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Book Whoosh in center of photo with hand made plane and handmade paper plate car, both with LA County Library stickers in purple on it.

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Read and Create: Whoosh!

In-Person Program
2025-02-13 16:00:00 2025-02-13 17:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Read and Create: Whoosh! Read and Create is a hands on storytime adventure. Join us as we read a captivating book together, then after the story, we'll dive into a hands-on activity related to the book's theme or characters. For ages 5-12 with a parent or caregiver. Rivera Library - Meeting Room

Thursday, February 13
4:00pm - 5:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-02-13 16:00:00 2025-02-13 17:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Read and Create: Whoosh! Read and Create is a hands on storytime adventure. Join us as we read a captivating book together, then after the story, we'll dive into a hands-on activity related to the book's theme or characters. For ages 5-12 with a parent or caregiver. Rivera Library - Meeting Room

Rivera Library

Meeting Room

Read and Create is a hands on storytime adventure. Join us as we read a captivating book together, then after the story, we'll dive into a hands-on activity related to the book's theme or characters. For ages 5-12 with a parent or caregiver.

February's Read and Create will celebrate African American and Black History Month. We'll read Chris Barton's Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions and make an invention of our own.

AGE GROUP: | Toddlers | Children |

EVENT TYPE: | STEAM | Education & Literacy |

TAGS: | African American & Black History Month |

Rivera Library
Phone: 562.949.5485
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Mon, Jun 01 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Tue, Jun 02 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jun 03 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jun 04 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Jun 05 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Jun 06 Closed
Sun, Jun 07 Closed
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About the branch

Rivera library was founded in 1913 and has been at its present location since 1970. The library is located in a predominately Hispanic neighborhood, with heavy usage by children. Rivera is the smaller of the two libraries in the city of Pico Rivera.

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Summer Storytime with Mama Maestra - In-Person Program
Mon, Jun 08, 11:00am - 11:30am
New date Monday, June 29, 11:00am - 11:30am
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Thu, Jun 18, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Meeting Room
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Meeting Room
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Smarty Pants Storytime - In-Person Program
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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.
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Wed, Jun 24, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room
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Build & Explore
Thu, Jun 25, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room
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Adult 101: Wash, Dry, Fold, Repeat - In-Person Program
Thu, Jun 25, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room
Washing clothes is an activity of daily life. Come by the library and learn laundry basics to maintain fresh and clean-smelling clothes. It will save you money and help your clothes last longer. For teens ages 12 - 18
Summer Storytime with Mama Maestra - In-Person Program
Mon, Jun 29, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room
Celebrate summer at the Rivera Library with a bilingual storytime with Mama Maestra! Mama Maestra will share stories and songs about books and the joys of reading in English and Spanish! For children ages 2 - 5 with a parent or caregiver.
Smarty Pants Storytime - In-Person Program
Wed, Jul 01, 1:00pm - 1:30pm
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.
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