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Smarty Pants Storytime

In-Person Program
2025-07-31 10:30:00 2025-07-31 11:30:00 America/Los_Angeles Smarty Pants Storytime 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. El Monte Library - Meeting Room

Thursday, July 31
10:30am - 11:30am

Add to Calendar 2025-07-31 10:30:00 2025-07-31 11:30:00 America/Los_Angeles Smarty Pants Storytime 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. El Monte Library - Meeting Room

El Monte Library

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.

This program is part of Smart Start at the Library, LA County Library's collection of programs and services for early learners ages 0 - 5 and their caregivers.

Attendance is limited, and advance registration is required. Please register every individual in your party, including kids. This will be used to save your spots in the program. We cannot guarantee availability for any unregistered attendees. 

Please join us after Storytime for Parent Cafés, an opportunity to chat with other caregivers and gather parenting tips from a Positive Parenting Program accredited librarian:
07/03/25 

Program and materials provided in collaboration with DMH and MHSA.

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AGE GROUP: | Toddlers | Preschoolers |

EVENT TYPE: | Storytime |

TAGS: | Smarty Pants Storytime | Smart Start |

El Monte Library
Phone: 626.444.9506
Hours
Mon, Jul 21 Closed
Tue, Jul 22 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jul 23 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jul 24 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Jul 25 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Jul 26 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Jul 27 Closed
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About the branch

Friendly El Monte, the End of the Santa Fe Trail, was incorporated in 1912. The city was once home to Gay's Lion Farm during the 1930s and famous for the roaring lion on MGM's logo.

The El Monte Library was founded in 1890, and joined the Los Angeles County Public Library in 1913. It has been at its present location since 1967.

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