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Día de los Muertos

In-Person Program
2022-10-26 16:00:00 2022-10-26 17:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Día de los Muertos Learn about Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead, a holiday celebrated in Latin American countries. Children and teens will decorate traditional sugar skulls while adults can decorate their own pillar candle to honor a loved one.  All ages. San Fernando Library - Meeting Room

Wednesday, October 26
4:00pm - 5:00pm

Add to Calendar 2022-10-26 16:00:00 2022-10-26 17:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Día de los Muertos Learn about Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead, a holiday celebrated in Latin American countries. Children and teens will decorate traditional sugar skulls while adults can decorate their own pillar candle to honor a loved one.  All ages. San Fernando Library - Meeting Room

San Fernando Library

Meeting Room

Learn about Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead, a holiday celebrated in Latin American countries. Children and teens will decorate traditional sugar skulls while adults can decorate their own pillar candle to honor a loved one.  All ages.

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: | All Ages |

EVENT TYPE: | History, Society, & Culture | Arts, Crafts, & Hobbies |

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San Fernando Library
Phone: 818.365.6928
Hours
Mon, Sep 25 Closed
Tue, Sep 26 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Wed, Sep 27 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Thu, Sep 28 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Sep 29 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Sep 30 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Oct 01 Closed
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About the branch

San Fernando Library opened in November 1914 as a branch of the Los Angeles County Free Library. This library, the first public library in the mainly agricultural San Fernando Valley, found its home in the Industrial Arts building of the San Fernando Union High School located at 130 North Brand Blvd. In the first year, 1,849 books were circulated to 156 borrowers.

From 1925 to 1946, the library weathered the Depression and war years in three store-front locations all on North Maclay Street. Then from 1946 to 1953, the library was located at 11223 First Street.

In 1953, the library joined with city services when it became part of the civic center at 102 Macneil Street. Growth continued for the city and the library with the collection reaching a total of 27,572 volumes in 1964 for the library's 50th anniversary.

The 1970's saw the development of a strong Spanish-language collection and the creation of the community support group---the Friends of the San Fernando Library. In 1988, the library moved into a 6,000 square-foot facility located at 150 N. Library Street.

On June 20, 2001, the library moved to 217 North Maclay Ave, a brand new 8,601 square-foot leased facility. The library is the center piece of the newly constructed Library Plaza Mall. The project was a private/public partnership.

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