Events Calendar

Join us in the Taper Auditorium at Central Library for the Central Soccer Celebration as we screen the FIFA World Cup 26™. Join us in the comfortable, air-conditioned Taper Auditorium at Central Library for the Central Soccer Celebration as we screen…

The award-winning AlmaNova Duo, flutist Jessica Pierce and guitarist Almer Imamovic, invites us on an adventure into Balkan music, with its youthful energy and resilience, haunting melodies and rich harmonies, jubilant rhythms, and virtuosic melodic…

Learn basic papermaking techniques utilizing recycled paper materials found around the home, such as junk mail, old homework, newspapers, or a variety of almost any kind of paper. Participants will make small sheets of unique handmade paper and use…

Join Certified Food Preservation Instructor Brie Wakeland Muszynski for a presentation on how to safely make yogurt, butter, and a variety of soft cheeses at home. The presentation includes tasting samples, and a yogurt, butter, and cheese zine. Ages…

Through stories, music history, photography, and personal experiences, the panel will explore how East Los Angeles artists and communities helped shape Los Angeles's cultural identity during times of change and uncertainty.

Walk-in tutoring is available for any adult who needs help with internet searches, filling out forms, English conversation, reading, writing, resumes, and applications, studying for citizenship tests, and basic cell phone and computer use.No…

Join us for a conversation about The Night Travelers, by Armando Lucas. Berlin, 1931: Ally Keller, a talented young poet, is alone and scared when she gives birth to a mixed-race daughter she names Lilith. As the Nazis rise to power, Ally knows she…

During the 10 sessions of the Astro Camp Community Partner Program at the Watts library, you will be trying fun science experiments, engineering challenges, and art projects to explore the universe with NASA. Let's explore the farthest reaches of the…

Explore medical play and pretend to be doctors! Bring your favorite stuffed animal or borrow one of our own for a cute and cuddly check up.

Are you excited to flex those new reading skills? Come and share your love of reading early chapter books.This month we will be reading The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White. It is available to check out at the circulation desk.

Join us for a family movie day! Snacks will be provided while supplies last.

Join us in making DIY foam stamps. All materials will be provided on a limited basis.

Join us for a special storytime—pajamas are encouraged, and remember to bring your favorite stuffed animal! After storytime, kids will tuck in their toys for bed and leave them at the library for a stuffed animal sleepover. Families can pick up their…

Celebrate Central Library's 100th anniversary with the music, dance, and excitement of the Roaring Twenties!

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…

Art teachers from Artsy Kidss will join us to lead a painting workshop and create your own beach sunset artwork. Our instructor offers step-bystep instruction on how to create a specific painting while also giving participants the freedom to change…

During the 10 sessions of the Astro Camp Community Partner Program at the Watts library, you will be trying fun science experiments, engineering challenges, and art projects to explore the universe with NASA. Not everything that orbits the sun is a…

Use foam blocks and other materials to make your own 3D object. Ages 5+.

Join us for some LEGO® fun! We provide the Legos, you provide the creativity. Kids can choose to attempt the Build Challenge, or they can free-build.

Join our Teen Book Club this summer! In our first meeting, we began the book The White Guy Dies First together.At this meeting, we will share our final thoughts on the book. Teens who were present at both meetings will receive a special prize. This…

Join us for an hour of building fun. We will be building with colorful interlocking bricks. Recommended for ages 4 to 8.

Teamwork makes the dream work! Join us for a giant collaborative world-building event where everyone comes together to create one massive, bustling brick town. When you arrive, grab some blocks and start building. Whether you want to design a house…

Calling all teen filmmakers! Documentary Filmmaker Chica Barbosa will walk you through the step-by-step process of crafting stories and characters in documentary filmmaking. For ages 12-18.

Join certified food preservation instructor Brie Wakeland Muszynski for a presentation on how to make jams, jellies, and marmalades at home.This program is generously funded by the Platt Friends of the Library.