Events Calendar

Please join us in the Community Room for Family Arts and Crafts. All ages are welcome.

Our friendly teen tutors can help with homework, literacy, and learning new concepts!

Join us to create a faux rock from brown paper and then paint their petroglyph images paying a tribute to the origins of primitive art.

Stories, songs, movement, and fun!

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

Draw, paint, knit, crochet, needle, color, or create in your own way! Stop by the library every Thursday for our ongoing Fiber Art and Arts Club. Bring your project, enjoy tea, and connect with others in a relaxed, friendly space.

Join us for a DIY Harvest Day Tote Bag workshop!

All November and December, we'll be making gifts for friends and loved ones!

Ready to boost your skills and confidence? Join our weekly Adult Learning Lab! These engaging, hands-on sessions are open to all adults, regardless of current skill level. We focus on helping you master essential life skills, reading, writing, and…

Thanksgiving Craft!

Kids and teens will become history detectives in this hands-on program led by teachers from the Autry Museum of the American West.

Connect through the universal power of rhythm! Join us for a vibrant and engaging drum circle for the whole family. This fun-filled program fosters joy, creativity, and togetherness. It allows families to come together in a unique, non-verbal way.

Make a no-bake pumpkin pie in a jar as we get ready for Thanksgiving!

Kids will transform ordinary cups into adorable turkeys using colorful feathers, googly eyes, and beaks. Then, we’ll fill our Lil' Gobble Cups with yummy snacks to create the perfect little treat to gobble up!

Design, carve and print a linoleum block as a broadside print or greeting card.

Are you looking for volunteer hours? Do you want to gain leadership skills and make new friends? Join the Westwood Branch Teen Council! Teens ages 11-18 are welcome to help plan events, shape our collections, and more.

Join us for storytime! Enjoy stories and songs for all ages.

Birding event for Children.

Join us as we watch the latest skateboard videos from Thrasher Magazine as well as skateboarding classics from the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s.

Practice your English in a group setting by playing theater games while exploring conversational English and grammar. Create characters and stories along the way. For more information, please call 213-228-7037 ext. 0 or email singleton@lapl.org.

Walk-in tutoring is available for any adult patron who needs help with internet searches, filling out forms, English conversation/reading/writing, job or school resumes and applications, studying for citizenship tests, and basic cell phone and…

Musical Beginnings for Young Composers is taught by Grammy winning instructor Carl Protho and is aimed at children ages 6 to 18. It offers a comprehensive yet fundamental overview of the components of music composition.

Speak English with confidence! The English conversation class is perfect for any level. Adults will use common words and expressions. This class focuses on informal and practical English for work, school, home, or community.

All are welcome to read aloud for our community play reading! We will read a portion of Our Town by Thornton Wilder.