Events Calendar

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 free-build.

Join our Teen Book Club this summer! In our first meeting, we began the book The White Guy Dies First together.At this meeting, we will share our final thoughts on the book. Teens who were present at both meetings will receive a special prize. This…

Join us for an hour of building fun. We will be building with colorful interlocking bricks. Recommended for ages 4 to 8.

Teamwork makes the dream work! Join us for a giant collaborative world-building event where everyone comes together to create one massive, bustling brick town. When you arrive, grab some blocks and start building. Whether you want to design a house…

Calling all teen filmmakers! Documentary Filmmaker Chica Barbosa will walk you through the step-by-step process of crafting stories and characters in documentary filmmaking. For ages 12-18.

Join certified food preservation instructor Brie Wakeland Muszynski for a presentation on how to make jams, jellies, and marmalades at home.This program is generously funded by the Platt Friends of the Library.

This crash course will introduce you to basic photography techniques needed to make beautiful images to share with friends and family using a simple digital camera or your own smartphone. Learn different features/modes on cameras and the differences…

Join us for our Summer With the Library program! Have fun with a variety of hands on STEAM activities, focused on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math. All ages are welcome to attend! Don't forget to sign up for our Summer With the…

Learn to watercolor!

Make your own soap this summer! Melt your soap base, add your fragrance and dyes, then pour your soap into a fun-shaped mold.

Ever wondered what the sun really looks like? Join us for a public viewing session on a solar telescope facilitated by Casey Cooper, a Griffith Observatory astronomer.

Welcome back teen council! Please join us to reconnect in our brand new teen area, furnished by our Youth Empowering Sensory Spaces grant!

What are credit scores? How do they impact me? Will they help me buy a car? Find out! This workshop is aimed to help teens understand how credit scores make an impact in our life.

Piece together your story! Students will explore textures, colors, and images to craft their own unique collages from recycled materials. Weaving in words and writing, students will bring their artwork to life through storytelling. For children and…

Explore the science in everyday life. Discover how to use common household items to conduct simple, fun, and easy science experiments, such as exploding sandwich bags and more.

Join Dr. Desmonette Hazly, an Integrative Health Specialist, for an exciting new series on Integrative Health and Wellness. This series will explore various ways to enhance our mental and physical well-being through the arts and humanities. You will…

Join us for a lively discussion of What We Can Know by Ian McEwan. All are welcome!

Kids! Make your own bubble wand and test it out on our patio (outdoors).

What looks like reading a book and crafts for the kids, is actually a literacy program that gives parents tips and tricks on helping their young ones read. Presented by Families for Literacy.

Meet the Rams mascot Rampage and go home with a free book.

Join us for a lively discussion of the 1914 short story collection Dubliners by James Joyce.

USC's Roybal Institute on Aging and Alzheimer's LA will be on hand to educate individuals about their work and provide Alzheimer's and dementia-related resources.

Summer reading at the library with Artsy kids. We will be doing canvas painting. There will be step-by-step instructions on how to create a canvas painting while also giving participants the freedom to change aspects or the entirety of the piece. By…

Build with us! Ages 4 years and older.LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies, which does not sponsor, authorize, or endorse this site.