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MākMō: KEVA Bridge Challenge

In-Person Program

2023-04-13 16:00:00 2023-04-13 17:00:00 America/Los_Angeles MākMō: KEVA Bridge Challenge There's a large body of water in your path and all you have available to cross it are wood planks. Are up to this engineering challenge? Build a bridge across the large body of water and see how your bridge design holds up. Ages 12 - 18 East Los Angeles Library -

Thursday, April 13
4:00pm - 5:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-04-13 16:00:00 2023-04-13 17:00:00 America/Los_Angeles MākMō: KEVA Bridge Challenge There's a large body of water in your path and all you have available to cross it are wood planks. Are up to this engineering challenge? Build a bridge across the large body of water and see how your bridge design holds up. Ages 12 - 18 East Los Angeles Library -

There's a large body of water in your path and all you have available to cross it are wood planks. Are up to this engineering challenge? Build a bridge across the large body of water and see how your bridge design holds up. Ages 12 - 18

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.

This program will be held in the CRC. 

AGE GROUP: | Teens |

EVENT TYPE: | STEAM |

TAGS: | Maker Mobile |

East Los Angeles Library

Phone: 323.264.0155

Hours
We're closed Monday May 29 due to Memorial Day Closure
Mon, May 29 Closed
(Memorial Day Closure)
Tue, May 30 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, May 31 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jun 01 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Jun 02 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Jun 03 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Jun 04 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the branch

East Los Angeles Library was established on May 1, 1923, with a small collection of books in the corner of a local store. Three months later, a small building was constructed to house the collection.

In 1924, another building was constructed at Kern Avenue near Whittier Boulevard to become the new site of the public library. Then in 1932, the library moved to 679 Fetterly Avenue, where it was located for 35 years before being moved to a new building, on the corner of Third and Fetterly in 1967.

Thanks to funding from Gloria Molina, Supervisor of the First District, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, the library moved into its new location in September 2004.

This brand new library building is over 26,000 square feet, nearly double the size of the old building. The library is located within the East Los Angeles Civic Center, which also includes the East Los Angeles County Hall, Courthouse, Probation Department, Sheriff's station, Edward R. Roybal Comprehensive Health Center, and Belvedere Park Lake. The library now offers expanded services and collections and an expanded Chicano Resource Center in a separate room.

Community residents requested that the new library reflect Mayan design and themes. Since many Mayan structures in southern Mexico and Central America were astronomical observatories, the designers incorporated references to the sun and the moon, both themes in Mayan art, in the pavement at the entrances and in the lobby.

The interior foyer features artist Jose Antonio Aguirre's monumental mosaic mural cycle "OUR LEGACY: Forever Presente..." which is a visual tribute to East Los Angeles' proud cultural heritage and socio-political struggle.

Upcoming events

Wed, May 31, 10:30am - 11:00am
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, May 31, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Meeting Room
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Sat, Jun 03, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room
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Mon, Jun 05, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Practice and build confidence in your reading skills by reading aloud to a reading buddy for 20 minutes. A selection of books will be provided. Space is limited and available on a first-come basis. For students entering Grades 1 - 6.

Wed, Jun 07, 10:30am - 11:00am
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.

Wed, Jun 07, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Practice and build confidence in your reading skills by reading aloud to a reading buddy for 20 minutes. A selection of books will be provided. Space is limited and available on a first-come basis. For students entering Grades 1 - 6.

Wed, Jun 07, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Get involved at the Library! Join the TAB and help shape the future of teen activities and the teen space here at the East LA Library. Participants can earn service hours for attending meetings. New participants are always welcome! For ages 12 - 18.

Thu, Jun 08, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Check out this stimulating STEM program featuring the Ozobots! These tiny robots are the perfect way to introduce teens to the fascinating world of coding. You can write your own codes and have them follow your commands. For ages 12 - 18

Sat, Jun 10, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Practice and build confidence in your reading skills by reading aloud to a reading buddy for 20 minutes. A selection of books will be provided. Space is limited and available on a first-come basis. For students entering Grades 1 - 6.

Mon, Jun 12, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Practice and build confidence in your reading skills by reading aloud to a reading buddy for 20 minutes. A selection of books will be provided. Space is limited and available on a first-come basis. For students entering Grades 1 - 6.

Tue, Jun 13, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us as we kick off summer with an 80s themed event.

Wed, Jun 14, 10:30am - 11:00am
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.

Wed, Jun 14, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Practice and build confidence in your reading skills by reading aloud to a reading buddy for 20 minutes. A selection of books will be provided. Space is limited and available on a first-come basis. For students entering Grades 1 - 6.

Wed, Jun 14, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
A discussion of Tennessee Williams' play, "Suddenly, Last Summer".

Thu, Jun 15, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Boost up your STEAM skills and build with Richard Woloski.

Thu, Jun 15, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Join us for a special hybrid edition of our Heart & Hand Book Talk series with David Ambroz, poverty & child welfare expert and advocate and author of, A Place Called Home - A Memoir.

Sat, Jun 17, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Practice and build confidence in your reading skills by reading aloud to a reading buddy for 20 minutes. A selection of books will be provided. Space is limited and available on a first-come basis. For students entering Grades 1 - 6.

Wed, Jun 21, 10:30am - 11:00am
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.

Wed, Jun 21, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Practice and build confidence in your reading skills by reading aloud to a reading buddy for 20 minutes. A selection of books will be provided. Space is limited and available on a first-come basis. For students entering Grades 1 - 6.

Wed, Jun 21, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Thu, Jun 22, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room
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Sat, Jun 24, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Practice and build confidence in your reading skills by reading aloud to a reading buddy for 20 minutes. A selection of books will be provided. Space is limited and available on a first-come basis. For students entering Grades 1 - 6.

Mon, Jun 26, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Practice and build confidence in your reading skills by reading aloud to a reading buddy for 20 minutes. A selection of books will be provided. Space is limited and available on a first-come basis. For students entering Grades 1 - 6.

Wed, Jun 28, 10:30am - 11:00am
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.

Wed, Jun 28, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Practice and build confidence in your reading skills by reading aloud to a reading buddy for 20 minutes. A selection of books will be provided. Space is limited and available on a first-come basis. For students entering Grades 1 - 6.