Events

Tax and financial consultant Ken Filipski joins us once again for his free annual presentations on the current tax law and what you need to know.  This year he concentrates on the 2009 Stimulus Bill and the new tax credits and deductions which were created and/or affected by it.  Arm yourself with information ... get the straight facts from Ken!

Thursdays at 7 p.m.:  January 21 and 28, February 4 and 11 

Saturdays at 10 a.m.:  January 30, February 6 and 20

Join Taylor for story's and coloring activities.  Ages Pre-School to 2nd grade.

California Writer Series reading scheduled at CSUB

Alex Espinoza, an up-and-coming novelist, will be reading excerpts of his work as part of the California Writers Series at California State University, Bakersfield on Wednesday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m., in the Dezember Room of the Walter Stiern Library.

Born in Tijuana, Mexico, Espinoza is the youngest of 11 children. At the age of two, he migrated to southern California with his family and grew up in suburban Los Angeles. He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of California, Riverside, and a master's in creative writing from University of California, Irvine, where he was the editor of the university's literary magazine. He now teaches fiction at CSU Fresno.

Espinoza published his first novel, "Still Water Saints," in 2007. The book was named a "Discover Great New Writers" selection at Barnes and Noble Booksellers. Sandra Cisneros, author of "The House on Mango Street," praised his book, saying it was "as perfect as the beads of a rosary." Author Lisa See hailed the novel as "fresh, magical, beautiful, evocative."

The event is free and open to the public. Russo's Books will sponsor a discussion with the author, book sale and signing.

The California Writers Series is sponsored by the Walter Stiern Library, Associated Students, Inc., CSUB departments of modern languages and English, and Sigma Tau Delta, the English honors society.

Tax and financial consultant Ken Filipski joins us once again for his free annual presentations on the current tax law and what you need to know.  This year he concentrates on the 2009 Stimulus Bill and the new tax credits and deductions which were created and/or affected by it.  Arm yourself with information ... get the straight facts from Ken!

Thursdays at 7 p.m.:  January 21 and 28, February 4 and 11 

Saturdays at 10 a.m.:  January 30, February 6 and 20

Pre-Schoolers through 3rd graders will enjoy kicking off their Saturday morning at Russo's Books.  Join Taylor for stories and activities.  Let the fun begin!

Tax and financial consultant Ken Filipski joins us once again for his free annual presentations on the current tax law and what you need to know.  This year he concentrates on the 2009 Stimulus Bill and the new tax credits and deductions which were created and/or affected by it.  Arm yourself with information ... get the straight facts from Ken!

Thursdays at 7 p.m.:  January 21 and 28, February 4 and 11 

Saturdays at 10 a.m.:  January 30, February 6 and 20

Pre-Schoolers through 3rd graders will enjoy kicking off their Saturday morning at Russo's Books.  Join Taylor for stories and activities.  Let the fun begin!

Military mystery. Virginia Hornet has taken a position working at army law at the end of desert storm. When she accepts a case involving an ex-lover things take a sinister turn. She believes she is being framed but when she digs deeper she is implicated in the murder of his ex-finance. Will she discover the real plot before time runs out. This is the second Hornet novel Camouflage Venom is the first.

Every February Russo's Books partners with the Bakersfield book buying public to provide funds for First Book Bakersfield.  10% of all book purchases made at Russo's on Saturday, February 27 will be donated to the local First Book chapter.  These funds will be used to provide underprivileged area children with their "first book."

To add to the festivities, First Book Bakersfield is featuring a four-hour Celebrity Storytime at Russo's Books.  Come into the store, enjoy a fun story, and purchase any book of your choice, knowing that part of the proceeds will help literacy in our community.

Here is the schedule of Celebrity Readers:

10:00 to 10:30 a.m  Mira Monte High School Writing / Poetry Club 

10:30 to 11:00 a.m  Debby Kroeger and animal friend, CALM

11:00 to 11:30 a.m  Jim Lane, geologist

11:30 - 12:00 p.m.  Kern County Fire Department

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.  The Silver Tongue Society, South High School and Randy de Jong

1:00 - 1:30 p.m.  Dr. Christine Lizard Frazier, KCSOS Superintendent

1:30 - 2:00 p.m.  Dee Slade, African American Network  

2:00 - 2:30 p.m.  Harold Hansen, Bakersfield City Council

Pre-Schoolers through 3rd graders will enjoy kicking off their Saturday morning at Russo's Books.  Join Taylor for stories and activities.  Let the fun begin!

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Ann Sullivan is our Bakersfield Art Association Featured Artist during March at Russo’s Bookstore at
the Marketplace, 9000 Ming Avenue.  Ann's work will be on display for both viewing and purchasing throughout the month.

Reading teachers and volunteers from throughout the community will converge upon Russo's Books for a special storytime for kids.  Help celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday during our annual Read Across America event.

She is strong in heart and determination. She raises her children and endures hardships and struggles—such is an epitome of a black woman in America.

Emotionally driven, author Fred Luther Haynes celebrates the lives of African American Women Trailblazers to provide inspirational knowledge about African American women of Kern County and to pinpoint some of their struggles and successes.

Drawing inspiration from his very own mother, Haynes gives recognition and honor to the black American women’s tribulations and victories—beginning from forced voyages on slave ships in the African Continent across the vast Atlantic, to the Civil War and Great Depression. This book admires their efforts as well as their contributions towards the positive change in the community.

In the first section of this stunning tribute, Kern County African American women are given prominence by putting into account their exceptional life stories along with their portraits. The second section includes a chronological reference and abridged stories of more key women.

"It is my wish that the legacy of these remarkable women to include their personal struggles and accomplishments, their life work, family heritage, and hope for the future will impart motivation and inspiration for young people of all ethnic groups. It is a mirror of strength, dedication, courage, aspiration, and love."  - Fred Haynes