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Laptop Kit Checkout Program Launches Soon
| The El Segundo Public Library is excited to announce the launch of a pilot Laptop Kit checkout program. Adult library card holders in good standing can check out a Chromebook and hotspot kit for three weeks. Laptop Kits provide patrons access to online information outside of the library building and during off-hours. |
New Aquatic Fitness Programs Coming Soon!
| El Segundo Aquatics Department is excited to introduce a new aquatic fitness program - S'WET! S'WET stands for Structured Water Exercise Training and is a program that focusses on H.I.I.T., strength and advanced cardio training. Instructor Alyson Campbell will be instructing the first S'WET class on the west coast starting August 23rd! Alyson will also be bringing her Aqua Zumba classes to the Aquatics Center for those interested in a water-based dance-style workout. Aqua Zumba will have its first class on August 24th. |
Free Public Scanning Available
| The El Segundo Public Library has a color scanner that can be used to scan anytime the library is open. The scanner is easy to use and takes just a few minutes. Scanning to email is free. If you need to copy or print your scan, printing is available for just $0.20 cents a page for black and white and $1.00 a page for color. |
Local Author Kelly Watson to Speak at the Library
| At 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 1st, local author and Recreation and Parks Commissioner, Kelly Watson, will be at the library to discuss her book, The Next Smart Step: How to Overcome Gender Stereotypes and Build a Stronger Organization. The Next Smart Step builds on a positive reality, helping readers recognize and manage unconscious biases, see diversity as a 21st-century skill, and work towards equal partner ships in the workplace. It outlines strategies for flexibility, communication, openness, and mutual respect. Books will be available for purchase and signing that evening. |
Art + Dine August 2021 a Success!
Art + Dine, a program supported by the Arts and Culture Advisory Committee and the Cultural Development Program, was introduced during the month of August to enhance the outdoor dining experience.
Each Friday night in August, from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., two different artists set-up “studio” on the 200 block of Richmond Street to create art while the public dined and watched. Artists and diners enjoyed the opportunity and staff are looking for future locations to continue the program.
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Teen Advisory Committee BBQ a Success!
| The Teen Advisory Committee (TAC) held their first community event on Thursday, August 19th, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Recreation Park Fire Circle. Music, games, a movie and plenty of good food was enjoyed by all. |
Help Save the Environment!
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Thanks to a grant received by the City's Public Works department, the Library now has a second water bottle refilling station, located adjacent to the downstairs Sue Carter Friends of the Library Community Room. Both stations - the first located at the north west corner of the main floor - allow people to reuse their empty bottles rather than toss the bottles aside. The stations have sensors to track usage and, in the several years since its installation, the upstairs refilling station has help prevent 3,025 empty bottles from being sent to waste.
Along those lines, the Library has great resources for people interesting in helping to do their part with the environment. Found on the non-fiction shelves between 363.7 and 363.738 is a wide variety of titles focusing on increasing one’s awareness of the human impact on the earth, including Green Careers, by Jim Cassio and Alice Rush; Inconspicuous Consumption, by Tatiana Schlossberg; and We Are the Weather, by Jonathan Safran Foer.
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