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Please join us for the opening reception of The Palos Verdes/South Bay Audubon Society photography exhibition. Light refreshments will be served. Exhibit is open for viewing February 2 - March 24 during regular library hours, please check the calendar for availability.
The Palos Verdes/South Bay Audubon Society and the National Audubon Society, of which PV/SB Audubon is the local chapter, are dedicated to the understanding and preservation of our natural heritage. Within the framework of National Audubon Society policies, we seek and implement ways to preserve indigenous flora and fauna, specially that of our local area, and provide educational services to the region’s communities with respect to birds, wildlife, ecology and conservation. When it comes to rare plants and animals, disappearing habitats and pressing environmental concerns, the Palos Verdes Peninsula, from tidepools to hilltop, is one of the most remarkable and vulnerable places in California.
The Palos Verdes/South Bay chapter of the National Audubon Society has maintained an active presence in the local community since 1978 by providing a resource for the educational and recreational services of the area, promoting regional and national Audubon Society goals, supporting sound policy at all levels of government, and encouraging responsible future leadership through the Audubon Youth Environmental
Service (YES) Program.
EVENT TYPE: | Art Show | Art Reception |
Opening as the Palos Verdes Public Library & Art Gallery on June 3, 1930, the Mediterranean Revival architectural style building was designed by Architect Myron Hunt, a local resident. The five-level, 16,550-square-foot building is constructed of hollow-cast double-walled reinforced concrete covered by stucco with a red mission tile roof. The surrounding landscape was designed by well-known landscape architect, Frederick Olmsted, Jr in 1930.
In 1962, an addition was completed on the south side of the building, and in 1997 the stone patio on the east side of the building was remodeled to provide improved handicapped access. Library furnishings include reproductions of original hand-carved walnut Italian Renaissance tables, chairs, and couches from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vanderlip. The Library completed a DOLLAR renovation of the interior restoring it to its original.
The library has been designated as a Historic Landmark and it is listed on the California Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places.
