Events

Come listen to a story or practice reading with a STAR volunteer. This program is 1:1 or small groups and geared towards kids 4-6.

Children are invited to share the joy of reading with our STAR volunteer Rebecca. Kids get to take home a free book after reading with Rebecca three times. 

Join us for a fun-filled afternoon of storytime and crafts! 

Brew some tea, relax, and listen to a virtual live reading of a public domain novel or short stories. Join via Zoom or dial in by phone. To help celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Central Library, we will be reading books from 1926!

All children are invited to read stories with our volunteers. Share in the joy of reading with our STAR volunteers every Saturday!

Join us for engaging discussions at our monthly Mystery Book Club meeting!

Join us on the second Wednesday of every month for our Mystery Book Club!

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 us 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.

Local author discusses his acclaimed novel, Service, set in Echo Park

Eriq La Salle in conversation with Walter Mosley.

Join author Colin Asher for a book talk and signing his newly published "The Midnight Special: The Secret Prison History of American Music"

Join us for an early celebration of Banned Books Week (October 4 to October 10, 2026) in a special collaboration with Silver Lake Youth Reading Club!

Teens ages 11-19 (still in high school if 19) will get to hear from award-winning children's and young adult's author, journalist, and television screenwriter, Paula Yoo, who will discuss her work as an advocate against censorship as well as her experience writing about critical moments in American history and civil rights.

This will be followed by a guided art activity where participants will get to pick a banned book of their choice that will be donated to a Free Little Library in areas most impacted by book bans. Each book will include an original art print inspired by the freedom to read.