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Juneteenth Celebration

Book Party & Summer Discovery Kickoff

2023-06-14 16:00:00 2023-06-14 17:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Juneteenth Celebration Join us for a special celebration of Juneteenth with a book party for the picture book titled Juneteenth for Mazie! The Summer Discovery Program Kickoff and book party will include a Storytime, art activity and prizes for participants. Willowbrook Library - Meeting Room

Wednesday, June 14
4:00pm - 5:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-06-14 16:00:00 2023-06-14 17:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Juneteenth Celebration Join us for a special celebration of Juneteenth with a book party for the picture book titled Juneteenth for Mazie! The Summer Discovery Program Kickoff and book party will include a Storytime, art activity and prizes for participants. Willowbrook Library - Meeting Room

Willowbrook Library

Meeting Room

Join us for a special celebration of Juneteenth with a book party for the picture book titled Juneteenth for Mazie! The Summer Discovery Program Kickoff and book party will include a Storytime, art activity and prizes for participants.

For ages 5 - 12 with a parent or caregiver. This event will be in the Children's area in the library. 

AGE GROUP: | Children |

EVENT TYPE: | Storytime | History, Society, & Culture | Education & Literacy |

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Willowbrook Library

Phone: 323.564.5698

Hours
Mon, Sep 25 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Sep 26 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Sep 27 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Sep 28 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Sep 29 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Sep 30 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Oct 01 Closed

About the branch

Willowbrook Library occupies a very special place in the history of the County of Los Angeles Public Library. The Los Angeles County Free Library, as it was then called, was founded September 5, 1912.

On Christmas Eve Day, 1912, the County Librarian received a petition from the residents of the Willowbrook Community, requesting that Willowbrook have the first County branch library. This petition was followed up with a long distance call from Mrs. Belle Jenks offering her services and her home for the purpose.

Both offers were accepted and on April 23, 1913, Willowbrook opened as the first branch library of the Los Angeles County Public Library with an initial shipment of 50 books. The library was open for 2 days in April 1913 and circulated 18 books.

In July 1919, the library was moved to a room in the Post Office at rental of $20.00 a month (later reduced during the Depression to $15.00 a month).

In 1950, a library was built on El Segundo Boulevard but was damaged by fire during the 1965 Watts riots. Rebuilt with community donations and dedicated in June 1966, Willowbrook Library served the community at the El Segundo location until the library was relocated to the Kenneth Hahn Plaza in 1987.

On July 28, 2018, Willowbrook Library opened to the public at its new location: 11737 Wilmington Ave, Los Angeles, 90059.

Upcoming events

Wed, Sep 27, 11:00am - 11:45am
Meeting Room
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, Oct 04, 11:00am - 11:45am
Meeting Room
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, Oct 04, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room
Celebrate books, reading, and art by designing a bookmark for our 44th Annual Bookmark Contest. Various art supplies will be available. For ages 5 – 12 with parent or caregiver.

Tue, Oct 10, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room
Sama Sama: Solidarity in the Fields is a short trilingual play that tells the story of three high school students as they discover their cultural identity by learning about the "Manongs" and "Bracero Program." Recommended for ages 12 - 18.

Wed, Oct 11, 11:00am - 11:45am
Meeting Room
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, Oct 18, 11:00am - 11:45am
Meeting Room
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, Oct 25, 11:00am - 11:45am
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.