2026-27 COMmon Read Kick-Off
Monday, September 14, 2026
Center for Student Success, CSS 200
12:40pm to 1:30pm
Join us as we kick off a year-long celebration of immigration stories! This year's COMmon Read will focus on Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora. Learn about the book and events taking place throughout this school year. Students and College of Marin employees will receive a free copy of the book to keep. If you can't make it, stop by the Kentfield or Indian Valley Library to pick up your copy today!
- Who: You, everyone at COM, and Javier Zamora
- What: COM's shared reading program featuring a memoir and poetry by Javier Zamora
- Where: All over both campuses and the community.
- When: August 2026 - May 2027
- Why this memoir? Why now? Reading helps us process complex feelings and experiences, and it teaches empathy.
Learn more about COMmon Read!
Photograph by Gerardo del Valle