Events Calendar

Celebrate Latino Heritage Month by creating crafts that honor renowned artists and musicians.

Come learn how to sew or use our sewing machines to finish a project. You can also bring your embroidery, crochet, or knitting project.

Attendees will learn techniques such as blending, layering, and creating washes, and will have a chance to experiment with still-life painting.

Learn about the development of ceramics from the Mesoamerican time period to today!

In this interactive making workshop, journey back to the Roaring Twenties. Discover the history of the 1920s as you craft a personalized 8-page mini zine using just one sheet of paper. By combining drawing, collage, and storytelling, each participant…

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.

Bring your crochet, knitting, embroidery, or hand-stitching projects to the library and enjoy a relaxing hour crafting and chatting with other needle-art fans. Limited supplies are available for practicing and learning.

Come to the Pico Union Branch Library and paint some miniatures! Painting can be therapeutic and meditative. We provide brushes, paint, and even miniatures that you can keep!

Make your very own Halloween decorations.

Papel picado is the traditional art of cutting elaborate designs into pieces of delicate tissue paper.

Join us for a ceramics workshop led by artist and educator Taty Hernandez.

Join us for a fun-filled day of Halloween canvas painting!

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

Join us for an architectural model workshop where teens will learn about the different aspects of architecture and build their own models using everyday craft materials.

Join Venice Librarians Elaine and Lisa every second Friday at the Venice Farmer's Market for engaging stories, lively songs, and a fun sensory craft. Storytime and Songs: 9:30 - 10:00 a.m.Craft program: 10:00 - 10:30 a.m.Meet us offsite at 500 Venice…

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.

A friendly foray into the world of open-access tools available to anyone with a computer and a desire to preserve digital media with future-forward practices in mind.

FoSLL Sewing Club: Make Your Own Tote Bag series.

Let's Get in a Pickle Together! is a family-friendly, hands-on pickling workshop that introduces folks to basic concepts in fermentation and vinegar pickling for the home kitchen.

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 the Yarniacs of Mar Vista, where we use our needles, hooks, hands, and creativity not only to knit, crochet, embroider, macramé, and weave, but also to build a community of Mar Vista residents who share a passion for yarn.

Play the Trading Card Game (TGC), make Pokemon themed crafts, and share your love of Pokemon!