LAMORINDA WEEKLY | Celebrating women through books


Pat Rudebusch, left, owner of Orinda Books, and Bonnie Fend, AAUW-OML, with three of the 21 books featured in the book fair benefiting scholarships for graduating senior women at the three local public high schools. Photo Mary Leigh Miller

The American Association of University Women Orinda-Moraga-Lafayette (AAUW-OML) Branch will hold a book fair through Feb. 28 with Orinda Books, featuring a collection of 21 titles of all genres celebrating women. The book fair will raise money for the $2,000 scholarships OML awards each year to graduating senior women from each of our local high schools. In addition, two students from Saint Mary's College will each be awarded $1,000 scholarships. The scholarship fund receives 20% of the sales of these books.

As part of this, the AAUW-OML Branch will host a program at 9:30 a.m. Feb. 16 which features Beverly Lane speaking on "Women Suffrage Warriors," the story of women winning the vote in California and the country. Her presentation will provide a brief history of the U.S. women's civil rights and suffrage movements.

Lane is a Danville resident and has been active in local organizations and government for decades. She is a past Danville town council member and mayor and is currently a director on the East Bay Regional Park District board of directors. A Zoom link to the free program can be obtained at the AAUW-OML website, oml-ca.aauw.net.

At the bookstore, look for the AAUW-OML table. If you are unable to visit the store, a list of the featured titles along with a synopsis of each, is available on the AAUW-OML website: oml-ca.aauw.net. You can purchase the featured books at the store, online at orindabooks.com, or by phone at (925) 254-7606 and use the store's curbside pickup.