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Author Event with Kwame Alexander

2023-01-14 14:00:00 2023-01-14 15:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Author Event with Kwame Alexander Author Kwame Alexander offers educators, parents and children a tool to learn through storytelling about a pivotal and challenging part of American history, with his new release An American Story. Manhattan Beach Library -

Saturday, January 14
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-01-14 14:00:00 2023-01-14 15:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Author Event with Kwame Alexander Author Kwame Alexander offers educators, parents and children a tool to learn through storytelling about a pivotal and challenging part of American history, with his new release An American Story. Manhattan Beach Library -

Author Kwame Alexander offers educators, parents and children a tool to learn through storytelling about a pivotal and challenging part of American history, with his new release An American Story.

Through lyrical writing and stunning illustrations, this powerful picture book tells the story of American slavery through the voice of a teacher who is struggling to help her students understand its place in history. An American Story and The Door of No Return are recommended for ages 8+

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

About the Author
Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, publisher, and New York Times bestselling author of 37
books, including the Caldecott Medal and Newbery Honor-winning picture book The
Undefeated, illustrated by Kadir Nelson, the Newbery medal-winning novel, The Crossover (a
forthcoming TV series on Disney+), and Becoming Muhammad Ali, co-authored with James
Patterson. He is also a regular contributor to NPR's Morning Edition. 


About the Artist
Dare Coulter (she/her) is an award-winning artist, muralist, and sculptor whose primary artistic
objective is to create positive imagery of black people and families. She lives in North Carolina
but intends to have a global presence by installing sculptures depicting black joy around the
world.

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
Mon, Dec 04 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Dec 05 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Dec 06 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Dec 07 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Dec 08 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Dec 09 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Dec 10 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

Tue, Dec 12, 10:15am - 10:45am
Ina the Sunshine Storyteller joins us for a special music and storytime, sharing multicultural holiday tales from around the world. For ages 3+ with an adult caregiver.

Tue, Dec 12, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Learn about this ancient art form, then paint your own ceramics mug using traditional pottery glazes and techniques!

Wed, Dec 13, 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Create your very own winter snow globe with a quirky dinosaur theme! For ages 6 - 12.
This event is full

Thu, Dec 14, 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.

Sat, Dec 16, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room
Get into the spirit of the season and come to Manhattan Beach Library for a performance by harpist Peggy Skomal of holiday music!

Tue, Dec 19, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Learn about healthy eating and nutrition using MyPlate.gov's guidelines and the MyPlate Plan, then create your own healthy snack! 

Thu, Jan 04, 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.

Mon, Jan 08, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room
Patrons can join a facilitated discussion of fiction and nonfiction titles. A limited amount of titles are available for attendees at the library. For adults. January's Book: "The Lifeguards: A Novel" by Amanda Eyre Ward

Tue, Jan 09, 10:15am - 10:45am
Join us for guided fun with age appropriate toys. Enjoy songs, learn about early literacy, and make some new friends. For ages 0 – 3 with a parent or caregiver. 

Tue, Jan 09, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Do you know what you want your life to look like? Are you unsure how to make it a reality? Learn about different goal setting techniques, then create a vision board to use as a guide to help you map out your future.