Events Calendar

Our friendly teen tutors can help with homework, literacy, and learning new concepts!

Stories, songs, movement, and fun!

Children are invited to share the joy of reading with our STAR volunteer Kathy. Take home a free book after reading with Kathy three times.

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

Join the Junipero Serra Branch Library Teen Council, which meets on the second Thursday of every month. If you’re interested in volunteering, come by to learn how you can earn volunteer credit while building leadership skills and making new friends…

All November and December, we'll be making gifts for friends and loved ones!

Teens are welcome to 3D print an Animal Ring.

Patrons are invited to learn how to use software such as Canva to create their very own fun and festive holiday cards.

Fun games with prizes.

Dinosaur Shrinky Dinks!

Chinese Dessert Dumplings Demo & Tasting.

Join us for a needle-crafting group for ages 6 and up, meeting on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month.

Ready to boost your skills and confidence? Join our weekly Adult Learning Lab! These engaging, hands-on sessions are open to all adults, regardless of current skill level. We focus on helping you master essential life skills, reading, writing, and…

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.

Teen Council is a space to earn volunteer hours or just connect with friends over snacks. For ages 11-19.

Join us for brick-building playtime with LEGO® and other blocks!

Join us for storytime! Enjoy stories and songs for all ages.

Marlaya’s Poetry Theatre Workshop offers interactive experiences that introduce children and young adults to the fun, creativity, and expressive possibilities of poetry.

Join us as we watch the latest skateboard videos from Thrasher Magazine as well as skateboarding classics from the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s.

Practice your English in a group setting by playing theater games while exploring conversational English and grammar. Create characters and stories along the way. For more information, please call 213-228-7037 ext. 0 or email singleton@lapl.org.

Kids ages 6+ and teens are invited to join us as we celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights with a Diwali lamp craft.

Brew some tea, relax, and listen to a virtual live reading of a public domain novel or short stories. Join via Zoom or dial in by phone. To help celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Central Library, we will be reading books from 1926!

Walk-in tutoring is available for any adult patron who needs help with internet searches, filling out forms, English conversation/reading/writing, job or school resumes and applications, studying for citizenship tests, and basic cell phone and…

Musical Beginnings for Young Composers is taught by Grammy winning instructor Carl Protho and is aimed at children ages 6 to 18. It offers a comprehensive yet fundamental overview of the components of music composition.