Events Calendar

Join our Teen Book Club this summer! In our first meeting, we began the book The White Guy Dies First together.At this meeting, we will share our final thoughts on the book. Teens who were present at both meetings will receive a special prize. This…

Join us for a lively discussion of the 1914 short story collection Dubliners by James Joyce.

Let’s read Guts by Raina Telegemeier! ¡Leamos Agallas por Raina Telgemeier!

Join our book club for kids and their adults to read together. At the beginning of each month, you can choose to pick up one or both of our featured books: one classic and one modern selection. Enjoy reading at home or in the library, and attend our…

Our Manga Book Club aims to unite manga and anime lovers! We will be reading Komi Can't Communicate during our meeting! Each month, we cover a different series and focus on the first volume. This club is for teens by teens! Would you like to suggest…

Join our monthly online book club to discuss science fiction short stories.

Aphasia is a brain disorder. It usually results from stroke or head injury. It affects a person's ability to read, write, speak, and understand speech. This book club is designed especially for adults with aphasia. Because everyone deserves to enjoy…

Join us as we read and discuss Dan Santat's graphic novel memoir, A First Time for Everything. This book explores how a single summer trip can change your life. We will also share thoughts on other great graphic novels or comics we’ve enjoyed…

Join us for a lively discussion!The Stranger (1942) by Albert Camus is a foundational existentialist/absurdist novella that explores human isolation, the search for meaning, and society's violent rejection of those who refuse to play by its emotional…

Join in the celebration of 100 years of Central Library by reading a book that was published in 1926 when Central Library opened! Pick up your free copy of Enough Rope by Dorothy Parker at the West Valley Reference Desk (Quantities are limited and on…

Join us for a discussion of Delusions of a Side Chick by Kandie Marie. This dramatic and suspenseful novel follows Eric as he tries to move on from a toxic affair. At the same time, Dareen refuses to let go, drawing Tommy, Joe, Lana, and Reneece into…

Join us for an online discussion of "What I Want You to See" by Catherine Linka. Please email shrmno@lapl.org for the Zoom link.

All readers are welcome to join our book club; no sign-up is necessary. To find out about each month's title, please get in touch with the branch. Copies of the book can be checked out at the Reference Desk.

Join us for a Kids' Book Club. This book club is designed for students in grades 2-4.

Artist Tod Hackett gets more than he bargains for when he moves to Hollywood to work on set design at a studio and falls in with interesting local characters.Nathanael West's 1939 novel The Day of the Locust was written while West lived in the San…

Join us for this community-led discussion of Unfamiliar Fishes by Sarah Vowell.

Aphasia is a brain disorder. It usually results from stroke or head injury. It affects a person's ability to read, write, speak, and understand speech. This book club is designed especially for adults with aphasia. Because everyone deserves to enjoy…

Join the discussion of When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s, by John Ganz (nonfiction).

The Brentwood Fiction Book Club holds lively discussions of different novels each month. The group reads books in a wide range of styles, genres, and periods. For information about upcoming selections, please get in touch with the library at brntwd…

Join us on Zoom and share a health book or article you are reading. We discuss a wide range of health topics, including: healthy eating and cookbooks, mental health, aging, exercise, and preventative health. This book club meets the first Wednesday…

Aphasia is a brain disorder. It usually results from stroke or head injury. It affects a person's ability to read, write, speak, and understand speech. This book club is designed especially for adults with aphasia. Because everyone deserves to enjoy…

When you solve a murder, you deserve a party! Join the Fairfax Teen Council as we eat, drink, and think back on how a murderer was brought to justice! All materials provided, ages 11 and older.

Adults and teens are invited to discuss Gayle Forman's Just One Day. Allyson has always done the right thing. When on a post-grad tour of London Allyson encounters Dutch actor Willem she goes against everything she knows about herself and takes him…

Join us every second Monday of the month for a lively and thought-provoking book discussion. Copies are available from checkout at the next meeting or at the Circulation Desk. New members are always welcome! If you have any questions, please contact…