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Start a nature journal to document your observations and experiences in the great outdoors. Submit your entries to participate in our exciting contest!

Enjoy stories, songs, and movement activities for children and their families.

Book club for elementary school age kids.

DIY slime!

STAR Volunteers read and tell stories with children at the library.

Experience nature through art and observation! Create a nature journal with drawings and writings to document what you see and learn.

Children can create and play their own video games on the Bloxels online platform. There are 10 spots available each week.

Listen to a story or practice your reading skills with our STAR volunteers!

Children ages 4–12 are invited to participate in In-N-Out Burger’s Cover to Cover Reading Program! Read five books or 300 minutes and earn an Achievement Award Card for a free hamburger or cheeseburger.

Join us for stories, songs, and fun!

While the Benjamin Franklin Branch Library is closed for construction, visit us across the street at the Boyle Heights City Hall for the Benjamin Franklin pop-up.

Join us in the joy of reading books with our STAR volunteer, Mrs. Judi!

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

Visit our student zone helper for a safe place to study, free school supplies, and more.

All children are invited to read stories with our volunteers. Share in the joy of reading with our STAR volunteer every Tuesday!

Student Zone is an area of the library for students K-12 that provides after school homework help.

Children are invited to share the joy of reading one-on-one with our STAR volunteer Karin. Take home a free book after reading three times with our STAR readers.

Homework help for students in grades K-12.

Children are invited to share the joy of storytelling and reading with our STAR volunteer, Lenny. Take home a free book after coming to three STAR events at our branch.

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

Get afterschool homework help and use designated study areas.

Study spaces and homework help for students in grades K-12

Fun reading practice for children. Early and advanced readers can build confidence and practice reading skills in this program with BARK-certified therapy dogs. Suggested for grades 1-5. 



Nurture a love of reading with STAR volunteer Andrea! Children who read with a STAR volunteer three times receive a new book to keep.