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

In-Person Program
2024-07-02 15:00:00 2024-07-02 16:00:00 America/Los_Angeles One Book, One County Book Club - L.A. Weather by María Amparo Escandón Join us for a community reading program of exceptional scope – one book for all of Los Angeles County. This special book club will feature discussion about L.A. Weather by María Amparo Escandón. For adults. West Covina Library - Meeting Room

Tuesday, July 02
3:00pm - 4:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-07-02 15:00:00 2024-07-02 16:00:00 America/Los_Angeles One Book, One County Book Club - L.A. Weather by María Amparo Escandón Join us for a community reading program of exceptional scope – one book for all of Los Angeles County. This special book club will feature discussion about L.A. Weather by María Amparo Escandón. For adults. West Covina Library - Meeting Room

West Covina Library

Meeting Room

Join us for a community reading program of exceptional scope – one book for all of Los Angeles County. This special book club will feature discussion about L.A. Weather by María Amparo Escandón. For adults.

Join us for a community reading program of exceptional scope – one book for all of Los Angeles County. This special book club will feature discussion about L.A. Weather by María Amparo Escandón.

About One Book, One County

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.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | History, Society, & Culture | Entertainment | Education & Literacy | Books, Poetry, & Writing |

TAGS: | One Book One County | Book Club |

West Covina Library
Phone: 626.962.3541
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Tue, Jan 06 12:00PM to 8:00PM
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Thu, Jan 08 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Jan 09 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Jan 10 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Jan 11 Closed
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About the branch

Founded in 1915, West Covina Library has been located in the West Covina Civic Center since 1961. The first County library designed as a Regional Headquarters, it was remodeled in 1975. Today West Covina Library still serves as the East Regional County Library for the County of Los Angeles Public Library.

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Book Club - In-Person Program
Tue, Jan 13, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Seminar Room
Join us for a lively discussion of the intriguing title "So Late in the Day: a collection of three short stories of men and women" by Claire Keegan.
Cool Winter Science for Kids - In-Person Program
Wed, Jan 14, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room
Join us for some hands-on winter science experiments! We'll be making snow fluff and fishing for ice while learning some interesting science concepts. For ages 5-12 with parent or caregiver.
Teen Vision Boards - In-Person Program
Wed, Jan 14, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Seminar Room
Teens will create a vision board of images, words, and symbols that visually represent their goals, dreams, and aspirations; which can be used as a motivational tool to help teens focus on their desired future and achieving it. For Ages 12 - 17. 
Zumba Class - In-Person Program
Wed, Jan 14, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room
Here's your chance to enjoy a fun workout in a social and inclusive environment. All experience levels and physical ability levels are welcome!  Enjoy yourself while you dance your way into health and wellness! For adults.
Baby Storytime - In-Person Program
Thu, Jan 15, 10:15am - 10:45am
Come enjoy bonding with your baby through rhymes, fingerplays, and books. For babies up to 18 months and their parent or caregiver.
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Smarty Pants Storytime - In-Person Program
Fri, Jan 16, 10:15am - 10:45am
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.
Mental Health - Hoarding - In-Person Program
Tue, Jan 20, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Seminar Room
Learn to identify the differences between collecting, cluttering, and the need for treatment for those who might have a significant problem.
Teen Just Dance Tournament - In-Person Program
Wed, Jan 21, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Seminar Room
Can you dance with the best of them? Teens will battle head-to-head until there is only one standing! Winner of the tournament will receive a $15 In-N-Out gift card, donated by the Friends of the West Covina Library. For Ages 12 - 17.
Zumba Class - In-Person Program
Wed, Jan 21, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room
Here's your chance to enjoy a fun workout in a social and inclusive environment. All experience levels and physical ability levels are welcome!  Enjoy yourself while you dance your way into health and wellness! For adults.
Baby Storytime - In-Person Program
Thu, Jan 22, 10:15am - 10:45am
Come enjoy bonding with your baby through rhymes, fingerplays, and books. For babies up to 18 months and their parent or caregiver.
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Smarty Pants Storytime - In-Person Program
Fri, Jan 23, 10:15am - 10:45am
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.
Kids Art: Decorate a Piggy Bank - In- Person
Wed, Jan 28, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room
Kids, come and use your imagination to decorate a ceramic piggy bank and learn some strategies to earn and save money to help fill up your new piggy bank. For ages 5 -12 with parent or caregiver.
Teen Paint and Sip - In-Person Program
Wed, Jan 28, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Seminar Room
Teens will get to paint a winter themed masterpiece, all while enjoying hot cocoa. For Ages 12 - 17. 
Zumba Class - In-Person Program
Wed, Jan 28, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Here's your chance to enjoy a fun workout in a social and inclusive environment. All experience levels and physical ability levels are welcome!  Enjoy yourself while you dance your way into health and wellness! For adults.
Baby Storytime - In-Person Program
Thu, Jan 29, 10:15am - 10:45am
Come enjoy bonding with your baby through rhymes, fingerplays, and books. For babies up to 18 months and their parent or caregiver.
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Smarty Pants Storytime - In-Person Program
Fri, Jan 30, 10:15am - 10:45am
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.
Baby Storytime - In-Person Program
Thu, Feb 05, 10:15am - 10:45am
Come enjoy bonding with your baby through rhymes, fingerplays, and books. For babies up to 18 months and their parent or caregiver.
This event is full
Smarty Pants Storytime - In-Person Program
Fri, Feb 06, 10:15am - 10:45am
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.
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