Events Calendar

Join us in the first-floor meeting room with your latest project to exchange ideas, techniques, and learn new stitches from fellow crafters.

Join us on the fourth Tuesday of the month for an afternoon of arts and crafts. We will enjoy some time together creating and crafting projects. Supplies might be limited and will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

3D Wooden Puzzles craft for children age 10 and above and teens to put together pre-cut wooden vehicles, buildings or animals.

Join our knitting and crochet social club. We meet weekly, and people of all levels are welcome, including beginners. Please bring your own supplies. Registration is not required, just drop by.

Craft the Stress Away

Come learn how to sew or use our sewing machines to finish a project. You can also bring your embroidery, crochet, or knitting project. Please bring your own supplies. First-come, first-served for sewing machines. Ages 13 & up to use a sewing machine…

Explore process art with a variety of materials as we design and create art for fun. All children and their caregivers welcomed.

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…

Join us for a sensory-friendly, whimsy-inspired program!

Join us for a creative workshop to make a beautiful piece of traditional Mexican-inspired art with aluminum foil and permanent markers!

Take home crafts!

Celebrate Latino Heritage Month by making Papel Picado, traditional decorative banners crafted from colorful tissue paper.

Draw, paint, knit, crochet, needle, color, or create in your own way! Stop by the library every Thursday for our ongoing Fiber Art & Arts Club. Bring your project, enjoy tea, and connect with others in a relaxed, friendly space.

Join us for an evening of knitting and crocheting. All levels are welcome, including new learners! Bring your own needles and yarn if you have them.

Do you love knitting? Whether you are a beginner or an expert, come join the fun as we knit, crochet, learn patterns and share stories together. Please bring your own needles, crochet hooks, and yarn.

Join us every Friday afternoon for a free-play session with LEGO-style bricks.

Our Artist-in-Residence Debra Disman is back at the Northridge Branch for the year 2026-2027, beginning a series of monthly bookmaking programs in July, where you will learn to make a different book each session! No experience is required and there…

Join our volunteer Ms. Bobi, for an enjoyable and informative garden session every fourth Saturday of the month.

Join us during our drop-in hours to use our button makers and zine supplies. Don’t forget to book an appointment to access our sewing and embroidery machines.

To celebrate the Central Library’s 100th anniversary, let's learn how to bind our own accordion-style artist book. This simple, experimental binding uses book board and book cloth, and is great for art books. No stitching is needed, just glue. Your…

Create a unique jigsaw puzzle by designing and decorating your own artwork to take home.

Bring your ideas to life in our maker space.

Join us during drop-in hours to use our button makers and zine supplies. Sewing and embroidery machines available by appointment.

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…