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Cover of Planting Stories, by Anika Aldamuy Denise

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Hispanic Heritage Month: Planting Stories

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2022-09-15 16:00:00 2022-09-15 17:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Hispanic Heritage Month: Planting Stories Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a reading of Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian Pura Belpré by Anika Aldamuy Denise. Learn about famed Latinx author and librarian Pura Belpré, and create paper-bag puppets! For ages 4 - 12. Westlake Village Library -

Thursday, September 15
4:00pm - 5:00pm

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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a reading of Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian Pura Belpré by Anika Aldamuy Denise. Learn about famed Latinx author and librarian Pura Belpré, and create paper-bag puppets! For ages 4 - 12.

Join us for a reading of Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian Pura Belpré, by Anika Aldamuy Denise. We are celebrating the famed Latinx author and librarian whose writing and travels raised awareness of the importance of seeing oneself represented in stories. Create a paper-bag puppet so that you can tell your own stories as Pura Belpré did!

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 |

EVENT TYPE: | Education & Literacy | Arts, Crafts, & Hobbies |

TAGS: | Hispanic Heritage Month |

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The first Westlake Village Daniel K. Ludwig Library was dedicated on March 27, 1993. The library operates under a joint agreement between the City of Westlake Village and the County of Los Angeles Public Library.

The library was named after Westlake Village developer and visionary, Daniel K. Ludwig. The library moved to a brand new and larger facility on February 5, 2002.

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