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What: Join us for a hands-on pickling workshop and enjoy an introduction to basic concepts in fermentation and vinegar pickling for the home kitchen.
When: This Saturday, July 11 at 3 p.m.
Where: The Arroyo Seco Library, find us in the Meeting Room
Questions: email ayosco@lapl.org or call 323-255-0537
This year’s Summer With the Library theme is Postmarked from LA. Leaning into that theme and picking a title that explores Los Angeles, our July selection will be The Mirage Factory by Gary Krist. Quoting from the book’s catalog description:
“Little more than a century ago, the southern coast of California was sleepy semi-desert farmland. Then, as if overnight, one of the world's largest and most iconic cities emerged. At the heart of the seemingly impossible, meteoric rise of Los Angeles were the visions of three ingenious but deeply flawed people…”
Stop by the branch for a copy of the book. If you’d like it in ebook format, you can find it on Libby.
We will come together to discuss the book on Saturday, July 25 at 3 p.m. It will be a hybrid meeting so you have the option of attending in person or via Zoom. If you’d like to join us via Zoom send an email to ayosco@lapl.org so we can get the link to you.
In this special book club meeting, we are continuing our discussion of June’s book, The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen... and the author himself will be joining us live!
This is an incredible opportunity to ask your questions directly and hear his insights on the book.
When: July 11 at 1:00 p.m.
Where: Zoom
Gather your thoughts and questions about the book and join us for this incredible opportunity. Please email ayosco@lapl.org for the link!
Today we have the autograph of journalist and author Cynthia
May Westover Alden. Alden lived from 1862-1931. Find the complete image here: https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/autograph/id/41/rec/8
Join us for a hands-on pickling workshop and enjoy an introduction to basic concepts in fermentation and vinegar pickling for the home kitchen. L.A. based Chinese American fermented food advocate and instructor, Jessica Wang, brings pickling tips and insight drawn from her family's diasporic Chinese culinary heritage.
When: July 11 at 3:00 p.m.
Where: The Arroyo Seco Library / 6145 N. Figueroa Street
This program was made possible with the generous support of the Library Foundation of Los Angeles.
This month the question was what is shibori? Let’s turn to the Oxford English Dictionary where we learn that shibori:
Is “Any of several Japanese manual resist-dyeing methods which involve folding, twisting, binding, stitching, or compressing cloth, and applying indigo or other dyes to produce a variety of patterns. Also (and in earliest use): the fabric produced using these methods.”
The question, and its answer, were found in the Oxford English Dictionary. An online version of which is found on the library’s Research & Homework page under “O” and accessible with your library card.
Drop-ins welcome but you can make an appointment by calling Lorena at (310)562-0573 or online here:
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In a world of emails and texts, when was the last time you sent a letter? Join us this summer as we rediscover the power of the postcard!
Think about someone who matters to you—a childhood mentor, a local politician, a relative who moved away, or even a star on the Walk of Fame. Stop by the library, create your own custom L.A.-themed postcard, and pen a brief, personal message. The library will take care of postage. All you have to do is write it.
(Because sometimes a letter to a politician says more than a headline).