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Paint an L.A. Weather Landscape - Inspired by L.A. Weather by María Amparo Escandón

In-Person Program

2024-07-22 18:00:00 2024-07-22 19:30:00 America/Los_Angeles Paint an L.A. Weather Landscape - Inspired by L.A. Weather by María Amparo Escandón Paint an L.A. Weather Landscape inspired by our One Book, One County book, L.A. Weather by María Amparo Escandón. For adults. La Crescenta Library - Meeting Room

Monday, July 22
6:00pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2024-07-22 18:00:00 2024-07-22 19:30:00 America/Los_Angeles Paint an L.A. Weather Landscape - Inspired by L.A. Weather by María Amparo Escandón Paint an L.A. Weather Landscape inspired by our One Book, One County book, L.A. Weather by María Amparo Escandón. For adults. La Crescenta Library - Meeting Room

La Crescenta Library

Meeting Room

Paint an L.A. Weather Landscape inspired by our One Book, One County book, L.A. Weather by María Amparo Escandón. For adults.

Paint an L.A. Weather Landscape inspired by our One Book, One County book, L.A. Weather by María Amparo Escandón and the following book passage:

“It’s always nice out.”

“People around the country tend to think so. East Coast people, people from the Midwest. They say, ‘There’s no weather in L.A. It’s always seventy-two and sunny,’ but that’s inaccurate. Few people consider our five seasons to be different from one another, but they are. You know this. I know this because we’ve lived here all our lives. Ah, but go ahead and tell this to someone back east. Our winter rainy season overlaps with our sunny and mild spring, then with our jacaranda season, our horribly hot late summer, and the Santa Ana season. That’s five seasons there. Of course, some people in town would include the award season, but that’s not climate-related unless Oscars’ red carpet gets rained on. And then, what about the drought, the winds, the marine layer, the brushfires, the gigafires, the mud-slides, the landslides, the flash floods, the atmospheric rivers…” 

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.

La Crescenta Library

Phone: 818.248.5313

Hours
Mon, Feb 03 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Feb 04 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Feb 05 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Feb 06 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Feb 07 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Feb 08 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Feb 09 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the branch

La Crescenta Library first opened in November 1914 as the 78th branch of the Los Angeles County Public Library. The collection was first housed in a local church building, and subsequently moved several times; once into a school house, later into a local store front, and into the Sears building in 1926.

By 1932, the library had settled into a building at 3930 La Crescenta Avenue. As the population of La Crescenta grew, so to did the demand for a new building. The library found an appropriate site on the corner of Foothill Blvd and La Crescenta Ave, and opened in March of 1963.

By 2005 the population had once again outgrown the library's space, so the La Crescenta community sought a new building. Thanks to funding from Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich, and Congressman David Dreier, the County of Los Angeles was able to construct an updated facility in its current location.

The building broke ground in 2007, and reopened in January 2010. The new 14,000 square foot facility, built in the style of the arts and crafts movement, features modern technology and meeting space open to the public.

Upcoming events

Wed, Feb 05, 11:30am - 12:00pm
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.

Wed, Feb 05, 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Explore the Fabric of your life in this 6-week Series focused on writing and sharing your stories. For Adults.

Wed, Feb 05, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Learn about the Lunar New Year with author Oliver Chin as he shares his book 'The Year of the Snake' from the popular series Tales from the Chinese Zodiac. Drawing and coloring activities to follow after the presentation.  For ages 5 - 12.
This event is full

Wed, Feb 05, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room
Join our dynamic Teen Advisory Board and shape your library experience! Share your ideas to influence programs, events, and collections that matter to you. Open to teens ages 13 - 17.

Sat, Feb 08, 10:15am - 11:00am
Meeting Room
Build your child’s pre-literacy, sensory, and motor skills while enjoying fingerpainting, art stamps, dot markers, etc. A representative from the Department of Public Health will be available to answer questions on Distracted Driving. For ages 1 - 5.

Mon, Feb 10, 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room
New parents, join us at a special program designed for you. Bring your new baby and learn about all the great programs and services we have for parents, caregivers, and children, and connect with other new parents/families in the community.

Tue, Feb 11, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Join us for a weekly discussion on Zoom of 'Colored Television' by Danzi Senna to celebrate African American & Black History Month.

Tue, Feb 11, 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room
We will have five creation stations available for you to create during this popular drop-in program. For adults and teens 12 and up. 

Wed, Feb 12, 11:30am - 12:00pm
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.

Wed, Feb 12, 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Explore the Fabric of your life in this 6-week Series focused on writing and sharing your stories. For Adults.

Tue, Feb 18, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Join us for a weekly discussion on Zoom of 'Colored Television' by Danzi Senna to celebrate African American & Black History Month.

Wed, Feb 19, 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Explore the Fabric of your life in this 6-week Series focused on writing and sharing your stories. For Adults.

Wed, Feb 19, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room
Join us in celebrating  African American and Black History Month with percussionist Chazz Ross! Learn about African djembe drums and their history in this fun and interactive program. For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.
This event is full

Tue, Feb 25, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Join us for a weekly discussion on Zoom of 'Colored Television' by Danzi Senna to celebrate African American & Black History Month.

Tue, Feb 25, 6:30pm - 7:45pm
We'll discuss various books. Pick up Blind Date at the Book Club Corner across from the Customer Service Desk. La Cresenta Library Book Club meets on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 6:30pm. For adults.

Wed, Feb 26, 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Room
Explore the Fabric of your life in this 6-week Series focused on writing and sharing your stories. For Adults.

Thu, Feb 27, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room
LA County Department of Public Health is partnering with LA County Library to provide FREE flu vaccinations and the updated 2024-25 COVID-19 vaccine. Health insurance is not required but will be requested if insured. 
Register

Wed, Mar 05, 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Explore the Fabric of your life in this 6-week Series focused on writing and sharing your stories. For Adults.

Wed, Mar 05, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room
Join our dynamic Teen Advisory Board and shape your library experience! Share your ideas to influence programs, events, and collections that matter to you. Open to teens ages 13 - 17.