Events

Bilingual StoryWalk® for families!

Children are invited to share the joy of storytelling and reading with our STAR volunteer Karime.

Join us for stories, songs, and movement! This program is geared towards children ages 2-5 years old.

Join us for stories, songs, and playtime fun!

Join us for an engaging discussion on some of the world's best short stories! This year's selection is from 100 Great Short Stories edited by James Delay and The Scribner of Contemporary Short Fiction.

Join us as we select a YA book to read together and discuss. 

Join us on the last Tuesday of the month for a lively discussion of our current selection.Jan. 27: Island of Sea Women, Lisa SeeFeb. 24: Long Island, Colm ToibinMar. 31: A Woman of No Importance, Sonia PurnellApr. 28: The Other Americans, Laila LalamiMay 26: James, Percival EverettJun. 30: A Moveable Feast...

Join the Teen Review Club to connect with fellow readers, share your honest book reviews, and explore exciting new releases. No experience needed!

Creativity abounds within the transgender and nonbinary community, especially through the medium of comics and graphic novels. This all-ages event features author talks from celebrated graphic novelists and more.

Join the Los Angeles Public Library's Art, Music, and Recreation Department for an online conversation with best selling author Martin Dugard as we celebrate the release of his latest book, The Long Run: Steve Prefontaine, Frank Shorter, Joan Benoit, Grete Waitz, and the Decade That Made the Marathon Cool. 

The Echo Park Historical Society and the Friends of Elysian Park are excited to present author Eric Nusbaum discussing his award-winning 2020 book Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between. 

Author Sara Kehaulani Goo discusses her memoir, Kuleana: A Story of Family, Land, and Legacy in Old Hawaiʻi, the story of her family’s effort to hold onto ancestral land on Maui.

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...

Local author discusses his acclaimed novel, set in Echo Park