Armenian History Month Celebration
Be the Change Series
Saturday, April 15
10:30am - 4:00pm
Please join us in celebration of Armenian Culture, History and Heritage during a large, joyous community event at the Glendale Central Library.
This year’s theme is Origins: A Celebration of Armenian Artists, Creators, and Inventors Who Have Made an Impact on the World!
Activities
- Armenian Motif Buttons
- Armenian Calligraphy
- Children's Activities: Make a Pomegranate Box and Forget Me Not Flower Making
Exhibitors
- Armenian American Artist’s Association
- Armenian Relief Society of Western U.S.A
- Armenian Youth Federation
- Author Katia Tavitian
- Abril Books
- GALAS LGBTQ+ Armenian Society
- Glendale Community College
- Homenetmen Glendale Ararat Chapter
- Urartu Coffee
- USC Dornsife Institute of Armenian Studies
Armenian Dance & Music Heritage by Lernazang Ensemble
Watch, listen, dance & sing with the Lernazang Ensemble’s musicians, singers, and dancers, including master folk singer Hasmik Harutunyan. Lernazang will share the origins of these songs and dances, and their incredible cultural significance for us today.
- Participatory Dance & Song Workshop- 1:30 pm
- Closing Performance- 3:30 pm
Nazook Pastries and Coffee (while supplies last) courtesy of Urartu Coffee.
15 ապրիլի, 2023 թ.
Ժամը 10:30-ից 16:00 – Glendale Central Library
Գլենդելի կենտրոնական գրադարան
Խնդրում ենք միանալ մեզ՝ տոնելու հայկական մշակույթը, պատմությունը և ժառանգությունը՝ Գլենդելի Կենտրոնական գրադարանում կայանալիք մեծ, ուրախ համայնքային միջոցառման ժամանակ, որը տեղի կունենա շաբաթ օրը, ապրիլի 15-ին, առավոտյան ժամը 10:30-ից 16:00, հասցեն՝ 222 Իսթ Հարվարդ փողոց, Գլենդել, Կալիֆորնիա: Այս տարվա թեման է «Արմատներ. տոն՝ նվիրված հայ արվեստագետներին, ստեղծագործողներին և գյուտարարներին, ովքեր իրենց ազդեցությունն են թողել աշխարհի վրա»:
The Be the Change Series takes place in conjunction with such commemorations as Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month, Native American Heritage Month, Black History Month, Armenian Genocide Remembrance, Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and LGBTQ+ Pride. The series will also examine the one-year anniversary of the 2020 racial justice protests and 100-year anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre. The series will include virtual lectures, exhibits, and online programming from authors, curators, and historians.
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 the east side of the building. 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: | Storytimes | Special Events | Performance | Music | Dance | Arts & Crafts | Activities |
TAGS: | SpecialEvent | CentralLibrary | BetheChangeSeries | ArmenianHistoryMonth |
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.
