Events Calendar

Take an hour-long tour through the Los Angeles Central Library. Your docent guide will share stories about the history, art, and architecture of L.A.'s landmark downtown library.Meet your docent in the Main Lobby in front of the Library Store.

Learn the basics and play songs on the ukulele. Bring your own ukulele or use one of ours. No registration required.

Join chess expert Brian Glover as he introduces the classic game of strategy and tactics while simultaneously playing against all the students. All ages and levels are welcome.Please note that the class will not meet in February due to the branch…

Speak English with confidence! Adults will use common words and expressions. This class will focus on life skills, informal and practical English for work, school, home, or community. The class may also work on pronunciation, accent reduction, and…

Join Sun Chung, a local skin & gut health specialist, for a relaxing guided meditation designed to calm the mind, ease stress, and support your body's natural healing. The series explores the connection between self-worth, the nervous system, and…

Listen to stories or practice reading with our STAR volunteer, Jeffrey. Earn a free book with every three weekly visits.

“End-of-Life Planning 101” is a workshop series designed to help individuals understand, navigate, and take action on key end-of-life planning topics.

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…

Join us as we visit the Songs of Stranger Things in this unique Bingo game. While this program is normally for adults, this time, youth and teens who are Stranger Things/80s music fans and would enjoy 1.5 hours of Music Bingo are invited. No Bingo or…

Do you want to practice your English pronunciation and communication skills? This class is for you! Learners will also have the opportunity to practice speaking English with the instructors and their peers. For more information, please call 213-228…

Join the Memorial Branch Teen Council to get involved at the library and make a difference in the community!

Support the Fairfax Branch Library by buying books from the Friends of the Fairfax Branch Library!

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 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; it is on a first…

Expand your drawing techniques using graphite pencils, erasers and stumps to enhance your bookmark design.

Celebrate the launch of Angel City Press at Los Angeles Public Library's new book documenting murals of Our Lady of Guadalupe around Los Angeles.

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

After his release from prison for a hit-and-run, the impulsive and childish Hong Jong-du befriends Gong-ju, the victim's daughter, who is suffering from severe cerebral palsy. Through a series of clandestine meetings, the two develop an improbable…

Join us for knitting and crochet!

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…

This class is for adults who want to learn about current events using a newspaper called News for You and other materials. Adults will practice their vocabulary, grammar, reading, and conversational skills with the instructor and peers. For more…

Join us at the Cypress Park Library for our Summer Movies series featuring the 1985 classic Back to the Future, starring Michael J. Fox and Crispin Glover. Follow Marty McFly as he travels back to 1955, where he encounters familiar faces from the…

Learn about the spectacular lives of some of the smallest critters on the planet! The Bug Gals will introduce us to amazing facts in this interactive bug meet and greet. Discover what makes these creatures unique and how they are helpful to humans…

Walk-in Tutors assist adult patrons with Math, 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…