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Picture of an amate bark painting of a bird

Hispanic Heritage Month: Amate Bark Painting

In-Person Program
2025-10-09 16:00:00 2025-10-09 17:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Hispanic Heritage Month: Amate Bark Painting Amate is a bark paper used in Mexico for centuries, both for written documents and paintings. Teens will learn the history and techniques used in Amate bark paintings and recreate the special paper and artistic motifs. For teens ages 12 - 18 Rivera Library - Meeting Room

Thursday, October 09
4:00pm - 5:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-10-09 16:00:00 2025-10-09 17:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Hispanic Heritage Month: Amate Bark Painting Amate is a bark paper used in Mexico for centuries, both for written documents and paintings. Teens will learn the history and techniques used in Amate bark paintings and recreate the special paper and artistic motifs. For teens ages 12 - 18 Rivera Library - Meeting Room

Rivera Library

Meeting Room

Amate is a bark paper used in Mexico for centuries, both for written documents and paintings. Teens will learn the history and techniques used in Amate bark paintings and recreate the special paper and artistic motifs. For teens ages 12 - 18

AGE GROUP: | Teens |

EVENT TYPE: | History, Society, & Culture | Arts, Crafts, & Hobbies |

TAGS: | Hispanic Heritage Month |

Rivera Library
Phone: 562.949.5485
Hours
Mon, Jul 28 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Tue, Jul 29 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jul 30 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jul 31 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Aug 01 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Aug 02 Closed
Sun, Aug 03 Closed
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About the branch

Rivera library was founded in 1913 and has been at its present location since 1970. The library is located in a predominately Hispanic neighborhood, with heavy usage by children. Rivera is the smaller of the two libraries in the city of Pico Rivera.

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