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Today we’ll browse into the Fashion Plate collection and take a look at this illustration from June of 1813. Here we see an ankle length white dress. It has an embellished bodice which continues down the front of the dress. There is lace detail on the bottom hem. Accessories include long white evening gloves, green shawl embroidered at bottom edges, double-strand pearl necklace and white embellished turban.
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Wednesday, July 31 at 6 p.m.
We’ll end the summer as we started it, with a community walk.
Join us as we explore our local neighborhood on foot. It’s summer so put your sun block on, bring some water, and be prepared to sweat! We will meet in the library lobby and collectively decide upon a route before setting out. Everyone is welcome so bring the whole family.
One of the branch's most checked out fiction titles last month was Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck
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This month we asked what was probably the first Asian American settlement in this country. The answer, St. Malo in Louisiana. According to the article where this answer was found:
“The history of Filipino migration to the United States begins with Filipino sailors known as Manilamen. As early as the 18th century, Manilamen started to leave their ships while docked at the port of New Orleans and settle in Louisiana. Some would establish St. Malo—the first permanent Asian American settlement in the country.”
The question, and answer, were found in the Asian American Experience database. This a digital resource that illuminates the histories and contemporary culture of Asian Americans. This resource includes references, scholarly works, primary documents and papers, photographs, audio clips, and maps. The specific article referenced was:
Gonzales, R. (2024). St. Malo: First Filipino Settlement. The American Mosaic: The Asian American Experience.
Find the Asian American Experience on the library’s Research & Homework page under “A” and access it with your library card.
One of the branch's most checked out non-fiction books last month was Knife by Salman Rushdie
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Today let’s take a look at this “Amusement Map of Los Angeles County, 1929.” It details places of interest, amusement, and sport in Los Angeles County. It includes 3 insets: Beverly Hills detail -- Hollywood detail -- Los Angeles detail.
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Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton was one of the most checked out fiction books in our branch last month. Find similar books listed below and place a hold:
January Fifteenth by Rachel Swirsky: These thought-provoking works of issue-oriented literary fiction explore characters' reactions to active social change. January Fifteenth is a near-future portrait of universal basic income's effects on people's lives
Saturday, July 13 at 3 p.m.
Contest! Prizes Awarded!
Goal: make the ugliest art possible with provided materials. Let go of the pressure of making something “pretty” or “important” and just make something.
Judging will be across 3 groups, 12 & Under, Teens, and Adults. Get the whole family involved.
This month let’s ask what was probably the first Asian American settlement in this country?
This time around we’ll turn our attention back to the fruit crate collection. Here we have the label for the Fillmore Citrus Ass’n. This label has a bit of a personal connection for me since my father’s family were fruit growers in Fillmore, indeed I still have relatives growing citrus there.
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