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MāKMō: Handheld Animation

In-Person Program
2024-06-25 15:00:00 2024-06-25 16:00:00 America/Los_Angeles MāKMō: Handheld Animation Learn about illusory motion and our persistence of vision by making a thaumatrope – an optical illusion toy that dates back to the Victorian era! For ages 13 - 18. Acton Agua Dulce Library - Meeting Room

Tuesday, June 25
3:00pm - 4:00pm

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Learn about illusory motion and our persistence of vision by making a thaumatrope – an optical illusion toy that dates back to the Victorian era! For ages 13 - 18.

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. 

AGE GROUP: | Teens |

EVENT TYPE: | STEAM | Arts, Crafts, & Hobbies |

TAGS: | Maker Mobile |

Acton Agua Dulce Library
Phone: 661.269.7101
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About the branch

In 2003, John Brevidoro and his brother, Robert, donated 1.5 acres of land on Crown Valley Road in Acton to the County of Los Angeles for the site of a new County library to serve the residents of the communities of Acton and Agua Dulce in northern Los Angeles County. The Brevidoro brothers donated the land in memory of their parents, Christopher C. and Ida G. Brevidoro, the founders of the Colombo Lilac Ranch in Acton.

The library itself is named in honor of their father, Christopher Colombo Brevidoro, who emigrated from Genoa, Italy to California in November 1920. The children's reading area within the library is named in honor of their mother, Ida Ghio Brevidoro, a native Southern Californian.

The Library opened on September 29, 2010.

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