Events Calendar

Join us for a special presentation with animatronic robot builder Paul Thompson of Droid Builders. Get up close and personal with his incredible creations, learn about the engineering involved and watch them perform!This event is free and open to all…

Join us for a fun animal-themed bingo game where you can win small prizes!

Join a group of peers to make a difference at the library! The Teen Council offers an opportunity to develop leadership skills, meet other teens, and collaborate on projects while earning community service hours.

Join us for a musical afternoon with INCA. The show includes music and instruments from the native Incas (Andean style), from the Hispanic communities of the coastal areas (Criollo style) and the Afro-Peruvian people from the villages south of Lima…

Come and build the challenge of the day or make your own creation.Ages 5-11.LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies, which does not sponsor, authorize, or endorse this site.

Sew a dog bandana for that special pup in your life!

Use library materials (books, staplers, etc.) to make mini golf challenges, then play away! Afterwards, take it apart and start again.

Explore creative writing in a fun, supportive environment! Each session will include some combination of writing exercises, readings, discussion, and opportunities for sharing and feedback. Suggested homework will also be provided to keep you writing…

The Los Angeles Public Library is proud to present award-winning author/illustrator (and this year’s Summer with the Library artist) Dan Santat!He will be discussing his writing and illustrating career, including his newest titles, Don’t Trust Fish…

Si usted es un principiante en el uso de una computadora y tiene preguntas sobre cómo hacer una búsqueda en el Internet o como utilizar correo electrónico, nosotros le podemos ayudar en español.Usted debe de tener una tarjeta de la biblioteca para…

Get your hands dirty creating clay and compost seed bombs filled with California native wildflower seeds! In this interactive workshop, participants will learn about the origins of “seed green-aids,” delve into environmental movements, and exchange…

During the 10 sessions of the Astro Camp Community Partner Program at the Watts library, you will be trying fun science experiments, engineering challenges, and art projects to explore the universe with NASA. We got to view the sun last week. Now it…

Educational, entertaining, fun and safe hands-on program with reptiles, amphibians, and arthropods. Kids will have an opportunity to hold animals as we speak about them. The animals travel in baskets and containers so it looks like a safari has…

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

Workshop participants will make individually personalized books that can serve as diaries, albums, or scrapbooks. Participants can choose from various types of bound and folded book designs. Materials including various types of paper, thread, ribbon…

In this workshop, students explore basic electronics and programming concepts using Tinkercad Circuits, a free browser-based tool that works on Chromebooks and Smartphones! Participants will learn how to build and simulate simple Arduino circuits…

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

This workshop provides a chance to see, hold and ask questions about analog media equipment for the curious!

Can you guess how many birds are in a room? How about figuring out how to get a dinosaur into a plastic sandwich bag? Do you think you have what it takes to compete in ridiculous, silly challenges for the chance of winning a silly, ridiculous, gold…

Design your own creations using Air Dry Clay! All necessary materials will be provided.

Children will learn about the diversity of animals and plants that live in the desert. We will also explore how plants and animals survive in extreme heat with little water, then make a diorama of a desert habitat. Afterward, we will compare and…

Celebrate Central 100 by repurposing catalog cards into mini art!

Decorate a small pot with paints and other supplies. We'll have soil and seeds so you can plant something inside and watch it grow!

Enjoy an hour of free play to create and experiment! Design and build with bricks, blocks, and wooden train tracks while enjoying the challenge of brain-teaser puzzles and other engineering toys. Children of all ages are welcome.