ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. (April 1, 2025) – OC Public Libraries is proud to present A Slice of Literary Orange, a series featuring keynote speakers throughout the year, in celebration of literacy.
 
Rick Steves is a popular public television host, a best-selling guidebook author, and an outspoken activist who encourages Americans to broaden their perspectives through travel. He is the founder and owner of Rick Steves' Europe, a travel business with a small-group tour program that brings more than 30,000 people to Europe annually.
 
 
WHO:    | Rick Steves is a renowned travel writer and television personality. His new travel memoir, On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer, is a New York Times bestseller.   | 
WHEN:    | Tuesday, April 8th, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.      | 
WHERE:   | Laguna Hills Community Center – 25555 Alicia Pkwy, Laguna Hills, CA 92653     | 
WHY:    | OC Public Libraries’ mission is to provide access to information and promote literacy at all ages. Access to world-class authors inspires reading communities to meet powerful role models in the literary world. A Slice of Literary Orange celebrates literacy and promotes books and reading!     | 
REGISTRATION:    | No registration required, all ages welcome. Early arrival suggested. Books available for purchase, courtesy of Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore.    | 
OTHER LINKS:    | Author Rick Steves - https://ocpl.org/page/slice-literary-orange  | 
  
   This project is funded in part through a grant from the California Department of Aging and administered locally by the Orange County Office on Aging.