May 25, 2026 – Mariposa County Library officials close One Book, One Coast community reading initiative at the Mariposa Library by inviting the community to join them for a final discussion and reflection of George Takei’s “They Called Us Enemy.”
For the past month, the library has been taking part in One Book, One Coast, which is a book club for the entire West Coast. The book being read this year is “They Called Us Enemy.” The book focuses on Executive Order 9066.
On Wednesday, June 3 from 5:30 P.M. to 7:00 P.M., the library will host a special event that reflects on the book, as well as a presentation that will feature activities, actual items from one family's days in the confinement sites, as well as a short video on the present-day memorial of the confinement sites, Ireicho.
This event is free to attend. Reading the book is not required to attend.
To learn more, call 209-966-2140.
Source: Mariposa County Library