West Valley Regional Branch Library | Los Angeles Public Library

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Address:: 19036 Vanowen Street
Reseda, CA 91335
Phone:: 818-345-9806
Fax:: 818-345-4288
Email:: Contact form
Librarian:: Kevin Hasely, Senior Librarian

Upcoming Events at West Valley Regional Branch Library

Thursdays, 3 to 5 p.m.

Story Telling and Reading (STAR) with Ms. Drusilla

Books come alive for kids when they share the fun of reading with STAR library volunteers! Join STAR reader Ms. Drusilla for a wonderful...

Thursdays at 4:00pm

Preschool Storytime

Join us every Thursday for an hour of stories and fun for preschoolers and their families.

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December 12, 2019 4:00PM

Featured Winter Performer: Juggler David Cousin

Join us for some fun with a professional family-oriented comedy juggling show! This five-time world record juggler will amaze you! Come and...

Every Friday at 10:00 am

Fitness Friday: Gentle Yoga for Adults

Calm your body and your mind during this one-hour activity. All levels are welcome! A certified yoga instructor will teach the class on...

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Every Other Friday at 11:15 a.m.

Meditation to Reduce Stress

Join us for an enriching hour of self-awareness, as Pierce College instructor Staci Mintz discusses various styles of meditation to help...

image of young boy jumping with text that reads the goldfinch and film screening

December 14, 2019 2:00PM to 4:00PM

Saturday Afternoon Movie for Adults

Young Theo inadvertently steals a noteworthy piece of art in the aftermath of an explosion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art that kills his...

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

Movie Screening for Young Adults

From writer/director/producer Gurinder Chadha (Bend It Like Beckham) comes the inspirational drama Blinded by the Light, set to the music...

Mondays from 2:00-4:00 pm, when the Library is open

Story Telling and Reading (STAR) with Ms. Ronna!

Books come alive for kids when they share the fun of reading with STAR library volunteers! Join STAR reader Ms. Ronna for a wonderful...

Tuesdays from 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Story Play! Featuring Multisensory Baby Gym Set-up

A new program featuring a multisensory play gym for children ages 2 and younger. We will have special toys and equipment appropriate for...

Ongoing Events

Student Zone
Use Student Zone computers reserved exclusively for homework. Printing is free for homework assignments. Monday to Thursday from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Sign up at the Information Desk.

Used Book Sale
Daily used book sale in the Friends of the Library Bookstore. Bookstore open until 5pm.

What We Are Reading

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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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

Violet, the new novel from Scott Thomas, author of 2017’s excellent Kill Creek, tells a story that is a bit difficult t

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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

In The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, Kim Michele Richardson tells two stories that have, until now, been overlooked in most fiction an

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Hours of Service

Mon:	10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Tues:	10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Weds:	10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Thurs:	10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Fri:	9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Sat:	9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Sun:	1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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Ongoing Events

What We Are Reading

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

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