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Obi Kaufmann

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Malibu Library Speaker Series: Obi Kaufmann

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2025-01-29 19:00:00 2025-01-29 20:30:00 America/Los_Angeles Malibu Library Speaker Series: Obi Kaufmann California poet, painter, and naturalist Obi Kaufmann will discuss his latest book, 'The State of Fire: Why California Burns'. Malibu Library - Meeting Room

Wednesday, January 29
7:00pm - 8:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-01-29 19:00:00 2025-01-29 20:30:00 America/Los_Angeles Malibu Library Speaker Series: Obi Kaufmann California poet, painter, and naturalist Obi Kaufmann will discuss his latest book, 'The State of Fire: Why California Burns'. Malibu Library - Meeting Room

Malibu Library

Meeting Room

California poet, painter, and naturalist Obi Kaufmann will discuss his latest book, 'The State of Fire: Why California Burns'.

The Malibu Library Speaker Series presents California poet, painter, and naturalist Obi Kaufmann. Kaufmann will discuss his latest book, The State of Fire: Why California Burns.

Kaufmann is the author of the best-selling and award-winning California Field Atlas series. Over the past 10 years, he has authored six books that each describe an aspect of California’s biodiverse landscape. His unique books are full of art, maps, and wildlife renderings juxtaposed by science-based and insightful prose.

In The State of Fire, Kaufmann asks, How do we live with fire? What makes fire essential to a healthy and biodiverse Golden State? Kaufmann presents fires as a force of regeneration rather than apocalypse. The State of Fire explores the transformation of the resource landscape of California, from its ancient origins through its modern challenges to its future possibilities. He shares a deepened love for the natural world and a refreshingly hopeful vision of California's future.

This event takes place at Malibu Library. RSVPs are required.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Lectures & Conversations | Environment & Nature | Books, Poetry, & Writing |

TAGS: | Malibu Library Speaker Series |

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About the branch

Malibu Library, located in the Malibu Civic Center Complex, was established in 1970 by the County of Los Angeles Public Library. Prior to 1970, a bookmobile provided library service to the Malibu community serving residents in Topanga Canyon and along the Pacific Coast Highway.

On April 22, 2012, a grand opening celebration was held to mark the completion of a $6 million renovation of the Malibu Library, designed by the architectural firm of LPA, Inc. and funded by revenue generated from local property taxes.

The new sustainable, LEED-certified library has been redesigned to represent Malibu's sand, sea and sun culture with features such as:

-A replica of the Adamson House tile rug in the main lobby
-A photographic exhibit featuring historical images of the area
-The Children's area featuring a marine life motif, including an 8' by 14' porcelain tile art piece designed by artist Christine Nguyen
-A Teen area that embraces Malibu's surf culture.
 

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