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The Livermore library is poised to recognize Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month throughout May with an assortment of arts and literary programming.
“It’s a time for Livermore Public Library to celebrate the history and cultural impact of the AANHPI community,” library officials said in a statement announcing the lineup of events.
Kicking off its observance of AANHPI Heritage Month, children’s book author-illustrator Angie Kang is scheduled to visit the Civic Center Library this weekend for a meet and greet.
Kang wrote and illustrated “Our Lake,” recipient of the Caldecott Honor, the Charlotte Zolotow Award and the Dilys Evans Founder’s Award, according to her website. She is also the illustrator of “Navigating Night,” written by Julie Leung.
Intended for all ages, the meet and greet is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. on Sunday (May 3).
The following week on Saturday (May 9), artist Wei-Ting Chuang is set to teach Chinese calligraphy at the Civic Center Library.
Chuang has a Master of Fine Arts from National Taiwan Normal University and has been teaching East Asian brush painting, watercolor, sketching, design and calligraphy for over 20 years, according to her website.
The adult program led by Chuang is set to start at 2 p.m. Registration is required.
Next up, the Rincon Branch Library is hosting a film party May 15 for the Oscar-winning animated movie “KPop Demon Hunters.”
Intended for all ages, the showing is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. Snacks and crafts are included.
On May 16, award-winning author Elaine Castillo is set to appear at the Civic Center Library to read from her latest book “Moderation.” She will also host a Q&A and book signing.
Castillo has been awarded the 2026 Whiting Award for Fiction. Born and raised in the Bay Area, she is also a two-time San Francisco Public Library Laureate and a Berkeley Public Library Laureate.
“Moderation” was longlisted for the 2026 Women’s Prize in Fiction and the 2026 Joyce Carol Oates Prize, according to the programming announcement by the Livermore library. It was also recognized as one of the Top Ten Books of 2025 by The Atlantic and Slate as well as a Best Book of 2025 by The New Yorker, Time Magazine and Kirkus Reviews.
Castillo also authored “America Is Not the Heart” and a collection of essays dubbed “How to Read Now.”
Wrapping up the library’s programming for AANHPI Heritage Month, artist and author Kenneth Tan is set to lead a workshop May 24 for drawing banigs, traditional Filipino woven mats. To create the illustration, attendees are encouraged to explore line patterns inspired by Filipino weaving and tattoos. The adult program is open on a first-come, first-serve basis.
All month long, visitors of the Springtown Library can also pick up craft kits that celebrate Asian American inventors. The craft is intended for ages 5 years and up.
For more information about the library’s programming for AANHPI Heritage Month, visit the library’s website at library.livermoreca.gov.
