Events Calendar

Join us in November to reflect on our gratitude. Create a gratitude wreath by writing down what you are thankful for this season.

Unleash your creativity by coloring mandalas, flowers, geometric designs, and more. All materials will be provided free of charge. Contact the branch for the event location details.

Join us on the fourth Wednesday of the month for an evening of crochet and fiber arts!

Come to the Pico Union Branch Library and paint some miniatures! Painting can be therapeutic and meditative. We provide brushes, paint, and even miniatures that you can keep!

Join us every Friday afternoon for a free-play session with LEGO-style bricks.

Join the Yarniacs of Mar Vista, where we put our needles, hooks, hands, and creativity to work—not just to knit, crochet, embroider, macramé, and weave our crafts of choice, but to build a community of Mar Vista folks who share a love for yarn above…

Join our volunteer Ms. Bobi, for an enjoyable and informative garden session every fourth Saturday of the month.

Join us for knitting and crochet!

The Koreatown Media Lab is open every other Saturday. 3D printers, poster printing, computers with the Adobe Creative Cloud, Zoom Rooms, Cricut machines, and sewing machines are available to lab members. Tours are available to all library visitors…

Sunny and Judy Seki present a traditional Japanese folktale with shadow puppets, followed by a shadow puppet craft and other activities. Intended for ages 4-11.

Join us during our drop-in hours to use our button makers and zine supplies. Don’t forget to book an appointment to access our sewing, embroidery, and Cricut machines.

Create handmade holiday cards!

Come create collage art and listen to music together. We’ll have lots of cool stuff to cut up for your collages including magazines, comics, and cards from Central Library’s old card catalog.

Join Chef Jess Wang for a communal Chinese dessert tradition: preparing hand-rolled sticky rice dumplings! Learn about the symbolic significance of these delicious dumplings, and see how fruity and veggie QQ pearl dumplings are made!

Join us during drop-in hours to use our button makers and zine supplies. Sewing, embroidery, and Cricut machines available by appointment.

A weekly fiber arts meetup where participants can share projects, socialize with other fiber artists, and work on their crafts. Bring your own supplies. No registration is required, but schedules may change, so call the Washington Irving Library at…

Come Crochet with us!

Learn basic hand-sewing techniques in this beginner-friendly adult workshop! Create your own felt plush project using simple stitches and pre-cut materials. No experience necessary.

Join our knitting and crochet social club. We meet weekly, and people of all levels are welcome, including beginners. Please bring your own supplies. Registration is not required, just drop by.

Makerspace with button making and more!

Take some time for your creative pursuits and chat with fellow art-makers in this virtual studio hour. Please bring whatever creative project you're working on, or if you need an art prompt, we will provide one.

Join us for a special program dedicated to Ikebana, the traditional Japanese art of flower arrangement.

Join Certified Food Preservation Instructor Brie Wakeland Muszynski for a presentation on how to safely make yogurt, butter, and a variety of soft cheeses at home. The presentation includes tasting samples, and a yogurt, butter, and cheese zine.

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.