L.A. Weather \;by Marí\ ;a Amparo Escandó\;n follows the lives of a family through a year in Los Angeles\, and is this year's pick for One Book\, One County. The book touches on many themes including identity\, family\, marriage \, Keila's work as a sculpture artist\, and Oscar's increasing climate anx iety.
\nThe City of Glendale is developing a \;Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAA P)\, which will serve as the roadmap for the city to equitably achieve c arbon neutrality by 2045 or earlier. The CAAP will also demonstrate how Gl endale will adapt and improve its resilience to both existing and future c limate change impacts.
\nJoin us to discuss the connection between < em>L.A. Weather and the CAAP as well as an open discussion about clim ate anxiety. Participants will also learn more about the CAAP\, and have t he opportunity to provide feedback. \;
\nParking
\nVisitors 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
About One Book\, One County
\nOne Boo k\, One County \;is a community reading program for Summer 2024 that c elebrates collaboration\, education\, and conversation across our county a nd emphasizes the power of connected libraries to create connected communi ties. This program is unique because instead of one book for one library s ystem\, all 9.8 million County residents are invited to read one book toge ther\, with supportive programming provided by a network of partnered Los Angeles County library jurisdictions. Place a hold on your copy today:&nbs p\;https://glac.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S 185C1924934
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About \;L.A. Wea
ther \;by Marí\;a Amparo Escandó\;n
The 2024 selection for \;One Book\, One County \;is \;L.A. We
ather \;by Marí\;a Amparo Escandó\;n. \;Published in 2
022\, \;L.A. Weather \;is a New York Times bestseller that follows
the Mexican-American Alvarado family during a year in Los Angeles &ldquo\
;as they wrestle with impending evacuations\, secrets\, deception\, and be
trayal\, and their toughest decision yet: whether to stick together or bur
n it all down.&rdquo\;
Marí\;a Amparo Escandó\;n is a New York Times best-selling bilingual author (English/Spanish). Her novel\ , \;L.A. Weather\, is a Reese&rsquo\;s Book Club pick and the winner o f the Fiction Award at the International Latino Book Awards\, 2022. Her fi rst novel \;Esperanza&rsquo\;s Box of Saints\, (Santitos \;in Span ish) \;has been the number one best seller in the Los Angeles Times Be st Sellers List\, it has 21 foreign editions and is read in over 86 countr ies. Her second novel is \;Gonzá\;lez &\; Daughter Trucking C o. \;(Transportes Gonzá\;lez e Hija\, S.A. in Spanish.) Mar&iacu te\;a has been an L.A. resident for forty years.
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