Events › Meet Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Author of Love in the Library

Join local author Maggie Tokuda-Hall as she shares her picture book, Love in the Library. Families are invited to experience this story based on the author's Japanese American grandparents’ experience of finding hope and love while incarcerated in a prison camp. It is a sensitive introduction to the topic for children. This talk is part of the One Book, One Coast shared community reading event.

Maggie Tokuda-Hall is also the author of Also An Octopus, illustrated by Benji Davies, The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea, and Squad, with more books forthcoming.

She lives in Oakland, California, with her husband, son, and objectively perfect dog. She has a BA in Studio Art from Scripps College and an MFA in Writing from the University of San Francisco.

If this program sparks your curiosity, check out the rest of the One Book, One Coast series and deepen your engagement by reading They Called Us Enemy—a powerful story bringing Japanese American history to life through the deeply personal narrative at the heart of the series. Check it out in print or starting April 1, when unlimited digital copies of They Called Us Enemy will be available on both the Libby app and Hoopla platforms for San Mateo County Libraries cardholders—no holds or wait times required.

Explore more books and films about the Japanese American history that inspired this event in our One Book, One Coast staff list.