STEAM Events

person using VR headset
July 27, 2024 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Intro to Virtual Reality Program teaches youth how they can create, share their experiences, and find unique ways to tell their stories....


coloring sheet of a map
July 27, 2024 4:00 PM
Join us to celebrate the end of summer with drawings for CERT and HAM radio-themed gifts! A weather radio, tourniquets, and giant *OMY Los...


Bugs made out of paper present text reading "Cricut Crawly Art"
July 27, 2024 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Learn the basics of the Cricut computerized cutting machine and use it to make a 3D art project to take home. Both Cricut and cricket facts...


We Go Bringing NASA science home together - Astro Camp Badge
Mondays and Tuesdays at 3 p.m. in July
Join us this summer at the Library for Astro Camp, a 10-part series of fun activities. Kids will learn and experience science, technology,...


Blue sky with clouds, with flowers, bees, and butterflies.
July 30, 2024 10:00 AM
This summer the L.A. Zoo's library outreach program will encourage participants to dream about a world with more pollinators! Join us for...


Two hands cupped together hold many small building blocks over a background of blurred building blocks.
Tuesdays from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
All levels are welcome to attend this hour of building block fun! We provide the supplies. You bring creative inspiration. Builders can...


We Go Bringing NASA science home together - Astro Camp Badge
Mondays and Tuesdays at 3 p.m. in July
Join us this summer at the Library for Astro Camp, a 10-part series of fun activities. Kids will learn and experience science, technology,...


two 3-D Printers on a cart with various colored spools of filament below.
Last Tuesdays Monthly from 3 - 5 p.m.
Our Monthly MakerSpace meets on the last Tuesday of the month. Learn 3-D printing, sewing, button making, zine making, jewelry making and...


Two hands full of legos
July 30, 2024 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
BuildUp For Kids will bring hundreds of LEGO® building bricks to the library to help you unleash your inner acrhitect, engineer or artist!...


Paul Thompson surrounded by a a few of his robot creations
July 30, 2024 4:00 PM
Teens learn how robots and animatronics are made. There will be a demonstration of full-size entertainment robots and animatronics. Come...


city backdrop and man with virtual reality glasses
July 30, 2024 4:00 PM
Our guest performer, Jonathan, will offer participants a detailed look into virtual reality. This program is designed to show youth...


erupting volcano experiment and image of the rainbow
July 30, 2024 4:30 PM
Learn about volcanoes and make your own rainbow volcano eruptions!


summer reading challenge animated graphic
Most Wednesdays at 10 a.m. (except June 26, which is at 10:40 a.m.)
Join us for our special Summer Reading Challenge Events for Kids!June 12 - Wacko Magic ShowJune 26 (10:40 a.m.) - Blue Submarine Tidepool...


Blue sky with clouds, with flowers, bees, and butterflies.
July 31, 2024 10:30 AM
This summer the L.A. Zoo's library outreach program will encourage participants to dream about a world with more pollinators! Join us for...


Performer Paul Thompson holding a robot
July 31, 2024 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Join us for a presentation by Paul Thompson of Droid Builders. Get up close and personal with his incredible robot creations and learn...


Three girls playing with building blocks.
Wednesdays at 4 p.m.
They're back by popular demand! Join us each week to free build with our building blocks in our children's area. Children ages 3 and up...


Two hands hold a pile of colorful LEGO bricks
July 31, 2024 4:15 PM to 5:15 PM
It's an hour of free play to create and experiment! There will be LEGO bricks and other types of building toys, wooden train tracks, and...


Blue sky with clouds, with flowers, bees, and butterflies.
August 1, 2024 12:30 PM
This summer the L.A. Zoo's library outreach program will encourage participants to dream about a world with more pollinators! Join us for...


Lego bricks held in a hand
Every Thursday at 3 p.m.
Come enjoy a weekly drop-in playtime at the library for creative play with LEGO-style bricks and traditional building blocks. Suggested...


Men playing instruments, a lady singing, a child reading and a couple dancing.
August 1, 2024 4:00 PM
Young engineers will design, construct, and test parachute prototypes that will allow their “eggstronaut” to land safely.


A pair of hands holding LEGO pieces.
August 1, 2024 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Let your creativity soar as you play with building brick blocks and challenge your friends with exciting board games. Don't miss out on...


Hand of person petting an iguana
August 1, 2024 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
The Reptile Family are coming to Sun Valley with an assortment of reptiles, amphibians, and arthropods. There will be petting!


Six children laughing.
August 1, 2024 4:00 PM
Please join us to make a paper bowl bird feeder to hang in your garden.Ages 3 and up.


Blue sky with clouds, with flowers, bees, and butterflies.
August 2, 2024 11:00 AM
This summer the L.A. Zoo's library outreach program will encourage participants to dream about a world with more pollinators! Join us for...


A Bubblemania performer uses a large bubble wand to create a bubble around a child
August 3, 2024 2:00 PM
Prepare to be dazzled by all kinds of bubble creations and the science behind them! Bubblemania will help us celebrate the coming end of...


Hands holding Lego bricks
August 5, 2024 2:00 PM to 2:45 PM
Explore the world of robotics by building projects with LEGO® bricks! Materials will be provided. This program is intended for children...


Blue sky with clouds, with flowers, bees, and butterflies.
August 6, 2024 12:30 PM
This summer the L.A. Zoo's library outreach program will encourage participants to dream about a world with more pollinators! Join us for...


Two hands cupped together hold many small building blocks over a background of blurred building blocks.
Tuesdays from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
All levels are welcome to attend this hour of building block fun! We provide the supplies. You bring creative inspiration. Builders can...


sea-creatures-tidepool-animals
August 6, 2024 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Visit us at Hyde Park Library for some close encounters with real sea creatures! Experience marine life up close with our friends from the...


Program presenter encapsulates child in a giant bubble
August 6, 2024 4:30 PM
Bubbles here, bubbles there, bubbles everywhere! Finish the summer with a splash and see and learn about all types of bubbles and their...


Blue sky with clouds, with flowers, bees, and butterflies.
August 7, 2024 11:30 AM
This summer the L.A. Zoo's library outreach program will encourage participants to dream about a world with more pollinators!Join us for...


Thor holding a lizard
August 7, 2024 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Go on a safari around the world with Thor's Reptile Family! Learn about arthropods, amphibians, and reptiles of all sizes. Herbivores,...


Hands are together holding a pile of LEGO bricks in different colors
August 7, 2024 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Come get creative with LEGO® bricks (small bricks for the big kids and limited big bricks for the little kids).


Blue sky with clouds, with flowers, bees, and butterflies.
August 8, 2024 12:30 PM
This summer the L.A. Zoo's library outreach program will encourage participants to dream about a world with more pollinators! Join us for...


Lego bricks held in a hand
Every Thursday at 3 p.m.
Come enjoy a weekly drop-in playtime at the library for creative play with LEGO-style bricks and traditional building blocks. Suggested...


Tide pool animals
August 8, 2024 3:00 PM
Experience marine life up-close and personal with live tidepool animals and specimens. Learn about the amazing life of the sea star...


2 cupped hands holding legos
August 8, 2024 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Come build with us at the Library. Each month, we will have a suggested building theme. Your LEGO® bricks creation may be chosen to be...


bag of ice cream
August 8, 2024 4:00 PM
Pair-up with a partner to make a science experiment that is cold but delicious. You heard right, we are making ice-cream from scratch at...


Cupped hands holding various LEGO bricks.
Thursdays at 4 p.m.
Come enjoy a weekly drop-in playtime at the library for creative play with LEGO-style bricks.Suggested ages: 5-11 years old.


know the flow logo with map of water streams
August 10, 2024 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Where does Los Angeles get its water? The answers may surprise you. Join us for this fun and informative presentation to learn about LA’s...


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