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Long Beach Reads One Book at LBCC Postponed

In order to limit the transmission of Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Long Beach City College Foundation and Long Beach City College announced that the Long Beach Reads One Book event that was originally scheduled for March 19, 2020 with actor and author George Takei, will be postponed until Fall 2020.

It is anticipated that the new date will be announced in the next few weeks. Long Beach Reads One Book will work with Takei to reschedule the event.

Here is information for those who have already RSVP’d for the event:

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Long Beach Reads One Book Celebrates with George Takei

A picture of George Takei.

George Takei, activist, author, and actor of Star Trek fame will be the featured guest of honor at the “Long Beach Reads One Book” event at 7 p.m., Thurs., March 19 at Long Beach City College’s (LBCC) Hall of Champions Gymnasium. Takei will be discussing his New York Times bestselling graphic novel “They Called Us Enemy,” and will take questions from the audience.

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Statement from LBCCD on the Tragic Passing of OCC Baseball Coach, John Altobelli

The Long Beach Community College District Board of Trustees, Superintendent-President Reagan Romali, and the Long Beach City College campus community are deeply saddened by the news that one of the nine victims who died in Sunday’s helicopter accident in Calabasas was a member of the California Community Colleges family – Orange Coast College baseball coach John Altobelli.

The following statement is from LBCCD Board of Trustees President Vivian Malauulu: