Events Calendar

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…

Join us for our young adult program celebrating LGBTQ+ dance history!

Life Without Reservations: Growing Up at the Famed Ambassador Hotel 1921-1938 tells the story of Carlyn Frank, who called the Los Angeles Ambassador Hotel home. Frank's daughter, Lisa Gilmore, tells the story of her mother's life rubbing elbows with…

Working on an archiving project? Learn & share in a relaxed setting while enjoying light refreshments and a collage session.

Participants will learn about the Navajo Code Talkers while baking pumpkin maple cookies.

Join us for an engaging introduction to Latin, Roman history, and mythology. Discover how 60% of English vocabulary is rooted in Latin. Our lessons will focus on useful derivatives and connections to modern language. Learning Latin not only boosts…

Attend a workshop for hands-on lessons about archiving basics, how to start an oral history project, and more!

Attend a workshop for hands-on lessons about archiving basics, how to start an oral history project, and more!

The Echo Park Historical Society and the Friends of Elysian Park are excited to present author Eric Nusbaum discussing his award-winning 2020 book Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between.

Celebrate the legacy of legendary artist and curator Mark "Sponto" Kornfeld, who supported the creative community in Venice Beach for 24 years at his studio located at 7 Dudley Avenue.

We will discuss The Library Book with the Central Library’s map librarian emeritus, Glen Creason, who experienced the fire firsthand and then joined the intense effort to save the collection and reopen the library in 1993.