Events Calendar

Join us as we read and discuss Dan Santat's graphic novel memoir, A First Time for Everything. This book explores how a single summer trip can change your life. We will also share thoughts on other great graphic novels or comics we’ve enjoyed…

Join us in the community room for an hour of science fun! Build your own fidget spinner using toy building bricks. An adult must accompany children under 13.

To help address the literacy crisis in Los Angeles and inspire children to enjoy reading, the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF), in partnership with the Los Angeles Dodgers, leads LA Reads, a literacy campaign that includes community Storytimes…

Whether you're in it to win it, or just here to make friends, join the Fairfax Teen Council as we defeat our enemies! Actually, there are no enemies, but there are snacks!Ages 11 and older.

The Tech Try Out Cart features a variety of devices, with a librarian available to provide hands-on instruction in e-media. You are also welcome to bring your own smartphone or tablet for practical assistance with the library's e-media services.

Join KongaKid in a fun, participatory, and interactive program where everyone gets to be a part of the groove.

Children will be introduced to the idea of conservation, discuss strategies for supporting a healthy earth, then upcycle cast-off materials to create a new sculpture, toy, or functional item.

Create sculptures from a foil base and design and decorate it with masking tape.

Join Ricky Rainbow Beard for a program about listening! The Rainbow Beard Show features puppets, games, music, and dance, for kids and anyone who wants to be a kid. The program focuses on creativity, play, and creating collective human experiences…

Come to the Sherman Oaks Library for free open play Mah Jongg! Bring a friend or group and have fun. We will form tables if you need players providing people are available at the time. No betting or prizes allowed. Tables and chairs will be provided…

Celebrate Jim Davis' beloved Garfield comics with Garfield-themed crafts and a screening of The Garfield Movie.The movie will begin at 3 p.m. in the Community Room and is rated PG.Great for the whole family!

Middle-grade readers are invited to participate in our fun monthly book discussions. This month, we will be reading The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman by Gennifer Choldenko.Please email gkim@lapl.org for the Zoom login information.

Join Ricky Rainbow Beard and their friends all the way from Rhode Island for an interactive experience that features puppets, games, stories, songs, and comedy.

In this workshop, Alzheimer's LA will discuss depression and resistance. Suggestions will be provided for how to handle common challenges and situations for those caring for someone with dementia.

Use a climate simulation program to learn about global approaches to solving the climate crisis.

Our Artist-in-Residence Debra Disman is back at the Northridge Branch for the year 2026-2027, beginning a series of monthly bookmaking programs in July, where you will learn to make a different book each session! No experience is required and there…

Join Certified Food Preservation Instructor Brie Wakeland Muszynski for a presentation on how to safely preserve vegetables using the lacto-fermentation method. The presentation includes tasting samples and a lacto-fermentation zine. Brie is a…

Join us for an epic adventure! D&D is a fantasy tabletop role playing game where players work together to succeed on their quests. Let's roll some dice!

Join in the celebration of 100 years of Central Library by reading a book that was published in 1926 when Central Library opened! Pick up your free copy of Enough Rope by Dorothy Parker at the West Valley Reference Desk (Quantities are limited and on…

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.

This dance instruction program explores the essence of Argentine Tango, a social partner dance based on connection. No experience or partner necessary.This free program is best enjoyed by adults. Made possible with the generous support of the Library…

ZOS!MO is the singer-songwriter moniker of award-winning Filipino American fictionist, poet, playwright, and culture bearer, Zosimo Quibilan Jr. His band, also named ZOS!MO, exclusively plays original Tagalog indie pop/rock, with songs from Quibilan…

Join us for a lively discussion!The Stranger (1942) by Albert Camus is a foundational existentialist/absurdist novella that explores human isolation, the search for meaning, and society's violent rejection of those who refuse to play by its emotional…

Join us for a workshop on how to draw your own characters. This event is led by teens and is recommended for children ages 7 to 12. All supplies will be provided.