Winter Celebrations · Temporada de fiestas

Winter Celebrations banner with a collection of ornaments representing an array of winter holidays

Searching for unique ways to make this holiday season unforgettable? Check out our calendar of holiday programs—there is something for every member of the family.

En esta temporada nuestras bibliotecas se visten de fiesta y ofrecen una programación especial de actividades para todas las edades. ¡Felices fiestas!

Upcoming Events | Calendario de actividades

Edendale Branch Library

December 3, 2024 3:00 PM

Film Screening – Moonstruck (1987)

Three pairs of hands use crafting tools to make paper flowers.

Vermont Square Branch Library

December 3, 2024 4:00 PM

Be Happy Make Holiday Cards

A paper chain snowman with the name Sally written on it.

Atwater Village Branch Library

December 3, 2024 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Snowman Paper Chains

Child’s hands in a red and white sweater holding a wooden snowflake ornament

Valley Plaza Branch Library

December 3, 2024 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Holiday Cards for Seniors

Pacoima Branch Library

December 3, 2024 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM

3D Printing Winter Holiday Craft for Teens

Wrapped gift box with blue and white snowflake paper and a big silver and blue bow.

Studio City Branch Library

December 4, 2024 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Holiday Gift Swap

Alma Reaves Woods - Watts Branch Library

December 5, 2024 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Holiday Film: It's a Wonderful Life

Word "Create" in the center. A top view table with hands cutting paper, painting, sketching and creating.

Robert Louis Stevenson Branch Library

December 5, 2024 4:00 PM

Life-sized Gingerbread | Pan de Jengibre de Tamaño Natural

Holiday Entertaining

A Kwanzaa Holiday Cookbook

Raabe, Emily

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A Literary Holiday Cookbook: Festive Meals for the Snow Queen, Gandalf, Sherlock, Scrooge, and Book Lovers Everywhere

Walsh, Alison

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A Very Prairie Christmas Bakebook: Cookies, Candies, Cakes & More: Vintage Baking To Celebrate the Festive Season

Johnston, Karlynn

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All Time Best Holiday Entertaining

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Around the Board: Boards, Platters, Plates

Delaney, Emily

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Beautiful Boards: 50 Amazing Snack Boards for Any Occasion

Brown, Maegan

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Festive Holiday Recipes: 103 Must-Make Dishes for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, and More

Gundry, Addie

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Holiday Cocktails: The Best Nogs, Punches, Sparklers, and Mixed Drinks for Every Festive Occasion

Mautone, Nick

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Holiday Cookies: Showstopping Recipes to Sweeten the Season

Nederlanden, Elisabet der

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Hot Toddies: Mulled Wine, Buttered Rum, Spiced Cider, and Other Soul-Warming Winter Drinks

O'Hara, Christopher B.

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Joan Nathan's Jewish Holiday Cookbook: Revised and Updated

Nathan, Joan

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Muy Bueno: Fiestas

Marquez-Sharpnack, Yvette

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Set for the Holidays with Anna Olson: Recipes to Bring Comfort and Joy

Olson, Anna

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Southern Holidays: A Savor the South Cookbook

Moose, Debbie

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The Artisanal Kitchen: Gluten-Free Holiday Cookies: More Than 30 Recipes To Sweeten the Season

Medrich, Alice

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The Artisanal Kitchen: Jewish Holiday Baking

Scheft, Uri

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The Children’s Jewish Holiday Kitchen: 70 Ways To Have Fun With Your Kids and Make Your Family’s Celebrations Special

Nathan, Joan

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The Christmas Movie Cookbook: Recipes From Your Favorite Holiday Films

Rutland, Julia Dowling

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The Complete Autumn & Winter Cookbook

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The Good Housekeeping Christmas Cookbook

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The Instant Pot® Holiday Cookbook: 100 Festive Recipes To Celebrate the Season

Schlueter, Heather

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The Superfun Times Vegan Holiday Cookbook: Entertaining for Absolutely Every Occasion

Moskowitz, Isa Chandra

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Vegan Holiday Cookbook: Festive Plant-Based Meals for the Thanksgiving and Christmas Table

Culpin, Katie

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Vegan Holiday Cooking from Candle Cafe

Pierson, Joy

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Vegan Holiday Kitchen: More Than 200 Delicious, Festive Recipes for Special Occasions

Atlas, Nava

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Winter Drinks: 70 Essential Cold-Weather Cocktails

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Magazines

Country Living

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Country Woman

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Elle Decor

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Essential Holiday

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Good Housekeeping

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HGTV

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O, Quarterly

View: | OverDrive
Party Boards

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Pioneer Woman

View: | OverDrive
Prevention

View: | OverDrive
Simply Knitting

View: | OverDrive
Southern Home

View: | OverDrive
Vegan Food & Living

View: | OverDrive
WellBeing

View: | OverDrive

Día de Los Reyes Magos

Celebra la Navidad y el Dia de los Reyes Magos con Pablo y Carlitos

Ada, Alma Flor

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Día de Reyes

Herrera, Leticia

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El día que los Reyes Magos se toparon con Santa Claus

Galán, Ana

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Érase una vez...

Jorand, Dominique

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La historia de Navidad: según los Evangelios de Mateo y Lucas de la Biblia del Rey Jaime

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Los Reyes Magos de Oriente

Farré, Lluís

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Los Reyes Magos de Oriente: narración de origen bíblico

Carrasco, Xavier

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¡Vivan los Reyes Magos!

Carlson, Lori M.

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¡Ya llegan los reyes magos!

Lázaro León, Georgina

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Chill Out With a Cool Winter Read

Breadcrumbs

Ursu, Anne.

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Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

Cohn, Rachel.

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Isla and the Happily Ever After : a novel

Perkins, Stephanie.

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Top ten clues you're clueless

Czukas, Liz.

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Winter Town

Emond, Stephen.

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Batman: Noel. story and art by Lee Bermejo ; colors by Barbara Ciardo ; letters by Todd Klein ; foreword by Jim Lee. Noel

Bermejo, Lee.

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Blankets

Thompson, Craig

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Decked with Holly

Bates, Marni.

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Dreidels on the Brain

ben Izzy, Joel,

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Ex-mas

Brian, Kate, 1974-

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French Kissmas

Hapka, Cathy.

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Girls Made of Snow and Glass

Bashardoust, Melissa

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Kissing Snowflakes

Sher, Abby.

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Klaus

Morrison, Grant,

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Krampus: shadow of saint nicholas

Dougherty, Michael,

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Let it Snow : three holiday romances

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My True Love Gave to Me : twelve holiday stories

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Shiver

Stiefvater, Maggie, 1981-

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The Afterlife of Holly Chase

Hand, Cynthia, 1978-

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The Black Butterfly

Vernick, Shirley Reva

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The Chaos of Standing Still

Brody, Jessica

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The Twelve Days of Dash & Lily

Cohn, Rachel,

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What Light

Asher, Jay, 1975-

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Blog Posts

In the Bleak Mid-Winter: Must-Read Ghost Stories for Christmas

Daniel Tures, Adult Librarian

'Tis the season for ghost stories! And hark, Robert Anderson from the Literature & Fiction Department and I are...

Horror and Chick Lit and Sci Fi–Oh My! Unconventional Christmas Fiction

Christa Deitrick, Librarian

If Scrooge makes you snooze and The Gift of the Magi has lost its holiday mojo, I am here to offer...

Groove up Your Holiday With These Freegal Super Sounds

Daniel Tures, Adult Librarian

The temperature has plunged below 82. You’ve switched from cold brew to hot coffee and you’re thinking about putting...

What Christmas in L.A. Was Like in 1851

Glen Creason, Librarian III

We don’t have a typical Christmas season here in L.A., like the ones in syrupy movies with snow, ear muffs, winter...

Ghost Stories at Christmastime

Daniel Tures, Adult Librarian

Ghost stories have been shared as long as we have wondered what happens to us after we die, and sought to connect...

A Charlie Brown Christmas

Daniel Tures, Adult Librarian

The first Charlie Brown television special,...

First and 100: A Century of Rose Bowl Football

Tina Lernø, Librarian

Happy New Year, Happy Rose Bowl, Happy Football! Did you know that the Rose Bowl Stadium is nearing its 100th year?...

The Festive Feasts of Los Angeles

Photo Friends

Ready for the holidays? Hungry?

Wherever there are festivities, there will be food. In all cultures, eating...

Cuckoo For Cocoa

Tina Lernø, Librarian

December 13 is National Cocoa Day. Don't confuse it with Hot Chocolate Day, which is its own holiday and celebrated...

Winter is Coming...Or Is It?

Tina Lernø, Librarian

Winter in Los Angeles is a strange thing if you have grown up with “real winter” elsewhere. Where are the leaves...

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Upcoming Events | Calendario de actividades

Holiday Entertaining

A Kwanzaa Holiday Cookbook

A Literary Holiday Cookbook: Festive Meals for the Snow Queen, Gandalf, Sherlock, Scrooge, and Book Lovers Everywhere

A Very Prairie Christmas Bakebook: Cookies, Candies, Cakes & More: Vintage Baking To Celebrate the Festive Season

All Time Best Holiday Entertaining

Around the Board: Boards, Platters, Plates

Beautiful Boards: 50 Amazing Snack Boards for Any Occasion

Festive Holiday Recipes: 103 Must-Make Dishes for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, and More

Holiday Cocktails: The Best Nogs, Punches, Sparklers, and Mixed Drinks for Every Festive Occasion

Holiday Cookies: Showstopping Recipes to Sweeten the Season

Hot Toddies: Mulled Wine, Buttered Rum, Spiced Cider, and Other Soul-Warming Winter Drinks

Joan Nathan's Jewish Holiday Cookbook: Revised and Updated

Muy Bueno: Fiestas

Set for the Holidays with Anna Olson: Recipes to Bring Comfort and Joy

Southern Holidays: A Savor the South Cookbook

The Artisanal Kitchen: Gluten-Free Holiday Cookies: More Than 30 Recipes To Sweeten the Season

The Artisanal Kitchen: Jewish Holiday Baking

The Children’s Jewish Holiday Kitchen: 70 Ways To Have Fun With Your Kids and Make Your Family’s Celebrations Special

The Christmas Movie Cookbook: Recipes From Your Favorite Holiday Films

The Complete Autumn & Winter Cookbook

The Good Housekeeping Christmas Cookbook

The Instant Pot® Holiday Cookbook: 100 Festive Recipes To Celebrate the Season

The Superfun Times Vegan Holiday Cookbook: Entertaining for Absolutely Every Occasion

Vegan Holiday Cookbook: Festive Plant-Based Meals for the Thanksgiving and Christmas Table

Vegan Holiday Cooking from Candle Cafe

Vegan Holiday Kitchen: More Than 200 Delicious, Festive Recipes for Special Occasions

Winter Drinks: 70 Essential Cold-Weather Cocktails

Magazines

Country Living

Country Woman

Elle Decor

Essential Holiday

Good Housekeeping

HGTV

O, Quarterly

Party Boards

Pioneer Woman

Prevention

Simply Knitting

Southern Home

Vegan Food & Living

WellBeing

Día de Los Reyes Magos

Celebra la Navidad y el Dia de los Reyes Magos con Pablo y Carlitos

Día de Reyes

El día que los Reyes Magos se toparon con Santa Claus

Érase una vez...

La historia de Navidad: según los Evangelios de Mateo y Lucas de la Biblia del Rey Jaime

Los Reyes Magos de Oriente

Los Reyes Magos de Oriente: narración de origen bíblico

¡Vivan los Reyes Magos!

¡Ya llegan los reyes magos!

Chill Out With a Cool Winter Read

Breadcrumbs

Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

Isla and the Happily Ever After : a novel

Top ten clues you're clueless

Winter Town

Batman: Noel. story and art by Lee Bermejo ; colors by Barbara Ciardo ; letters by Todd Klein ; foreword by Jim Lee. Noel

Blankets

Decked with Holly

Dreidels on the Brain

Ex-mas

French Kissmas

Girls Made of Snow and Glass

Kissing Snowflakes

Klaus

Krampus: shadow of saint nicholas

Let it Snow : three holiday romances

My True Love Gave to Me : twelve holiday stories

Shiver

The Afterlife of Holly Chase

The Black Butterfly

The Chaos of Standing Still

The Twelve Days of Dash & Lily

What Light