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  • UCLA mobile health clinic

    UCLA Mobile Health Clinic

    The UCLA Mobile Health Clinic will provide free on-site community health care and screenings. No insurance or identification required.Services include:Wound care and immediate treatmentHealth and mental well-being screeningsCare for chronic medical…

    • Date: 6/18/2026
    • Time: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
    • Location: Edendale
  • small book with a leather cover next to two spools of thread and other tools

    Bookmaking: Mini Long-Stitch Book

    Learn how to make a soft cover, long stitch book. First, you’ll get to choose the color and look of your cover, your thread, and (optionally) add a cool charm to your binding. Then, you will learn the long stitch method of sewing together a book…

    • Date: 6/18/2026
    • Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    • Location: Mid-Valley
  • Youth viewing a telescope while surrounded with colorful viles.

    Science for Kids

    Each Thursday we will play with science.

    • Date:

      6/18/2026

    • Location: Canoga Park
  • Sheet of paper in a typewriter reads "Tell your story"

    Storytelling With Martha Stevens

    Calling all adults! Come celebrate spring with storyteller Martha Stevens-- feel free to bring a short story to share.No pressure if you don't have a story to share, we'd love to have you join us!Martha Stevens is an award-winning storyteller who has…

    • Date: 6/18/2026
    • Time: 3:00 PM
    • Location: North Hollywood
  • Michael Rayner juggling objects

    The Found Object Juggling Show With Michael Rayner

    Michael Rayner's Found Object Juggling show has been described as "preposterous brilliance" and "wacky jugglement," a combination of hilarious tricks and stunts with uproarious stand-up and a bounty of improvised fun and zingers. A high-energy…

    • Date: 6/18/2026
    • Time: 3:00 PM
    • Location: Platt
  • Mature students learning computer skills in a classroom.

    Introduction to Job Search Resources

    The Library provides online resources geared toward job searches, career exploration, and resume or cover letter review. This course can help you learn more about these resources and librarians can assist in creating accounts for these services…

    • Date: 6/18/2026
    • Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    • Location: Central Library
  • Two cupped hands hold a vibrant mix of red, blue, yellow, green, white, and black LEGO bricks against a background of more colorful building pieces.

    Lego Day!

    Celebrating Summer With The Library, join us for some LEGO® fun!We provide the bricks, you provide the creativity.Children and their families are invited to spend time designing and building their own creations.

    • Date: 6/18/2026
    • Time: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
    • Location: Washington Irving
  • A collage made of different paper.

    Mixed Media Self-Portraits

    Express yourself by combining different materials and techniques to create a self-portrait that is uniquely yours. This activity is recommended for kids and teens aged 10 to 18.

    • Date: 6/18/2026
    • Time: 3:30 PM
    • Location: Harbor City - Harbor Gateway
  • assorted vintage postcards

    Postcards from L.A.

    Celebrate this year’s Summer with the Library theme, Postmarked from L.A., and decorate your own postcards to send off to other teens at libraries around Los Angeles. You’ll receive one in return from a teen at another library later this Summer…

    • Date: 6/18/2026
    • Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
    • Location: Playa Vista
  • Child reading to a therapy dog.

    Share a Story With the Bark Therapy Dogs

    Join us for a visit from the friendly therapy dogs of the BARK Program. Kids, improve your reading skills by practicing with these specially trained dogs who love to listen to stories.

    • Date: 6/18/2026
    • Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
    • Location: Wilmington
  • Boy sitting at computer looking at computer screen with hand on mouse

    Scratch Game Lab

    A beginner-friendly coding workshop where students create their own simple video game using Scratch. Students learn core programming concepts like loops, events, and conditionals while building a playable game. This program is a single 60-minute…

    • Date: 6/18/2026
    • Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
    • Location: Woodland Hills
  • Two pictures - first has a woman looking at a screen with the actor in the background. Second is a director slate in front of an outdoor location

    Introduction to Directing: "Same Scene, Different Director"

    How does a director help the audience understand the story? In collaboration with the California Student Media Festival, Westwood Library will host professional filmmakers to share their expertise in creating media art. This workshop will be held in…

    • Date: 6/18/2026
    • Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • Location: Westwood Branch Library
  • A color photo of a glass bottle filled with purple liquid and the poison symbol on the front, Image by qimono from Pixabay

    Teen Murder Mystery Month - Follow the Clues, Part 3

    The stage has been set-now we have to follow the clues, find inconsistencies, and start to connect the dots between our victim and the suspects in our Teen Murder Mystery!

    • Date: 6/18/2026
    • Time: 4:00 PM
    • Location: Fairfax
  • black and white photo of people around sign that reads welcome to sun valley

    Postmarked from Sun Valley

    Join us for a fun pastel art craft program creating iconic Sun Valley and Los Angeles landmark postcards. Art supplies will be provided.

    • Date: 6/18/2026
    • Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • Location: Sun Valley
  • Assorted rainbow pride pins

    Crafternoon: Pride Squeegee Art

    Celebrate pride with abstract squeegee art!

    • Date: 6/18/2026
    • Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • Location: Atwater Village
  • rainbow and colorful beads and children's hands putting beads on string

    Pride Keychains DIY / Llavero de Orgullo LGBT hazlo tú mismo

    Celebrate Pride Month with creativity, color, and community! Join us for a fun, hands-on workshop where you can design and create your own custom Pride keychain.¡Celebra el Mes del Orgullo con creatividad, color y comunidad! Únete a nuestro taller…

    • Date: 6/18/2026
    • Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • Location: Exposition Park
  • family cooking

    Sourdough Starter Pancakes and Butter

    Join Certified Food Preservation Instructor Brie Wakeland Muszynski for a hands-on presentation on how to care for sourdough starter and use it to make pancakes at home. The presentation includes tasting samples, making butter and whipping cream by…

    • Date: 6/18/2026
    • Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • Location: Vernon
  • Illustration of diverse hands crafting with paper, scissors, and paint. The word "Create" is centered, surrounded by vibrant artistic supplies.

    Perler Bead Keychains & Magnets

    Get creative with Perler Beads and make colorful magnets or keychains to take home! Kids will have fun designing cool creations in this hands-on craft program.This program is for kids ages 6-12.¡Ponte creativo con Perler Beads y haz coloridos imanes…

    • Date: 6/18/2026
    • Time: 4:00 PM
    • Location: Robert Louis Stevenson
  • Performer Isabel Brazon playing guitar with band outdoors.

    Baila Baila Bilingual Family Performance

    Baila Baila introduces kids to Spanish using music and movement. During our program kids and parents spend quality time together while they dance, read books, play and sing in Spanish.

    • Date: 6/18/2026
    • Time: 4:00 PM
    • Location: Pacoima
  • A young girl reading to a dog who is lying down with its head in her lap.

    Read to a BARK Therapy Dog

    Join us for a special reading session featuring a therapy dog who loves to listen! Children are invited to bring a book and read alongside our friendly furry companion. This program is designed to help shy and reluctant readers feel comfortable in a…

    • Date: 6/20/2026
    • Time: 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
    • Location: Mar Vista
  • colorful books

    Friends of the Library Used Book Sale

    Support your local branch by purchasing used books from the Friends of the Silver Lake Library. Sale runs from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. on the front patio.

    • Date: 6/20/2026
    • Time: 10:00 AM
    • Location: Silver Lake
  • group of people sitting on couch and sofa talking

    Death Café

    A death café is a safe space for people to gather, enjoy cake and tea, and engage in discussions about death. The aim is to promote awareness of death to help individuals make the most of their limited time in life. There is no set agenda or theme…

    • Date: 6/20/2026
    • Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
    • Location: Palms - Rancho Park
  • Author Octavia E. Butler sitting on a chair in front of a bookshelf

    Parable of the Trickster: An Octavia E. Butler Celebration

    Aiming to honor Octavia Butler's legacy at the Central Library, a place she cherished. The celebration will feature a scholarly panel discussion exploring Butler’s life and work with an emphasis on her planned, unfinished third novel in the Earthseed…

    • Date: 6/20/2026
    • Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Location: Central Library
  • Children smiling at adult reading to them

    Rising Star Stories

    Bring stories to life with our Rising Star Volunteers!

    • Date: 6/20/2026
    • Time: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Location: Westwood Branch Library
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