Lunar New Year Celebration

Multicolored Chinese lanterns

Happy New Year!

The Los Angeles Public Library is excited to bring you to our 2024 Lunar New Year Celebration, Year of the Dragon, celebrating the Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and other Asian communities.

The New Year is the celebration of the start of the calendar year and throughout the world, the New Year can be celebrated as a social, cultural and/or religious festival. Because the festival is tied in with the seasons, it is among the oldest and universally shared celebrations that are observed among many cultures, countries, and peoples.

At the Central Library, we will celebrate the Lunar New Year with family-orientated cultural programs from 2-4 p.m. on January 27.

If you would like to know more about our diverse communities, we invite you to visit one of our 72 branch locations and Central Library and engage in all the resources the library has to offer: books, citizenship classes, tutoring, and so much more.


Events

Find programs and events for all ages at a library near you to celebrate and connect with your community.


Isaku Kageyama in front of a Taiko Drum
June 5, 2024 4:00 PM to 4:45 PM
Immerse yourself in the dynamic energy of Japanese Taiko drumming, and learn how to play Taiko drums in this workshop led by Isaku Kageyama...


Movie reel, tub of popcorn and director's clapboard
June 6, 2024 1:30 PM
Join us on Zoom to discuss the 2023 film Past Lives.Two childhood sweethearts, after decades apart, are reunited for one fateful week in...


A group of people sit around a rectangular table adorned with various plates and bowls while a woman at the head of the table stands to speak.
June 6, 2024 4:00 PM
Learn how to make pickled vegetables, kimchi and more! Get in a Pickle Together! is a family-friendly, hands-on pickling workshop...


Candy Sushi on a paper plate.
June 11, 2024 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Create your own candy sushi using Rice Krispies Treats, fruit roll-ups, jelly beans, Skittles, Twizzlers and lots of other sweet treats!


Items wrapped in colorful Bojagi cloth
June 11, 2024 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Bojagi is a traditional Korean wrapping cloth with a rich history. In this workshop, we will delve into the art of wrapping using Bojagi,...


Three children's paintings of a tiger
June 13, 2024 4:00 PM
Listen to folktales and paint a portrait of the Korean folk art tiger. For children ages 6-12.Space is limited to 20 children on a first...


hands holding teacup
August 3, 2024 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Layne Wong is a novelist and author of the book Shanghai Love, a historical fiction novel about an unlikely love between a Chinese...


stacks of books with a pair of glasses on top of an open book
September 18, 2024 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Join us for a lively discussion with Lisa See, author of the novel Lady Tan's Circle of Women.



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We thank our wonderful partners for sharing cultural diversity with our community at the Lunar New Year Celebration.


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