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Book Club for Adults

In-Person Program
2025-08-20 15:00:00 2025-08-20 16:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Book Club for Adults Join us for book club as we discuss A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. Copies of this title are available at the Information Desk. For ages 18 and up. San Gabriel Library - Meeting Room

Wednesday, August 20
3:00pm - 4:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-08-20 15:00:00 2025-08-20 16:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Book Club for Adults Join us for book club as we discuss A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. Copies of this title are available at the Information Desk. For ages 18 and up. San Gabriel Library - Meeting Room

San Gabriel Library

Meeting Room

Join us for book club as we discuss A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. Copies of this title are available at the Information Desk. For ages 18 and up.

Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveler, but even when he stays safely at home he can't contain his curiosity about the world around him. "A Short History of Nearly Everything" is his quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization - how we got from there, being nothing at all, to here, being us. The ultimate eye-opening journey through time and space, revealing the world in a way most of us have never seen it before.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Books, Poetry, & Writing |

TAGS: | Book Club |

San Gabriel Library
Phone: 626.287.0761
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

San Gabriel Library was founded in 1915 and moved to its present site in 1967. The non-profit Friends of the San Gabriel Library organization was founded in 1967 to support and promote awareness of the Library and its services.  An interior mural painted by accomplished Native American artist Robert Freeman in 1984 depicts life at the Mission San Gabriel Arcángel in the late eighteenth century while recognizing the importance of the indigenous people of the area, the Gabrielino-Tongva Nation.

The library underwent a refurbishment in 2007 that added an elevator tower, enhanced community room, updated technology, new furnishings, and a bright and colorful redesign which included a paint restoration of the mural. 

Upcoming events

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Sat, Jul 26, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room
Learn about some of the rulebreakers in architecture and put your own structural engineering skills to the test by building a stick structure!   For kids ages 5 – 12.
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Smarty Pants Storytime - In-Person Program
Fri, Aug 01, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room
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Dav Pilkey Book Party - In-Person Program
Sat, Aug 02, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room
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Smarty Pants Storytime - In-Person Program
Fri, Aug 08, 11:00am - 11:30am
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.
Pom-Pom Launcher - In-Person Program
Fri, Aug 08, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room
Test your engineering skills and learn about air movement and displacement, then create your own hand-held air cannon and complete to see how far you can launch a pom-pom across the room! For ages 13-17.
Family Game Day
Sat, Aug 09, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room
Play Bingo and other board and active games with family and friends. Check out our game-related book display for family game ideas to enjoy together at home. Ages 5 - 12.
Smarty Pants Storytime - In-Person Program
Fri, Aug 15, 11:00am - 11:30am
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.
Book Club for Adults - In-Person Program
Wed, Aug 20, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us for book club as we discuss A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. Copies of this title are available at the Information Desk. For ages 18 and up.
Smarty Pants Storytime - In-Person Program
Fri, Aug 22, 11:00am - 11:30am
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.
Rainbow Parenting & Family Program: Be Proud of Someone You Love - In-Person Program
Sat, Aug 23, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us to decorate a fun picture frame and choose a photo of someone you love and are proud of to put into the fame! For ages 0 - 5 with parent or caregiver.
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