Events Calendar

Celebrate your favorite K-Pop idols (and demons)! Stop by any time between 2 - 3:30 p.m. for movie-themed activities. It's gonna be golden! This program is intended for children ages 3+.

Drip, splatter, and make a masterpiece!

Join Robotics professional Paul Thompson and learn how robots are made in our Summer Reading Challenge Finale!This program is generously funded by the Library Foundation of Los Angeles.

Come learn about the development of ceramics from the Mesoamerican period to today. Participants will create a clay invention to take home. This workshop will now focus on ceramics in Latin America.This program was made possible with the generous…

Learn how to make sourdough starter and bread.

Jasmine (Jazz) Cassell of Art Era will guide teens through the art of jewelry making. Explore techniques like structure, balance, proportion and contrast when creating your own unique piece. This program is made possible with support from the Library…

Become a Nature detective and find out what tracks and signs animals leave behind with the help of some of our special animal ambassadors. We hope you will leave with an appreciation for Nature and an eagerness to explore and learn more about the…

Join us for a baby and toddler-friendly rave featuring techno remixes of classic kids’ music (at a safe volume), colorful lights (non-strobe), glowsticks, bubbles, and lots of wiggles! This event is intended for children 0-4 and their caregivers.

Calling all teens! Last chance to join summer with the library and get a free pencil pouch for signing up. Put your personal stamp on it during our decorate-your-bag program or have fun coloring.

In this interactive storytelling program, kids will learn about the lives of Ice Age animals: their families, their habitats, and how they survived. Then, kids will visit the animal from the story through pictures of the museum's exhibits to discover…

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…

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.

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!

Bubblemania and Company offers interactive educational and entertaining programs on the science of bubbles for children of all ages. The visual presentation is filled with soap bubble creations that mesmerize the audience with creations of shimmering…

Join us for lap-sit (or not!) storytime for babies and toddlers and their grown-ups to share together. One child, one lap, please. For babies and toddlers ages up to 36 months accompanied by a grown-up. Location: in the Green Bungalow!

Join us to watch the touching 2025 film Song Sung Blue. The film is rated PG-13.

The program starts with an exciting breaking aka breakdance performance followed by a brief history of the hip-hop culture and breaking, a new Olympic sport in 2024. The performer will introduce and show the various dance components in breaking (ie…

Join us in the afternoon for a fun and meditative program at the library!Many people report that mindfulness moments are ‘life changing’. Mindfulness techniques can be practiced by anyone and the benefits can be truly profound. Mindfulness has been…

Kids read to the BARK therapy dogs, and make a craft!

Baby Boop's Big Show, featuring a wide array of marionette characters, Franklin Haynes Marionettes will engage the audience in a thrilling puppet show! The workshop includes a brief exploration of the art of puppetry, followed by a behind-the-curtain…

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.

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

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.