Events

Bilingual StoryWalk® for families!

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 subject to change or cancellation, depending on volunteer schedules. Call us at 818-755-7873 to confirm.

Children are invited to share the joy of reading with our STAR volunteer. Come three times and take home a free book.

Join us for a school readiness storytime program where we will incorporate early reading skills like letter sounds and rhyming into our storytime. Also learn about our new literacy kits available to check out. For ages 3-5.

Children are invited to share the joy of reading with our STAR volunteer Denise. Take home a free book after reading with Denise three times.

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Central Library, we will read these thought-provoking stories published in 1926, featuring essential works by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Celebrate the 65th Anniversary of Breakfast at Tiffany's.

Join us for an engaging discussion on some of the world's best short stories! This year's selection is from 100 Great Short Stories edited by James Delay and The Scribner of Contemporary Short Fiction.

Join us the third Tuesday of each month for a lively discussion of our current selection. 

Manny Pacheco, author & radio reporter (KNX 1070 am), will discuss his Forgotten History of the Academy Awards from his Forgotten Hollywood book series.

Creativity abounds within the transgender and nonbinary community, especially through the medium of comics and graphic novels. This all-ages event features author talks from celebrated graphic novelists and more.

Join us for an engaging book talk featuring local author Danny Jensen, as he discusses his latest work, Unique Eats and Eateries of Los Angeles: The People and Stories Behind the Food.

Join us for an exciting hybrid panel discussion and book signing celebrating international baseball!  

Join the Los Angeles Public Library's Art, Music, and Recreation Department for an online conversation with best selling author Martin Dugard as we celebrate the release of his latest book, The Long Run: Steve Prefontaine, Frank Shorter, Joan Benoit, Grete Waitz, and the Decade That Made the Marathon Cool. 

The Echo Park Historical Society and the Friends of Elysian Park are excited to present author Eric Nusbaum discussing his award-winning 2020 book Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between.