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Thu, Jul 17, 2025 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm |
Read With STAR Volunteer Cathy Children are invited to share the joy of reading with our STAR volunteer Cathy. Take home a free book after reading with Cathy three times. |
Granada Hills Branch Library | Kids |
Storytimes & Read Alouds English |
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Thu, Jul 17, 2025 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm |
Read With STAR Volunteer Angela 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. |
Van Nuys Branch Library | Babies and Toddlers, Kids |
Storytimes & Read Alouds English |
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Thu, Jul 17, 2025 3:00 pm |
Read With a STAR: Isaac Children are invited to share the joy of reading with our STAR volunteer Isaac. Take home a free book after reading with Isaac three times. |
Mid-Valley Regional Branch Library | Kids |
Storytimes & Read Alouds English |
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Thu, Jul 17, 2025 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm |
Breakdancing Celebrate breakdancing at the library with Eric Nishimoto! Learn the history of breaking and how to do toprock, footwork, freezes, and power-moves.All ages are welcome!This program was made possible with the... |
Mid-Valley Regional Branch Library | Kids, Teens |
Music & Performances English |
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Thu, Jul 17, 2025 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm |
LEGO® Bricks at the Library Come build with us at the Library. Your LEGO® bricks creation may be chosen to be displayed at the library. Recommended for ages four years and older.LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO... |
Granada Hills Branch Library | Kids |
Games English |
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Thu, Jul 17, 2025 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm |
Music Day Hooray! With Teacher Davis Join us for a live concert featuring original songs by Teacher Davis on guitar, ukulele, banjo and African drum! |
Platt Branch Library | Babies and Toddlers, Kids |
Music & Performances English |
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Thu, Jul 17, 2025 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm |
Blocks Building Challenge Make creations from blocks based on the challenge for the day.Ages 5 - 11. |
Van Nuys Branch Library | Kids |
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, STEM English |
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Thu, Jul 17, 2025 3:30 pm |
STAR Stories With Sheila Children are invited to share the joy of storytelling and reading with our special STAR volunteer, Sheila. Come three times and take home a free book! |
West Valley Regional Branch Library | Babies and Toddlers, Kids |
Storytimes & Read Alouds English |
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Thu, Jul 17, 2025 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm |
Share a Story With the BARK Therapy Dogs Join us for a visit from the adorable therapy dogs of the BARK Program. Kids, practice your reading with these specially trained dogs who love to listen to stories! |
Wilmington Branch Library | Kids |
Storytimes & Read Alouds English |
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Thu, Jul 17, 2025 4:00 pm |
Family Arts & Crafts Join us for a fun hour of crafting.All ages are welcome. |
Westchester - Loyola Village Branch Library | Kids, Adults |
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies English |
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Thu, Jul 17, 2025 4:00 pm |
Read With STAR Volunteer Cesar Children are invited to share the joy of storytelling and reading with our STAR volunteer Cesar. |
Fairfax Branch Library | Kids |
Storytimes & Read Alouds English |
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Thu, Jul 17, 2025 4:00 pm |
Reading to the Rescue Do you like dogs? Do you like books? Kids are invited to practice reading aloud (or listening to a story) with a gentle therapy dog from Reading to the Rescue! |
Baldwin Hills Branch Library | Kids |
Storytimes & Read Alouds English |
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Thu, Jul 17, 2025 4:00 pm |
Tree People: Traveling Dirt Doctor Tree People’s “Doctor Dirt” will teach us the importance of healthy soil, how air interacts with humans and trees, and the role trees play in cleaning our air.This... |
Atwater Village Branch Library | Kids, Teens |
STEM English |
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Thu, Jul 17, 2025 4:00 pm |
Catch Some Sun Paint a suncatcher to brighten up your space. |
Panorama City Branch Library | Kids |
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies English |
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Thu, Jul 17, 2025 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
Engineering for Kids - Hosted by PS Science Join us for a hands-on engineering event where kids can unleash their creativity and problem-solving skills. From building cars to constructing towers, this fun and educational in... |
Sylmar Branch Library | Kids |
STEM English |
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Thu, Jul 17, 2025 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
Crafternoon: Woodland Mosaic Collage Using pieces of torn paper, we will create a fox or bear mosaic piece of art. |
Valley Plaza Branch Library | Kids |
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies English |
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Thu, Jul 17, 2025 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
Ancient Homelands: Indigenous Music of North, Central and South America Sing-along to songs in various native languages of North, Central and South America and play with... |
Cahuenga Branch Library | Kids, Teens, Adults |
Music & Performances English |
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Thu, Jul 17, 2025 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
Create a Superhero Mask Make your own light up superhero mask while learning how to sew a circuit! Participants get to design their own masks, add LEDs, and sew conductive thread to make the electrical connection. |
Pacoima Branch Library | Kids, Teens, Adults |
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies English |
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Thu, Jul 17, 2025 4:00 pm |
Paper Plate Bear Masks Get ready to roar with our bear mask craft at the library. Kids can create their own bear mask to wear and have fun pretending to be wild animals. |
Exposition Park - Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Regional Branch Library | Kids |
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies English |
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Thu, Jul 17, 2025 4:00 pm |
Summer Movie Join us for a summer movie, Inside Out 2.The little voices inside Riley's head know her inside and out - but everything changes with the introduction of a new emotion: Anxiety. |
Malabar Branch Library | Kids |
Film English |
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Thu, Jul 17, 2025 4:00 pm |
Thor's Reptile Family Please join us for a visit from Thor's Reptile Family, and let's learn about all of our slimy, scaly, slithery friends! Open to all ages, so bring the whole family.Presented with generous... |
Robert Louis Stevenson Branch Library | Kids, Teens, Adults |
Music & Performances, STEM English |
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Thu, Jul 17, 2025 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
Superhero Masks Make your own light-up superhero mask while learning how to sew a circuit! Participants get to design their own masks, add LEDs, and sew conductive thread to make the electrical connection. |
Pacoima Branch Library | Kids |
STEM English |
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Thu, Jul 17, 2025 4:00 pm |
Kids Gardening Workshop Little gardeners will explore and learn different types of plants in this hands-on gardening workshop provided by Alma Family Services, Girls Today Women Tomorrow. |
Lincoln Heights Branch Library | Kids |
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies English |
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Thu, Jul 17, 2025 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
STEM Club Join us in the community room to make catapults out of building bricks and craft pompoms. |
San Pedro Regional Branch Library | Kids |
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies English |
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Thu, Jul 17, 2025 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
DIY Dried Pressed Flower Jar Join us as we transform jars using pressed flowers. All craft materials will be provided.Supplies are limited. First come, first serve. |
Sun Valley Branch Library | Kids, Adults |
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies English |
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Thu, Jul 17, 2025 4:15 pm to 5:15 pm |
Family Storytime Stories, songs and fingerplays for all ages. |
West Los Angeles Regional Branch Library | Babies and Toddlers, Kids |
Storytimes & Read Alouds English |
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Fri, Jul 18, 2025 8:00 am to 4:00 pm |
StoryWalk®: A Beetle is Shy at the Audubon Center at Debs Park We are buzzing over our newest StoryWalk® in the Audubon Center at Debs Park!Take an accessible self-directed nature walk and open... |
Arroyo Seco Regional Branch Library | Babies and Toddlers, Kids |
Storytimes & Read Alouds English |
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Fri, Jul 18, 2025 10:00 am to 12:00 pm |
STAR Stories With Sanskriti Children are invited to share the joy of storytelling and reading with our special STAR volunteer Sanskriti. Come three times and take home a free book. |
Westwood Branch Library | Babies and Toddlers, Kids |
Storytimes & Read Alouds English |
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Fri, Jul 18, 2025 10:00 am to 5:00 pm |
StoryWalk® at the L.A. Zoo: Señorita Mariposa and Not a Monster Discover a new story or two at the L.A. Zoo! Just stop by the Winnick Family Children's Zoo on your next visit and... |
Offsite | Babies and Toddlers, Kids |
Storytimes & Read Alouds English |
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Fri, Jul 18, 2025 10:30 am |
L.A. Zoo at Your Library This summer, the L.A. Zoo's library outreach program will join us for storytime and crafts at your local library! Together we will discover some of the amazing ways Los Angeles-area animals... |
Studio City Branch Library | Kids |
STEM English |
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Fri, Jul 18, 2025 11:00 am to 12:00 pm |
Be a Maker: StoryWalk® in Centennial Park We're reading Be a Maker in Venice of America Centennial Park! A StoryWalk® is interactive and gets us outside together as neighbors. The story will be followed... |
Venice - Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library | Kids |
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, Sensory Friendly, Storytimes & Read Alouds English |
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Fri, Jul 18, 2025 12:30 pm to 5:00 pm |
StoryWalk®: Paletero Man | ¡Qué paletero tan cool! Step by step and page by page, celebrate summer, reading, and community. Ring! Ring! Ring! Can you hear his call, Paletas for one! Paletas for... |
Pacoima Branch Library | Kids |
Storytimes & Read Alouds English, Español |
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Fri, Jul 18, 2025 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm |
STAR Stories With Miss Sandy Children are invited to share the joy of storytelling and reading with our special STAR volunteer, Miss Sandy. Come three times and take home a free book. |
West Los Angeles Regional Branch Library | Babies and Toddlers, Kids |
Storytimes & Read Alouds English |
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Fri, Jul 18, 2025 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
Chess Club Do you play chess? Are you interested in learning? Then, join Stephen and Avi every Friday afternoon to learn and play chess with other people. All ages are welcome! |
Memorial Branch Library | Kids, Teens |
Games English |
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Fri, Jul 18, 2025 3:00 pm |
STAR Storytime With Robin Our STAR volunteers read to children one-on-one or in small groups. No sign-up is required. Take home a free book to keep after attending three STAR storytimes at our branch.STAR storytimes are... |
Studio City Branch Library | Kids |
Storytimes & Read Alouds English |
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Fri, Jul 18, 2025 3:00 pm |
Read With STAR Reader Richaunti Children are invited to share the joy of storytelling and reading with our STAR volunteer Richaunti. |
Fairfax Branch Library | Kids |
Storytimes & Read Alouds English |
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Fri, Jul 18, 2025 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
ZOS!MO: Live Performance ZOS!MO is the singer-songwriter moniker of award-winning Filipino American fictionist, poet, playwright and culture bearer, Zosimo Quibilan. His band, also named ZOS!MO, exclusively plays... |
Pico Union Branch Library | Kids, Teens, Adults |
Music & Performances English, Tagalog |
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Fri, Jul 18, 2025 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
STAR Reader: Theresa Come into our library and read with our STAR Reader Theresa! STAR Readers are adult volunteers who read with children at the library.When children read with our STAR Readers three times, they earn... |
Echo Park Branch Library | Kids |
Storytimes & Read Alouds English |
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Fri, Jul 18, 2025 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
All-Ages Card Making Brighten a child's day by creating cards for patients of the L.A. Children's Hospital.Hosted by the Bravo Medical Magnet High School Youth Health Union. |
Pio Pico - Koreatown Branch Library | Kids, Teens |
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies English |
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Sat, Jul 19, 2025 8:00 am to 4:00 pm |
StoryWalk®: A Beetle is Shy at the Audubon Center at Debs Park We are buzzing over our newest StoryWalk® in the Audubon Center at Debs Park!Take an accessible self-directed nature walk and open... |
Arroyo Seco Regional Branch Library | Babies and Toddlers, Kids |
Storytimes & Read Alouds English |
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Sat, Jul 19, 2025 9:30 am to 11:30 am |
Read With STAR Volunteer Olga Children are invited to share the joy of storytelling and reading with our special STAR volunteer Olga. Read with a STAR three times and take home a free book!STAR schedules are... |
Eagle Rock Branch Library | Kids |
Storytimes & Read Alouds English |
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Sat, Jul 19, 2025 9:30 am to 3:00 pm |
Friends of the Library Book Sale Come to our best one-day sale yet. Lower prices on music CDs (only 25 cents each and 50 cents for a set or box), movie blu-rays (now 50 cents each), and graphic novels (only 25... |
North Hollywood Amelia Earhart Regional Branch Library | Kids, Teens, Adults, Seniors |
Book Sales English |
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Sat, Jul 19, 2025 10:00 am |
STAR Storytime With Jen Our STAR volunteers read to children one-on-one or in small groups. No sign-up is required. Take home a free book to keep after attending three STAR storytimes at our branch.STAR storytimes are... |
Studio City Branch Library | Kids |
Storytimes & Read Alouds English |
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Sat, Jul 19, 2025 10:00 am to 2:00 pm |
Chatsworth Friends of the Library Giant Book Sale Join us for the Friends of the Chatsworth Library Giant Book Sale. Find a good book for a great price. Get a deal and support Chatsworth Library.... |
Chatsworth Branch Library | Kids, Teens, Adults, Seniors |
Book Sales English |
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Sat, Jul 19, 2025 10:00 am |
Read With a STAR: Jim Children are invited to share the joy of reading with our STAR volunteer Jim. Take home a free book after reading with Jim three times. |
Mid-Valley Regional Branch Library | Kids |
Storytimes & Read Alouds English |
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Sat, Jul 19, 2025 10:00 am to 5:00 pm |
StoryWalk® at the L.A. Zoo: Señorita Mariposa and Not a Monster Discover a new story or two at the L.A. Zoo! Just stop by the Winnick Family Children's Zoo on your next visit and... |
Offsite | Babies and Toddlers, Kids |
Storytimes & Read Alouds English |
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Sat, Jul 19, 2025 10:30 am to 11:00 am |
Zumba for Kids! Join us for exercise and fun! Please wear comfortable clothes and shoes. Recommended for ages 5+.Please note that there is no zumba on the following dates: 11/8. |
Mid-Valley Regional Branch Library | Kids |
Health & Wellness English |
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Sat, Jul 19, 2025 10:30 am to 11:30 am |
Splashy Saturday Join us for open-ended sensory play activities and crafts involving water! Open to all ages. |
Arroyo Seco Regional Branch Library | Babies and Toddlers, Kids |
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, Sensory Friendly English |
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Sat, Jul 19, 2025 10:30 am to 11:30 am |
BARK: Kids Read to a Dog Fun reading practice for children. Early through advanced readers can build confidence and practice reading skills with a BARK Certified Therapy Dog. Suggested for grades 1-5. Advance... |
Playa Vista Branch Library | Babies and Toddlers, Kids |
Storytimes & Read Alouds English |
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Sat, Jul 19, 2025 11:00 am to 1:00 pm |
Beginning Chess Chess expert Brian Glover introduces the classic game of strategy as he simultaneously plays against all the students. All ages and levels are welcome. |
Westwood Branch Library | Kids, Teens, Adults |
Games English |