STEAM Events

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Mondays 4pm - 5pm. Starts October 6, 2025
Create your own character, design levels, and share your story with the Bloxels online game builder. We have 10 spots available each week...


hand holding LEGO® bricks
Tuesdays Twice Per Month
Build whatever you can imagine with LEGO® blocks!


Teens smiling while using computers.
February 3, 2026 4:00 PM
Teens ages 11-16 are invited to learn Robotics and Programming skills, through Tinkercard Circuits, a free browser-based tool that works on...


a pair of hands holds multi colored lego bricks
February 3, 2026 4:00 PM
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...


Close up of two cupped hands holding a mix of LEGO bricks.
February 3, 2026 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Help the Sherman Oaks Teen Council build a LEGO® artwork to display in the library, or free build your own design. Open to 6th-12th-grade...


a hand is filled with LEGO
February 4, 2026 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
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...


Pile of colorful LEGO® Bricks
February 4, 2026 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Come and build the challenge of the day or make your own creation.Ages 5-11.LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does...


Child holding building brick pieces in hands.
February 5, 2026 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Join us for a fun-filled session of brick building. Let your imagination soar as you bring your engineering ideas to life. Create anything...


A pair of hands holding LEGO pieces.
February 5, 2026 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Join us for Game Day! Build, create, and have fun with building bricks and board games. Meet new friends and enjoy endless entertainment at...


Multicolored Lego blocks
February 5, 2026 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Visit us in the community room for building blocks for all ages! Prompts will be provided, but free-form play is welcome.


Two children pet a lizard being held by a reptile handler
February 7, 2026 11:00 AM
We are celebrating our branch's reopening after renovations with a day of programs and celebration! Kicking things off in the morning, we...


Koreatown Media Lab logo
February 7, 2026 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
The Koreatown Media Lab makerspace is open every other Saturday in January, from 1 - 4 pm. The poster printer, 3D printers, cutting...


A smiling man in a hat holds a boa constrictor.
February 9, 2026 3:30 PM
Experience the wonder and excitement that only Thor's exotic collection of reptiles, amphibians, and arachnids can provide. Presented in a...


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Mondays 4pm - 5pm. Starts October 6, 2025
Create your own character, design levels, and share your story with the Bloxels online game builder. We have 10 spots available each week...


napkins dyed and printed with flowers
February 9, 2026 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Join Waldorf Handwork Educator Brie Wakeland Muszynski for a hands-on workshop on how to eco print using natural dye techniques. In this...


3d printer
Select Mondays at 5 p.m. (Please check the calendar to confirm)
Are you interested in participating in a community of Makers that enjoy helping each other? Join us and design anything from robotics to...


Hands holding Lego bricks
Second Tuesday of the Month, 4 - 5 p.m.
Expand your engineering and design skills at Builders Club! We provide materials like building bricks, wooden planks, and magnetic tiles....


wires connected to a circuit board
February 10, 2026 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
"Coding: IRL" is an interactive workshop where teens will experiment with coding and connecting to physical hardware that they construct,...


Flattened clay with various objects like flower and leaves
February 11, 2026 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Join Taty, a Zapotec-American artist, and play with clay, creating textures with objects like leaves, flowers, maize, stamps, and more!


hands holding a heart toy in their hands
February 11, 2026 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Join UCLA scientists at the library for some heartfelt science and learn all about the muscle that never stops ticking. We will investigate...


LEGO character and animals gathered together against a blue comic strip background.
February 12, 2026 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Join us on the second Thursday every month for LEGO® League and put your creativity and building skills to the test! Each month, you'll be...


A pair of hands cut heart shapes out of colored construction paper.
February 12, 2026 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Learn about electricity and circuits as we make light-up greeting cards for Valentine's Day! Recommended for ages 6+.


two hands squishing purple and green-lime slime.
February 12, 2026 4:00 PM
DIY slime! Make your own Valentine slime, make super stretchy, squishy or heartwarming slime.Crea tu propio limo de San Valentín, súper...


three young children lay on their bellies on the floor, looking at a book on the floor in front of them
February 12, 2026 4:15 PM to 5:15 PM
Let's read and talk about African American scientists and explore flight with a stomp rocket launcher! Recommended for ages 5 and up.


Collage with upcycled craft projects and the text "Arts and Scraps" on a brown paper background.
Available During Library Hours (While Supplies Last)
Drop by during library operating hours and claim an Arts and Scraps kit while supplies last! Each take-and-make kit contains materials and...


Pink sea slug on the sea floor.
February 14, 2026 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
The Blue Submarine invites children to an up-close and personal learning experience about marine life, featuring live tidepool animals,...


An image of a painted frame with a sponge, paint and paintbrush around the frame.
Third Tuesday of the month at 2:30 p.m.
Join us after school for our imaginative craft-teen program. Get ready for a blend of fun and creativity as we rotate through various...


hand holding LEGO® bricks
Tuesdays Twice Per Month
Build whatever you can imagine with LEGO® blocks!


Photo of Paul Thompson bordered by various robots including R2D2 and Grogu animatronic.
February 17, 2026 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Learn all about robots and animatronics used in film and television productions in this fun and engaging demonstration with artist Paul...


Child's hands holding Lego bricks.
February 17, 2026 4:00 PM
Join us for an hour of building fun. We will be building with colorful interlocking bricks. Recommended for ages 4 to 8.


Children playing with magnatiles, light tables, tracing, a toy kitchen and a toy town.
February 18, 2026 12:00 PM
Join us for a day of imagination, connection, and hands-on fun! Children ages 0–8 can explore and play safely while parents relax and share...


Three girls build with Lego building blocks.
Third Wednesday of the month at 3 p.m.
Join us to show us your inner architect and engineer for freestyle building blocks time.


Hands making seed bombs with trays of seed bombs ingredients on a table.
February 19, 2026 3:30 PM
Few things are as fun as getting your hands dirty, especially when the results are clay and compost seed bombs filled with California...


Multicolored Lego blocks
February 19, 2026 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Visit us in the community room for building blocks for all ages! Prompts will be provided, but free-form play is welcome.


Kente cloth
February 23, 2026 3:30 PM
Join us for an African American History Month themed MakerSpace to make 3D items, sewing projects, zines, stickers, and buttons.Let's...


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Mondays 4pm - 5pm. Starts October 6, 2025
Create your own character, design levels, and share your story with the Bloxels online game builder. We have 10 spots available each week...


3d printer
Select Mondays at 5 p.m. (Please check the calendar to confirm)
Are you interested in participating in a community of Makers that enjoy helping each other? Join us and design anything from robotics to...


child and parent pointing up at the night sky with a telescope
February 23, 2026 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Weather permitting, join us outside the library to view the moon, Jupiter and Saturn up close through telescopes, guided by a NASA JPL...


a hand is filled with LEGO
February 25, 2026 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
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...


An image of a child’s hands holding a pile of Legos with larger-sized Legos in the background.
Fourth Wednesday of the Month at 4 p.m.
Kids ages four and older are invited to make LEGO® creations in the library. Every month, we will have a suggested theme. Builder's...


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