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Book cover for The Marraige Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell. Cover shows plants and animals including a tiger, snake, and bird.

Bestsellers Book Club: The Marriage Portrait

In-Person Program

2025-04-29 11:30:00 2025-04-29 13:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Bestsellers Book Club: The Marriage Portrait Join us and enjoy a lively book discussion and an art project. All supplies will be provided. For adults. Stevenson Ranch Library - Meeting Room

Tuesday, April 29
11:30am - 1:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-04-29 11:30:00 2025-04-29 13:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Bestsellers Book Club: The Marriage Portrait Join us and enjoy a lively book discussion and an art project. All supplies will be provided. For adults. Stevenson Ranch Library - Meeting Room

Join us and enjoy a lively book discussion and an art project. All supplies will be provided. For adults.

Florence, the 1550s. Lucrezia, third daughter of the grand duke, is comfortable with her obscure place in the palazzo: free to wonder at its treasures, observe its clandestine workings, and devote herself to her own artistic pursuits. But when her older sister dies on the eve of her wedding to the ruler of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio, Lucrezia is thrust unwittingly into the limelight: the duke is quick to request her hand in marriage, and her father just as quick to accept on her behalf. 
As Lucrezia sits in constricting finery for a painting intended to preserve her image for centuries to come, one thing becomes worryingly clear. In the court’s eyes, she has one duty: to provide the heir who will shore up the future of the Ferranese dynasty. Until then, for all of her rank and nobility, the new duchess’s future hangs entirely in the balance.

Stevenson Ranch Library

Phone: 661.255.2707

Hours
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Mon, Jan 12 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jan 13 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jan 14 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jan 15 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Jan 16 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Jan 17 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Jan 18 Closed

About the branch

Library service in Stevenson Ranch began in July 2011 with the opening of Stevenson Ranch Express Library. In March, 2015, a new Stevenson Ranch Library opened to provide a full service library to the West Ranch communities. Library service in the Santa Clarita Valley area began in 1916 with the establishment of the original Newhall Library. The Stevenson Ranch Library pays tribute to a century of service with a local history collection and the original editorial cartoons of the Randy Wicks Collection.

Upcoming events

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Tue, Jan 13, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room
Your friends and family will love these hand-made greeting cards with working lights Participants will create greeting cards that light up by constructing an electrical circuit on paper. For ages 5 - 12 with adult caregiver.
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Wed, Jan 14, 10:15am - 11:00am
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.

Thu, Jan 15, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Meeting Room
Join our Brick Builders Club for an afternoon of creative construction! We provide all the supplies; just bring your imagination. For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.
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Sat, Jan 17, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room
Visit the Stevenson Ranch Puzzle Lounge to boost your brain while having fun! Enjoy jigsaw puzzles that enhance focus, memory, and problem-solving. Bring your own or use one of ours! Drop in and piece together! For Adults

Wed, Jan 21, 10:15am - 11:00am
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.

Thu, Jan 22, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room
Compete in the Reading Bowl! Read all 3 of the selected books that bring the past to life and compete with fellow teens in a fun challenge celebrating history and impactful stories. For pre-teens and teens ages 12 - 18.

Tue, Jan 27, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us and enjoy a lively book discussion on this Bestseller book selection: 'Lost & Found in Paris' By Lian Dolan. For adults.

Tue, Jan 27, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us in celebration of author A. A. Milne's birthday and everyone’s favorite bear from the Hundred Acre Wood, Winnie the Pooh! For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.
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Thu, Jan 29, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us as we explore simple hacks to reset your nighttime routine, so you wake up ready to seize the day! Then, create a glow-in-the-dark sleepy celestial mobile to soothe you into a slumber! For teens ages 12 – 18.

Mon, Feb 09, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room
Join us for this musical adventure in a fun, safe and supportive environment where young children learn and play together while discovering and connecting through music and creative movement. For children ages 0 - 3 and their parents or caregivers.

Tue, Feb 10, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room
Bring the night sky to the palm of your hand. Paint a watercolor galaxy, build an LED box, and discover how enslaved people escaping bondage used the stars to find their way along the Underground Railroad. For ages 5 - 12 with adult caregiver.
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Wed, Feb 11, 10:15am - 11:00am
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.

Thu, Feb 12, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Join us for an afternoon of creative construction! We provide all the supplies; just bring your imagination. You can build anything you dream up or take on a fun building challenge with your fellow builders. For ages 5 - 12 with parent/caregiver.
Registration opens Thursday, February 5 2026 at 9:00am