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Smarty Pants Storytime

In-Person Program

2025-04-03 11:30:00 2025-04-03 12:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Smarty Pants Storytime Let’s get ready for school! Enjoy books, songs, rhymes, and movement while learning school readiness skills and having fun. For ages 2 - 5 with their parent or caregiver. Hawthorne Library -

Thursday, April 03
11:30am - 12:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-04-03 11:30:00 2025-04-03 12:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Smarty Pants Storytime Let’s get ready for school! Enjoy books, songs, rhymes, and movement while learning school readiness skills and having fun. For ages 2 - 5 with their parent or caregiver. Hawthorne Library -

Let’s get ready for school! Enjoy books, songs, rhymes, and movement while learning school readiness skills and having fun. For ages 2 - 5 with their parent or caregiver.

This program is part of Smart Start at the Library, LA County Library's collection of programs and services for early learners ages 0 - 5 and their caregivers.

Attendance is limited, and advance registration is required. Please register every individual in your party, including kids. This will be used to save your spots in the program. We cannot guarantee availability for any unregistered attendees. 

Please join us after Storytime for Parent Cafés, an opportunity to chat with other caregivers and gather parenting tips from a Triple P Positive Parenting Program accredited librarian: April 3.

Program and materials provided in collaboration with DMH and MHSA.

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AGE GROUP: | Toddlers | Preschoolers |

EVENT TYPE: | Storytime |

TAGS: | Smarty Pants Storytime | Smart Start |

Hawthorne Library

Phone: 310.679.8193

Hours
Mon, Mar 10 Closed
Tue, Mar 11 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Wed, Mar 12 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Thu, Mar 13 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Mar 14 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Mar 15 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Mar 16 Closed

About the branch

The library was founded in 1913 and moved to its present location in 1962. The facility was remodeled in 1978. The Friends of the Hawthorne Libraries started in 1979. The library serves a 5.99 square mile area.

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Thu, Mar 13, 11:30am - 12:00pm
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Wed, Mar 19, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
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Thu, Mar 20, 11:30am - 12:00pm
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Thu, Mar 27, 11:30am - 12:00pm
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Sat, Mar 29, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Thu, Apr 03, 11:30am - 12:00pm
Let’s get ready for school! Enjoy books, songs, rhymes, and movement while learning school readiness skills and having fun. For ages 2 - 5 with their parent or caregiver.

Sat, Apr 05, 10:30am - 11:30am
New parents, join us at a special program designed for you. Bring your new baby and learn about all the great programs and services we have for parents, caregivers, and children, and connect with other new parents/families in the community.

Wed, Apr 09, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Come and work with other teens to create a mixed-media masterpiece with TAG. TAG is a collaborative game in which players paint, draw, collage, and end up with original pieces of abstract art. For teens ages 12 - 18.

Thu, Apr 10, 11:30am - 12:00pm
Let’s get ready for school! Enjoy books, songs, rhymes, and movement while learning school readiness skills and having fun. For ages 2 - 5 with their parent or caregiver.

Fri, Apr 11, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
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