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The book, "Miss Morgan's Book Brigade" next to a cup of tea that has "Reading is My Cup of Tea" written on it.

La Crescenta Library Book Club: 'Miss Morgan's Book Brigade'

In-Person Program

2025-04-22 18:30:00 2025-04-22 19:45:00 America/Los_Angeles La Crescenta Library Book Club: 'Miss Morgan's Book Brigade' Join us as we discuss 'Miss Morgan's Book Brigade' by Janet Skeslien Charles to celebrate National Library Week. Find your copy and discussion questions at the Book Club Corner located across from the Customer Service Desk. For adults. La Crescenta Library - Meeting Room

Tuesday, April 22
6:30pm - 7:45pm

Add to Calendar 2025-04-22 18:30:00 2025-04-22 19:45:00 America/Los_Angeles La Crescenta Library Book Club: 'Miss Morgan's Book Brigade' Join us as we discuss 'Miss Morgan's Book Brigade' by Janet Skeslien Charles to celebrate National Library Week. Find your copy and discussion questions at the Book Club Corner located across from the Customer Service Desk. For adults. La Crescenta Library - Meeting Room

La Crescenta Library

Meeting Room

Join us as we discuss 'Miss Morgan's Book Brigade' by Janet Skeslien Charles to celebrate National Library Week. Find your copy and discussion questions at the Book Club Corner located across from the Customer Service Desk. For adults.

The La Crescenta Library Book Club meets on the 4th Tuesday of each month from 6:30 - 7:45PM.  New members are always welcome. 

"1918: As the Great War rages, Jessie Carson takes a leave of absence from the New York Public Library to work for the American Committee for Devastated France. Founded by millionaire Anne Morgan, this group of international women help rebuild devastated French communities just miles from the front. Upon arrival, Jessie strives to establish something that the French have never seen-children's libraries. She turns ambulances into bookmobiles and trains the first French female librarians. Then she disappears. 1987: When NYPL librarian and aspiring writer Wendy Peterson stumbles across a passing reference to Jessie Carson in the archives, she becomes consumed with learning her fate. In her obsessive research, she discovers that she and the elusive librarian have more in common than their work at New York's famed library, but she has no idea that their paths will converge in surprising ways across time. Based on the extraordinary little-known history of the women who received the Croix de Guerre medal for courage under fire, Miss Morgan's book brigade is a tribute to the resilience of the human spirit, the power of literature, and ultimately the courage it takes to make a change"-- Provided by publisher

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Books, Poetry, & Writing |

TAGS: | National Library Week | Book Club |

La Crescenta Library

Phone: 818.248.5313

Hours
Mon, May 05 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, May 06 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, May 07 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, May 08 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, May 09 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, May 10 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, May 11 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

Tue, May 13, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Join us for our weekly Virtual Book Club on Zoom. In April we will be discussing 'The Stolen Queenr' by Fiona Davis. If you have like to get the link to join the virtual book club, please email mwiggins@library.lacounty.gov. For adults.

Wed, May 14, 11:30am - 12:30pm
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.

Wed, May 14, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room
Celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with Emmy Lam and learn about Chinese calligraphy. Emmy will show participants how to write Chinese characters using traditional ink and brushes. For ages 5 - 12.

Tue, May 20, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Join us for our weekly Virtual Book Club on Zoom. In April we will be discussing 'The Stolen Queenr' by Fiona Davis. If you have like to get the link to join the virtual book club, please email mwiggins@library.lacounty.gov. For adults.

Tue, May 20, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Beat the summer slump and learn how to stay on track! For teens ages 12 - 18.

Wed, May 21, 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, May 21, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room
Join us at the library and learn about mindfulness through fun and interactive activities designed to promote a mindful state of awareness and self-expression. Kids can explore rock painting, sand art, drawing, and more! For ages 5 - 12.

Tue, May 27, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Join us for our weekly Virtual Book Club on Zoom. In April we will be discussing 'The Stolen Queenr' by Fiona Davis. If you have like to get the link to join the virtual book club, please email mwiggins@library.lacounty.gov. For adults.

Tue, May 27, 6:30pm - 7:45pm
Meeting Room
Join us as we discuss 'The Land of Milk and Honey' by C Pam Zhang. Find your copy of the book and discussion questions at the Book Club Corner located across from the Customer Service Desk. For adults.

Wed, May 28, 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.

Sat, May 31, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Come celebrate Asian Heritage Month with us. Chef Phoebe Chow will present a  hands on workshop teaching you how to make mooncakes. You can enjoy it after you make it or save it for later as  a late afternoon snack. For adults.
This event is full

Wed, Jun 04, 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.