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Join us for free-flowing discussion of 'The Ikigai Journey: A Practical Guide to Finding Happiness and Purpose the Japanese Way' by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles while creating a Sashiko wall hanging. For Adults.
Are you feeling overwhelmed? Join us for a relaxing morning.
In The Ikigai Journey: A Practical Guide to Finding Happiness and Purpose the Japanese Way, authors Héctor García and Francesc Miralles take their international bestseller Ikigai: the Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life a step further by showing you how to find your own ikigai through practical exercises, such as employing new habits and stepping outside your comfort zone. Ikigai is the place where our passion (what we love), mission (what we hope to contribute), vocation (the gifts we have to offer the world), and profession (how our passions and talents can become a livelihood) converge, giving us a personal sense of meaning. This book helps you bring together all of these elements so that you can enjoy a balanced life--Provided by publisher.
Sashiko Embroidery: A simple but highly effective traditional Japanese sewing and design technique using the running stitch to embellish or mend fabric. In this event you will create your own hoop decorative wall hanging. All materials will be provided.
Pick up your copy of The Ikigai Journey: A Practical Guide to Finding Happiness and Purpose the Japanese Way by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles at the Book Club Corner across from the La Crescenta Library Customer Service Desk.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Books, Poetry, & Writing | Arts, Crafts, & Hobbies |
TAGS: | Book Club | Art Activity |
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.
