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

Mondays, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Practice speaking English in a small group. Learn new vocabulary and improve your pronunciation. A focus is on phrases and statements...

January 28, 2020 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Computer Comfort Class

Get basic help with using the internet and Microsoft Office. Learn how to get online, use Google and Microsoft Word, save and attach files...

Fridays 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.

English Conversation Class

English Conversation Class (weekly). Practice speaking English in a small group. Learn new vocabulary and improve your...

February 1, 2020 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM

Princeton Review: ACT 101 Strategies

Attend this strategy session to learn how to improve your ACT test scores. Water, snacks and workbook provided.

Mondays, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

English Conversation Class

Practice speaking English in a small group. Learn new vocabulary and improve your pronunciation. A focus is on phrases and statements...

Fridays 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.

English Conversation Class

English Conversation Class (weekly). Practice speaking English in a small group. Learn new vocabulary and improve your...

young people sitting in front of computers

February 8, 2020 1:00 PM

How to Start & Grow Your YouTube & Social Media Channels with Evan Burse

Join us to meet African American Youtube star and professional artist Evan Burse!

Mondays, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

English Conversation Class

Practice speaking English in a small group. Learn new vocabulary and improve your pronunciation. A focus is on phrases and statements...

Fridays 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.

English Conversation Class

English Conversation Class (weekly). Practice speaking English in a small group. Learn new vocabulary and improve your...

Ongoing Events

STAR Story Telling And Reading
Mondays, 3 - 5 p.m.
Come and meet our STAR volunteer reader Terry. Read stories together and learn how to earn a free book.

Tuesdays, 3 - 5 p.m.
Come and meet our STAR volunteer reader Jeannie. Read stories together and learn how to earn a free book.

Thursdays, 3 - 5 p.m.
Come and meet our STAR volunteer reader Adele. Read stories together and learn how to earn a free book.

Fridays, 3 - 5 p.m.
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, 3 - 6 p.m.
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 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Tuesday 12:30 - 7 p.m.
Wednesday 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Thursday 12:30 - 5 p.m.
Friday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

What We Are Reading

Dreamers and schemers : how an improbable bid for the 1932 Olympics transformed Los Angeles from dusty outpost to global metropolis

Siegel, Barry, 1949-

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Riot Baby

Onyebuchi, Tochi

Ella, a young girl growing up in Compton, California has psychokinetic abilities that allow her to see into the future.

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Steel Crow Saga

Krueger, Paul

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Carrie Fisher : a life on the edge

Weller, Sheila,

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The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl

Goss, Theodora

Mary Jekyll, Diana Hyde, Beatrice Rappaccini, Catherine Moreau and Justine Frankenstein—all the daughters of some of science fiction’s ma

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How to raise a reader

Paul, Pamela,

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The Starless Sea

Morgenstern, Erin

In her first novel since 2011’s The Night Circus, Erin Morgenstern illustrates again that she is a masterful fantasy storyteller

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Midnight chicken : (& other recipes worth living for)

Risbridger, Ella,

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The Girl Who Reads on the Metro

Feret-Fleury, Christine

In The Girl Who Reads on the Metro, Christine Feret-Fleury tells a delightful tale about the love and power of books and the nee

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Anja Niemi in character

Niemi, Anja, 1976- photographer, interviewee.

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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

Dreamers and schemers : how an improbable bid for the 1932 Olympics transformed Los Angeles from dusty outpost to global metropolis

Riot Baby

Steel Crow Saga

Carrie Fisher : a life on the edge

The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl

How to raise a reader

The Starless Sea

Midnight chicken : (& other recipes worth living for)

The Girl Who Reads on the Metro

Anja Niemi in character