Events Calendar

Join the Memorial Branch Teen Council to get involved at the library and make a difference in the community!

Support the Fairfax Branch Library by buying books from the Friends of the Fairfax Branch Library!

After his release from prison for a hit-and-run, the impulsive and childish Hong Jong-du befriends Gong-ju, the victim's daughter, who is suffering from severe cerebral palsy. Through a series of clandestine meetings, the two develop an improbable…

Learn about the spectacular lives of some of the smallest critters on the planet! The Bug Gals will introduce us to amazing facts in this interactive bug meet and greet. Discover what makes these creatures unique and how they are helpful to humans…

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Celebrate the launch of Angel City Press at Los Angeles Public Library's new book documenting murals of Our Lady of Guadalupe around Los Angeles.

Join us at the Cypress Park Library for our Summer Movies series featuring the 1985 classic Back to the Future, starring Michael J. Fox and Crispin Glover. Follow Marty McFly as he travels back to 1955, where he encounters familiar faces from the…

Join us to learn basic embroidery and contribute to a collaborative artwork inspired by Palisadian oral histories and the local landscape. No experience is needed, and the workshop welcomes ages 12 and up. Bring a spirit of creativity and openness…

Enjoy stories, songs, and much, much more! Intended for ages 3-8. For more information, please contact children@lapl.org.

Join Certified Food Preservation Instructor Brie Wakeland Muszynski for a presentation on how to safely make kombucha and other fermented sodas at home. The presentation includes tasting samples and a kombucha zine. 

Please bring a clean pint or…

A group of friends is going through a midlife crisis. They decide to remake a favorite movie from their youth, but encounter unexpected events when they enter the jungle. A fun, action-packed, comedy movie. Rated PG-13.Starring: Jack Black, Paul Rudd…

Join us in the Taper Auditorium at Central Library for the Central Soccer Celebration as we screen the FIFA World Cup 26™. Join us in the comfortable, air-conditioned Taper Auditorium at Central Library for the Central Soccer Celebration as we screen…

The award-winning AlmaNova Duo, flutist Jessica Pierce and guitarist Almer Imamovic, invites us on an adventure into Balkan music, with its youthful energy and resilience, haunting melodies and rich harmonies, jubilant rhythms, and virtuosic melodic…

Learn basic papermaking techniques utilizing recycled paper materials found around the home, such as junk mail, old homework, newspapers, or a variety of almost any kind of paper. Participants will make small sheets of unique handmade paper and use…

Join Certified Food Preservation Instructor Brie Wakeland Muszynski for a presentation on how to safely make yogurt, butter, and a variety of soft cheeses at home. The presentation includes tasting samples, and a yogurt, butter, and cheese zine. Ages…

Through stories, music history, photography, and personal experiences, the panel will explore how East Los Angeles artists and communities helped shape Los Angeles's cultural identity during times of change and uncertainty.

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.No…

Join us for a conversation about The Night Travelers, by Armando Lucas. Berlin, 1931: Ally Keller, a talented young poet, is alone and scared when she gives birth to a mixed-race daughter she names Lilith. As the Nazis rise to power, Ally knows she…

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. Let's explore the farthest reaches of the…

Explore medical play and pretend to be doctors! Bring your favorite stuffed animal or borrow one of our own for a cute and cuddly check up.

Are you excited to flex those new reading skills? Come and share your love of reading early chapter books.This month we will be reading The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White. It is available to check out at the circulation desk.

Join us for a family movie day! Snacks will be provided while supplies last.

Join us in making DIY foam stamps. All materials will be provided on a limited basis.

Join us for a special storytime—pajamas are encouraged, and remember to bring your favorite stuffed animal! After storytime, kids will tuck in their toys for bed and leave them at the library for a stuffed animal sleepover. Families can pick up their…