Events Calendar

Walk-in tutoring is available for any adult who needs help with internet searches, filling out forms, English conversation, reading, writing, resumes, and applications, studying for citizenship tests, and basic cell phone and computer use.

Join us for a visit with the friendly therapy dogs from the BARK Program! Children will improve their reading skills by practicing with these specially trained dogs, who love to listen to stories.

Students in grades K-12 are welcome to meet with our Math Homework Helpers for help with basic and advanced math problems.

Join us every third Tuesday of the month for stories, songs, fingerplays, and rhymes for fun in the Green Bungalow! Recommended for ages 3 and up.

Join us to create a fun and simple Thanksgiving paper craft. It's going to be gobble gobble fun!

Join us as we explore holiday candle traditions from around the world while making hand-rolled beeswax candles. Please register in advance, as space is limited for this program.

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.

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.