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Book Club for Adults

In-Person Program
2024-05-15 15:00:00 2024-05-15 16:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Book Club for Adults Join us for book club as we discuss A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki. Copies of this title are available at the Information Desk. For ages 18 and up. San Gabriel Library - Meeting Room

Wednesday, May 15
3:00pm - 4:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-05-15 15:00:00 2024-05-15 16:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Book Club for Adults Join us for book club as we discuss A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki. Copies of this title are available at the Information Desk. For ages 18 and up. San Gabriel Library - Meeting Room

San Gabriel Library

Meeting Room

Join us for book club as we discuss A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki. Copies of this title are available at the Information Desk. For ages 18 and up.

In Tokyo, sixteen-year-old Nao has decided there's only one escape from her aching loneliness and her classmates' bullying, but before she ends it all, Nao plans to document the life of her great-grandmother, a Buddhist nun who's lived more than a century. A diary is Nao's only solace—and will touch lives in a ways she can scarcely imagine.

Across the Pacific, we meet Ruth, a novelist living on a remote island who discovers a collection of artifacts washed ashore in a Hello Kitty lunchbox—possibly debris from the devastating 2011 tsunami. As the
mystery of its contents unfolds, Ruth is pulled into the past, into Nao's drama and her unknown fate, and forward into her own future.

AGE GROUP: | Older Adults | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Books, Poetry, & Writing |

TAGS: | Book Club | Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month |

San Gabriel Library
Phone: 626.287.0761
Hours
We're closed Monday January 20
Mon, Jan 20 Closed
Tue, Jan 21 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jan 22 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jan 23 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Jan 24 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Jan 25 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Jan 26 Closed
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About the branch

San Gabriel Library was founded in 1915 and moved to its present site in 1967. The non-profit Friends of the San Gabriel Library organization was founded in 1967 to support and promote awareness of the Library and its services.  An interior mural painted by accomplished Native American artist Robert Freeman in 1984 depicts life at the Mission San Gabriel Arcángel in the late eighteenth century while recognizing the importance of the indigenous people of the area, the Gabrielino-Tongva Nation.

The library underwent a refurbishment in 2007 that added an elevator tower, enhanced community room, updated technology, new furnishings, and a bright and colorful redesign which included a paint restoration of the mural. 

Upcoming events

Celebrate Lunar New Year - In-Person Program
Sat, Jan 25, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room
Happy Year of the Snake! Let's celebrate by learning about the traditions and customs of Lunar New Year through stories and books. We'll also talk about animals in the Chinese Zodiac and create paper lanterns. For ages 5 - 12 with caregiver.
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Rainbow Parenting & Family Program: The Land of Imagination - In-Person Program
Sat, Feb 01, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Meeting Room
Enter the Land of Imagination with Ms. Bits N' Bobs and stay for fun, learning, and a bit of magic. For kids ages 0 - 5 and their families.
Smarty Pants Storytime - In-Person Program
Fri, Feb 07, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room
Let’s get ready for school! Enjoy books, songs, rhymes, and movement while learning school readiness skills and having fun. For ages 2 - 5 with their parent or caregiver.
Talking Drums with Ina, The Sunshine Storyteller - In-Person Program
Sat, Feb 08, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room
Gather around our story circle for folktales and songs from Libya, Ghana, and Tanzania for African American and Black History Month. Come play your shaker and leg drums as we celebrate together! For ages 5 – 12 with parent or caregiver.
Smarty Pants Storytime - In-Person Program
Fri, Feb 14, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room
Let’s get ready for school! Enjoy books, songs, rhymes, and movement while learning school readiness skills and having fun. For ages 2 - 5 with their parent or caregiver.
Book Club for Adults - In-Person Program
Wed, Feb 19, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us for book club as we discuss Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America's Most Powerful Mobster by Stephen L. Carter. Copies of this title are available at the Information Desk. For ages 18 and up.
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