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The Library hosts free events every day. There's something for all ages and interests – browse our calendar to find something happening near you.

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BARK: Read With a Therapy Dog

Reading can be hard, but you can build your confidence by reading aloud to a BARK therapy dog. Kids can relax and develop their reading skills with their favorite new reading buddy.
- location: Mid-Valley
- date: 8/28/2026
- time: 3:00 PM
Homebuyer Fair

Buying a home can feel overwhelming—but you do not have to navigate it alone. Join New Economics for Women (NEW) and the Los Angeles Public Library for a free Homebuyer Fair designed to provide a guided path to homeownership—all in one place.
- location: Central Library
- date: 8/29/2026
- time: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
From the Eastside to the Dreamy Side: Record Collections and Local Chicana/o Stories

Join us for a panel exploring the role of record collections in capturing everyday rituals of musical fandom and how the music we listen to shapes identity and community, particularly among those who came of age in Los Angeles’s barrios.
- location: Central Library
- date: 8/30/2026
- time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

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Paletero Man/¡Que Paletero tan Cool! StoryWalk®

Bilingual StoryWalk® for families!
- location: Robert Louis Stevenson
- date: 8/1/2026 - 9/1/2026
- time: All Day
Toddler Storytime and Songs

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.
- location: West Los Angeles
- date: 8/26/2026
- time: 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Toddler and Preschool Storytime

Join us for stories, songs, and playtime! This program is for children ages 1-5 and their caregivers.
- location: Woodland Hills
- date: 8/26/2026
- time: 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Toddler/Preschool Storytime

Join Miss Cynthia for stories, songs, and fingerplays.
- location: Westchester - Loyola Village
- date: 8/26/2026
- time: 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Family Yoga Storytime

Strengthen your bond with your baby or child through gentle movement at Family Yoga Storytime.
- location: Venice
- date: 8/26/2026
- time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Toddler Storytime

Join us for Toddler Storytime for kids aged 18 months to 2 years old. There will be music, rhymes, bubbles, and books, of course!
- location: Chinatown
- date: 8/26/2026
- time: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Book Clubs

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Classics Book Club: The Plague

Join us for a lively discussion of the 1947 novel The Plague by Albert Camus.
- location: Granada Hills
- date: 8/26/2026
- time: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Teen Review Club

Join the Teen Review Club to connect with fellow readers, share your honest book reviews, and explore exciting new releases. No experience needed!
- location: Westwood Branch Library
- date: 8/26/2026
- time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Kids and Bigs Book Club

Join our book club where kids and their adults can enjoy reading together by selecting from a classic and a modern featured book each month. Don't forget to participate in our book party to celebrate the stories!
- location: Hyde Park
- date: 8/26/2026
- time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Manga Book Club for Teens

Manga Book club for Teens -- August.
- location: Northridge
- date: 8/26/2026
- time: 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Sci-Fi Book Club - The Last Astronaut by David Wellington

Join our Science Fiction Book Club to discuss The Last Astronaut by David Wellington. Copies of this novel are available at the library.Synopsis: When a menacing alien probe enters the galaxy it's up to Commander Sally Jansen, Earth's last astronaut, to unravel its many mysteries.
- location: Van Nuys
- date: 8/26/2026
- time: 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Adult Book Club

Join us for our adult book club.
- location: Valley Plaza
- date: 8/26/2026
- time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Authors

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Author Martin Dugard With Moderator and Producer Steve Sandoval

Join the Los Angeles Public Library's Art, Music, and Recreation Department for an online conversation with best selling author Martin Dugard as we celebrate the release of his latest book, The Long Run: Steve Prefontaine, Frank Shorter, Joan Benoit, Grete Waitz, and the Decade That Made the Marathon Cool.
- location: Central Library
- date: 8/26/2026
- time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Author Eric Nusbaum Discusses Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between

The Echo Park Historical Society and the Friends of Elysian Park are excited to present author Eric Nusbaum discussing his award-winning 2020 book Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between.
- location: Edendale
- date: 8/29/2026
- time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Short Play Reading with the Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights

Join the Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights for this exciting reading of multiple short plays. Refreshments will be provided.
- location: Westwood Branch Library
- date: 8/29/2026
- time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Kuleana: A Story of Family, Land, and Legacy in Old Hawai'i With Sara Kehaulani Goo

Author Sara Kehaulani Goo discusses her memoir, Kuleana: A Story of Family, Land, and Legacy in Old Hawaiʻi, the story of her family’s effort to hold onto ancestral land on Maui.
- location: Central Library
- date: 9/5/2026
- time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Author Talk: Todd Marinovich & Lizzy Wright

Join the Los Angeles Public Library's Art, Music, and Recreation Department for an online conversation with authors Todd Marinovich and Lizzy Wright, celebrating the recent release of their book, Marinovich: Outside the Lines in Football, Art, and Addiction. Todd Marinovich, formerly a star quarterback at the University of Southern California...
- location: Central Library
- date: 9/9/2026
- time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Author John Tottenham Discusses his Novel, Service

Local author discusses his acclaimed novel, set in Echo Park
- location: Edendale
- date: 9/12/2026
- time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM