Special Storytime: Katrina Goldsaito
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sat, 04/11/2026
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Join Katrina Goldsaito for the interactive debut of her new book When Cherry Blossoms Fall.
Little Yuna can’t wait for her great-grandmother’s cherry tree to bloom. She and her hībāchan spend each day outside, watching the tree’s flowers unfurl. But once the tree blooms, the moment is so brief before it loses its petals again—this is what her hībāchan calls mono no aware. It isn’t until her great grandmother—and the petals she loves—are gone that Yuna finally understands what the phrase really means: an awareness of something’s impermanence.
Katrina’s reading will be interwoven with Japanese drumming from Mountain River Taiko and traditional bon odori dancing.
A book signing and craft will follow the program in the great hall. Can’t make it? You may reserve signed books online.
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