Located in the Sue Carter Friends of the Library Community Room, Diné and Chicana Artist Nanibah Chacon's mural, "Portals to Memory," was created as a part of the library's Book to Action program in May 2019. Listening sessions with community members and the artist contributed to the collaboratively developed and site-specific mural content. 

The piece incorporates various landscapes present in Tongva territories and strategically placed “cog stones.” Beginning with the ocean, crossing lands and local plants (silver dune lupine and coastal buckwheat), and ending with sky and constellations. The mural celebrates the beauty of wonder and our innate need to create objects that are reflective of what we see in nature. Nature has always been our first teacher with its vast mysteries and abundant systems of knowledge.

About the Artist

Nanibah Chacon is known for her murals and large scale public works created nationally and internationally as well as her personal philosophy that art should be an accessible and meaningful catalyst for social change.

Mural Sponsors

El Segundo Kiwanis Club
El Segundo Rotary Club
ESMoA
MOMS Club of El Segundo
Smoky Hollow Studios
Von Flue Family
The Whelan Family
El Segundo Residents & Friends
Arts and Culture Advisory Committee
Library Board of Trustees
Friends of the El Segundo Public Library