Venice - Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library

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Address:: 501 S. Venice Boulevard
Venice, CA 90291
Phone:: 310-821-1769
Email:: Contact form
Librarian:: Rachel Bindman, Senior Librarian

Upcoming Events at Venice - Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library

April 27, 2019 10:30AM

Saturday Family Dance Party

Follow along or show us your moves at this all ages dance extravaganza!

April 27, 2019 1:00PM

Calligraphy Workshop

A brief histoy of calligraphy and hands-on practice. Complementary pens for all.

April 29, 2019 6:00PM to July 22, 2019 7:00PM

English language conversation class

Speak English with confidence! English conversation class is perfect for any level. Adults will use common words and expressions.

April 30, 2019 1:30PM

Tai Chi Basics

This class contains positions, movements and self-massages from the tai chi form and qigong. Tai chi movements are widely acknowledged to...

April 30, 2019 3:30PM

Chess Group

Chess group is open to all ages and levels. Learn basic and advanced skills on opening moves, middle game, tactics, strategies, etc....

April 30, 2019 6:00PM

Adult Non-Fiction Book Club

Join the discussion of the graphic novel memoir, She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions & Potential of Heredity ...

May 1, 2019 10:30AM

Baby Toddler Storytime

Nuture a love of the library and learn about the five early literacy skills through stories, songs and playtime! For infants through 3...

Ongoing Events

STARS

Storytelling And Reading (Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays): Trained volunteers read to children of all ages in the Children’s Area. Call or visit the branch for specific times.

What We Are Reading

Our only world : ten essays

Berry, Wendell, 1934-

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The spy and the traitor : the greatest espionage story of the Cold War

Macintyre, Ben, 1963-

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He's got rhythm : the life and career of Gene Kelly

Brideson, Cynthia,

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Record of a Spaceborn Few.

Chambers, Becky.

In Record of a Spaceborn Few, Becky Chambers’ third novel, she both creates and explores a microcosmic culture on an aging fleet

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Lands of lost borders : a journey on the Silk Road

Harris, Kate, 1982-

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Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick

O'Meara, Mallory

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An absolutely remarkable thing : a novel

Green, Hank,

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Finding Baba Yaga : a short novel in verse

Yolen, Jane,

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Barracoon : the story of the last "black cargo"

Hurston, Zora Neale,

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Sweet Home Cafe cookbook : a celebration of African American cooking

Lukas, Albert, 1968-

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Hours of Service

Mon:	10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Tues:	12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Weds:	10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Thurs:	12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Fri:	9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Sat:	9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Sun:	Closed

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Ongoing Events

What We Are Reading

Our only world : ten essays

The spy and the traitor : the greatest espionage story of the Cold War

He's got rhythm : the life and career of Gene Kelly

Record of a Spaceborn Few.

Lands of lost borders : a journey on the Silk Road

Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick

An absolutely remarkable thing : a novel

Finding Baba Yaga : a short novel in verse

Barracoon : the story of the last "black cargo"

Sweet Home Cafe cookbook : a celebration of African American cooking