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Build & Explore

In-Person Program
2024-11-22 16:00:00 2024-11-22 17:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Build & Explore Children will move through different stations with different building materials for an hour of building exploration. We provide the materials you just bring the imagination! For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.  Leland R. Weaver Library - Meeting Room

Friday, November 22
4:00pm - 5:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-11-22 16:00:00 2024-11-22 17:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Build & Explore Children will move through different stations with different building materials for an hour of building exploration. We provide the materials you just bring the imagination! For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.  Leland R. Weaver Library - Meeting Room

Children will move through different stations with different building materials for an hour of building exploration. We provide the materials you just bring the imagination! For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver. 

AGE GROUP: | Children |

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

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Leland R. Weaver Library
Phone: 323.567.8853
Hours
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Mon, May 04 Closed
Tue, May 05 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Wed, May 06 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Thu, May 07 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, May 08 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, May 09 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, May 10 Closed
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About the branch

The city of South Gate was incorporated in 1923 with a population of about 2,500 residents. The first South Gate Library was opened that same year in a back room of City Hall. Starting in 1931, the County of Los Angeles Free Library began providing library service to local residents.

In 1948, the County of Los Angeles built a library in the South Gate Civic Center, north of California Avenue and Firestone Boulevard. In the 1960's, plans were made to build a larger, more modern public library for the prospering community that was home to several major manufacturers, including General Motors.

In 1973, the Leland R. Weaver Library, named in honor of a former South Gate councilman, was officially opened to the public at its present location on Tweedy Boulevard.

Upcoming events

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Smarty Pants Storytime - In-Person Program
Wed, May 06, 12:30pm - 1:00pm
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.
Knot your Average Crochet Club
Fri, May 08, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room
Come hang out, make friends, & create something amazing with just yarn and a crochet hook. For teens.
Club de lectura: Nos llamaron enemigos
Sat, May 09, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room
Únase a nosotros para un programa de lectura comunitaria de alcance excepcional: un libro para toda la costa oeste. Este club de lectura especial contará con una discusión sobre Nos llamaron enemigos de George Takei. Para Adultos.
Book Club: They Called Us Enemy
Tue, May 12, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room
Join us for a community reading program of exceptional scope – one book for all of the west coast. This special book club will feature discussion about They Called Us Enemy by George Takei. For Adults.
Baby Band Practice - In-Person Program
Fri, May 15, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room
Music helps your baby’s brain make more learning connections, build fine and gross motor skills, and teach social skills. Come play with us! For ages 0 -36 months with an adult.
Triple P Positive Parenting Program Seminar - In-Person Program
Sat, May 16, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Meeting Room
Join us to learn about Raising Confident, Competent Children and explore strategies to take home and try with your family. For parents adn caregivers of children ages 3-12.
Creativity Hour: Water Marbling Art - In-Person Program
Tue, May 19, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room
Join us for an afternoon of art. This month we'll be celebrating AANHPI Heritage Month and use water and paint to create beautiful swirly art prints inspired by Japanese water marbling technique called suminagashi.  For ages 5 - 12 with an adult.
Gaman Art Watercolor Postcard - One Book, One Coast Program
Tue, May 19, 6:00pm - 7:15pm
Meeting Room
Join us to create a watercolor postcard inspired by professional artist Chiura Obata who was an inmate at a Japanese incarceration camp and taught classes in drawing and painting portraits and remembrances of life before incarceration. For adults.
Shhh! Reading Club
Wed, May 20, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room
Where words speak louder than noise. Join us the third Wednesday of every month for a peaceful reading experience. For adults.
Toddler Art Club - In-Person Program
Thu, May 21, 11:00am - 11:45am
Meeting Room
Explore your child’s creativity and help strengthen their fine motor skills through art. For ages 1 - 5 with an adult.
Build & Explore - In-Person Program
Thu, May 21, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children will move through different stations with different building materials for an hour of building exploration. We provide the materials you just bring the imagination!  For ages 5 - 12 with an adult.   
Smarty Pants Storytime - In-person program
Wed, May 27, 12:30pm - 1:00pm
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.
Yarn & Yap
Wed, May 27, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room
Grab your yarn and your hook, it's time to stitch and socialize. Come for the crochet, stay for the conversation. For Adults.
Teen Advisory Board
Thu, May 28, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room
Calling all teens! The Teen Advisory Board (TAB) is looking for you! Meetings are held the last Thursday of every month. For tweens and teens ages 12 – 17.
Hand-On Demonstration of a Wife Cake
Sat, May 30, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Room
Celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander History Month with Phoebe Chow as she provides a hands-on demonstration of the Chinese Wife Cake. For Adults.
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