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Blackout Poetry Art

In-Person Program
2024-04-15 16:00:00 2024-04-15 17:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Blackout Poetry Art Let's celebrate National Poetry month by creating a unique blackout poem using upcycled books and magazines. For teens 13 - 17. Florence Library -

Monday, April 15
4:00pm - 5:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-04-15 16:00:00 2024-04-15 17:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Blackout Poetry Art Let's celebrate National Poetry month by creating a unique blackout poem using upcycled books and magazines. For teens 13 - 17. Florence Library -

Let's celebrate National Poetry month by creating a unique blackout poem using upcycled books and magazines. For teens 13 - 17.

Blackout poetry is a mixture of poetry and art made by taking any form of printed text and blacking out the unwanted words to create a poem or statement. All supplies are provided.

Attendance is limited, and advance registration is required. Please register every individual in your party, including kids. This will be used to save your spots in the program. We cannot guarantee availability for any unregistered attendees.   

This event is held in-person. LA County Public Health strongly encourages masks and physical distancing indoors regardless of vaccination status. Masks will continue to be available for customers upon request. Please see the Guidelines for Attendees during the registration process for more information. 

AGE GROUP: | Teens |

EVENT TYPE: | Books, Poetry, & Writing | Arts, Crafts, & Hobbies |

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Florence Library
Phone: 323.581.8028
Hours
Mon, Aug 18 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Aug 19 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Aug 20 10:00AM to 8:00PM
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Sat, Aug 23 10:00AM to 6:00PM
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About the branch

Library service to the Florence community began in 1914 as a collection of 125 titles housed in the home of Fred W. Cleland at 1920 E. Florence Avenue, with Mrs. Maude Cleland as the volunteer custodian of the collection. On June 30, 1915, the collection of 508 books was moved to the Florence Avenue Elementary School.

In 1920, the collection of 1,000 books and 11 magazine subscriptions was moved into a building with a converted stable at 7607 Crocket Boulevard. In 1924, the library was housed at 7215 Beach Boulevard and was again moved in 1931/32 to a storefront building at the corner of Makee Street and Florence Avenue. This storefront facility was refurbished in 1964 for the 50th anniversary of the Florence Library.

In 1970, the library was moved to the current location. The Library was refurbished beginning December 2001 and reopened May 2002.

The Library debuted its new refurbished location at the Florence-Firestone Community Service Center on May 3, 2023.

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