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Alma Reaves Woods - Watts Branch Library

10205 Compton Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90002

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Address

10205 Compton Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90002

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Getting Here

  • Parking Lot
  • Bike Rack Available

Hours

Open Now
  • Sunday: Closed
  • Monday: 10:00 am-8:00 pm
  • Tuesday: 12:00 pm-8:00 pm
  • Wednesday: 10:00 am-8:00 pm
  • Thursday: 12:00 pm-8:00 pm
  • Friday: 9:30 am-5:30 pm
  • Saturday: 9:30 am-5:30 pm

Contact Us

Resources & Services

  • Chromebooks

  • Literacy Center

  • Neighborhood Science Kit

  • Public Computers

  • Student Zone

  • Wi-Fi

  • Wireless Printing

  • ZoomText

  • Language Collections:
  • Spanish

Upcoming Events

  • African american woman with a white headband stares out to sea

    Family Film Night

    Join us for a screening of the PBS special Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom. Snacks will be provided.
    • Watts
    • 6/16/2026
    • 3:00 PM
  • A woman sitting on her knees near a river

    Film Screening: Harriet

    Join us for a screening of the film Harriet, which tells the incredible true story of one of America's greatest heroes, Harriet Tubman. The film follows her journey from escaping slavery to leading dangerous missions that freed hundreds of slaves through the Underground Railroad.
    • Watts
    • 6/17/2026
    • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Progress Pride Flag-rainbow flag, with stripes of black and brown to represent marginalized LGBTIQ+ people of color and the triad of blue, pink, and white from the trans flag

    Community Pride

    Celebrate LGBTQIA Pride Month by making a community flag. Paint a strip that tells your story, and we will put them all together to create a symbol of our community.
    • Watts
    • 6/23/2026
    • 3:00 PM
  • A man holding a guitar and looking at the camera

    Guitar Concert

    Join us for an enchanting evening with the duo of Tom Foster and Taro Wayama. Experience a captivating mix of guitar music that spans centuries, blending traditional classical repertoire with contemporary world music. The program features works from the Renaissance and Baroque periods, including pieces by J.S. Bach, as well...
    • Watts
    • 6/24/2026
    • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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    Mixed Media and Collage Workshop

    Participants will be led through a brief overview of collage and its function in the history of art. They will also practice creating a balanced, well-composed mixed-media artwork they can take home. Audiences will discover the power of using found images to create something new and truly unique that invokes a theme and carries...
    • Watts
    • 6/25/2026
    • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Earth and the moon against a the blackness of space

    NASA Astro Camp: Earth

    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. What better way to start than to learn all about our own home planet, Earth! 
    • Watts
    • 6/29/2026
    • 3:00 PM
  • Kooky Carnival and Can Do early literacy games

    Stories and Games

    Read stories, play board games, and take home one of our LitKits to make learning to read fun.
    • Watts
    • 6/30/2026
    • 3:00 PM

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