Events Calendar

Draw, paint, knit, crochet, needle, color, or create in your own way! Stop by the library every Thursday for our ongoing Fiber Art and Arts Club. Bring your project, enjoy tea, and connect with others in a relaxed, friendly space.

Find out how to use natural indigo dye

Celebrate Halloween with stories from the world of Gustavo the Shy Ghost! Afterward, enjoy making Halloween and ghost crafts together.

Celebrate Halloween with the Encino-Tarzana Branch Library!

Turn a painting into something spooky at this fun craft workshop for teens!

Get into the Halloween spirit by creating candy graveyards and undead cookies!

Families of all ages are invited for an afternoon of festive Día de los Muertos crafting! Supplies will be provided for creating masks, ofrendas (altars), and colorful papel picado.

Join us for a Halloween party at the library - there will be crafts and treats!

Join us every Friday afternoon for a free-play session with LEGO-style bricks.

STAR Volunteers read and tell stories with children at the library.

Wanna create your very own comic book? Think It Ink It: Comic Basics will teach you how! From writing to designing your characters to drawing the panels, every major aspect of the comic book process will be explored.

Join us for knitting and crochet!

The Koreatown Media Lab is open every other Saturday. 3D printers, poster printing, computers with the Adobe Creative Cloud, Zoom Rooms, Cricut machines, and sewing machines are available to lab members. Tours are available to all library visitors…

Transform everyday garbage into a work of art! This October, we will be creating a Halloween character straight from our imagination!

Celebra el Día de los Muertos con cuentos, música y arte en español e inglés en este divertido evento para toda la familia. Entrada libre y gratuita. Celebrate the Day of the Dead with stories, music, and art in Spanish and English at this fun event…

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.

Join us for a meditative coloring session.

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…

Join us for Zine Club on Zoom, where members of our group meetup in a virtual space to co-work, chat, and share inspiration for whatever projects we're working on. Zine Club is based on the idea of gathering together to create zines, share zines we…

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

Whether you’re looking to master your first stitch or just want a cozy spot to work on your current project, we’ve got a seat for you! Our volunteer instructor can get you started. Materials will be supplied.

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…

Join us in the first-floor meeting room with your latest crochet or knitting project. Exchange ideas, techniques, and learn new stitches from fellow crafters.

Discover more about Diwali, and create beautiful Rangoli art using colored chalk dust.