Events Calendar

Enjoy Summer at the Library and create various kid friendly crafts. Projects will vary each week and include an ongoing "Postcards from LA" Pen Pal program with the Silver Lake Library in Silver Lake, Kansas.

Create your own mini-greenhouse in a jar, with a live plant cutting, moss, soil, and decorations. Nurture a young plant by giving it a home while learning the science of plant respiration and growth. Supplies will be provided.

Go back to school in style with you own decorated pencil pouch. We will provide the pencil pouch as well as fabric paint, markets, stencils, stamps, and more for you to decorate with. This program is for teens and tweens 11-18.

Grab a slice and get crafty! You've worked hard all summer long, and now it's time to party. Join us for "Pizza and Postcards," our official Summer Reading wrap-up event! We will provide the pizza, the blank postcards, and all the crafting supplies…

Make your own duct tape flower pens, bags, and more, using a variety of colors and designs of duct tape. Geared for ages 10 and over, but all ages are welcome.

Join us for a fun-filled summer celebration for teens and children! Enjoy face painting, snacks, games, a photo booth, and sticker-making. Turn in your Summer Reading Program postcard for a chance to win a prize!

Learn about personal archiving best practices and resources available at the Los Angeles Public Library.

Join us for an afternoon of watercolor and relaxation.

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.STAR storytimes are subject to change or cancellation, depending on…

Celebrate International Cat Day

Listen to a story and create something inspired by it! Recommended for children ages 3 and older.

Join us in the community room for an hour of creative fun! Write or draw a letter to your future self. An adult must accompany children under 13.

Take home crafts!

Join us for a fun session of brick building.

Create a handmade book crafted from recycled, repurposed, and secondhand materials like old book pages, envelopes, receipts, and packaging.Journals will be provided while supplies last.

Put your own stamp on a cupcake as we decorate (and eat!) cupcakes at our finale party!

Come make a zine and help build our collection in this monthly creative art lab. Zine content can be personal, political, niche, artistic, or purely visual—there are no rules and no experience is necessary. Basic zine making instructions and…

Join the Friends of Silver Lake Library (FoSLL) Sewing Club and learn the fundamentals of sewing using a machine! All materials provided and no prior experience is required. Space is limited. To RSVP, please email fosllsewingclub@gmail.com. This…

Lab members can print and use equipment during lab hours. All library patrons are welcome to tour the Koreatown Media Lab.

Quilters, embroiderers, and all other fiber artists welcome. Beginners welcome too! Feel free to bring projects to work on. Share patterns, projects, and ideas.Please note that there are no meetings in April or October.

Join us for a hands-on adult workshop where you can create a personalized portrait journal! Participants will have the opportunity to decorate a journal cover using a printed portrait photo, collage materials, stickers, markers, and other creative…

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…

Children and their caregivers are invited to make a craft and play in the community room.

Enjoy a weekly drop-in program intended for kids aged 5-11, including activities like brick building, crafts, games, and more.