Events Calendar

Join us for a needle-crafting group for ages 6 and up, meeting on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month.

Learn about our oceans and touch live tide pool animals with special guest presenters from The Blue Submarine! Suggested for ages 3-12.

Experience nature through art and observation. Learn how to use writing, drawing, and the five senses to study the nature around you.

Experience nature through art and observation! Create a nature journal with drawings and writings to document what you see and learn.

Join the Fairfax Teen Council for Game Day!

Cookie decorating for kids!

It’s hot out Echo Park! But how hot? What you're standing on could make a big difference. Learn about surface temperature and how it impacts your community and health. Learn about California’s native plants and trees as we make environmental…

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

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…

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

Practice your English in a group setting by playing theater games while exploring conversational English and grammar. Create characters and stories along the way. For more information, please call 213-228-7037 ext. 0 or email singleton@lapl.org.

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!

Musical Beginnings for Young Composers is taught by Grammy winning instructor Carl Protho and is aimed at children ages 6 to 18. It offers a comprehensive yet fundamental overview of the components of music composition.

Learn how to draw one or two characters from the Addams Family animated series. Evan Burse will walk you through the drawing process step by step.

Join us for a fun and chaotic collaborative storytelling game where players make the choices, but dice determine the outcomes!

Speak English with confidence! The English conversation class is perfect for any level. Adults will use common words and expressions. This class focuses on informal and practical English for work, school, home, or community. The class may also work…

Calling all sleuths! Join us on the second Thursday of each month for a lively discussion of our latest book selection. Email venice@lapl.org to find out what we are reading and to receive the Zoom link.

Speak English with confidence! Join our Beginner English Conversation Class to develop your communication, grammar, and vocabulary skills. For more information, contact (213) 228-7037 x74219 or robertsonliteracy@lapl.org.

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…

All levels are welcome to attend this yoga class.

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. No registration is required…

Children are invited to share the joy of storytelling and reading with our STAR volunteer, Suze. Take home a free book after attending three STAR events at our library.