Experience the culinary diaspora of Armenia through samplings from local Glendale restaurants.
Please join us in celebration of Armenian Culture, history, and heritage during a joyous community event at the Glendale Central Library located at 222 E Harvard St, Glendale, CA 91205 on Saturday, April 11 from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
Experience the culinary diaspora of Armenia through food samplings from local Glendale restaurants. Food sampling is only available with program wristband while supplies last. Restaurants featured include:
Event Schedule
10:00 AM – Wristband distribution (first come, first served)
10:30 AM – First Tasting and program introduction to the Armenian culinary diaspora and a brief conversation with staff from Zhengyalov Hatz, Carousel, and Monta Factory.
12:00 PM – Second Tasting Begins
Cooking Demonstrations by Mary Markarian in Teen Space
10:30 AM • 11:30 AM • 12:30 PM
Special Guest Book Vendor
Abril Bookstore will be onsite selling Armenian cookbooks.
Food samplings available while supplies last.
Armat is the word for “root” in Armenian language. Armat represents the shared roots of Armenian Heritage in Glendale. GLAC chose the pomegranate tree graphic to honor our connectedness with branches representing the people of the Armenian Diaspora in our community, growing together from the shared roots.
Be The Change is sponsored by the City of Glendale Arts & Culture Commission through funding from the Urban Art Fund.
PARKING
Visitors to the Glendale Central Library receive 3-hour FREE parking across Harvard Street at the Marketplace parking structure with validation at the service desk. Accessible parking is available on any metered space for free with the use of an ADA placard when displayed. This includes parking in Lot 10 (parallel to Brand Blvd behind BevMo). ADA parking spots on the South side of Adult Recreation Center are also available for library patrons.
For additional information about this event, please contact Central Library at (818) 548-2021 or send us an email at LibraryInfo@GlendaleCA.gov.
AGE GROUP: | Tweens | Toddlers | Teens | Preschool | Family | Early Elementary | Children | Babies | All Ages | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Special Events |
TAGS: | Special Events | Special Event | Glendale Central Library | Family | Culture | Central Library | Be the Change | Armenian | All Ages |
Established in 1906.
Library services in Glendale were first provided in 1906. The women of the Tuesday Afternoon Club, a social and philanthropic organization, raised money through a series of lectures to fund a library collection. The library opened in a renovated pool room at Third and E (Wilson and Everett) Streets with seventy books, soon supplemented by a State Traveling Library of fifty more, and served a population of 1,186.
In 1907, the City Trustees passed Ordinance 53 which established and supported a library which "...shall be forever free to the inhabitants and nonresident taxpayers of the City of Glendale..." The first year the library had 251 books, 165 registered patrons, and a budget of $248.88.
In 1913, a Carnegie grant of $12,500 made possible the construction of the main library at Kenwood and Fifth (Harvard Street). The building was completed and dedicated November 13, 1914.
