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Create, Play & Explore: For Toddlers and Preschoolers

In Person Program
2024-04-13 10:00:00 2024-04-13 11:15:00 America/Los_Angeles Create, Play & Explore: For Toddlers and Preschoolers Explore your child's development while participating in open ended art activities and play that develop fine and gross motor skills, language and vocabulary, and an appreciation for the world around us. For ages 1 - 5 and their caregivers.  Angelo M. Iacoboni Library - Meeting Room

Saturday, April 13
10:00am - 11:15am

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Explore your child's development while participating in open ended art activities and play that develop fine and gross motor skills, language and vocabulary, and an appreciation for the world around us. For ages 1 - 5 and their caregivers. 


Please join us during the program for a Parent Café for an opportunity to chat with other parents and caregivers and gather Positive Parenting tips from an Positive Parenting Program accredited librarian

This program is part of Smart Start at the Library, LA County Library's collection of programs and services for early learners ages 0 - 5 and their caregivers.

Program and materials provided in collaboration with DMH and MHSA.

Funding provided by DMH.

AGE GROUP: | Toddlers | Preschoolers |

EVENT TYPE: | Parenting & Caregiving | Education & Literacy | Arts, Crafts, & Hobbies |

TAGS: | Smart Start |

Angelo M. Iacoboni Library
Phone: 562.866.1777
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Mon, Jul 13 Closed
Tue, Jul 14 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jul 15 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jul 16 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Jul 17 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Jul 18 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Jul 19 Closed
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About the branch

Angelo M. Iacoboni Library was founded in 1954 - the same year that Lakewood officially incorporated as a city. Originally the library was located in the Faculty Shops in Lakewood Center near what was then the City Hall.

The library moved to a larger building in 1959 and was rededicated in 1965 as the Angelo M. Iacoboni Library, after Lakewood's first mayor.

The library moved to its present location in 1973. An active Friends of the Library group was formed in 1972 and supports the Angelo M. Iacoboni Library and the George Nye, Jr. Library, which is also in Lakewood.

On February 12, 2001, the Angelo M. Iacoboni Library reopened for service following several months of renovation. The project was a joint effort of Fourth District Supervisor Don Knabe, the City of Lakewood and the County of Los Angeles Public Library. The remodeled library has a different layout, improved lighting, technology upgrades, and a Friends of the Library Bookstore.

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