Join us for the celebration of life at Central Library.
Join the City of Glendale and Glendale Library, Arts & Culture for the annual Día de Los Muertos festivities.
The City of Glendale has celebrated Día de Los Muertos every year since 2017. This year, the celebration will take place at the Glendale Central Library on November 1, from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Day of the Dead or Día de Los Muertos is a Mexican holiday that is celebrated in different parts of the world on November 1st and 2nd. Día de Los Muertos is a colorful celebration of life that reunites the living and the dead. Families build ofrendas to honor and welcome their beloved departed family members.
ACTIVITIES & PERFORMANCES
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.
Únase a la Ciudad de Glendale y a la Biblioteca, Arte y Cultura de Glendale para las festividades anuales del Día de Los Muertos.
La ciudad de Glendale ha celebrado el Día de Los Muertos todos los años desde 2017. Este año, la celebración se llevará a cabo en la Biblioteca Central de Glendale el 1 de noviembre, de 4:00 PM a 7:00 PM.
ACTIVIDADES
ESTACIONAMIENTO
Los visitantes de la Biblioteca Central de Glendale reciben estacionamiento GRATUITO de 3 horas al otro lado de Harvard Street en la estructura de estacionamiento Marketplace con validación en el mostrador de servicio. Hay estacionamiento accesible disponible en el lado este del edificio. Para obtener información adicional sobre este evento, comuníquese con la Biblioteca Central al (818) 548-2021 o envíenos un correo electrónico a LibraryInfo@GlendaleCA.gov.
AGE GROUP: | Tweens | Toddlers | Teens | Preschool | Family | Early Elementary | Children | Babies | All Ages | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Special Events | Performance | Music | Dance | Arts & Crafts | Activities |
TAGS: | Special Event | Glendale Central Library | Dia de los Muertos | Central Library | Be the Change | 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.
