Come join us for a morning of play, curiosity, and creativity! Help children learn gross motor skills through play and enjoy a unique family bonding experience. For ages 0 – 2 with their parent or caregiver.

Come meet Jax, our BARK reading therapy dog! For ages 3 - 12 with a parent or caregiver.

Join us to learn about owls, paint a wooden owl, and dissect an owl pellet. We will look through the bones to discover what an owl eats! For kids ages 6 – 12 with a parent or caregiver.

Join us for an exciting cooking experience with hands-on activities and creativity to engage your child through cooking healthy options. For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.

Do you want to learn to sew with a sewing machine? Join us for the chance to learn a new skill. You will learn sewing machine basics, cutting safety, and how to sew a straight line. We will make pillows. For ages 8 to 12 years old.

Have you taken Sewing 1 for Kids Machine Basics and want to expand your sewing skills? Join us for Sewing 2: Projects, where we will make new and interesting projects to expand your sewing knowledge. This month we will make a drawstring bag.

Join us as we read children's stories and share our thoughts in a fun and engaging discussion followed by an art activity! Copies of the book will be available on the day of. We will be reading "Gustavo the Shy Ghost" by Flavia Drago. For ages 5-12

Join California Joe for a fun and spooky magic show featuring costumes, jack-o-lanterns, and ghosts! Learn about the history of jack-o-lanterns and costumes and how they have grown in popularity throughout the years. For children ages 5-12

Learn about the different earthquake fault types, how they work, and how they impact our lives as Californians. Then build your own structure to see if it can withstand a quake! For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.

Let's learn about different artists and their work through library resources and hands-on activities. For ages 4 –12

Stop by the library on Tuesdays and Fridays for a small art project! Learn and develop your coloring skills, construction, and STEAM abilities as you decorate, build, or craft your own artifact! For ages 4 - 17.

Join us in the meeting room for a book club where you choose the book you want to read! Bring your own book, or we can help you check out one from the library. Come in your pajamas and get really comfortable to read a good book.

Rudy takes you on a trip that will both amaze and inform you about the wonders of chemistry! Discover the world of physical and chemical reactions with live experiments in this action-packed show. For tweens and teens, ages 12-18.

Choose to stay close to the surface or dive to the depths! Learn about the colorful coral reef, or the history of deep sea diving! Create an ocean diorama with the facts you learned during your adventure. Registration required. For ages 5 - 12.

Are you a brave reader? During the month of October, grab a bag from the display counter in the Children's Area then venture into the unknown with your mystery read. Fill out and return the enclosed Review Card to the Ask Us Desk for a prize!

Join us to learn about raising resilient children and explore strategies to take home and try with your family. This seminar will be led by an accredited Triple P Positive Parenting Program librarian. For parents and caregivers of kids ages 3 - 12.

Join us for a fun family movie matinee Wednesdays and Fridays this October! Films presented will be rated G or PG. For all ages

Let's celebrate R.L. Stine's Goosebumps books with an art project, a take-home goodie bag, and an opportunity drawing for prizes. Ask Library staff about the drawing rules. Ages 5 - 12 with their parent or caregiver.

Join us for brick building! Build your own or work in a team to make designs using different types of building objects. We provide the materials, just bring your imagination! For ages 5 - 12 with caregiver. 

Join us for a fun afternoon of brick building! Explore exciting math and science concepts and create different structures and designs with different shapes, colors and sizes of the bricks. For ages 5 - 12 with a parent or a caregiver.

Join us for a spooky fun time as we create our very own Halloween spiders using chenille wire and craft materials! While crafting, kids will also learn fun facts about real spiders and their role in nature.

Join us to explore the "microverse" around us! We'll look at animals, plants, and even your own hair up close! For ages 5 -12 with parent or caregiver.

Celebrate the newest comic book releases by creating a comic strip of your own! Learn about the lives of Dav Pilkey and Jeff Kinney and then draw and design your own graphic novel. For kids ages 5 – 12.

Have a hauntingly good time at the library as you listen to scary stories from different parts of the world while making fun and spooky luminaria. For ages 6 - 12.

Join us for spooktacular fun! Watch "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster Musical" and create a bOOtiful musical craft! The movie is rated TV-Y7. Recommended for ages 5 and up with a parent or caregiver. No registration required.

Get ready for a spook-tacular time as we read all three creepy (but silly!) stories featuring Jasper Rabbit — Creepy Carrots, Creepy Pair of Underwear, and Creepy Crayon! For ages 4 - 12 with an accompanying parent or caregiver.

Decorate your own paper bag spooky house craft and join us for a festive face painting station! All supplies will be provided, and costumes are welcomed. Advanced registration is required. For ages 5 – 12 with their parent or caregiver.

Learn about the amazing artist Andy Warhol and his work. Using simple techniques, you will create your own inspired art. For ages 5 - 12.

Do you know what it takes to put up structures like houses and buildings? Learn about engineering by joining us for brick building! We provide the materials. Just bring your imagination! For ages 5 – 12 with a parent or caregiver.

Which superhero is your favorite? Design a mask inspired by a known superhero or design your own character. Inspiration provided! For ages 5 - 14.

Grids have been used throughout history to organize information and design the world around us. Join us as we explore some magical crafts that use grids to have fun and help us with our lives.

Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead is a celebration in many Latin American countries where life and death are embraced. Learn more about this special festivity while making your own tissue paper skull. For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.

Celebrate Fall at the ERD Library Fall Festival! For ages 2 - 12 with a parent or caregiver.

The whimsical and talented Zany Zoe joins us for an afternoon of magic, comedy, and fun! A performer at Hollywood's Magic Castle, Zany Zoe will delight us with trickery, juggling, and humor. For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.

Learn about the biology and engineering behind spider webs. Using your knowledge of spider engineering, create and test the strength of your own web using a paper plate and other materials! For kids ages 6 – 12.

Join for a presentation and hands-on activities with the American Red Cross and learn about disaster preparedness and how to stay safe during a disaster. For ages 5 -12 with adult.

LA County Department of Public Health is partnering with LA County Library to provide FREE flu vaccinations and the 2025-26 COVID-19 vaccine for individuals 6+ month. Health insurance is not required, but will be requested if insured. 

Join us for a spooky and fun experiment learning about polymers and activators and witnessing their chemical reaction to create slime. Add glitter, googly eyes, and food coloring to customize your creation! For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.

Join us for a fun family movie matinee Wednesdays and Fridays this October! Films presented will be rated G or PG. For all ages

Practice your reading skills by reading aloud to a trained therapy dog and volunteer handler from the Pet Prescription Team! For ages 7 -12 with a parent or caregiver. Attendance is limited. No registration required. Parent permission is required.

Join us to discuss 'Geronomo Stilton: Slime for Dinner' by Tom Angelberger. Copies available at Customer Service. For ages 8 - 12.

Stop by the library on Tuesdays and Fridays for a small art project! Learn and develop your coloring skills, construction, and STEAM abilities as you decorate, build, or craft your own artifact! For ages 4 - 17.

Get crafty and show off your love for reading on a round, orange canvas! Grab your paints, glue, googly eyes, and imagination and create a charming (or spooky!) version of your favorite book character.  For ages 5 - 12 with a parent or caregiver.

Learn about the many common owl species, their adaptations, and ecological roles. Then paint your own ceramic owl and even dissect an owl's pellet! For ages 5 - 12.

Let's uncover the real story behind the famous extinction of the dodo birds of Mauritius. We will learn about the human-induced extinction, and sculpt a small relief inspired by the iconic flightless bird. For ages 5 – 12 with a parent or caregiver.

Join us in the meeting room for our Iacoboni Puzzle Swap! Please bring any complete puzzles to swap with your fellow enthusiasts. For all ages.

Why do people wear costumes and go trick or treating this time of year? Learn how these traditions came about, then listen to a spooky story. Come as you are, wear a disguise, or dress as your favorite character. Ages 3 - 12 with their caregiver.

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, accompanied by an adult.

Join us for a fun afternoon creating a Watercolor Fall Leave masterpiece. We will also learn why leaves change colors in the Fall, as the days get shorter, and the weather turns cooler. For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.

The Super Science Super Show has interactive science demonstrations that entertain and educate! This is followed up by a hands-on museum walk-around where participants interact with safe and fun science experiments. For ages 5 - 12.

Leaf rubbings are a fun way to bring the fall spirit inside, study leaf structure, and explore the outdoors while looking for the perfect leaf! Learn about leaves and how to use them to make beautiful artwork with leaf rubbing collages and stamps.

Join us as we transform classic books into eerie masterpieces! Using mod podge, tissue paper, paint, & spooky materials, you’ll craft a hauntingly beautiful book. Also, learn fun facts about book history & ways to upcycle old books. For ages 5 - 12.

Calling all night owls! Grab your PJs, your favorite stuffed animal, and join us for a fun-filled evening storytime at the library. We’re hosting a special event designed for families who love to read and play before bedtime. For ages 5 and up. 

Join us for STEAM Monday: Skeleton Bridge! Kiddos will have the opportunity to learn all about bones, ligaments, and tendons and how they help connect our bodies! For ages 4 - 12 with a parent or caregiver.

Learn about fairy tales and monsters from other cultures. Then make your own monsters using model magic clay and other supplies! Recommended for ages 5 - 12.

Join us in this special activity to have your face painted, decorate an alebrije, and learn more about día de los muertos! Recommended for ages 5 - 12.

Adopt a ceramic dog in celebration of Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, which is celebrated by many nearby animal shelters in LA County. Explore different breeds of dogs and paint one inspired by your favorite kind. For ages 5 - 14.

Join us for a read aloud of The Dreamers by Yuyi Morales followed by an art activity where kids will make their own colorful butterfly. For ages 5 – 12 with their parent or caregiver.

Unleash your inner author and illustrator in this imaginative program! Children will design, write, and illustrate their very own unique storybook, transforming blank pages into a world of their creation. For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.

Discover more about some popular fall holidays, then decorate a small candle holder as either a pumpkin or a calavera! Tealights will be provided for your holders while supplies last. For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.

Stop by the library on Tuesdays and Fridays for a small art project! Learn and develop your coloring skills, construction, and STEAM abilities as you decorate, build, or craft your own artifact! For ages 4 - 17.

Do you like a spooky costume like this cat? Learn about Halloween and the story behind wearing costumes and masks. Then decorate your own fun mask to take home! For children ages 5 - 12 with their parent or caregiver.

Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead is a celebration in many Latin American countries where life and death are embraced. Learn more about this special festivity while making your own tissue paper skull. For ages 5 – 12 with parent or caregiver.

Are you a brave reader? During the month of October, grab a bag from the display counter in the Children's Area then venture into the unknown with your mystery read. Fill out and return the enclosed Review Card to the Ask Us Desk for a prize!

Learn about the traditions and history of Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead while decorating sugar skulls! For ages 5 – 12 with a parent or caregiver.

Join us for an engaging, fun and magical time with magician Zany Zoe. Stay until the end and learn an easy magic trick using household items. For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver. Generously sponsored by Hermosa Beach FOL.

Calling all amateur cartographers and fantasy fans! Join us to create a map inspired by your favorite fantasy world or a kingdom of your own creation while learning about map making throughout history. For ages 6 - 12 with a parent or caregiver.

Join us for a fun family movie matinee Wednesdays and Fridays this October! Films presented will be rated G or PG. For all ages

It's Slime Time! Do you know what ingredients create a chemical reaction that form slime? Join us for a hands-on activity where you play with science and make your own slime. For ages 5 - 12.

Join us for an afternoon art program in celebration of Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead. Learn about holiday traditions and symbols while making your own tissue paper marigolds, clay skulls, and monarch butterflies. For ages 5 - 12.

Join us for a presentation with American Red Cross where children will learn disaster preparedness through hands-on activities. For ages 4 - 7 with caregiver.

Come and have some fun with friends and family while playing a variety of board games. All games will be provided. For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.

Join us for an exciting culinary experience with hands-on activities as we make a delicious fall recipe! Kids will learn about  fundamentals of cooking with a nutritional component with CrEATive Plate. For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.

Van Helsing's mysterious new invention transforms Dracula and his pals into humans and Johnny into a monster. For ages 5 and up with a parent or caregiver

Unleash your inner Dr. Frankenstein at the library! Learn how to play "Exquisite Corpse," a drawing game made up by artists 100 years ago. Bring friends (or make new ones!) to make a monster together! For children ages 5-12 with a parent or caregiver

Join us for educational after school activities, involving art, science, technology, and more! For ages 5 - 12.

Join Wild Man Dan for an unforgettable journey into the fascinating world of creepy crawlies and slithery friends! Ages 5 - 12.

Join PBS SoCal at Compton Library for a Family Math Night to explore literacy and early math skills followed by an art activity.  For ages 4 - 11 years with a caregiver. 

Join us for a fun and slightly spooky evening of storytelling! Get creative as we write a spooky story together and make a themed craft to take home. Enjoy a tasty campfire treat while you craft and create! For ages 5 – 12 with parent or caregiver.

The calavera, or skull, is an important symbol that is placed on altars to celebrate Día de los Muertos on November 1 and 2. Learn about this holiday, before painting your own calavera on canvas to commemorate a loved one. For children ages 5 - 12

Learn about Día de los Muertos, a celebration of life and death with roots in Indigenous cultures, particularly in Mexico and Central America. Calaveras (Spanish for skulls) are a key symbol of the Day of the Dead. For ages 5-12.

Join us for a fun science experiment learning about polymers and activators and witnessing their chemical reaction before your eyes. For ages 5 - 12 with adult caregiver.

Join us at the library for a fun and educational event blending Halloween thrills with the fascinating world of spiders. For children ages 5–12 and their families.

Ms. Jennifer will be sharing some of her favorite thrilling and spooky storybooks and listening to your favorite scary tales. Afterwards, you will create your own creepy arts & crafts projects to take home. For ages 6 – 12 with parent or caregiver.

Fly into the spooky season with crafts that celebrate the mysterious world of bats. Learn some cool facts about how they became associated with supernatural legends, and create bat inspired art. For ages 5 - 12 with a parent or caregiver.

El Día de los Muertos is a celebration in many Latin American countries where life and death are embraced. Learn more about this special festivity while designing your own calavera and other forms of artwork. For ages 5 - 12

Learn about Día de los Muertos and decorate your own paper calavera (skull)! For children ages 6-12 with parent or caregiver.

Growing pumpkins is a science. Learn all about how they grow through stories and activities. Paint and decorate your own pumpkin to take home. This program is generously sponsored by Los Amigos of East Los Angeles Library. Ages 4-12

Join us for an amazing bubble show that features bubble tricks that include spinning bubbles, bubbles-in-bubbles, and even kids in bubbles! For ages 5-12 with parent or caregiver

Calling all scientists! Have you ever wondered how slime is made? Come to our Slime Party where you'll learn how to make your own slime and how it's not only a fun toy, but a great tool to relieve stress. For ages 5 and up. 

Join us for a fun family movie matinee Wednesdays and Fridays this October! Films presented will be rated G or PG. For all ages.

Join us in learning about the tradition of Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead through books and create sugar skull designs with Model Magic clay. For ages 5 – 12 with adult caregiver.

As you enjoy Halloween, be sure to stop by the library to get a free book! We'll also celebrate and learn about the history of Halloween with a small art project. Costumes welcome and encouraged! For ages 2 - 13.

Calaveras (Spanish for skulls) are an important symbol of Day of the Dead. Drop by the library on this important day to receive your own calvera craft materials to use in the library. For ages 3-12

Practice your reading skills by reading aloud to a trained therapy dog and volunteer handler from B.A.R.K. (Beach Animals Reading with Kids) therapy dogs. For ages 7 - 12 with a parent or caregiver. 

Let's celebrate Jim Thorpe! We'll learn about his achievements at the 1912 Olympics, his sports legacy and his role in Native American history. Then we'll get creative and design a medal and sports card. For ages 5 – 12 with parent or caregiver.

Día de Los Muertos/Day of the Dead is a holiday that honors ancestors & is celebrated throughout Mexico & Latin America. Learn about the significance of the day and join us for a special art activity & movie. For ages 5 – 12 with parent or caregiver.

CrEATive Plate will teach kids the fundamentals of cooking with a nutritional component. Students will learn how to use measuring tools, cooking equipment, basic cooking techniques, and how to read recipes to create their meals. For ages 6 – 12.

Día de los Muertos is traditionally observed in Mexico. People honor loved ones that have passed away in various ways including decorating sugar skulls. Decorate a sugar skull with us and find out more about this celebration! For the whole family.

Do you want to learn to sew with a sewing machine? Join us for the chance to learn a new skill. You will learn sewing machine basics, cutting safety, and how to sew a straight line. We will be making pillows.

Learn about simple machines like gears, levers, and more. Then combine them together to create your own chain reaction contraption. For ages 7 - 12.

Learn to create a paintbrush from yucca leaves and paint on watercolor paper with red ochre! Join Lazaro Arvizu as he tells the story of foothill Yucca, ochre relationships with each other and humans. For children and families ages 6+.

Learn about the importance of voting by joining us as we read aloud, "Vote for Our Future!" written by Margaret McNamara. We'll read the book, count our own library community voting results together and then create our own support pin button! 5 - 12

Have you taken Sewing 1 for Kids Machine Basics and want to expand your sewing skills? Join us for Sewing 2: Projects, where we will make new and interesting projects to expand your sewing knowledge.  This month we will make fabric coasters.

Celebrate National Sandwich Day by building a gigantic sandwich out of paper! For children ages 5 - 12 with a parent or caregiver.

Have you ever wondered what the world looks like at a microscopic level? Join us to explore the "microverse" around us!  We will look at animals, plants, and even your own hair up close! For ages 5 - 12 and their parent or caregiver. 

Do you think it would be interesting to be a zoologist? Learn about this career focusing on the study of animals and their habitats. Then decorate an animal mask and 3-D animal puzzle while supplies last. For ages 3 - 12 with parent or caregiver.

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with a reading of "We are Water Protectors" by Carole Lindstrom. We will continue exploring water access and create a paper watershed model. For children ages 5 - 12.

Learn about two historic Native Americans Baseball Players, from the book, "Contenders, Two Native Baseball Players, One World Series." We will create our own baseball card and color a plastic baseball hat. 

Let's learn about the change in weather, and why it gets darker earlier in the Fall. We will sample some favorite Fall treats and make an Autumn tree LED luminary to light up the season. For Ages 5 - 12.

What happened to the dodo, the wooly mammoth, and the saber tooth tiger? Find out and make your own dodo puff ball keychain while we discuss animals that have gone extinct throughout history. For ages 6 - 12.

Join us for a fun afternoon with Cheryl Rendes and her Wonders of Wildlife, featuring a variety of live animals, from the savannas of Africa to the tropical regions of South America. For ages 5 – 12 with parent or caregiver.

Join us for a fun family movie Wednesdays and Fridays this November! Films presented will be rated G or PG. For all ages.

Constellations are a group of stars that make a visible pattern in the night sky. Join us to learn about the constellation of Pleiades and the stories the Chumash peoples told surrounding it. For children ages 5 - 12.

Let's celebrate the joy of gratitude with reading stories and songs. Create your own do-it-yourself  art celebrating the season to decorate your home. For ages 5 - 12 with caregiver. 

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with an interactive program of rhythm, stories, and cultural appreciation and music with Iwalani. For ages 5 - 12 accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

Have you ever wondered what the world looks like at a microscopic level? Join us to explore the "microverse" around us! We will look at animals, plants, and even your own hair up close! For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.

Learn about the different earthquake fault types, how they work, and how they impact our lives as Californians. Then build your own structure and see if it can withstand a quake! For ages 5 - 12.

Dinosaurs roamed this planet for millions of years, but almost everything we know about them comes from studying their fossilized bones. Try doing what paleontologists do: study these pretend dinosaur bones and identify the pieces.  For ages 5 - 12

Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead is a celebration in many Latin American countries where life and death are embraced. Learn more about this special festivity while making your own tissue paper skull. For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.

In honor of Native American Heritage Month, join us to learn about The Ojibwe, Native People of the Great Lakes Region of North America, who looked to the sky for navigation and the seasons. For ages 4-12

Enjoy a read aloud of “Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer” by Traci Sorell. Explore your own creative engineering skills by creating your own airplane from a variety of materials. Ages 5-12 with caregiver.

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month by creating art inspired by Yankton Dakota artist Mary Sully. For children ages 5 – 14.

Grids have been used throughout history to organize information and design the world around us.  Join us as we explore some magical crafts that use grids to have fun and help us with our lives. For ages 5 - 12.

Have you ever wondered what the world looks like at a microscopic level? Join us to explore the "microverse" around us! We will look at animals, plants, and even our own hair up close! For ages 5 - 12 with a parent or caregiver.

Celebrate Native American History Month with a reading of Grandma's Tipi and learn more about pictographs' significance to Plains and Pueblo Indian Tribes. Then decorate rocks with your own pictographs to tell your story! For ages 5 -12 with adult.

Join us for a presentation with the American Red Cross where children will learn disaster preparedness through hands-on activities. For ages 4 - 8 with parent or caregiver.

Come join this exciting book club for young readers, where we will meet monthly to discuss the selected book and participate in journaling, crafting, or games. The selection this month is Wonder by R.J. Palacio.

Drop in any time and join us for an afternoon of open-ended crafting. We will provide crafting materials, just bring your imagination. For ages 5 - 12.

Welcome to the Harry Potter Book Club! For this session, we will be discussing 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'. Fun activities await! Costumes are welcomed. For kids ages 10 - 14.

Participate in a celebration of Native American culture and discover how Indigenous nations across North America utilized sunflower crops and beads in their art. For ages 5 – 12.

Join us to discuss Joseph Bruchac's Rez Dogs, a novel for children and middle grade readers, and learn about Abenaki traditions. Make an Abenaki-inspired beaded craft to take home. For ages 8 - 12 with a caregiver.

If you've never worked with robots, Cubelets are the perfect way to start! These color-coded kits have different blocks to sense the world around them, process data, and perform various actions. For ages 5 - 12.

Join us as we celebrate the book 'We're Going on a Leaf Hunt' by Steve Metzger with fun activities for preschoolers ages 3 - 5.

Join us for a fun, hands-on activity where young engineers will explore energy in action! Learn how potential energy stored in your catapult turns into kinetic energy to launch objects through the air. For ages 5 - 12 with a parent or caregiver.

Engage your brain and develop new skills by creating art and learning about fall. For ages 5 – 12 with parent or caregiver.

Join us to learn about the Cherokee legend of the first strawberries, then make your own strawberries with magic clay. For ages 5 - 12.

Join us for a fun family movie Wednesdays and Fridays this November! Films presented will be rated G or PG. For all ages.

Join us as California Joe takes us 65 million years into the past with his Dino Magic Show! Be prepared to encounter fossils, dinosaurs and magic! For ages 5 – 17 with a parent or caregiver.

In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, join us for a fun and educational soapstone carving activity where we will learn about Indigenous culture and its connection to nature with Lazaro Arvizu. For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month by making a corn husk doll. You will learn the significance of the dolls and hear a story or two. For children ages 5 - 12.

Get ready for some fuzzy fun! Join us to twist, bend, and shape colorful pipe cleaners into awesome autumn creations. For children ages 5 - 12.

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month by creating art inspired by Yankton Dakota artist Mary Sully. We will learn about her modern abstract style. For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.

Join us as we read "We Are Water Protectors" by Carole Lindstrom. This book club is for children who are beginning to read and want to practice reading aloud and create an art extension. For ages 6 - 12 with their parent or caregiver.

Blast off into Native American Heritage Month! Join us to create your own flying rocket. You'll learn about Mary Golda Ross, the first Native American female aerospace engineer whose innovations helped us reach for the stars. For ages 5 - 12.

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month by honoring aerospace engineer Mary Golda Ross and make  a straw powered rocket. For ages: 6 - 12

This live-action movie is based on the bestselling book series by Cressida Cowell. Rated PG - Parental guidance suggested. Recommended for kids ages 8 and up with a caregiver.

Preschool storytime at Bluffs Park. For ages 2 - 5.

In this creative, hands-on cooking experience, you will create your own delicious treat while learning cooking methods and safety! For ages 5 - 12 years with parent or guardian.

Do you know what it takes to put up structures like houses and buildings? Learn about engineering by joining us for brick building! We provide the materials, just bring your imagination! For ages 5 – 12 with a parent or caregiver.

Families are invited to join us in this hands-on activity. Kids will use their function skills and learn to make their own pumpkin pie scented playdough for the fall season! For ages 4 – 12 with their parent or caregiver.

Are you planning to help in the kitchen during the fall season? If so, every chef needs their own apron. Learn about fall celebrations from different parts of the world and decorate your own unique canvas apron. For ages 5-12

Sunflowers are admired by all, but not many know the history behind this bright and cheerful flower. For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver. 

November is Native American Heritage Month! Celebrate with us by learning more about corn, a staple for several Native American cultures. Afterwards, we'll explore textures with paint as we make our own corn. For ages 6 - 12 with parent or caregiver.

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month by joining us for a fun interactive concert presented by Iwalani Venerable. Children will learn about wooden flutes and rain sticks. For ages 3 - 12 with a  caregiver.

Join PBS SoCal and East Los Angeles Library in celebration of Native American Heritage Month. Celebrate traditions, community and math with Molly of Denali during this interactive family workshop. For ages 4-12

Celebrate Native American History Month with us! Learn about the importance of painted buffalo hides in the cultures of the Great Plains, then create your own painting inspired by this tradition.

Join us for a Native American History Month celebration with Lazaro Arvizu. It will be an evening of fun as we learn about Indigenous instruments and music from Mesoamerica. For Ages 5 - 12.

Join us for a fun family movie Wednesdays and Fridays this November! Films presented will be rated G or PG. For all ages.

Practice your reading skills by reading aloud to a trained therapy dog and volunteer handler from the Pet Prescription Team! For ages 7-12 with a parent or caregiver. Attendance is limited. No registration required. Parent permission is required.

In honor of Native American Heritage Month, join us to discuss 'Stealing Little Moon: The Legacy of American Indian Boarding Schools' by Dan SaSuWeh Jones. For kids in Grades 6 - 8. A copy of the book is available at the Children's Reference desk.

Come learn about oak trees - where they grow, why they are special, and how Native American people, especially the Tongva, have used them for many years. Afterward, we’ll make a fun art project with leaves! For ages 5 – 12 with adult caregiver.

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with an interactive program of rhythm, stories, and cultural appreciation. This program invites families to explore instruments used by Indigenous peoples of the Americas. For children of all ages.

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, accompanied by an adult.

Join us at the library for a magical marionette show designed especially for school-age children! Franklin Haynes Marionettes presents Frankie’s Toy Box—a warm, family-friendly puppet variety show that’s as entertaining as it is meaningful.

Four misfits are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. For ages 5 and up with a parent or caregiver

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with a Storytime featuring the book Berry Song by Michaela Goade.

Join us as California Joe transports us 65 million years back in time with his thrilling Dino Magic Show! You'll be astonished as dinosaurs spring to life through a captivating mix of storytelling, illusions, & delightful surprises. For ages 5 - 12.

Explore early learning skills, pre-writing, imagination, and problem solving with your child through free-form art activities. For ages 1 - 5 with parent or caregiver.

Join us for a bilingual storytime and learn Spanish words with stories, songs and fingerplays, followed by a fun art activity. For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.

Join us as we learn about rocks in indigenous culture from Lazaro Arvizu. We will use traditional methods to create pendants and miniature sculptures out of soapstone. For ages kids 5 - 12

Come build, create, and explore with the world’s most popular building bricks! We provide the bricks, planks, tiles, while you provide the imagination. All materials will be provided. For ages 2 - 12 with adult caregiver. 

Join us to discuss this touching novel by Kate DiCamillo. This book is about a quiet girl who finds a dog that changes her life, friends, and family. Afterwards we will create our own dog from Crayola Model Magic Clay. For Grades 4 - 8.

Join artist Ana Parkinson from Firework Studio and learn about the science, art, and history of fusing glass. Then make your very own fused glass treasure! For ages 5 - 12 with a parent or caregiver.

Join us for a special family storytime in honor of Native American Heritage Month. We’ll read 'Berry Song' by Michaela Goade, a Caldecott Medal–winning Tlingit author and illustrator. For children ages 5 - 12 with a parent or caregiver.

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with a coil pottery activity inspired by Maria Martinez and the traditions of the San Ildefonso peoples. All materials will be provided. While supplies last. For children, ages 6 – 12.

Join us as we celebrate Native American Heritage Month by learning about the Tovaangar region, the ancestral land of the Tongva, and California's native plants. We will explore native oak trees and create an art piece.  Ages 5 - 12. 

Let's  learn about maps! Then create your own map of your neighborhood or create your future city map.   Recommended for ages 6 - 12 with parent or caregiver.

Discover the nature that is all around us! Take a walk through Legacy Park with a City of Malibu naturalist. We'll start at Malibu Library and finish with a short storytime in the park. For ages 2 – 10 with parent or caregiver.

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month at the library. We will be making collages inspired by Cree - Métis author and illustrator Julie Flett. Learn about Julie Flett and her award-winning books.  All materials will be provided. For ages 5 - 12

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month and learn about indigenous culture through rocks, plants, animals, and the creation of an iron oxide painting. For ages 6 - 12 with parent or caregiver.

November is Native American Heritage Month. Join us as we celebrate and learn the tradition of pinch pot pottery. Create your own art piece of with clay and paint. For ages 5 – 12 with parent or caregiver.

Join us for a fun family movie Wednesdays and Fridays this November! Films presented will be rated G or PG. For all ages

Join us for a reading of "We Are Water Protectors" by Carole Lindstrom read by the Librarian. We will then create an art piece to take home. For ages 5 - 12.

Have you ever wondered what the world looks like at a microscopic level? Join us to explore the "microverse" around us! We will look at animals, plants, and even your own hair up close! For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.

Join us to learn how to play the Pokemon card game and become an elite Pokemon trainer! For children ages 8 - 12. (Cards will be provided).

Join us for an exciting dinosaur adventure! Use acrylic paint sticks to bring dinosaurs to life while discovering interesting facts about these incredible reptiles from the Mesozoic Era. For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.

Are you game? Families are invited for an afternoon of board game fun! We'll have a variety of board games to play. For ages 5 - 17 with caregiver. 

Paint the night sky as Mary Golda Ross may have seen it while we learn about her achievements: she was the first known Native American female engineer and the first female engineer in the history of Lockheed. For ages 6 - 12.

Join us for educational after school activities, involving art, science, technology, and more! For ages 5 - 12.

Join us to celebrate Native American Heritage Month by making your own corn husk doll. Come learn the significance of corn in Native American culture while also looking at the history and origin of corn husk dolls. For children ages 5 - 12.

Learn with hands-on experience using the world's most popular building bricks. Build projects then get the opportunity to explore and discover the joys of STEM education. For Ages 5 - 12 with their parent or caregiver.

Take a voyage through space and time in our very own planetarium. After the show, make your own paper telescope for star gazing. For ages 8 - 17

Join us as we explore Native American stories from various tribes that explain the origins of the Pleiades, a constellation also known as the “Seven Sisters.” For children ages 5-12 with a parent or caregiver.

Ozobots are small robots that move around and respond to color-coded commands.  For ages 5 – 12 with parent or caregiver.

In honor of International Games Month, we're spending the afternoon with board games. Challenge your friends or just have fun with classic board games and newer ones. For kids ages 8 – 13.

Join us for board game fun at Alondra Library! Playing board games is not only fun, but helps us problem solve, increase communication, and increase emotional intelligence. May the best player win! For ages 5 - 12 and their families. 

We will learn about Cherokee culture by listening to the book "We Are Grateful" by Traci Sorell while we make a colorful beaded corn craft. For ages 4 – 12 with their parent or caregiver.

Join us for a fun and meaningful activity as we explore the meaning of thankfulness. Then using crayons, markers, stickers, glue, and construction paper, you'll decorate a mini book with drawings and sentences about the things you're grateful for.

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month by learning about the Tongva people and their deep connection to Tovaangar — the ancestral land spanning the Los Angeles Basin and southern Channel Islands. For ages 5 - 12 with a parent or caregiver.

In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, join Lazaro Arvizu as he shares the story of foothill Yucca. Learn to make a paintbrush with Yucca leaves and paint on watercolor paper with red ochre, a form of iron oxide. For ages 5 - 12.

We'll use this iconic symbol of fall to create an exciting experiment and learn the science behind its fizzy chemical reaction! For ages 5 -12 with adult caregiver.

Put on your cozy jammies, bring along your favorite stuffy or blanket, and join us for a mellow evening of stories, songs, and rhymes.

Strawberries are more than just tasty berries. Come find out how important they are to different Native American cultures while we honor this plant with a fun cross stitch activity. For ages 5 -12 with a parent or caregiver.

Join us for a fun family movie Wednesdays and Fridays this November! Films presented will be rated G or PG. For all ages

Join us to learn about the Cherokee legend of the first strawberries, then make your own strawberries with magic clay. For ages 5 - 12.

Ever wonder why the days get colder and shorter, and leaves on trees change color in fall? Join us for an afternoon art program and learn about about the science of the season while making autumn-themed crafts. For children 5 - 12.

Join us to discuss 'The Legend of Brightblade' by Ethan M. Aldridge. Copies available at Customer Service. For ages 8 - 12.

Drop in any time and join us for an afternoon of open-ended crafting. We will provide crafting materials, just bring your imagination. For ages 5 - 12.

 Join us for books and rhymes, followed by playtime with an assortment of developmentally appropriate toys. For ages 0 – 5 with their parent or caregiver. 

Join us for brick building! Build your own or work in a team to make designs using different types of building objects. We provide the materials, just bring your imagination! For ages 5 - 12 with caregiver. 

Come be creative with us! What will we make? Will it be a multi-media collage? Will we decorate journal covers? Come find out! All supplies will be provided. For Children and Teens ages 5 to 17.

Join us as we celebrate Native American Heritage Month by learning about the Tovaangar region, the ancestral land of the Tongva, and California's native plants. We will explore native oak trees and create an art piece.  Ages 5 - 12. 

Do you have the need for speed? Come build a marble run that twists, turns, races, and spins marbles at incredible velocity. For ages 5 – 12.

Join us for a block building extravaganza! Experiment with structures, building mechanics, and structural engineering using over a thousand blocks! For ages 6 - 12.

Come and have some fun with friends and family while playing a variety of board games. All games will be provided. For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.

Join us as we learn about rocks in indigenous culture from Lazaro Arvizu. We will use our senses to learn through story, look at examples of rocks, and make a soapstone pendant. For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.

This week many families will get together for feasts and reflect on what they are thankful for. Discover more about celebrations of thankfulness and create a paper wreath that includes what you are grateful for in your life! For the whole family.

Families are invited to join us for a fun family day with a movie and afternoon of board game fun. For families.

Join us for educational after school activities, involving art, science, technology, and more! For ages 5 - 12.

Have fun making simple or complex paper circuits in the form of a card. Using copper tape, LEDs, a battery, and your imagination, you can make holiday cards, lightsaber cards, birthday cards, and more!  For kids ages 7–12 with a parent or caregiver.

Have you ever wondered what the world looks like at a microscopic level? Join us to explore the "micro-verse" around us! We will look at animals, plants, and even your own hair up close! For ages 5 - 12.

Grids have been used throughout history to organize information and design the world around us as we explore some magical crafts that use grids to have fun and help us with our lives. For ages 5 – 12 with parent or caregiver. 

Join us for a family program learning sewing basics! We will have materials ready for you to learn how to sew your own felt design. For children ages 5 - 12 and their families.

Get ready for a fun-filled afternoon with Arty and his magic, illusions, juggling, and hilarious comedy. Enjoy a fantastic variety show that's fun for the whole family! For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.

Learn basic layering and design techniques using plastic sheets and tissue paper to create custom patterns and textures—perfect for wrapping gifts or decorating a keepsake box. For ages: 6 - 12

Learn about the pop-up holiday markets from around the world featuring handcrafted items. Then "shop" for your own crafts to decorate for your loved ones. For ages 5 - 12.

Explore the world of architecture, and learn about shape, texture, and color. Then take the gingerbread house challenge and create your own. For ages 5 – 12 with a parent or caregiver.   

The Library Bandit has just stolen Davy Dog’s library books! Now the kids in the audience have to teach the Bandit right from wrong in this interactive bonanza of fun! For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.

Join us for an amazing winter puppet show with Markus Law. For children 3 - 12 years and their caregivers.

Join us for a winter magic show full of mystery, wonder, and fun presented by Allen Oshiro! See an astonishing sleight of hand magic combined with comedy and audience participation.

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is offering free trainings on Hands-Only CPR, a life-saving skill that increases the survival rate of a person in cardiac arrest emergency.

Learn how hydraulic-powered machines work by using water to produce motion! Explore concepts like force, motion, distance, leverage, and gravity by building cool machines that you see in everyday life. For ages 5 - 12 with adult caregiver.

Join us as we learn about the history of piñatas. Piñatas are used in many celebrations such as birthday parties and holidays such as Las Posadas. For children ages 5-12 with a parent or caregiver.

Discover the nature that is all around us! Take a walk through Legacy Park with a City of Malibu naturalist. We'll start at Malibu Library and finish with a short storytime in the park. For ages 2 – 10 with parent or caregiver.

Learn how to play the Pokémon card game! Cards will be provided. Those who attend the program can enter their name into a drawing for the opportunity to win a pack of Pokémon cards. For ages 5 - 12.

 Come learn about Wilson Bentley’s life and passion for photographing snowflakes. Afterwards, use all the materials available to create your own snow globe, as supplies last. For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.

Curious how the rest of the world celebrates the holiday season? Learn and explore holiday celebrations around the world with books and songs. For ages 5 - 12 with caregiver. 

Celebrate the season with a fun and festive game night! Come to learn simple Spanish words while playing Lotería — a colorful game from Mexican tradition, similar to Bingo.

Build your child’s preliteracy, social skills and motor skills with hands on activities. From blocks to puppets, different activity stations will be available for children to explore. For children ages 0 - 5 with their parent or caregiver.

Get ready for an interactive, educational and hands on experience! Children of all ages will have the chance to explore the art of puppetry and ventriloquism with Puppet Day ventriloquist Leonard and puppeteer Paula. For ages 5-12.

Learn the skills of an architect by planning, designing, and building your own gingerbread house. For ages 5 - 12 with a parent or caregiver.

Join us for brick building at the library! We provide the materials, just bring your imagination! Participants can build freely or participate in a fun building challenge. For ages 5 – 12 with parent or caregiver.

Join us at the library to design and build your own edible graham cracker house. Learn to plan and test the stability of your house, while also problem-solving which shapes work best for your structure.  For ages 5 - 12 and their caregivers.