Events

Bilingual StoryWalk® for families!

Children are invited to share the joy of reading with our STAR volunteer Sarah. Take home a free book after reading with Sarah three times.

Children are invited to share the joy of reading with our STAR volunteer. Come three times and take home a free book.

Our STAR volunteers read to children one-on-one or in small groups. No sign-up is required. Take home a free book to keep after attending three STAR storytimes at our branch.STAR storytimes are subject to change or cancellation, depending on volunteer schedules. Call us at 818-755-7873 to confirm.

Children are invited to share the joy of reading with our STAR volunteer Denise. Take home a free book after reading with Denise three times.

Join us for a Centennial Book Club discussion of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie, part of Los Angeles Public Library’s Central 100 celebration.Published in 1926, this classic mystery follows Hercule Poirot as he unravels a shocking case filled with secrets and twists.Free copies are available while supplies...

Join us for an engaging discussion on some of the world's best short stories! This year's selection is from 100 Great Short Stories edited by James Delay and The Scribner of Contemporary Short Fiction.

Join us as we select a YA book to read together and discuss. 

Join us on the last Tuesday of the month for a lively discussion of our current selection.Jan. 27: Island of Sea Women, Lisa SeeFeb. 24: Long Island, Colm ToibinMar. 31: A Woman of No Importance, Sonia PurnellApr. 28: The Other Americans, Laila LalamiMay 26: James, Percival EverettJun. 30: A Moveable Feast...

Creativity abounds within the transgender and nonbinary community, especially through the medium of comics and graphic novels. This all-ages event features author talks from celebrated graphic novelists and more.

Join us for an engaging book talk featuring local author Danny Jensen, as he discusses his latest work, Unique Eats and Eateries of Los Angeles: The People and Stories Behind the Food.

Join us for an exciting hybrid panel discussion and book signing celebrating international baseball!  

Join the Los Angeles Public Library's Art, Music, and Recreation Department for an online conversation with best selling author Martin Dugard as we celebrate the release of his latest book, The Long Run: Steve Prefontaine, Frank Shorter, Joan Benoit, Grete Waitz, and the Decade That Made the Marathon Cool. 

The Echo Park Historical Society and the Friends of Elysian Park are excited to present author Eric Nusbaum discussing his award-winning 2020 book Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between. 

Author Sara Kehaulani Goo discusses her memoir, Kuleana: A Story of Family, Land, and Legacy in Old Hawaiʻi, the story of her family’s effort to hold onto ancestral land on Maui.