Sunday, April 26 • 2:00pm - 4:00pm - Bank of American Performing Arts Center Thousand Oaks – Fred Kavli Theatre

"So work the honeybees, creatures that by a rule in nature teach the art of order to a peopled kingdom." —William Shakespeare, Henry V

The 2020 Thousand Oaks Reads: One City One Book is The Honey Bus: A Memoir of Loss, Courage and a Girl Saved by Bees by Meredith May. Ms. May’s inspiration for her memoir came from the time she was living with her grandfather, a beekeeper.

Meredith May recalls the first time a honeybee crawled on her arm. She was five years old, her parents had recently split, her mother was dealing with depression, and suddenly she found herself in the care of her grandfather, an eccentric beekeeper who made honey in a rusty old military bus in the yard. That first close encounter was at once terrifying and exhilarating for May, and in that moment she discovered that everything she needed to know about life and family was right before her eyes, in the secret world of bees.

Tickets are required for this event and are available at both the Newbury Park and Grant R. Brimhall Libraries beginning March 15, 2020. Members of the Friends of the Library will be given priority admission 30 minutes before the event. Membership details can be obtained at the Information Desks.

Download the One City One Book 2020 Brochure