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Photograph of Jon Klassen and Mac Barnett with book cover of The Three Billy Goats Gruff

The Three Billy Goats Gruff with Author Mac Barnett & Illustrator Jon Klassen

In-Person Program

2022-10-23 13:00:00 2022-10-23 14:00:00 America/Los_Angeles The Three Billy Goats Gruff with Author Mac Barnett & Illustrator Jon Klassen Renowned, award-winning, and New York Times bestselling duo, MAC BARNETT and JON KLASSEN, will present the first in their groundbreaking new collection of fractured Fairy Tale picture books—a hilarious twist on The Three Billy Goats Gruff. Manhattan Beach Library -

Sunday, October 23
1:00pm - 2:00pm

Add to Calendar 2022-10-23 13:00:00 2022-10-23 14:00:00 America/Los_Angeles The Three Billy Goats Gruff with Author Mac Barnett & Illustrator Jon Klassen Renowned, award-winning, and New York Times bestselling duo, MAC BARNETT and JON KLASSEN, will present the first in their groundbreaking new collection of fractured Fairy Tale picture books—a hilarious twist on The Three Billy Goats Gruff. Manhattan Beach Library -

Renowned, award-winning, and New York Times bestselling duo, MAC BARNETT and JON KLASSEN, will present the first in their groundbreaking new collection of fractured Fairy Tale picture books—a hilarious twist on The Three Billy Goats Gruff.

Told with pitch perfect timing, hilarious detail, and Barnett's signature narrator voice, and brought to stunning visual life with Klassen’s brilliantly restrained illustrations, this is Billy Goats Gruff as never before. The Three Billy Goats Gruff is recommended for readers ages 4 - 8. 

Books will be on sale during the event in partnership with Pages: A Bookstore. 

Mac Barnett is the New York Times bestselling author of many picture books, including The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown, the New York Times bestselling The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse, the Caldecott Honor Book and E.B. White Read Aloud Award-winner Sam and Dave Dig a Hole, and the Caldecott Honor Book and Boston Globe-Horn Book Award-winner Extra Yarn. He is also the coauthor of the bestselling Terrible Two series with Jory John. Mac lives in Oakland, California. 

Jon Klassen is an animator and Governor General's Award-winning creator of children's books. His book This is Not My Hat won both the American Caldecott Medal and the British Kate Greenway Medal, making Jon the first person to win both awards for the same work. Jon was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and currently resides in Los Angeles.

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. 

Manhattan Beach Library

Phone: 310.545.8595

Hours
We're closed Monday March 27 due to César Chávez Day Closure
Mon, Mar 20 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Mar 21 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Mar 22 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Mar 23 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Mar 24 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Mar 25 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Mar 26 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the branch

Manhattan Beach Library was started as a subscription library in 1910 by the Neptunian Women's Club of Manhattan Beach.

The library became part of LA County Library in January 1915, making it one of the oldest continuing libraries in the county system. The library moved into a separate building in 1957 and to its current location in 1975. In 2013, construction began on a new more modern building that would meet the needs of the 35,000 residents in the 3.87 square mile community.

On May 1, 2015 the new 21,500 square foot building designed by architectural firm Johnson Favaro opened. It features a two-story modern design with panoramic ocean views, an interactive children's exhibit, fireplace, automated materials handling system, and self-check machines

Upcoming events

Wed, Mar 22, 10:15am - 10:45am
Build your baby’s pre-literacy, cognitive, and motor skills while enjoying songs, rhymes, and movement. For ages 0-24 months with a caregiver.
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Wed, Mar 22, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Celebrate Teens Create Month by using your creativity and imagination to design something cool using modeling clay. Learn about library resources you can use to discover the history of clay and its many uses. For grades 6-12.

Thu, Mar 23, 10:15am - 10:45am
Let’s get ready for school! Enjoy books, songs, rhymes, and movement while learning school readiness skills and having fun. For ages 2 - 5 with their parent or caregiver.
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Wed, Mar 29, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Learn about different ways to be sustainable, then create your own reusable bag (inspired by geometry!) using paint markers, masking tape, and your own creativity. For teens and tweens in grades 6-12.

Mon, Apr 03, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room
Bibliophiles can join us for a facilitated discussion of fiction and nonfiction titles. A limited amount of titles are available for book club attendees at the library. April's Book: "The Marriage Portrait" by Maggie O'Farrell. For adults.
Registration opens Monday, March 27 2023 at 6:30pm

Wed, Apr 12, 10:15am - 10:45am
Build your baby’s pre-literacy, cognitive, and motor skills while enjoying songs, rhymes, and movement. For ages 0-24 months with a caregiver.
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Wed, Apr 12, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Get involved at the Library! Join the Teen Advisory Board (TAB) and help shape the future of teen activities, learn about volunteering opportunities, and earn community service hours for school. For teens and tweens in grades 6 - 12.

Thu, Apr 13, 10:15am - 10:45am
Let’s get ready for school! Enjoy books, songs, rhymes, and movement while learning school readiness skills and having fun. For ages 2 - 5 with their parent or caregiver.
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Fri, Apr 14, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
LA County Department of Public Health is partnering with LA County Library to provide free flu vaccines, Covid-19 vaccines, and updated bivalent boosters to people 6 months of age and older, no health insurance required.
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Wed, Apr 19, 10:15am - 10:45am
Build your baby’s pre-literacy, cognitive, and motor skills while enjoying songs, rhymes, and movement. For ages 0-24 months with a caregiver.
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Wed, Apr 19, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Join us as expert Joan Borgman shares her knowledge of container gardening. During the program, each participant, or family, will have the opportunity to make and take home their own herb container garden. For ages 6 - 12 with an adult caregiver.

Wed, Apr 19, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Celebrate National Poetry Month by designing your own poetry-inspired tote bag to carry library books and more! Learn how you can discover poets and poetry at the library while you decorate your tote. For teens in grades 6 - 12.

Thu, Apr 20, 10:00am - 10:30am
Children's songwriter Nathalia will entertain with a bilingual English/Spanish concert, just for preschoolers! For children ages 3 - 5 and their parents or caregivers.