Literacy Art Walk
Friday, June 12
9:30am - 11:30am
Learn how public art reflects our diverse community and engage with others to strengthen your English. Registration required.
Anahid Oshagan, our Reflectspace curator, will host an art walk around the Glendale Central Library that features public sculptures and art. Must register with the Literacy Center to participate. Space is limited.
The artwalk takes place at the Glendale Central Library on Friday, June 12th from 9:30 am - 11:30 am.
For more information or to register, please contact the Literacy Center at 818-548-6450 or literacy@glendaleca.gov
- Registration Required
- Adults 18+
- All Languages Welcome
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: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Literacy | Classes & Workshops |
TAGS: | workshop | literacy | Central Library | Adults | Adult |
Glendale Central Library
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.
