From the Santa Clara County Library:

Announcing Silicon Valley Reads 2010!

The newest selection for the Silicon Valley Reads community program is In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto by award-winning author, Michael Pollan. To kick-off the program, Pollan will appear in person on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. at the Heritage Theatre in Campbell, CA. Mike Cassidy of the San Jose Mercury News will interview the author on-stage. Two companion books for kids have also been selected. They are Tops & Bottoms by Janet Stevens for grades K-3 and SeedFolks by Paul Fleischman for grades 4-8. Following the kick-off program, other public events for both adults and children around the concept of the book will be presented at each of the Santa Clara County libraries during the months of February and March. A book display featuring the Silicon Valley Reads title selections is now available at each of the community libraries as well as a book club kit in regular and large print for interested book groups. Stay tuned for more detail in December and January.