The Library will be closed on Sunday, April 5, 2026, in observance of Easter.

STEAM Events

hand holding LEGO® bricks
Tuesdays Twice Per Month
Build whatever you can imagine with LEGO® blocks!


balls sliding down ramps and tubes
March 31, 2026 3:00 PM
Have fun creating ramps and sending objects hurtling. What will go fastest?


images of the women in women's history
March 31, 2026 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Join us for a Women's History Month themed MakerSpace to make 3D items, sewing projects, zines, stickers, and buttons.Let's celebrate the...


butterfly and Christopher Yates, the performer
April 1, 2026 4:00 PM
Join us for an exciting, interactive adventure inspired by the real-life butterfly migration from Canada to Mexico! Families will follow...


Kid holding building bricks in hands.
April 2, 2026 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Join us for a fun-filled session of building with bricks. Let your imagination soar as you bring your engineering ideas to life. Create...


Multicolored Lego blocks
Thursdays at 4 p.m.
Visit us in the community room for building blocks for all ages! Prompts will be provided, but free-form play is welcome.


In an outdoor area with palm trees, a female adult with straight dark hair, eyeglasses and a green jacket is holding an instruction guide on clouds with a young girl with curly brown hair. Another female with lght brown curly hair in bun and holding a toddler over her shoulder is to the left of them looking at a blue sky with partial cloud cover and the sun above.
April 2, 2026 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Are you able to see stars at night? Is your neighborhood a heat island? What type of clouds are overhead? Find out the answer to these...


close-up of 3D printer
April 4, 2026 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Children and their families will learn how 3D printers work and design their projects using Tinkercad, a free web app for 3D design....


The left image is two young women presenting a program in front of a group of children. The image on the left is a young woman sharing insect specimens with a child.
April 4, 2026 3:30 PM
Please join us in the Community Room as we celebrate Everything Earth with The Bug Gals. The Bug Gals will host an interactive bug meet-and...


video game controls buttons and symbols
Mondays 4pm - 5pm. Starts October 6, 2025
Create your own character, design levels, and share your story with the Bloxels online game builder. We have 10 spots available each week...


Multicolored starfish and urchins underwater, on rocks.
April 6, 2026 4:00 PM
Join us for Fun Interactive Science Hour (FISH)! FISH is a project that aims to improve access for all kids to ocean science literacy...


Two children coding on a laptop
April 7, 2026 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Join us in this program led by USC students to learn coding basics! Using an online program, write instructions to the drone and see how it...


Photo of cupped hands holding a variety of multicolored LEGO® bricks.
April 7, 2026 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Help build a LEGO® artwork to display in the library, or free build your own design. Open to 6th-12th-grade students.LEGO® is a trademark...


A woman in a baseball cap holds a possum aloft as children watch in the background.
April 7, 2026 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Join wildlife expert Cheryl Rendes to meet various animals! Participants will learn about fennec foxes, naked-neck chickens, tortoises,...


Los Angeles skyline at dusk
April 7, 2026 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Join the citizen science campaign Globe at Night, which aims to track light pollution levels worldwide and advocate for the protection of...


Model planes with various parts
April 8, 2026 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
It's Full STEAM Ahead as we build and decorate fast flying gliders and then watch them soar.


LEGO character and animals gathered together against a blue comic strip background.
April 9, 2026 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Join us on the second Thursday every month for LEGO® League and put your creativity and building skills to the test! Each month, you'll be...


Multicolored Lego blocks
Thursdays at 4 p.m.
Visit us in the community room for building blocks for all ages! Prompts will be provided, but free-form play is welcome.


Close-up of a bee on a yellow wildflower.
April 9, 2026 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Get your hands dirty in celebration of Everything Earth Month and the City Nature Challenge 2026, an international effort to document...


A pair of hands holding LEGO pieces.
April 9, 2026 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Join us for Game Day! Build, create, and have fun with building bricks and board games. Meet new friends and enjoy endless entertainment at...


Pair of hands holding Lego Bricks
April 9, 2026 4:00 PM
Join us for a fun-filled session of brick building! Let your imagination soar as you bring your engineering ideas to life. Create anything...


Collage with upcycled craft projects and the text "Arts and Scraps" on a brown paper background.
Available During Library Hours (While Supplies Last)
Drop by during library operating hours and claim an Arts and Scraps kit while supplies last! Each take-and-make kit contains materials and...


video game controls buttons and symbols
Mondays 4pm - 5pm. Starts October 6, 2025
Create your own character, design levels, and share your story with the Bloxels online game builder. We have 10 spots available each week...


a mom and a child gardening plants
April 13, 2026 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Special guests from Growing Together Education will teach us how to compost, save seeds, and enjoy a year-round harvest. Plus, we'll get a...


Multicolored starfish and urchins underwater, on rocks.
April 13, 2026 4:00 PM
Join us for Fun Interactive Science Hour (FISH)!FISH is a project that aims to improve access for all kids to ocean science literacy...


3d printer
Select Mondays at 5 p.m. (Please check the calendar to confirm)
Are you interested in participating in a community of Makers that enjoy helping each other? Join us and design anything from robotics to...


A smiling girl uses a watering can to water garden plants.
April 14, 2026 2:00 PM
Come celebrate Everything Earth Month with us! This interactive class with Growing Together Education will teach kids how to grow herbs,...


hand holding LEGO® bricks
Tuesdays Twice Per Month
Build whatever you can imagine with LEGO® blocks!


various people hold up the earth while showing green technology such as solar energy and a recycling trash bin
April 14, 2026 3:00 PM
Don't throw it away. Make something fun with recycled materials. Gather up your clean used plastic, and we will sort it into recyclable and...


Hands holding Lego bricks
Second Tuesday of the Month, 4 - 5 p.m.
Expand your engineering and design skills at Builders Club! We provide materials like building bricks, wooden planks, and magnetic tiles....


Man holding up a reptile
April 14, 2026 4:00 PM
Celebrate biodiversity and experience the wonder and excitement that only Thor's exotic collection of reptiles, amphibians, and arachnids...


Teens Making Tiny Terrariums
April 14, 2026 4:15 PM to 5:15 PM
Create your own mini-greenhouse in a jar, with a live plant, moss, soil, and decorations. Nurture a young plant by giving it a home, while...


planted seeds
April 15, 2026 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Looking for a fun way to celebrate Spring and Earth Month? Join us for a spring seed planting party! Start by getting creative and...


pile of different colored LEGO bricks
April 15, 2026 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Come and build the challenge of the day or make your own creation.Ages 5-11.LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies, which does...


microscope view of squiggle on a cell phone
April 16, 2026 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Join a hands-on Stall Catchers game to support Alzheimer’s research. Meet the project scientist, learn how to play, and team up with...


casey looking up at the night sky
April 16, 2026 2:00 PM
Learn about the cultural art of stargazing and three backyard viewing targets in the Los Angeles night sky, followed by a live telescope...


close up of phone screen game
April 16, 2026 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Join a hands-on Stall Catchers game to support Alzheimer’s research. Meet the project scientist, learn how to play, and team up with...


Stall Catchers Game Play on mobile phone
April 16, 2026 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Join a hands-on Stall Catchers game to support Alzheimer’s research. Meet the project scientist, learn how to play, and team up with...


April 16, 2026 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Join us for a hands-on game of Stall Catchers to support Alzheimer's research! You'll have the chance to meet the project scientist, learn...


Game Time for Science: Stall Catchers Challenge
April 16, 2026 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Join a hands-on Stall Catchers game to support Alzheimer’s research. Meet the project scientist, learn how to play, and team up with...


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