Read, Renew, Repeat
Summer Reading Program Events for Adults at the Calabasas Library
Sign-up online through BookPoints to track books and be entered into drawings for gift cards throughout the summer!
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No Reservations needed for these events!
Tuesday, July 9th at 5:30 p.m. – DIY Craft Event for Adults – Bad Art Night
Bring your creativity and a variety of craft supplies will be available to create a terrible, wonderful art piece. Then at the end of the evening, there will be an art show with a prize to the Best Worst Art.
Thursday, July 11th at 5:30pm – Calabasas Stories – Exploring our History
Strap yourself into a time machine as the Calabasas Library's archivist/historian Brian Rooney takes us into the past with many intriguing photos and tidbits. See Calabasas grow from a sleepy dirt street community to a modern city.
For more information, click here.
Tuesday, July 16th at 5:30pm - Tuesday Evening Book Club
Join the Evening Book Club for a fun and spirited book discussion. The book will be L.A. Weather by María Amparo Escandón for LA County Library’s One Book, One County program.
For more information, please email Barbara Lockwood at blockwood@calabasaslibrary.org.
For more information on One Book, One County Programming click here.
Wednesday, July 17th at 11am - Wednesday Morning Book Club
Join the Morning Book Club for an interesting and lively book discussion.
For the book title and more information, please email Karilyn Steward at ksteward@calabasaslibrary.org.
Wednesday, July 17th at 6pm - Online Film Fanatics
Marc Wanamaker will be speaking on Zoom about movie history, especially the local area. He is an historical author, writing on early Los Angeles and Hollywood. He is the founder of Bison Archives, which manages research on the motion picture industry.
Movies to watch are listed on the Library website on the July calendar under Online Film Fanatics.
Email Karilyn Steward at ksteward@calabasaslibrary.org for the Zoom link.
Tuesday, July 23rd at 5:30pm – Cultivate Habits for a Blissful Life with Adriana Gage
Join us for an hour of mindfulness practices - relax & reduce stress, connect with others, practice acceptance and restful sleep- taught by Adriana Gage, a certified meditation and holistic health instructor and a well-being coach. For more information, click here.
Tuesday, July 30th at 6pm–Draping History: The Artist Who Fashioned America
Join author Carmen Evelyn G. Nuyda for an engaging exploration into the life and legacy of Elizabeth Keckley, the talented couturier who revolutionized American fashion and made Mary Todd Lincoln one of the most stylish women in American history. Delve into the fascinating intersection of genealogy and history as we uncover the remarkable story of this often-overlooked figure. The book LIZZY: The Elizabeth Keckley Story, from bondage to becoming America's first couturier seen through the eyes of a self-taught dressmaker will be available for purchase and signed by the author at the event.
For more information, click here.
Questions? Call 818-225-7616 or visit http://www.calabasaslibrary.org
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