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Home Gardening

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Gardening for Kids with The Plant Plug

In-Person Program
2022-04-30 14:00:00 2022-04-30 15:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Gardening for Kids with The Plant Plug Learn about the history of growing fresh fruits and vegetables in Los Angeles, then create your own beginner garden to take home. All materials will be provided. For ages 5 – 12 with parent or caregiver. Willowbrook Library - Meeting Room

Saturday, April 30
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2022-04-30 14:00:00 2022-04-30 15:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Gardening for Kids with The Plant Plug Learn about the history of growing fresh fruits and vegetables in Los Angeles, then create your own beginner garden to take home. All materials will be provided. For ages 5 – 12 with parent or caregiver. Willowbrook Library - Meeting Room

Willowbrook Library

Meeting Room

Learn about the history of growing fresh fruits and vegetables in Los Angeles, then create your own beginner garden to take home. All materials will be provided. For ages 5 – 12 with parent or caregiver.

Attendance is limited, and advance registration is required. Please register every individual in your party, including kids. This will be used to save your spots in the program. We cannot guarantee availability for any unregistered attendees. 

This event is held in-person. LA County Public Health strongly encourages masks and physical distancing indoors regardless of vaccination status. Masks will continue to be available for customers upon request. Please see the Guidelines for Attendees during the registration process for more information.

AGE GROUP: | Children | All Ages |

EVENT TYPE: | History, Society, & Culture | Food & Cooking | Environment & Nature |

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Willowbrook Library
Phone: 323.564.5698
Hours
Mon, Nov 18 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Nov 19 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Nov 20 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Nov 21 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Nov 22 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Nov 23 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Nov 24 Closed
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About the branch

Willowbrook Library occupies a very special place in the history of the County of Los Angeles Public Library. The Los Angeles County Free Library, as it was then called, was founded September 5, 1912.

On Christmas Eve Day, 1912, the County Librarian received a petition from the residents of the Willowbrook Community, requesting that Willowbrook have the first County branch library. This petition was followed up with a long distance call from Mrs. Belle Jenks offering her services and her home for the purpose.

Both offers were accepted and on April 23, 1913, Willowbrook opened as the first branch library of the Los Angeles County Public Library with an initial shipment of 50 books. The library was open for 2 days in April 1913 and circulated 18 books.

In July 1919, the library was moved to a room in the Post Office at rental of $20.00 a month (later reduced during the Depression to $15.00 a month).

In 1950, a library was built on El Segundo Boulevard but was damaged by fire during the 1965 Watts riots. Rebuilt with community donations and dedicated in June 1966, Willowbrook Library served the community at the El Segundo location until the library was relocated to the Kenneth Hahn Plaza in 1987.

On July 28, 2018, Willowbrook Library opened to the public at its new location: 11737 Wilmington Ave, Los Angeles, 90059.

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Meeting Room
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