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<em>New York Times</em> columnist and Pulitzer Prize winner Nicholas D. Kristof covers stories from places many newsrooms shy away from. Why? Truth-based journalism, he says, can shine a light in the darkest of places.

Do you tend to speak up or play it safe? Author Elaine Lin Hering shares how you can build the confidence to find—and use—the voice you’ve learned to bury.

The Tehama County Library is starting a monthly program with local authors who will come to the library for a meet-and-greet.

What’s possible through the power of design? The answer might surprise you.

What does it take to constructively engage and transform conflict? Harvard’s William Ury, expert negotiator and coauthor of the best-selling classic <em>Getting to Yes</em>, offers a way out of the seemingly impossible problems of our time.

THE Hunter J. Francois Library (HJFL) at Sir Arthur Lewis Community College will host a vibrant range of activities in observance of National Library Week. This week long celebration, running from April 8-13, aligns with libraries and information units across the island, all rallying behind the global theme: "For a Richer, Fuller Life, Read!"

Bonnie Wan, head of brand strategy at advertising agency Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, discusses her new book “The Life Brief: A Playbook for No-Regrets.”

Author and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Charles Duhigg discusses his new book, “Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection.”

Upcoming events and activities for people to enjoy.

Are you making the right things effortless and the wrong things hard? To remove friction in your organization, you may want to start thinking like a friction fixer.