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Author Patrick Moser discusses his book Surf and Rescue: George Freeth and the Birth of California Beach Culture. For adults.
The mixed-race Hawaiian athlete George Freeth brought surfing to Venice, California in 1907. Over the next 12 years, Freeth taught Southern Californians to surf and swim while creating a modern lifeguard service that transformed the beach into a destination for fun, leisure, and excitement. A compelling merger of biography and sports history, Surf and Rescue: George Freeth and the Birth of California Beach Culture brings to light the forgotten figure whose novel way of seeing the beach sparked the imaginations of people around the world.
Patrick Moser is a professor of writing at Drury University and editor of Pacific Passages: An Anthology of Surf Writing.
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EVENT TYPE: | History, Society, & Culture | Books, Poetry, & Writing |
TAGS: | Summer Discovery Program |
Malibu Library, located in the Malibu Civic Center Complex, was established in 1970 by the County of Los Angeles Public Library. Prior to 1970, a bookmobile provided library service to the Malibu community serving residents in Topanga Canyon and along the Pacific Coast Highway.
On April 22, 2012, a grand opening celebration was held to mark the completion of a $6 million renovation of the Malibu Library, designed by the architectural firm of LPA, Inc. and funded by revenue generated from local property taxes.
The new sustainable, LEED-certified library has been redesigned to represent Malibu's sand, sea and sun culture with features such as:
-A replica of the Adamson House tile rug in the main lobby
-A photographic exhibit featuring historical images of the area
-The Children's area featuring a marine life motif, including an 8' by 14' porcelain tile art piece designed by artist Christine Nguyen
-A Teen area that embraces Malibu's surf culture.
