{"id":2012,"date":"2014-10-05T14:59:18","date_gmt":"2014-10-05T21:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/?p=2012"},"modified":"2016-01-30T15:15:48","modified_gmt":"2016-01-30T23:15:48","slug":"elmo-at-los-angeles-central-library-oct-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/elmo-at-los-angeles-central-library-oct-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Elmo at Los Angeles Central Library Oct 15, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 426px;\">\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 139.436620% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/494247131?et=qkg3tsadR8xjXksOnyFm7w&amp;sig=L7ZhDFnRGx981Y2nRnDVlTd_l4lv05HnIHkTvImC3PI=\" width=\"426\" height=\"594\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0 0 0 10px; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/494247131\" target=\"_blank\">#494247131<\/a> \/ <a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\" target=\"_blank\">gettyimages.com<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The following information is from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lapl.org\/sites\/default\/files\/press\/2014\/pdfs\/elmoiicflibrary-release-la.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">this press release from the Los Angeles Public Library<\/a>. Please read press release for full details.<\/p>\n<h2>Elmo to Appear in Los Angeles for Fun-Filled Day at the Library<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iicf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation<\/a> Brings New Early Literacy Program to Town<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Event Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">WHO: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lapl.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Central Library<\/strong><\/a> and the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">WHAT: A hands-on early literacy themed community event a guest appearance from Elmo and<br \/>\ninteractivity with Sesame Workshop\u2019s newest bilingual early literacy initiative, \u201cEvery Day is a<br \/>\nReading and Writing Day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">WHEN: <strong>October 15, 2014, 10:45 am- 12:45 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">WHERE: Central Library<br \/>\nChildren\u2019s Literature Department<br \/>\n630 W. 5th<br \/>\nLos Angeles, CA 90071<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">WHY: To promote early literacy development in a fun, interactive workshop environment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">HOW: The event is open to the public, and parents\/caretakers are invited to bring their preschool<br \/>\nand kindergarten-aged children.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"www.iicf.org\" target=\"_blank\">About the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) <\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation was established in 1994 and is completely directed and<br \/>\nfunded by the insurance industry. The foundation helps communities and enriches lives by uniting the<br \/>\ncollective strengths of the industry to provide grants, volunteer service and leadership. Since its inception<br \/>\nin 1994, IICF has contributed more than $21 million in grants to charities and 179,000 volunteer hours to<br \/>\nhundreds of community nonprofit organizations. IICF is a registered not-for-profit organization under<br \/>\nsection 501(c)(3) of the IRS code. Learn more at about the IICF at www.iicf.org.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"www.sesameworkshop.org\" target=\"_blank\">About Sesame Workshop: <\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sesame Workshop is the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, the landmark<br \/>\ntelevision program that reaches millions of children every day in more than 150 countries. The<br \/>\nWorkshop\u2019s mission is to use the educational power of media to help children everywhere reach their<br \/>\nhighest potential. Delivered through a variety of platforms, Sesame Workshop develops research-based<br \/>\ncontent \u2013 including television programs, books, games, mobile apps and community engagement<br \/>\ninitiatives \u2013 that supports early childhood learning, helps prepare children for school, and addresses<br \/>\ndevelopmental needs. The Workshop\u2019s programs are tailored to the needs of specific regions and focus<br \/>\non topics that help young children and families develop critical skills for lifelong learning. For more<br \/>\ninformation, visit us at www.sesameworkshop.org.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"www.lapl.org\" target=\"_blank\">About the Los Angeles Public Library: <\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The Los Angeles Public Library serves the largest and most diverse population of any library in the<br \/>\nnation. Its Central Library, 72 branch libraries, more than six million books, and state-of-the-art technology<br \/>\naccessible at www.lapl.org, provide everyone with free and easy access to information and the<br \/>\nopportunity for life-long learning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#494247131 \/ gettyimages.com The following information is from this press release from the Los Angeles Public Library. Please read press release for full details. Elmo to Appear in Los Angeles for Fun-Filled Day at the Library Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation Brings New Early Literacy Program to Town Event Details: WHO: Central Library and the Insurance [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2014,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[906],"tags":[585,584,15,201,587,589,586,590,588],"class_list":["post-2012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-announcements","tag-central-library","tag-elmo","tag-event","tag-free","tag-insurance-industry-charitable-foundation","tag-literacy","tag-los-angeles-public-library","tag-sesame-street","tag-sesame-workshop","eq-blocks"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p46LgQ-ws","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2056,"url":"https:\/\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/elmo\/","url_meta":{"origin":2012,"position":0},"title":"Adventures on the Metro and Elmo at Central Library","author":"westsidemommy","date":"October 15, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"The Expo line is clean and new. 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