Events Calendar

Enjoy stories, songs, and movement activities for children and their families.

STAR Volunteers read and tell stories with children at the library.

Children can create and play their own video games on the Bloxels online platform. There are 10 spots available each week.

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.

Weather permitting, a former NASA Engineer and a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador will set up telescopes outside the library for everyone to take a look!

Join us during drop-in hours to use our button makers and zine supplies. Sewing and embroidery machines available by appointment.

Join us for an engaging book discussion every second Monday of the month.

Join the Yarniacs of Mar Vista, where we put our needles, hooks, hands, and creativity to work—not just to knit, crochet, embroider, macramé and weave our crafts of choice, but to build a community of Mar Vista folks who share a love for yarn above…

A weekly fiber arts meetup where participants can share projects, socialize with other fiber artists, and work on their crafts. Bring your own supplies. No registration is required, but schedules may change, so call the Washington Irving Library at…

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.

Friends of the Library meetings are held quarterly on the second Tuesdays of January, April, July, and October.

Join us in the joy of reading books with our STAR volunteer, Mrs. Judi!

Do you sew, knit or crochet? Join us for a fabric arts meet up. Come and work on your projects with other art crafters in the community. All skill levels are welcome.

Homework help for students in grades K-12.

Nurture a love of reading with STAR volunteer Andrea! Children who read with a STAR volunteer three times receive a new book to keep.

Are you dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, parenting issues, relationship issues, hopelessness, feeling overwhelmed, etc.? Come and talk about your daily challenges in a safe environment with a Social Worker. Free and open to all.

Join us for our monthly visit with the therapy dogs from the BARK (Beach Animals Reading with Kids) program! This is a fun and low-pressure opportunity for kids to practice their reading skills.

Join a group of your peers to leave your mark on the library! Teen Council is an opportunity to try out new hobbies, develop leadership skills and meet other teens, all while you earn community service hours. Anyone age 11-18 is invited to join.

Join us for storytime on Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. We share stories, songs, and movement activities to build early literacy skills for toddlers aged 18 months to 3 years.

Join us for an open playtime for babies, toddlers and their adult caregivers. Make new friends, boost social-emotional growth and enjoy hands-on sensory materials that ignite curiosity and exploration. For kids ages 3 and under.

Join us for Toddler Storytime for kids aged 18 months to 2 years old.

Join us for fun-filled stories, songs, and movement activities designed for your little ones!

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.

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