MjMkbzMxNyRnMCR0MTc4ODk5MzcyMyRqNjAkbDAkaDA.*_ga_FKNVC3J3FG*czE3ODg5OTM3MjMkbzMxMyRnMCR0MTc4ODk5MzcyMyRqNjAkbDAkaDA. in conversation with Mayor Ibsen at University of Washington Tacoma.
From Booklist:
"Square in the middle of the current administration's campaign of fear unleashed on immigrant and marginalized, especially BIPOC, residents, award-winning writer and journalist Hernández courageously delves into the concept of citizenship in this personal, profound, engaging, and comprehensive study. She looks at citizenship, what it means now and what it has meant in the past around the world, from her vantage point as the daughter of Cuban and Colombian immigrants."
Event details:
Tacoma Reads: Daisy Hernández in conversation with Mayor Ibsen
When: Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. Doors: 5:30 p.m. | Program: 6 p.m.
Where: William W. Philip Hall at the University of Washington Tacoma
Event format: Author Daisy Hernández in conversation with Mayor Ibsen about her book "Citizenship: Notes on an American Myth," followed by a moderated audience Q&A, and last, a book signing. King's Books will be onsite selling copies.
More info + registration: https://bit.ly/oct1_hernandez
Thank you,
Mariesa Bus
she/her/hers
Public Information Officer
Tacoma Public Libraryhttps://www.tacomalibrary.org/
O: 253.280.2882 M: 253.457.1867
Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/TacomaPublicLibrary · Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tacomalibrary/ · LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/tacoma-public-library · Xhttps://twitter.com/tacomalibrary !
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Tacoma Reads: Read the book. Join the conversation. Meet the author on October 1!
Join us for the headlining Tacoma Reads 2026 event on Oct. 1 with Daisy Hernándezhttps://www.daisyhernandez.com/, author of Citizenship: Notes on an American Mythhttps://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S102C2208625?_gl=1*1blwj6g*_ga*MTY3ODkwMzg2NC4xNzc1NzU5MTg5*_ga_G99DMMNG39*czE3ODg5OTM3MjMkbzMxNyRnMCR0MTc4ODk5MzcyMyRqNjAkbDAkaDA.*_ga_FKNVC3J3FG*czE3ODg5OTM3MjMkbzMxMyRnMCR0MTc4ODk5MzcyMyRqNjAkbDAkaDA. in conversation with Mayor Ibsen at University of Washington Tacoma.
From Booklist:
"Square in the middle of the current administration's campaign of fear unleashed on immigrant and marginalized, especially BIPOC, residents, award-winning writer and journalist Hernández courageously delves into the concept of citizenship in this personal, profound, engaging, and comprehensive study. She looks at citizenship, what it means now and what it has meant in the past around the world, from her vantage point as the daughter of Cuban and Colombian immigrants."
Event details:
Tacoma Reads: Daisy Hernández in conversation with Mayor Ibsen
When: Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. Doors: 5:30 p.m. | Program: 6 p.m.
Where: William W. Philip Hall at the University of Washington Tacoma
Event format: Author Daisy Hernández in conversation with Mayor Ibsen about her book "Citizenship: Notes on an American Myth," followed by a moderated audience Q&A, and last, a book signing. King's Books will be onsite selling copies.
More info + registration: https://bit.ly/oct1_hernandez
Thank you,
Mariesa Bus
she/her/hers
Public Information Officer
Tacoma Public Libraryhttps://www.tacomalibrary.org/
O: 253.280.2882 M: 253.457.1867
Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/TacomaPublicLibrary · Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tacomalibrary/ · LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/tacoma-public-library · Xhttps://twitter.com/tacomalibrary !
