We have special programs lined up through the month inspired the mystery theme connecting all of this year’s book selections. Please join us.
Carlsbad Reads Together 2024 main event
Thursday, April 18, 6 p.m.
Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane, Schulman Auditorium, 1775 Dove Lane
Join us in the Ruby G. Schulman Auditorium to meet Nita Prose, the author of "The Maid" and its sequel, "The Mystery Guest." A charmingly eccentric hotel maid discovers a guest murdered in his bed, turning her once orderly world upside down and inspiring a motley crew of unexpected allies to band together to solve the mystery in this utterly original debut. A Cluelike, locked-room mystery and a heartwarming journey of the spirit, "The Maid" explores what it means to be the same as everyone else and yet entirely different and reveals that all mysteries can be solved through connection to the human heart. "The Maid" has sold over 1 million copies worldwide and was published in more than forty countries.
Other Carlsbad Reads Together special events
Learn about neurodiversity with Dr. Christina Lambert
Wednesday, April 3, 6 p.m.
Georgina Cole Library, 1250 Carlsbad Village Drive
After reading "The Maid", readers might come to the conclusion that Molly is neurodivergent. While a diagnosis is never mentioned in the book, the novel offers insight into one character's lived experience. Join Dr. Christina Lambert for a discussion on neurodiversity.
Heroes vs. villains in mysteries
Thursday, April 4, 6 p.m.
Library Learning Center, 3368 Eureka Place
In partnership with the writing group Partners in Crime – The San Diego Chapter of Sisters in Crime, hear local San Diego-based authors lead a discussion about the history of mysteries in literature, what traits make a hero, what makes a villain and why mysteries are one of the most popular genres in fiction today.
How mysteries are really solved
Thursday, April 11, 6 p.m.
Georgina Cole Library, 1250 Carlsbad Village Drive
Join detectives from the Carlsbad Police Department for a discussion about how crimes are really solved, what detective work entails and how the media accurately or inaccurately depicts crime solving.
