Will & Ariel Durant Branch Library

Address:: 7140 W. Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90046
Phone:: 323-876-2741
Fax:: 323-876-0485
Email:: Contact form

Hours of Service

Mon:	10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Tues:	12 noon - 8 p.m.
Weds:	10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Thurs:	12 noon - 8 p.m.
Fri:	9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Sat:	9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Sun:	Closed

Upcoming Events at Will & Ariel Durant Branch Library

Saturday starting October 25, from 10 - 11:30 a.m.

English Conversation Class

Speak English with confidence! Adults will use common words and expressions. This class focuses on informal and practical English for work...

November 17, 2025 3:00 PM

Film Screening: Broken Arrow

For a decade, the white settlers and the Apaches have been engaged in a bloody war with no peaceful end in sight. When a white scout, Tom...

A young man works on a sculpture depicting a fictional creature's head with pointy ears.

November 20, 2025 4:00 PM

Sculpting With Art Era

Within the Art Era program, we will dive into the fundamentals of art and creativity. Audiences will have a chance to explore different...

Saturday starting October 25, from 10 - 11:30 a.m.

English Conversation Class

Speak English with confidence! Adults will use common words and expressions. This class focuses on informal and practical English for work...

A collage of game pieces of various types such as playing cards, poker chips and colored dice.

November 22, 2025 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Hollywood Board Game Day

We'll have a variety of board games to try, or feel free to bring in a favorite game to share! Stop by to learn a new game, teach one to...

a man and his horse in the desert surrounded by mountains

November 24, 2025 3:00 PM

Film Screening: The Searchers

The Searchers is a 1956 Western about an ex-Confederate soldier, Ethan Edwards, who obsessively searches for his niece after she is...

Saturday starting October 25, from 10 - 11:30 a.m.

English Conversation Class

Speak English with confidence! Adults will use common words and expressions. This class focuses on informal and practical English for work...

Black and white photo of Frederick Douglass in 19th century suit

February 7, 2026 2:00 PM

Book Club: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is an autobiography detailing his life from birth into slavery in Maryland to his escape to...

What We're Reading

Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of my People

From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir

Horror for Weenies: Everything You Need to Know About the Films You're Too Scared to Watch

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What We're Reading

The Night of Baba Yaga

Butter: A Novel of Food and Murder

Another Fine Mess

When the Going Was Good

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of my People

Good Dirt

But Not Too Bold

The Murder of Mr. Ma

From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir

The Lost Story

Arthur and Teddy are Coming Out

Horror for Weenies: Everything You Need to Know About the Films You're Too Scared to Watch

Star Struck

You Are Here: A Novel

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