Skip to main content
Font size options
Increase or decrease the font size for this website by clicking on the 'A's.
Contrast options
Choose a color combination to give the most comfortable contrast.
Image for event: Meet the Author: Monica Saigal

Meet the Author: Monica Saigal
2025-05-17 12:00:00 2025-05-17 13:00:00 America/New_York Meet the Author: Monica Saigal Award-winning, internationally influenced author Monica Saigal discusses her inspirations and writings at the intersections of food and culture. Book signings and sales to follow. Cascades Library -

Saturday, May 17
12:00pm - 1:00pm

Add to Calendar

Award-winning, internationally influenced author Monica Saigal discusses her inspirations and writings at the intersections of food and culture. Book signings and sales to follow.

Monica writes in a variety of genres and has written best-selling short story collections and love stories, as well as acclaimed memoirs and cookbooks. Eat Your Books chose Monica’s memoir, A Life of Spice as one of the top five food memoirs of 2015 and Top Chef’s Padma Lakshmi picked Monica’s Modern Spice as one of the “Best Books Ever” for Newsweek in 2009. Her novel, A Kiss in Kashmir was released in February 2024 and is available in bookstores now. Books in the LCPL collection include the short story collection The Devil in Us: Stories of Love, Life and Redemption, Kharma and the Art of Butter Chicken, and the classic food writing anthology Best Food Writing 2014.

Please visit and subscribe to our YouTube Channel - Loudoun County Public Library Online Programs - for more programs.

AGE GROUP: | High School | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Books/Authors |

Cascades Library
Phone: 571-367-8500
Hours
Skip Open hours widget
Mon, Jul 13 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Jul 14 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Jul 15 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Jul 16 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Jul 17 9:30AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Jul 18 9:30AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jul 19 9:30AM to 5:00PM
previous
this week
next

Upcoming Events

Skip Upcoming events widget
Scavenger Hunt: Shark Week - Available July 12-26
Sun, Jul 19, All day
Children's Room
Drop-In Mahjong
Sun, Jul 19, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Teen Area
Live Music: Alejandro and Bridgett - with Alejandro Villareal and Bridgett Nesfield
Sun, Jul 19, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room A
Toddler Storytime
Mon, Jul 20, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room B
ESOL: English Practice - All Levels
Mon, Jul 20, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room A
Stories You Can Taste
Mon, Jul 20, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room B
123 Andrés Family Concert
Tue, Jul 21, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room B
Family Storytime
Tue, Jul 21, 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room B
Adult Book Club: Around the World - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Tue, Jul 21, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room A
Baby Storytime
Wed, Jul 22, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room B
Common Threads: Create for a Cause
Wed, Jul 22, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room A
Anime Club for Teens
Wed, Jul 22, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room A
NASA BioSCape - Measuring Life on Earth from Space
Wed, Jul 22, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B
Preschool Storytime
Thu, Jul 23, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room B
Adult Book Club - Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
Thu, Jul 23, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room D
Musical Storytime
Thu, Jul 23, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room B
DIY Teens and Adults: Dinosaur Dress-Up
Thu, Jul 23, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A
After Hours Teen Center: Lava Lamp Suncatcher
Fri, Jul 24, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Meeting Room B
Family Storytime
Sat, Jul 25, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room B
D&D for Adults
Sat, Jul 25, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A
Scavenger Hunt: Shark Week - Available July 12-26
Sun, Jul 26, All day
Children's Room
Drop-In Mahjong
Sun, Jul 26, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Teen Area
Toddler Storytime
Mon, Jul 27, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room B
ESOL: English Practice - All Levels
Mon, Jul 27, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room A
Mini Labs - Presented by the Children's Science Center
Mon, Jul 27, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A
Watercolor Workshop
Mon, Jul 27, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B
D&D Club for Teens
Mon, Jul 27, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Meeting Room C,Meeting Room D
Tech Help
Tue, Jul 28, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Area
Rock & Read with Tony M. Music
Tue, Jul 28, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room B
Family Storytime
Tue, Jul 28, 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room B
Photography Workshop: Compositional Storytelling
Tue, Jul 28, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room A
Baby Storytime
Wed, Jul 29, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room B
Preschool Storytime
Thu, Jul 30, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room B
Musical Storytime
Thu, Jul 30, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room B
Fossils Rock: Hands-On Paleontology
Thu, Jul 30, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room B
U.S. Submarines: A Deep Dive - Part One: Nuclear Power and Life Support
Thu, Jul 30, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room A
1-2-3 Sing and Dance With Me
Fri, Jul 31, 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room B
After Hours Teen Center: Backyard Games
Fri, Jul 31, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Meeting Room B
Family Storytime
Sat, Aug 01, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room B
Drop-In Mahjong
Sun, Aug 02, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Teen Area
Live Music: Brad Linde New Quartet - New Songs Old
Sun, Aug 02, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room A
Toddler Storytime
Mon, Aug 03, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room B
ESOL: English Practice - All Levels
Mon, Aug 03, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room A
Adult Book Club - Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
Mon, Aug 03, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Meeting Room A
The Whyrates: Science Pirates
Tue, Aug 04, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room B
Family Storytime
Tue, Aug 04, 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room B
Baby Storytime
Wed, Aug 05, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room B
Junk Drawer Crafts
Wed, Aug 05, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room B
Preschool Storytime
Thu, Aug 06, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room B
Musical Storytime
Thu, Aug 06, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room B
Teen Volunteer Drop-In
Thu, Aug 06, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Teen Area
1-2-3 Sing and Dance With Me
Fri, Aug 07, 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room B
After Hours Teen Center: Watercolor Splotch Art
Fri, Aug 07, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Meeting Room B
Puzzle Swap
Sat, Aug 08, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room A
Family Storytime
Sat, Aug 08, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room B
D&D for Adults
Sat, Aug 08, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A
Live Music: Pianist Mike O'Connell - Presents the Music of Tony Bennett
Sat, Aug 08, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room B
Drop-In Mahjong
Sun, Aug 09, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Teen Area
Toddler Storytime
Mon, Aug 10, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room B
ESOL: English Practice - All Levels
Mon, Aug 10, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room A
Manga Sketching Class
Mon, Aug 10, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room A
Puppets and a Craft
Tue, Aug 11, 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room B
Tech Help
Tue, Aug 11, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Area
Family Storytime
Tue, Aug 11, 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room B
Battle of Brandywine Creek
Tue, Aug 11, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room A
Baby Storytime
Wed, Aug 12, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room B
Common Threads
Wed, Aug 12, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room B
Preschool Storytime
Thu, Aug 13, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room B
Musical Storytime
Thu, Aug 13, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room B
Adult Book Club: Comics - Mexikid by Pedro Martin
Thu, Aug 13, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room C
1-2-3 Sing and Dance With Me
Fri, Aug 14, 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room B
After Hours Teen Center: DJ Matt Ocean
Fri, Aug 14, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Meeting Room B
Cancelled
Family Storytime
Sat, Aug 15, 10:00am - 10:30am
Drop-In Mahjong
Sun, Aug 16, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Teen Area
Toddler Storytime
Mon, Aug 17, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room B
ESOL: English Practice - All Levels
Mon, Aug 17, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room A
Family Storytime
Tue, Aug 18, 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room B
Rescheduled
Adult Book Club: Around the World - I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh
Tue, Aug 18, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
New date Tuesday, August 25, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
See all events