This fun class offers dance and movement for beginners and seasoned performers alike, helping you learn a new style or develop your technique. Inspired by the high-energy music of Bollywood movies, every song tells a story, and every move carries meaning!
You're invited to an awesome celebration of young local filmmakers and their amazing creations! Come cheer them on as we screen the winning films, celebrate their creativity, and announce who takes home the top prizes in each category.
Join us every Monday this summer at Linnie Canal Park, also known as the Duck Playground, located on the Venice Canals, for a series titled Every Monday Mabel by Jashar Awan. Come to read, discuss, and enjoy the art!
Children are invited to share the joy of storytelling and reading with our STAR volunteer, Angela. Take home a free book after coming to three STAR events at our branch.
Join an educator from the La Brea Tar Pits for an interactive, tar-rific storytime! Together, you’ll read and discuss a story about an Ice Age Animal, investigate a fossil for clues about how the animal lived, and touch a museum artifact like a fossil cast or animal pelt.
Children are welcome to join our volunteer, Miss Sandy, for story readings every Monday. After attending three STAR events at our branch, participants can take home a free book.
Aphasia is a brain disorder. It usually results from stroke or head injury. It affects a person's ability to read, write, speak, and understand speech. This book club is designed especially for adults with aphasia. Because everyone deserves to enjoy a good book. For more information and zoom link, contact fschwarz@lapl.org.
Join us for Pages of Pride, our teen book club exploring LGBTQ+ stories! We'll be discussing Stars, Hide Your Fires by Jessica Mary Best, plus participating in an exciting escape room challenge. Open to all students in grades 6-12!
The Brentwood Fiction Book Club holds lively discussions of different novels each month. The group reads books in a wide range of styles, genres, and periods. For information about upcoming selections, please get in touch with the library at brntwd@lapl.org. Copies of the selected books will be available for pickup at the library's circulation desk.
In celebration of Central 100, join us for a discussion with Stephen Gee! He will be discussing his book Los Angeles Central Library: A History of its Art and Architecture.
Join LAPL's Art Department for a celebration of Andy Beta's newly published Cosmic Music, an in-depth biography of the jazz harpist, singer, composer and spiritual leader, Alice Coltrane.
Learn about the wonders of State and National Parks with author Adalgisa (Gisa) Nico, as well as their importance in preserving natural habitats and wildlife.
Manny Pacheco, author & radio reporter (KNX 1070 am), will discuss his Forgotten History of the Academy Awards from his Forgotten Hollywood book series.
Creativity abounds within the transgender and nonbinary community, especially through the medium of comics and graphic novels. This all-ages event features author talks from celebrated graphic novelists and more.
