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  • Grant, a yellow labrador dog.

    Read to a Dog

    Visit the Sun Valley Branch to read to Grant, our lovely friend. Practice your reading, cuddling, combing, or just enjoying the dog's presence.

    • Date: 11/10/2026
    • Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    • Location: Sun Valley
  • Performer Martin Espino holds an instrument and wears a feathered red headdress.

    Ancient Homelands

    Led by Martin Espino, this interactive concert will showcase Indigenous music from the Americas. All ages welcome.

    • Date: 11/10/2026
    • Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • Location: Studio City
  • East West Players Theatre for Youth Tour presents

    East West Players Theatre for Youth Tour: When Yuri Met Malcolm

    • Date: 11/10/2026
    • Time: 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
    • Location: Baldwin Hills
  • cougar crossing book cover and Audubon Center entrance

    Cougar Crossing StoryWalk® at the Audubon Center at Debs Park

    Discover the true story of P-22 by visiting our new StoryWalk at the Audubon Center at Debs Park!

    • Date: 11/12/2026
    • Time: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • four people participating in a library program

    Urban Voices: Neighborhood Sing

    Immerse yourself in a music workshop at the library with participatory singing and wellness activities to improve mental health, amplify self-expression, and build community.

    • Date: 11/12/2026
    • Time: 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
    • Location: Pico Union
  • Mature students learning computer skills in a classroom.

    Ayuda con computación

    Si usted es un principiante en el uso de una computadora y tiene preguntas sobre cómo hacer una búsqueda en el Internet o como utilizar correo electrónico, nosotros le podemos ayudar en español

    • Date: 11/12/2026
    • Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    • Location: Biblioteca Central
  • Native American man wearing a headband with feathers

    Music of Ancient Mexico

    Martin will invite you to sing in the Native Languages of Mexico, such as Maya and Nahuatl, and to play authentic ancient percussion instruments.

    • Date: 11/12/2026
    • Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
    • Location: Wilmington
  • Image shows a stack of rainbow colored homemade paper with another image of the presenter teaching children to make paper.

    DIY Papermaking

    Learn basic papermaking techniques using recycled materials.

    • Date: 11/12/2026
    • Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
    • Location: Edendale
  • Native American painted ancestor poles

    Tongva: The First Peoples of Los Angeles

    Celebrate Native American Heritage Month and learn more about the Tongva: The First Peoples of Los Angeles with staff from the Autry Museum of the American West.

    • Date: 11/12/2026
    • Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • Location: Sun Valley
  • cougar crossing book cover and Audubon Center entrance

    Cougar Crossing StoryWalk® at the Audubon Center at Debs Park

    Discover the true story of P-22 by visiting our new StoryWalk at the Audubon Center at Debs Park!

    • Date: 11/13/2026
    • Time: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • a young male peers across a black and white chess board

    Chess Club

    Do you play chess? Are you interested in learning? Then, join Stephen and Avi every Friday afternoon to learn and play chess with other people. All ages are welcome!

    • Date: 11/13/2026
    • Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • Location: Memorial
  • cougar crossing book cover and Audubon Center entrance

    Cougar Crossing StoryWalk® at the Audubon Center at Debs Park

    Discover the true story of P-22 by visiting our new StoryWalk at the Audubon Center at Debs Park!

    • Date: 11/14/2026
    • Time: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Words Book Sale in a stylish frame on the background of books of various colors

    Friends of the Northridge Branch Library Book Sale

    The Friends of the Northridge Branch Library have lots of gently used books for sale. Stop by to pick up something good to read.

    • Date: 11/14/2026
    • Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    • Location: Northridge
  • Children playing with clay. A child holds clay with an imprint of a bird in their hand.

    Little Scientists Play With Clay

    Kids will play with clay and explore “cause and effect” by creating textures with different objects like leaves, flowers, maíz, stamps, and more!

    • Date: 11/14/2026
    • Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    • Location: Arroyo Seco
  • postage stamps

    Postage Stamp Collecting Program

    Join the San Pedro Library Stamp Club to discover the joy of stamp collecting and learn about the potential value of your stamps. All participants will receive free stamps.

    • Date: 11/14/2026
    • Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
    • Location: San Pedro
  • Various Native North American musical instruments on blanket

    Ancient Homelands: Indigenous Music of North America

    An interactive program for all ages, in English and in Spanish. Martin Espino will invite you to sing in Native Languages of indigenous peoples as well as play authentic ancient percussion instruments.

    • Date: 11/14/2026
    • Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • Location: Canoga Park
  • Yuri Kochiyama and Malcolm X

    East West Players Theatre for Youth Tour: When Yuri Met Malcolm

    Visiting performers East West Players present a short play that tells the story of Japanese American activist, and her unlikely friendship with Malcolm X. This play follows Kochiyama from her formative experience in the Japanese internment camps to…

    • Date: 11/14/2026
    • Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    • Location: Little Tokyo
  • September Calendar

    Saturdays at Koreatown Media Lab

    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…

    • Date: 11/14/2026
    • Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    • Location: Pio Pico - Koreatown
  • Garrett Saracho, musician.

    Songs of the Earth Presents Garrett Saracho

    This special musical performance featuring Garrett Saracho and We All Nations celebrates Indigenous voices, honors Native leaders, and highlights the enduring power of music to connect cultures and generations.

    • Date: 11/14/2026
    • Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    • Location: Central Library
  • David Niven and Capuchine in character, pictured in pajamas

    Film Screening: The Pink Panther (1963)

    Inept yet confident detective Jacques Clouseau tries to track down a jewel thief.

    • Date: 11/14/2026
    • Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    • Location: Hollywood
  • The Poets of the Valley

    Cancelled

    Poesía del Valle / Poets of the Valley

    "Poesía del Valle" a group of local poets promoting bilingual, literary, recitation, and artistic arts. Our program includes poetry reading, singing and theatre. Also, an open mic will be available for the audience to share their talents.

    • Date: 11/14/2026
    • Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • Location: Sun Valley
  • Peruvian music and dance ensemble, Inca

    INCA: The Peruvian Ensemble

    Music from Peru for the entire family.

    • Date: 11/14/2026
    • Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
    • Location: Granada Hills
  • cougar crossing book cover and Audubon Center entrance

    Cougar Crossing StoryWalk® at the Audubon Center at Debs Park

    Discover the true story of P-22 by visiting our new StoryWalk at the Audubon Center at Debs Park!

    • Date: 11/15/2026
    • Time: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • button maker

    Makerspace

    Join us for some fun DIY crafting with a button maker, sewing machine, embroidery machine, and zine supplies ready for you to explore your creativity.

    • Date: 11/15/2026
    • Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    • Location: West Los Angeles
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