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Smarty Pants Storytime

In-Person Program

2025-07-02 11:00:00 2025-07-02 11:45:00 America/Los_Angeles Smarty Pants Storytime Let’s get ready for school! Enjoy books, songs, rhymes, movement, and an art activity while learning school readiness skills and having fun. For ages 2 - 5 with their parent or caregiver. Sorensen Library - Meeting Room

Wednesday, July 02
11:00am - 11:45am

Add to Calendar 2025-07-02 11:00:00 2025-07-02 11:45:00 America/Los_Angeles Smarty Pants Storytime Let’s get ready for school! Enjoy books, songs, rhymes, movement, and an art activity while learning school readiness skills and having fun. For ages 2 - 5 with their parent or caregiver. Sorensen Library - Meeting Room

Sorensen Library

Meeting Room

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

AGE GROUP: | Toddlers | Preschoolers |

EVENT TYPE: | Storytime |

TAGS: | Smarty Pants Storytime | Smart Start |

Sorensen Library

Phone: 562.695.3979

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

n the late 1940's residents of this community organized the Sorensen Park and Recreation Association. Their efforts, in part, led to the founding of a library within the Sorensen Park area.

Dedicated in 1956, it was seen at the time as the first step in a project that would provide a library three times its initial size of 1,048 square feet. The library never was expanded, partly due to budget constraints.

In November of 1992, Sorensen was one of ten County libraries closed in response to State property tax shifts. All materials and equipment were removed to fill pressing needs at other libraries. Happily, in January of 1996, Sorensen was re-opened with funds available through the Community Services District #8. This necessitated completely re-equipping the facility and rebuilding the collection.

In November 2008, Sorensen Library closed once again so a new facility could be built. The new building opened October 1, 2010, and at 10,655 sq. ft., the new building is ten times the size of the former library.

The new Sorensen Library is the County Library's first green library. Meeting the LEED Gold rating, the library is part of the County's Sustainable Design Implementation program, featuring extensive natural/solar lighting, drought resistant landscaping, local building materials and more.

Upcoming events

Wed, Jul 30, 11:00am - 11:45am
Meeting Room
Let’s get ready for school! Enjoy books, songs, rhymes, movement, and an art activity while learning school readiness skills and having fun. For ages 2 - 5 with their parent or caregiver.
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Rescheduled
Sat, Aug 02, 11:00am - 12:00pm
New date Saturday, August 09, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Read, then come discuss this introspective generational novel by Shilpi Somaya Gowda. For adults.

Mon, Aug 04, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
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.

Tue, Aug 05, 6:00pm - 6:45pm
Meeting Room
Let's celebrate your summer reading accomplishments with a magic show! You will be fascinated by Magician David Skale as he entertains us with a "magic carpet ride," a live bunny, and lots of laughs. For ages 5 - 12 with their parent or caregiver.
This event is full

Wed, Aug 06, 11:00am - 11:45am
Meeting Room
Let’s get ready for school! Enjoy books, songs, rhymes, movement, and an art activity while learning school readiness skills and having fun. For ages 2 - 5 with their parent or caregiver.
This event is full

Thu, Aug 07, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room
Let's celebrate the end of the Summer Discovery Program! Everyone who attends this program will receive snacks, drinks, and a book. For children ages 0 - 17 with their parent or caregiver.
This event is full

Sat, Aug 09, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room
Read, then come discuss this introspective generational novel by Shilpi Somaya Gowda. For adults.

Mon, Aug 11, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room
What do tennis balls, computers and salad dressing have in common? Join us to learn how all these polymers compare, how you use polymers every day, and even use some science to create your own! For teens ages 12 - 18.

Tue, Aug 12, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room
Let's get ready for the new school year. Listen to some back-to-school stories and learn about amazing online resources that will help you with homework. You will create your own chalkboard notebook and decorate a pencil pouch. For Ages 5 - 12.

Wed, Aug 13, 11:00am - 11:45am
Meeting Room
Let’s get ready for school! Enjoy books, songs, rhymes, movement, and an art activity while learning school readiness skills and having fun. For ages 2 - 5 with their parent or caregiver.
This event is full

Mon, Aug 18, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room
LA County Department of Public Health is partnering with LA County Library to provide FREE School Readiness Vaccines for Kids and COVID-19 Vaccines for adults.
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Wed, Aug 20, 11:00am - 11:45am
Meeting Room
Let’s get ready for school! Enjoy books, songs, rhymes, movement, and an art activity while learning school readiness skills and having fun. For ages 2 - 5 with their parent or caregiver.
This event is full

Wed, Aug 20, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Study Room
Help the library brainstorm and create new teen programming while playing games and having some afterschool snacks. Open to all teens, no sign-up needed. For ages 13 - 17

Wed, Aug 27, 11:00am - 11:45am
Meeting Room
Let’s get ready for school! Enjoy books, songs, rhymes, movement, and an art activity while learning school readiness skills and having fun. For ages 2 - 5 with their parent or caregiver.
This event is full

Wed, Aug 27, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room
Join us for relaxing night of basic acrylic painting and learn simple techniques and composition. For adults.
This event is full