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Peace Bells Ceremony

Friday, August 5, 2022 at 4:15 PM
Georgina Cole Library
Free

The Carlsbad City Library invites children and families to attend a special program recognizing the 2022 Ringing of the Peace Bells.

The library program will consist of a storytime about the topics of peace and friendship and a Japanese-themed craft activity, followed by a live on-camera Zoom session with Futtsu, Japan for the bell ringing ceremony.

The event, in cooperation with Carlsbad’s Sister City, Futtsu, Japan, will commemorate 77 years of peace since the first use of an atomic bomb in Hiroshima, Japan.

Sister Cities International was created at President Eisenhower’s 1956 White House conference on citizen diplomacy.

At a Glance:

Date: Aug. 5, 2022, 4:15 – 6 p.m.

Location: Georgina Cole Library, 1250 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad Calif. 92008

For children in grades K-3 and their families

Storytime, craft activity will run from 4:15 – 5 p.m.

The live, on-camera Zoom session for the bell ringing ceremony will begin at 5 p.m.

Event is free

For more information, contact Bill Sannwald, Senior Librarian, 442-339-2926 or bill.sannwald@carlsbadca.gov.

Event Supported By

City of Carlsbad

Georgina Cole Library

1250 Carlsbad Village Dr.
Carlsbad, California 92008
760-434-2870

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