Encino - Tarzana Branch Library | Los Angeles Public Library

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Address:: 18231 Ventura Boulevard
Tarzana, CA 91356
Phone:: 818-343-1983
Fax:: 818-343-7867
Email:: Contact form
Librarian:: Lawrence Nash, Senior Librarian

Upcoming Events at Encino - Tarzana Branch Library

November 19, 2019 12:00PM

Computer Comfort Class

We offer basic help with using the internet and Microsoft Office.

November 19, 2019 4:00PM

Arts and Crafts with Shokoufeh

Draw cartoons with letters E and F.

Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m.

Storytime with Shokoufeh

This storytime is intended for preschoolers. We will be reading stories and singing songs. Children and their families are welcome to join...

Thursdays at 3 p.m.

Thursday at the Movies

Please join us for Thursday at the movies! All ages are welcome (rating dependent). This is your chance to watch old and new movies on the...

Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m.

Storytime with Shokoufeh

This storytime is intended for preschoolers. We will be reading stories and singing songs. Children and their families are welcome to join...

December 6, 2019 9:30AM to 5:00PM

Friends of the Encino-Tarzana Library Used Book Sale

Stop by to shop thousands of books, CDs, DVDs and Audio Books. The book sale features a large selection of fiction, non-fiction and...

Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m.

Storytime with Shokoufeh

This storytime is intended for preschoolers. We will be reading stories and singing songs. Children and their families are welcome to join...

Ongoing Events

STAR Story Telling And Reading
Mondays from 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Come and meet our STAR volunteer reader Terry. Read stories together and learn how to earn a free book.

Tuesdays from 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Come and meet our STAR volunteer reader Jeannie. Read stories together and learn how to earn a free book.

Thursdays from 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Come and meet our STAR volunteer reader Adele. Read stories together and learn how to earn a free book.

Fridays from 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Come and meet our STAR volunteer reader Geri. Read stories together and learn how to earn a free book.

Student Zone
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 3:00pm to 7:00pm
Three public computers reserved for the exclusive use of students during Student Zone hours. Also, homework supplies and free printing. Sign in at the Information Desk.

Friend of the Library Bookstore Hours
Monday 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tuesday 12:30pm - 7:00pm
Wednesday 11:00am - 7:00pm
Thursday 12:30pm - 5:00pm
Friday 10:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday 10:00am - 5:00pm

What We Are Reading

Anja Niemi in character

Niemi, Anja, 1976- photographer, interviewee.

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Today We Go Home

Estes, Kelli

Kelli Estes tells parallel stories separated by 150 years: one of a woman’s struggle to get into the US Army to fight in the Civil War, t

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Violet

Thomas, Scott

Scott Thomas, author of 2017’s excellent

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Haunting of tram car 015

Clark, P. Djeli.

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Mexican American baseball on the Westside of Los Angeles

Santillan, Richard,

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The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek

Richardson, Kim Michele

Kim Michelle Richardson tells two stories that have, until now, been overlooked in most fiction and history: the story of the blue people

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Feels Like Home: Reflections on Central Library

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The Ruby Slippers of Oz: Thirty Years Later

Thomas, Rhys

In 1989, journalist and documentary filmmaker Rhys Thomas told the fascinating, and mostly unknown history of the world’s most famous sho

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The Lost History of Dreams: A Novel

Waldherr, Kris

When a famous, and some would claim infamous, poet dies, his final request is to be laid to rest next to his wife in a chapel of stained

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Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients Into Foods & Remedies That Heal

Foret, Rosalee de la

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Hours of Service

Mon:	10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Tues:	12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Weds:	10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Thurs:	12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Fri:	9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Sat:	9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Sun:	Closed

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Ongoing Events

What We Are Reading

Anja Niemi in character

Today We Go Home

Violet

Haunting of tram car 015

Mexican American baseball on the Westside of Los Angeles

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek

Feels Like Home: Reflections on Central Library

The Ruby Slippers of Oz: Thirty Years Later

The Lost History of Dreams: A Novel

Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients Into Foods & Remedies That Heal