Playa Vista Branch Library | Los Angeles Public Library

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Exterior view of the Playa Vista Library

Address:: 6400 Playa Vista Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90094
Phone:: 310-437-6680
Fax:: 310-437-6690
Email:: Contact form
Librarian:: Hillary Perelyubskiy, Acting Senior Librarian

Upcoming Events at Playa Vista Branch Library

November 14, 2019 4:00PM

Corn Husk Doll-Making Fall Craft Workshop for all ages

Enjoy making a traditional corn husk doll. Both boys and girls will enjoy this Fall craft directed by the very talented artisan Imani. RSVP...

November 15, 2019 2:00PM to 4:00PM

NaNoWriMo Write-In

A quiet space with snacks and wifi to spend two hours working on the novel you always wanted to write. No registration necessary.

November 19, 2019 11:00AM

Storytime @ Playa Vista Library

Preschool songs, stories, and movement.

November 19, 2019 4:00PM

Macrame Hemp Bracelets for Teens!

November 19, 2019 6:30PM

Third Tuesday Book Club

Join our Third Tuesday Book Club, focusing on a mixture of classics and literary prize winners. We avoid long tedious works, but focus on...

November 20, 2019 4:15PM to May 6, 2020 7:15PM

Knitting for Beginners

All ages are invited to have fun and learn how to knit with knitting expert, Meena. Ask questions, share ideas, and enjoy a new craft...

Wednesdays, 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.

Playa Vista Chess Club

Kids and pre-teens have fun learning the fundamentals of chess, strategies, and how to be a good sport with your opponent. Our Chess Master...

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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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