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Classics Book Club

2024-12-04 16:00:00 2024-12-04 17:30:00 America/Los_Angeles Classics Book Club A discussion of "The Stranger" by Albert Camus. For adults. East Los Angeles Library -

Wednesday, December 04
4:00pm - 5:30pm

Add to Calendar 2024-12-04 16:00:00 2024-12-04 17:30:00 America/Los_Angeles Classics Book Club A discussion of "The Stranger" by Albert Camus. For adults. East Los Angeles Library -

A discussion of "The Stranger" by Albert Camus. For adults.

To close out the year, we discuss Albert Camus' existentialist masterpiece, The Stranger.

With the intrigue of a psychological thriller, The Stranger gives us the story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach. Behind the subterfuge, Camus describes the condition of reckless alienation and spiritual exhaustion that characterized so much of twentieth-century life. 

Copies of the book will be available at the circulation desk. The program will take place in the Chicano Resource Center. Space is limited to ten participants, so pick up your copy soon!

Light refreshments provided courtesy of Los Amigos of East Los Angeles Library.

East Los Angeles Library

Phone: 323.264.0155

Hours
We're closed Monday November 11 due to Veterans Day
Mon, Nov 11 Closed
(Veterans Day)
Tue, Nov 12 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Nov 13 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Nov 14 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Nov 15 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Nov 16 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Nov 17 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the branch

East Los Angeles Library was established on May 1, 1923, with a small collection of books in the corner of a local store. Three months later, a small building was constructed to house the collection.

In 1924, another building was constructed at Kern Avenue near Whittier Boulevard to become the new site of the public library. Then in 1932, the library moved to 679 Fetterly Avenue, where it was located for 35 years before being moved to a new building, on the corner of Third and Fetterly in 1967.

Thanks to funding from Gloria Molina, Supervisor of the First District, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, the library moved into its new location in September 2004.

This brand new library building is over 26,000 square feet, nearly double the size of the old building. The library is located within the East Los Angeles Civic Center, which also includes the East Los Angeles County Hall, Courthouse, Probation Department, Sheriff's station, Edward R. Roybal Comprehensive Health Center, and Belvedere Park Lake. The library now offers expanded services and collections and an expanded Chicano Resource Center in a separate room.

Community residents requested that the new library reflect Mayan design and themes. Since many Mayan structures in southern Mexico and Central America were astronomical observatories, the designers incorporated references to the sun and the moon, both themes in Mayan art, in the pavement at the entrances and in the lobby.

The interior foyer features artist Jose Antonio Aguirre's monumental mosaic mural cycle "OUR LEGACY: Forever Presente..." which is a visual tribute to East Los Angeles' proud cultural heritage and socio-political struggle.

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Thu, Nov 14, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Thu, Nov 14, 4:00pm - 6:30pm
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Mon, Nov 18, 10:00am - 12:00pm
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Mon, Nov 18, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
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Tue, Nov 19, 11:00am - 12:00pm
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Wed, Nov 20, 12:00pm - 4:00pm
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Thu, Nov 21, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Thu, Nov 21, 4:00pm - 6:30pm
Do you know a Spanish-speaking adult who wants to learn basic reading or writing in Spanish? Students will learn the sounds of the alphabet, read and write simple words, and learn writing skills in Spanish. For adults.

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Wed, Nov 27, 12:00pm - 4:00pm
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A discussion of "The Stranger" by Albert Camus. For adults.

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