Events

How To Fold A Taco: Cómo doblar un taco Storywalk® at the Verdugo Hills Pool!

Join us every Monday this summer at Linnie Canal Park, also known as the Duck Playground, located on the Venice Canals, for a series titled Every Monday Mabel by Jashar Awan. Come to read, discuss, and enjoy the art!

Check out our newest StoryWalk celebrating Summer With the Library!

Children can read to our certified therapy dog Vida, to build confidence and practice their reading skills. Early through advanced readers are welcome. First come, first served, and no sign-up is required. Reading sessions may be time-limited to allow for multiple participants.

Let’s read Guts by Raina Telegemeier! ¡Leamos Agallas por Raina Telgemeier!

Our Manga Book Club aims to unite manga and anime lovers! We will be reading Komi Can't Communicate during our meeting!

Each month, we cover a different series and focus on the first volume. This club is for teens by teens! Would you like to suggest a series to read?

Join our monthly online book club to discuss science fiction short stories.

In celebration of Central 100, join us for a discussion with Stephen Gee! He will be discussing his book Los Angeles Central Library: A History of its Art and Architecture. 

Learn about the earliest manga from over 500 years ago with award winning author-illustrator Sunny Seki.

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...

Join us in the Community Room to hear local author Debra Miller discuss her new memoir, The Most Wonderful Terrible Person: A Memoir of Murder in the Golden State.

Join LAPL's Art Department for a celebration of Andy Beta's newly published Cosmic Music, an in-depth biography of the jazz harpist, singer, composer and spiritual leader, Alice Coltrane.

Learn about the wonders of State and National Parks with author Adalgisa (Gisa) Nico, as well as their importance in preserving natural habitats and wildlife.