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100 Larkin St.

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12:30 - 1:30

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cdavidson@sfpl.org
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Write a Letter from the Panama-Pacific Exposition!

San Francisco public Library
Feb 20, 12:30PM – 01:30PM

Kids and teens are invited to learn about the 100th anniversary of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915, and hand-write a real, old-fashioned letter, decorate it, put a commemorative postmark on it, and mail it!

You can write a poem-letter, a picture-letter, or one just using words. Enjoy!

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