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Smarty Pants Storytime

In-Person Program

2025-07-01 11:00:00 2025-07-01 11:30:00 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. Lloyd Taber-Marina del Rey Library - Meeting Room

Tuesday, July 01
11:00am - 11:30am

Add to Calendar 2025-07-01 11:00:00 2025-07-01 11:30:00 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. Lloyd Taber-Marina del Rey Library - Meeting Room

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. 

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 |

Lloyd Taber-Marina del Rey Library

Phone: 310.821.3415

Hours
Mon, Jul 28 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jul 29 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jul 30 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jul 31 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Aug 01 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Aug 02 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Aug 03 Closed

About the branch

The library was built by the Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors in 1976 to serve the Marina clientele. The William R. Pagen Nautical Wing and the Greg and Mimi Wenger Community Room were added in 1999 through the efforts of the Marina Foundation, the Board of Supervisors and the County of Los Angeles Public Library.

The Marina del Rey Library was renamed the Lloyd Taber-Marina del Rey Library by the Board of Supervisors in recognition of the main donor to the project. Since the Marina is a small craft harbor used for recreational purposes, the Lloyd Taber-Marina del Rey Library has developed a Nautical Collection to serve the informational needs and interests of small boaters.

Upcoming events

Wed, Jul 30, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Dive into the vibrant world of watercolors with our hands-on workshop! Perfect for beginners, this workshop will introduce you to the fundamental techniques of watercolor painting. For adults ages 18+.
This event is full

Thu, Jul 31, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room
This month, we'll explore Where'd You Go, Bernadette, by Maria Semple. This humorous novel is centered around an eccentric and reclusive architect Bernadette Fox, who suddenly disappears just days before a family trip to Antarctica. For adults.

Thu, Jul 31, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room
This month, we'll explore Where'd You Go, Bernadette, by Maria Semple. This humorous novel is centered around an eccentric and reclusive architect Bernadette Fox, who suddenly disappears just days before a family trip to Antarctica. For adults.

Tue, Aug 05, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room
Create your own ice cream on a paper plate while developing fine motor skills and cognitive abilities. Whether you're a fan of classic vanilla or love to pile on toppings, come and unleash your inner artist! For ages 2 - 5 with their caregivers.

Fri, Aug 08, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room
Test your engineering skills and learn about air movement and displacement, then create your own hand-held air cannon and complete to see how far you can launch a pom-pom across the room! For ages 13 - 17.

Rescheduled
Tue, Aug 12, 11:00am - 11:30am
New date Tuesday, September 23, 11:00am - 11:30am
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.

Wed, Aug 13, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us for movie night! Daddy Day Care is a family comedy film starring Eddie Murphy as Charlie Hinton, who, along with his friend Phil (Jeff Garlin), finds himself out of work and struggling with daycare options and mounting bills. For all ages.

Sat, Aug 16, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us to learn and play the popular role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. Beginners and experts are welcome. For ages 10 - 17.

Tue, Aug 19, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room
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.

Wed, Aug 20, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room
Come enjoy some play and bonding with your baby through rhymes, fingerplays, and books. This lapsit-style storytime is for babies up to 18 months and their parent or caregiver.

Wed, Aug 20, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us monthly to learn a new yarn technique with the Yarn Barn Club! This month is all about learning how to cross-stitch. By the end of the program, you'll have your own cross-stitch artwork! For ages 13 - 17.

Thu, Aug 21, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us for a plane-awesome painting class!  Bring a friend (or just yourself) for this instructor-led painting class that features a sunset view from an airplane window. For adults.

Sat, Aug 23, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Practice your reading skills by reading aloud to a trained therapy dog and volunteer handler from the BARK Reading Dogs group! For children ages 5  – 14 years old.

Tue, Aug 26, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room
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.

Tue, Aug 26, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room
In the celebration of Obon, the Japanese festival that honors the spirits of one's ancestors, you will create your own origami crane mobile! For adults.

Thu, Aug 28, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room
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Thu, Aug 28, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room
This month, we'll explore Playground, by Richard Powers. This contemporary fiction weaves together three interlocking narratives anchored by the island of Makatea in French Polynesia. For adults.