Events Calendar

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…

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…

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.

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 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.

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 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.

Learn about succulents and plant your own to take home. 

This program will be held outside on the library patio.

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 have explored lots of objects in our…

Design a maze, fidget toy, or a creation out of your imagination with LEGO® bricks.Open to kids of all ages. LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this event.

Join us for a creative experience! We’ll provide the art and craft supplies. What will you create together? This program is designed for children and their families or caregivers.

Join us for a family-friendly movie at the library. Snacks will be available for everyone in attendance.

It's the last of the 10 sessions of the Astro Camp Community Partner Program at the Watts library. Come get completion certificates and prizes and hang out in a cool, dark planetarium.

Join us for a Kids' Book Club. This book club is designed for students in grades 2-4.

Join The Amazing Dave, winner of The Los Angeles Comedy Festival, for a wild and crazy good time! Objects flying through the air, disappearing and reappearing, wackiness beyond compare. It's all just another day at the office for The Amazing Dave…

Do you like dogs? Do you like books? Join us as children practice their reading by sharing their favorite stories aloud to gentle rescue pups from Reading to the Rescue—building confidence, compassion, and a love of reading, all while learning about…

Join us for our last Summer With the Library program! The Blue Submarine will be here with LIVE sea animals for everyone to learn interesting facts about. All ages are welcome! Don't forget to sign up for our Summer With the Library Challenge and…

Join us to make ocean-themed crafts to take home. A fun craft program for children.

Dive into city-themed stories, build tall skyscrapers, and create a large city mural.