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Join us for the weekly Virtual Book Club. In June we will be discussing 'The Martha's Vineyard Beach and Book Club' by Martha Hall Kelly. Please contact Marta Wiggins at mwiggins@library.lacounty.gov for your link to join. For adults
Each week we read and discuss 1/4 of the book. Please see the weekly discussion breakdown below.
Week 1: June 9: Chapters 1 - 9 -- Pages 3 - 78
Week 2: June 16: Chapters 10 - 23 -- Pages 79 - 156
Week 3: June 23: Chapters 24 - 36 -- Pages 157 - 228
Week 4: June 30 : Chapters 37 - 49 -- Pages 229 to the end of the book
Please note there will not be a meeting on Tuesday, June 2
"Two sisters living on Martha's Vineyard during World War II find hope in the power of storytelling when they start a wartime book club for women-a spectacular novel inspired by true events from the New York Times bestselling author of Lilac Girls"-- Provided by publisher
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.
