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One Book, One County Book Club - L.A. Weather by María Amparo Escandón

In-Person Program

2024-06-04 18:00:00 2024-06-04 19:00:00 America/Los_Angeles One Book, One County Book Club - L.A. Weather by María Amparo Escandón Join us for a special One Book, One County edition of book club as we discuss L.A. Weather by María Amparo Escandón. Copies of this title are available at the Information Desk. For adults. Bell Gardens Library -

Tuesday, June 04
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-06-04 18:00:00 2024-06-04 19:00:00 America/Los_Angeles One Book, One County Book Club - L.A. Weather by María Amparo Escandón Join us for a special One Book, One County edition of book club as we discuss L.A. Weather by María Amparo Escandón. Copies of this title are available at the Information Desk. For adults. Bell Gardens Library -

Join us for a special One Book, One County edition of book club as we discuss L.A. Weather by María Amparo Escandón. Copies of this title are available at the Information Desk. For adults.

One Book, One County is a community reading program for Summer 2024 that celebrates collaboration, education, and conversation across our county and emphasizes the power of connected libraries to create connected communities. This program is unique because instead of one book for one library system, all 9.8 million County residents are invited to read one book together, with supportive programming provided by a network of partnered Los Angeles County library jurisdictions. Learn more about this initiative at LACountyLibrary.org/onebook

About L.A. Weather by María Amparo Escandón
The 2024 selection for One Book, One County is L.A. Weather by María Amparo Escandón. Published in 2022, L.A. Weather is a New York Times bestseller that follows the Mexican-American Alvarado family during a year in Los Angeles “as they wrestle with impending evacuations, secrets, deception, and betrayal, and their toughest decision yet: whether to stick together or burn it all down.”

María Amparo Escandón is a New York Times best-selling bilingual author (English/Spanish). Her novel, L.A. Weather, is a Reese’s Book Club pick and the winner of the Fiction Award at the International Latino Book Awards, 2022. Her first novel Esperanza’s Box of Saints, (Santitos in Spanish) has been the number one best seller in the Los Angeles Times Best Sellers List, it has 21 foreign editions and is read in over 86 countries. Her second novel is González & Daughter Trucking Co. (Transportes González e Hija, S.A. in Spanish.) María has been an L.A. resident for forty years.

Bell Gardens Library

Phone: 562.927.1309

Hours
We're closed Monday November 11 due to Veterans Day
Mon, Nov 11 Closed
(Veterans Day)
Tue, Nov 12 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Wed, Nov 13 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Thu, Nov 14 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Nov 15 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Nov 16 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Nov 17 Closed

About the branch

Bell Gardens Library first opened in August, 1938 at 5656 Live Oak St. As the City of Bell Gardens grew and expanded, so did the library.

On September 22, 1958 the library moved to 7515 Eastern Ave. (a store front location).

The library moved to its current location, 7110 S. Garfield Avenue, on May 7th, 1970. On July 21, 2007 the library had a Grand Re-Opening ceremony to celebrate a 6-month major refurbishment project.

Upcoming events

Wed, Nov 20, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Join us for an evening of play and curiosity! Help your child learn social, emotional skills, and develop fine and gross motor skills in our program, and enjoy a unique family bonding experience. For ages 0-24 months with a parent and caregiver.

Fri, Nov 22, 11:30am - 12:00pm
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.

Wed, Dec 11, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Before animation there was the zoetrope, a Victorian-era toy illusion toy that would eventually lead to the development of the motion picture camera. Join us for a journey through cinema history and make your own zoetrope device. For ages 13 – 17.