Events Calendar

A block printing workshop with potatoes teaches the basics of this unique art form - and allows for crafters to continue the fun at home with friends or family!

Join the co-founder of Viridian Art Academy for an Adult Painting afternoon! Participants will learn social-emotional art techniques, how to calm the mind through art, and have fun being creative with their peers!

Join us for knitting and crochet!

Join Laurel Koss as she teaches Book Arts, which includes soft-cover Japanese-bound books, accordion, and flag books, as well as cover papermaking, collage, and printmaking.

Join us for some fun DIY crafting with a button maker, sewing machine, embroidery machine, and zine supplies ready for you to explore your creativity.

Make a personal time capsule and more to celebrate Central Library! Parents or Caregivers must be present to participate in the Community Oral History Project. Intended for ages 4 and up.

Join us during our drop-in hours to use our button makers and zine supplies. Don’t forget to book an appointment to access our sewing, embroidery, and Cricut machines.

Come create collage art and listen to music together. We’ll have lots of cool stuff to cut up for your collages including magazines, comics, and cards from Central Library’s old card catalog. Join in this fun opportunity to hang out with other teens…

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month by learning how to weave a bracelet for you or a loved one.

Join us during drop-in hours to use our button makers and zine supplies. Sewing, embroidery, and Cricut machines available by appointment.

A weekly fiber arts meetup where participants can share projects, socialize with other fiber artists, and work on their crafts. Bring your own supplies. No registration is required, but schedules may change, so call the Washington Irving Library at…

Do you sew, knit or crochet? Join us for a fabric arts meet up. Come and work on your projects with other art crafters in the community. All skill levels are welcome.

Make a painting good enough to eat.

Drop in any time between 3 to 4:30 p.m. and make a new craft every month. Materials/supplies will be provided. This program is intended for children and their families/caregivers.

Come Crochet with us!

Make customized "little letter" shrink art keychains with thoughtful messages for yourself or loved ones.

Join us on the fourth Tuesday of the month for an afternoon of arts and crafts. We will enjoy some time together creating and crafting projects. Supplies might be limited and will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

Celebrate the newest Dog Man: A Sprinkle in Time, with games, crafts, and much, much more. Intended for kids aged 5-11.

Join our knitting and crochet social club. We meet weekly, and people of all levels are welcome, including beginners. Please bring your own supplies. Registration is not required, just drop by.

Join us for a monthly arts-and-crafts program for adults.

Kids ages four and older are invited to make LEGO® creations in the library. Every month, we will have a suggested theme. Builder's creations will be displayed in the library. LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies, which does not…

Our STAR volunteers read to children one-on-one or in small groups. No sign-up is required. Take home a free book to keep after attending three STAR storytimes at our branch.

Join us on the fourth Wednesday of the month for an evening of crochet and fiber arts!

Come to the Pico Union Branch Library and paint some miniatures! Painting can be therapeutic and meditative. We provide brushes, paint, and even miniatures that you can keep!