Events Calendar

Participants will be led through a brief overview of collage and its function in the history of art. They will also practice creating a balanced, well-composed mixed-media artwork they can take home. Audiences will discover the power of using found…

Bring your own device (smartphone, laptop, tablet) to our Drop-In Computer/Device Help session, where staff can assist with basic issues such as how to download an e-book or send an email with an attachment. We can also help you create an email…

Playing board games is a great way to have fun at the library!Join us for a fun afternoon of playing games and getting to know other members of our library community. In this program, you will be able to use the space to form social connections and…

Join us for our annual tie dye day! Bandanas will be provided while supplies last. Feel free to bring in your own 100% cotton item to tie dye.

Join us at the library to celebrate Pride Month with a screening of the movie Crush, complete with refreshing drinks and popcorn.

MEND provides free food, clothing, cooling center information, one-on-one case management, and support services to low-income individuals and families. MEND serves the most vulnerable in our community, including people experiencing homelessness…

Join us every fourth Friday of the month for a movie screening in the library meeting room.

Join Integrative Health Specialist Dr. Desmonette Hazly for a series of three workshops as she explores how everyday ingredients found at our local grocery stores can be used to create meals that may prevent and manage chronic conditions like…

Imagine that it's 1926. You've read the glowing newspaper articles describing the architectural beauty of downtown’s new Central Library. The Los Angeles Evening Express even likened it to a “great edifice of the mystic East” so you've decided to…

Come browse a great selection of gently used books for all ages. You’ll find children’s books, teen titles, adult fiction, non-fiction, and more—perfect for discovering your next great read.Every purchase supports the Friends of the Lake View Terrace…

Join us for "Tam Tran Goes to Washington," an East West Players production that promotes cultural understanding and racial tolerance through stories about pioneering AAPI figures. The play follows Tam Tran, a UCLA graduate and filmmaker, who, along…

Taro Wayama, guitarist/composer, along with David Lee Ruest, violinist, presents a variety of musical selections ranging from Renaissance through 20th century and folk/world music.This program was made possible with the generous support of the…

In honor of Pride Month, the library will be showing the film Milk (2008). The film will be shown in our Community Room. Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis.Come and join the community for a fun afternoon of film!

Interested in media preservation? This workshop will be a synthesis of all T.A.P.E. A/V preservation workshops centered specifically around home media preservation, damage prevention, and autonomy around proprietary born digital file creation and…

Come listen to Craig Newton and the sounds of our American Heritage as he plays Dixieland and the music of 1900s America. Join us in air conditioned comfort and enjoy the songs of our past.

Join us for a laid-back day of art! Let's explore the amazing art pieces we can create using materials we find around us. All supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring any materials you would like to use.

The Sunburst Brass Quintet of the 40th Infantry Division Band of the California Army National Guard headlines our annual Pre-Independence Day Celebration this year. Don't miss this great concert of popular American classics and patriotic favorites…

Welcome Summer 2026 with 100s of nature and beach themed stencils. Decorate your own t-shirt or other fabric item, or choose one of our canvas bags.Fabric paints are permanent and cannot be washed out, accidental stains are a possibility. We suggest…

Let’s welcome Summer with a fun afternoon of coloring!We will provide coloring pages and colored pencils for the program. Coloring can be a form of therapy and we always want to promote different ways to de-stress in the library. Soft, relaxing music…

Teens and adults are invited to celebrate their Pride any way they'd like by crafting rainbow-themed or other craft tape notebooks.

Discuss The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters (2023). A four-year-old Mi'kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a mystery that will haunt the survivors, unravel a family, and remain unsolved for nearly fifty years.

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…

Feeling crafty? Come by and design your own amulet or magnet out of shrinky-dink plastic and then watch the power of heat transform it. We have plenty of material for this program so bring all your friends.Everyone is welcome!

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…