Two baseball legends will join California Lutheran University professors to discuss Chad Harbach’s acclaimed novel, The Art of Fielding. The public is invited to hear their insights and to pose questions about the relevance of this story to contemporary society. The novel is the 2013 book selection for Thousand Oaks Reads, One City One Book.

The panel discussion will be Wednesday, October 30, 2013 from 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. at the California Lutheran University Lundring Events Center, 60 W. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks.

Hosted by University President Chris Kimball, Ph.D., who is an avid baseball history buff, he will be joined by professors Morris Eagle, Ph.D., a Distinguished Educator in Residence in CLU’s Graduate School of Psychology and Mindy Puopolo, Psy.D., an Associate Professor and Director of the Psy.D. Program in Clinical Psychology. She also has a keen interest in baseball.

Also on the panel will be two baseball legends:. Steve Garvey is a former Dodger and a 10-time All Star and 1974 National League MVP. Starring for the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres in his illustrious career, Garvey was nicknamed the "Iron Man" for setting the National League consecutive games record with 1,207 straight. Steve Yeager spent 14 years as catcher with the Dodgers, and is currently the Dodgers’ Major League catching coach. Yeager helped the Dodgers to the World Series in 1974, 1977, 1978, and 1981.

This event is free and open to the public. For information, please call the Grant R. Brimhall Library at 805-449-2660 x7357 or visit www.thousandoaksreads.org