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Optical illusions - thaumatropes

Optical Illusions: Thaumatropes

In-Person Program
2023-07-07 14:00:00 2023-07-07 15:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Optical Illusions: Thaumatropes Join us to build a thaumatrope to create your own optical illusion! For kids ages 5 – 12 with a parent or guardian. Leland R. Weaver Library - Meeting Room

Friday, July 07
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-07-07 14:00:00 2023-07-07 15:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Optical Illusions: Thaumatropes Join us to build a thaumatrope to create your own optical illusion! For kids ages 5 – 12 with a parent or guardian. Leland R. Weaver Library - Meeting Room

Join us to build a thaumatrope to create your own optical illusion! For kids ages 5 – 12 with a parent or guardian.

The thaumatrope, a toy invented in the 1820’s, is based on a type of optical illusion that is the result of a scientific principle called persistence of vision. Persistence of vision is when we see images in our eyes for a fraction of a second longer than they appear so that images on the two sides of a twirling disc appear as one continuous image.

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. 

AGE GROUP: | Children |

EVENT TYPE: | STEAM | Arts, Crafts, & Hobbies |

TAGS: | Summer Discovery Program |

Leland R. Weaver Library
Phone: 323.567.8853
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The city of South Gate was incorporated in 1923 with a population of about 2,500 residents. The first South Gate Library was opened that same year in a back room of City Hall. Starting in 1931, the County of Los Angeles Free Library began providing library service to local residents.

In 1948, the County of Los Angeles built a library in the South Gate Civic Center, north of California Avenue and Firestone Boulevard. In the 1960's, plans were made to build a larger, more modern public library for the prospering community that was home to several major manufacturers, including General Motors.

In 1973, the Leland R. Weaver Library, named in honor of a former South Gate councilman, was officially opened to the public at its present location on Tweedy Boulevard.

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