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Join us weekly on Zoom on Tuesday mornings at 11 am for the Virtual Book Club. In July we will be discussing 'The River is Waiting' by Wally Lamb. For adults.
Please contact Marta Wiggins at mwiggins@library.lacounty.gov for your link to join.
Each week we read and discuss 1/4 of the book. Please see the weekly discussion breakdown below.
Week 1: July 1 : Part 1: Chapters 1 - 13 Beginning of the book to Page 131
Week 2: July 8: Part 2: Chapters 14 - 21 Pages 135 - 201
Week 3: July 15: Part 3: Chapters 22 - 31 Pages 205 - 319
Week 4: July 22: Parts 3 & 4 Page 321 to the end of the book.
Week 5: July 22: Wrap up discussion of The River is Waiting & discussion of recommendations for other books, movies, etc.
"From the New York Times bestselling author of Oprah Bookclub Picks I Know This Much Is True and She's Come Undone comes the heart wrenching story of a young father who, after an unbearable tragedy, reckons with the possibility of atonement for the unforgivable"-- Provided by publisher.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Books, Poetry, & Writing |
TAGS: | Virtual Program | Book Club |
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.
