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Thu, Apr 03, 2025 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm |
Brick-building Playtime Come enjoy a weekly drop-in playtime at the library for creative play with LEGO-style bricks and traditional building blocks. Suggested ages: 5-11 years old. |
Donald Bruce Kaufman - Brentwood Branch Library | Kids |
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, STEM English |
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Thu, Apr 03, 2025 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
Game Day Join us for Game Day! Build, create, and have fun with building bricks and board games. Meet new friends and enjoy endless entertainment at this in-person event. Don't miss out! |
Sylmar Branch Library | Babies and Toddlers, Kids |
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, Games, STEM English |
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Thu, Apr 03, 2025 4:00 pm |
Library Shop | Tienda de la biblioteca Time to shop at the library! Earn (play) money and use it to buy library shop items. Happy shopping! *While supplies last.¡Es hora de hacer compras en la biblioteca... |
Robert Louis Stevenson Branch Library | Kids |
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, STEM English, Español |
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Thu, Apr 03, 2025 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm |
Intro to Coding for Kids Join us for a three-part series on coding! Led by a computer science teacher, this series will introduce kids to text-based coding to create graphics and animation. This program is intended for... |
Studio City Branch Library | Kids |
STEM English |
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Fri, Apr 04, 2025 3:00 pm |
Vegan Sushi Workshop for Kids Join us to celebrate Everything Earth Month and the City Nature Challenge 2025!Dr. Acooba Scott, an experienced educator as well as an accomplished vegan chef and baker, will give a... |
West Valley Regional Branch Library | Kids |
STEM English |
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Sat, Apr 05, 2025 10:00 am to 11:00 am |
Explore With Ramps at the Library Bring a ball or toy car or borrow one of ours to roll down cardboard ramps in the Children's Area. A great activity for early learners.Suggested for all ages. |
Arroyo Seco Regional Branch Library | Babies and Toddlers, Kids |
Sensory Friendly, STEM English |
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Sat, Apr 05, 2025 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm |
Cyanotype Sun Printing Learn how to make art using a sun printing process invented in the 1800s! This class will teach you how to use cyanotype paper to create beautiful art using the... |
Cahuenga Branch Library | Kids, Teens |
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, STEM English |
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Sat, Apr 05, 2025 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm |
Blocks Building Challenge Use your imagination to make creations from blocks based on the challenge for the day. |
Van Nuys Branch Library | Kids |
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, STEM English |
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Sat, Apr 05, 2025 3:30 pm to 4:15 pm |
No Prior Art: Cardboard Connections Cardboard is accessible, sustainable, recyclable, fun, and readily available for makers who want to continue their projects at home. Learn advanced cardboard construction... |
Granada Hills Branch Library | Kids, Teens |
STEM English |
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Sat, Apr 05, 2025 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
Cricut Crafts: Spring Cards Try out different paper art techniques, the Cricut Design Software, and the Cricut Cutting machines to make Spring cards and 3D art to take home. |
Pio Pico - Koreatown Branch Library | Kids, Teens, Adults |
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, STEM English |
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Mon, Apr 07, 2025 4:00 pm |
Exploring Your Ocean Backyard: Marine Biology Workshop Series With USC Ocean Scientists Do you like exploring? Do you want to know more about your ocean... |
Angeles Mesa Branch Library | Kids |
STEM English |
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Mon, Apr 07, 2025 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
Make-A-Matzo Make homemade matzo with only two ingredients: flour and water. You'll be able to bake your matzo right here at the library! |
Eagle Rock Branch Library | Kids, Teens, Adults |
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, STEM English |
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Mon, Apr 07, 2025 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
Make Your Own Nature Paint Brush Make a paint brush out of natural materials (and a few repurposed craft supplies) and create some colorful art with distinctive marks! Open to kids of all ages. |
Arroyo Seco Regional Branch Library | Babies and Toddlers, Kids |
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, STEM English |
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Tue, Apr 08, 2025 3:00 pm |
Upcycled Crafting Don't throw it away, make something fun with recycled materials. Celebrate Earth Month and reuse that nonrecyclable plastic. |
Alma Reaves Woods - Watts Branch Library | Kids |
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, STEM English |
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Tue, Apr 08, 2025 4:00 pm to 5:15 pm |
Builders Club Expand your engineering and design skills at Builders Club! We provide materials like building bricks, wooden planks, and magnetic tiles. Try a building challenge or build whatever you imagine! This program is... |
Studio City Branch Library | Kids |
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, STEM English |
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Tue, Apr 08, 2025 4:00 pm |
LEGO Club Join us for some LEGO fun! We provide the Legos, you provide the creativity. Kids can choose to attempt the Build Challenge, or they can free-build. |
Fairfax Branch Library | Kids |
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, STEM English |
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Wed, Apr 09, 2025 6:00 pm to 7:15 pm |
From Tyrannosaurs to Tauntauns: Sharing Engaging Science Stories Across space, time, and alternate universes, countless incredible science stories await discovery and sharing with... |
Central Library | Teens, Adults |
Computers & Technology, STEM English |
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Thu, Apr 10, 2025 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm |
Brick-building Playtime Come enjoy a weekly drop-in playtime at the library for creative play with LEGO-style bricks and traditional building blocks. Suggested ages: 5-11 years old. |
Donald Bruce Kaufman - Brentwood Branch Library | Kids |
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, STEM English |
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Thu, Apr 10, 2025 4:00 pm |
Constellation | Juegos de Constelaciones Learn about constellations while playing connect the dots to bring the night sky to life using arts & craft material.Aprende sobre las constelaciones... |
Robert Louis Stevenson Branch Library | Kids |
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, STEM English, Español |
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Thu, Apr 10, 2025 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
Crafternoon: Earth Day Tiny Terrariums Celebrate Earth Day by making a tiny terrarium! Limited to the first 25 participants. |
Atwater Village Branch Library | Teens |
STEM English |
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Thu, Apr 10, 2025 4:00 pm |
Thor's Reptile Family Meet Thor’s Reptile Family and enjoy a one hour hands-on entertaining and educational show featuring reptiles of all shapes and sizes. |
Ascot Branch Library | Kids, Teens |
STEM English |
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Thu, Apr 10, 2025 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
Gardening Workshop Join us for a hands-on gardening workshop with Master Gardener Florence Nishida! Learn how to transform old newspapers into biodegradable pots and plant-free sprouts to take home!Open to all teens and... |
Vernon - Leon H. Washington Jr. Memorial Branch Library | Teens, Adults |
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, STEM English |
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Sat, Apr 12, 2025 9:30 am to 11:00 am |
Solar Telescope Viewing With the Sidewalk Astronomers Look at the sun safely with the help of the Sidewalk Astronomers. See prominences and sunspots with your own eyes. Talk with the astronomers... |
Arroyo Seco Regional Branch Library | Kids, Teens, Adults |
STEM English |
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Sat, Apr 12, 2025 4:00 pm |
STEM Scholars: DNA - What Is It, Anyway? Learn about the structure of DNA through a fun and interactive science experiment and lesson using red and orange pipe cleaners and colorful beads. This program will... |
Van Nuys Branch Library | Kids, Teens |
STEM English |
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Mon, Apr 14, 2025 3:00 pm |
DIY California Wildflower Seed Bombs Few things are as fun as getting your hands dirty, especially when the results are clay and compost seed bombs filled with California native wildflower seeds.In this... |
Frances Howard Goldwyn - Hollywood Regional Branch Library | Kids, Teens |
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, STEM English |
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Mon, Apr 14, 2025 4:00 pm |
Exploring Your Ocean Backyard: Marine Biology Workshop Series With USC Ocean Scientists Do you like exploring? Do you want to know more about your ocean... |
Angeles Mesa Branch Library | Kids |
STEM English |
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Mon, Apr 14, 2025 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
Organic Home Gardening for Kids 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 hands-on introduction to beneficial... |
Arroyo Seco Regional Branch Library | Kids |
STEM English |
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Tue, Apr 15, 2025 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm |
Take Home Craft for Kids: Earth Day Seed Bombs Celebrate Earth Month with a take home craft! Create your own seed bombs and help bring plant life back to your own backyard! |
Hyde Park Miriam Matthews Branch Library | Kids |
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, STEM English |
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Tue, Apr 15, 2025 3:00 pm |
Rockhound's Treasures Celebrate Everything Earth with special guest Emmy Lam and Rockhound's Treasures and Adventure. Celebrate Everything Earth with special guest Emmy Lam. Emmy will display a rich collection of... |
Alma Reaves Woods - Watts Branch Library | Kids |
STEM English |
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Tue, Apr 15, 2025 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm |
Kids' Block Building Hour Build whatever you can imagine with building bricks! |
Hyde Park Miriam Matthews Branch Library | Babies and Toddlers, Kids |
STEM English |
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Tue, Apr 15, 2025 4:00 pm |
Wonders of Wildlife Join us to meet and learn about a variety of wild animals. View animals up close and learn how they survive in their environment, what they eat, how they stay fit and healthy to endure the world they... |
Lake View Terrace Branch Library | Kids |
STEM English |
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Tue, Apr 15, 2025 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
LASAN Green Ambassadors Join Green Ambassadors from Los Angeles Sanitation and Environment (LASAN) and learn how to manage trash and recycling effectively. This program is intended for youths grade 5 and up. |
Studio City Branch Library | Kids, Teens |
STEM English |
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Wed, Apr 16, 2025 3:00 pm |
Building Blocks Bonanza Drop in and show us your inner architect and engineer for freestyle building blocks time. |
Angeles Mesa Branch Library | Kids |
STEM English |
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Wed, Apr 16, 2025 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
STEAM With UCLA Scientists: DIY Seed Jars Join UCLA scientists for a fun-filled activity where science meets creativity! We'll learn about the scientific method, explore the magic of germination with DIY... |
Westwood Branch Library | Kids, Teens |
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, STEM English |
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Thu, Apr 17, 2025 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
Fossils and Dinosaurs - Hosted by PS Science Join us for an exciting event focused on fossils and dinosaurs! Discover how scientists uncover clues from the past and learn about the incredible creatures... |
Sylmar Branch Library | Kids |
STEM English |
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Thu, Apr 17, 2025 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm |
Intro to Coding for Kids Join us for a three-part series on coding! Led by a computer science teacher, this series will introduce kids to text-based coding to create graphics and animation. This program is intended for... |
Studio City Branch Library | Kids |
STEM English |
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Thu, Apr 17, 2025 4:00 pm |
Sea Animal Adventures Come explore the wonders of the ocean in this hands-on presentation all about sea animals! Children will have the chance to interact with live tide pool creatures and examine fascinating dry... |
Pacoima Branch Library | Babies and Toddlers, Kids |
STEM English |
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Fri, Apr 18, 2025 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
3D Printing Basics Learn more about 3D Printing in the Koreatown Media Lab and use lab materials to build 3D files and projects. Files completed by the end of the program will be printed and available for pick up. |
Pio Pico - Koreatown Branch Library | Kids, Teens, Adults |
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, STEM English |
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Sat, Apr 19, 2025 10:00 am |
Project Literacy: UCLA Tutors Be part of project literacy. Come to the library and be paired with a tutor from UCLA. |
Alma Reaves Woods - Watts Branch Library | Kids, Teens |
Language Learning, STEM, Student Success, Writing English |
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Sat, Apr 19, 2025 10:30 am |
Celebrate Everything Earth! With Lois "Acooba" Scott Please join us for a demonstration of how to make vegan sushi, along with a discussion of how vegan food is... |
Westchester - Loyola Village Branch Library | Teens, Adults |
STEM English |
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Mon, Apr 21, 2025 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm |
Take Home Craft for Kids: Earth Day Seed Bombs Celebrate Earth Month with a take home craft! Create your own seed bombs and help bring plant life back to your own backyard! |
Hyde Park Miriam Matthews Branch Library | Kids |
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, STEM English |
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Tue, Apr 22, 2025 2:30 pm |
Craft-Teen Tuesdays Join us after school for our monthly craft-teen program. Get ready for a blend of fun and creativity as we rotate through various crafting projects. Supplies might be limited and will be offered on... |
Eagle Rock Branch Library | Teens |
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, STEM English |
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Tue, Apr 22, 2025 3:00 pm |
Building for Birdie Keep celebrating Earth Month by learning more about the birds around us. Use bits and bobs to make a nest. Will it stand up to the drop test? Then check out our biodiversity kit and see if you can find... |
Alma Reaves Woods - Watts Branch Library | Kids |
STEM English |
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Tue, Apr 22, 2025 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm |
Monthly MakerSpace Learn 3-D printing, sewing, button making, zine making, custom sticker design, and more! This program is geared towards teens but open to all. |
Van Nuys Branch Library | Teens, Adults |
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, STEM English |
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Tue, Apr 22, 2025 4:00 pm |
Make a Butterfly Puddler for Earth Day Butterfly puddlers attract butterflies and other pollinators by providing them with much needed nutrients and minerals. To celebrate Earth Day, we will be making mini... |
Los Feliz Branch Library | Teens |
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, STEM English |
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Tue, Apr 22, 2025 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
DIY Earth Day Sun Catchers Teens are invited to learn about the science behind light reflection and refraction while making suncatchers! |
Angeles Mesa Branch Library | Teens |
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, STEM English, Español |
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Tue, Apr 22, 2025 4:00 pm |
Vegan Sushi Workshop for Teens Join us to celebrate Earth Day and the City Nature Challenge 2025!Have you been wanting to learn more about vegan food? In this vegan sushi workshop with Dr. Acooba Scott, an... |
Porter Ranch Branch Library | Teens |
Health & Wellness, STEM English |
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Tue, Apr 22, 2025 4:15 pm to 5:15 pm |
Tiny Terrariums: Earth Day Craft for Tweens and Teens 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,... |
Sylmar Branch Library | Kids, Teens |
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, STEM English |
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Wed, Apr 23, 2025 3:30 pm |
Everything Earth With NASA GLOBE Join us for an exciting adventure to explore Earth’s mysteries! Learn the secrets about trees, how to measure them, and discover how you can help NASA scientists by keeping... |
West Valley Regional Branch Library | Kids |
STEM English |
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Wed, Apr 23, 2025 4:00 pm |
LEGO® Bricks at the Library Come build with us at the Library. Each month, we will have a suggested building theme. Your LEGO® bricks creation may be chosen to be displayed at the library. Recommended for ages four... |
Chatsworth Branch Library | Kids |
Games, STEM English |