Events Calendar

Join us for a relaxing coloring session for adults. Explore your creative side by coloring mandalas, flowers, geometric designs, and more!

Children are invited to share the joy of storytelling and reading with our special STAR volunteers Beryl, Annette, and Lynda. Come three times and take home a free book.

Join us for playtime at the library for creative play with LEGO®-style bricks and traditional building blocks. 


Learn and practice new vocabulary, sounds, and fluency skills that will help in speaking, reading, and writing in English. No registration required.For more information, contact Literacy Coordinator at (213) 228-7037 ext.70719 or juniperoliteracy…

Children are invited to join our STAR volunteer Kenia for reading one-on-one or in a small group in the children's area.

Practice your reading skills by reading aloud to Saffron, a trained therapy dog.

Calling all young creators! Join us on the last Thursday of each month for Builder’s Club, a fun, hands-on program where kids design and build with bricks. Bring your imagination and create with friends at the library!This program is for children of…

Children are invited to share the joy of reading with our STAR volunteer Isaac. Take home a free book after reading with Isaac three times.

A large selection of children's, nonfiction, and fiction books is available in hardback, trade, and mass-market paperbacks. Other items include cookbooks, craft and gardening books, DVDs, and CDs.

Walk-in tutoring is available for any adult who needs help with internet searches, filling out forms, English conversation, reading, writing, resumes, and applications, studying for citizenship tests, and basic cell phone and computer use.No…

Walk-in tutoring is available for any adult who needs help with internet searches, filling out forms, English conversation, reading, writing, resumes, and applications, studying for citizenship tests, and basic cell phone and computer use.No…

Children are invited to share the joy of storytelling and reading with our STAR volunteer Cesar.

Children are invited to share the joy of reading with our STAR volunteer Kathy. Take home a free book after reading with Kathy three times.

Join us to play games like Jenga, Candy Land, and more! This program is intended for children ages 3 and older.

Adults can work with an in-person tutor for 15-20 minutes. No appointment required. Walk-in tutoring is available on a first come, first served basis.This free service includes reading assistance, writing assistance and English conversation.We…

Discover the joy of reading in a supportive and judgment-free space designed for the whole family. This class brings adults and children together to grow their literacy skills side by side through the magic of storytelling. It is never too early or…

Walk-in Tutors assist adult patrons with reading, writing, English conversation, basic technology assistance, job applications, and completing forms. Walk-in Tutors cannot assist with legal documents. No reservations or appointments are required but…

Learning good grammar improves your writing and reading. This class will help you understand what makes sentences and paragraphs clear and interesting. The focus is on real-world examples and uses. Everyone is welcome. Supplies will be provided for…

Join us for Game Day!

Join us for storytime! Enjoy stories and songs for all ages.

Join us as we watch the latest skateboard videos from Thrasher Magazine as well as skateboarding classics from the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s.

Walk-in tutoring is available for any adult patron who needs help with Internet searches, filling out forms, English conversation/reading/writing, job or school resumes and applications, studying for citizenship tests, and basic cell phone and…

Walk-in tutoring is available for any adult patron who needs help with Internet searches, filling out forms, English conversation/reading/writing, job or school resumes and applications, studying for citizenship tests, and basic cell phone and…

Brew some tea, relax, and listen to a virtual live reading of a public domain novel or short stories. Join via Zoom or dial in by phone.To help celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Central Library, we will be reading books from 1926!