Be inspired by the history of street art and murals from around the world and use your creativity to sketch your own art. For tweens and teens, ages 12 - 18.
View Park Bebe Moore Campbell Library - Study Room
Join us in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month and learn all about the pre-Columbian geoglyphs etched into desert sands of Peru. Then we'll make our own Nazca lines for you to take home. For ages 5 - 12 with a parent or caregiver.
To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15) the library invites you to relax, color, and learn about Frieda Kahlo. For ages 18+
Photo credit: Guillermo Kahlo (cropped)
Be inspired by the history of street art and murals from around the world and use your creativity to sketch your own art. For tweens and teens, ages 12 - 18.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by honoring Fernando Llort’s beautiful and cultural Salvadoran art and learn about El Salvador. Then create your very own handcrafted magical bird inspired by his creativity. For tweens and teens, ages 12 - 18.
View Park Bebe Moore Campbell Library - Study Room
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, make your own Luchador inspired mask as you learn about the significance of Lucha Libre traditions of Mexico and Central America. For children ages 5 - 12.
Join us to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and learn about this annual celebration of history and culture. Enjoy books and an art activity. For ages 5 – 12 with caregiver.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by honoring Fernando LLort’s beautiful and cultural Salvadoran art and learn about El Salvador. Then create your very own handcrafted magical bird inspired by his creativity. For tweens and teens, ages 12 - 18.
Join our book club as we discuss a different mystery book each month. This month's selection is 'More Than You'll Ever Know' by Katie Gutierrez in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. For Adults.
Papel picado is a Mexican form of decoration made by cutting designs on tissue paper. Learn about papel picado and other forms of Mexican art in this program celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month! Recommended for ages 5 - 12.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by honoring Fernando LLort’s beautiful and cultural Salvadoran art and learn about El Salvador. Then create your very own handcrafted magical bird inspired by his creativity. For tweens and teens, ages 12 - 18.
As part of our Hispanic Heritage Month celebration, travel with us and learn about Costa Rica! Make a paper sloth and discover more about these fabulous creatures found in the rain forests of Costa Rica. For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.
Join the Pico Rivera Library Book Club as they discuss Isabel Allende's debut novel, The House of the Spirits, for Hispanic Heritage Month. For adults.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by learning about traditional folk art from Mexico. A visiting artist from Friends of Barnsdall Arts will help you make your own version of a fish tale to take home. For ages 5 - 12 with a parent or caregiver.
Join us for book club as we discuss Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton. Copies of this title are available at the Information Desk. For ages 18 and up.
Colorful paper flowers are a traditional folk art from Mexico, used in a number of holidays. Join us to learn the history of these colorful flowers then create your own flower, bouquet or crown to take home. For ages 5 - 12.
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, kids can make their own hojalata, or Mexican tin art, using aluminum foil, pencils, and markers.
For ages 5 - 12 with their parent or caregiver.
The Guatemalan barrilete is traditionally used for Day of the Dead on November 2. Some can be as big as 23-feet across and are created with colored tissue paper and bamboo. Join us and learn about barriletes and create your own. For ages 5 - 12.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by learning about hojalata folk art and then create your own unique colorful hojalata inspired by this ancient Mexican art form. For ages 5 – 12 with parent or caregiver.
Come celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with us by reading aloud, "Sing with Me: The Story of Selena Quintanilla". We'll read and learn about Selena, a pioneer of change and then bedazzle some crafts while having our own Selena karaoke party!
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, get up and dance with this interactive bilingual concert for families. Contagiously energetic, the Baila Baila program introduces kids to Spanish using music and movement.
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, come join us play the traditional riddle filled Mexican game of Lotería! You may be lucky and win some prizes. For Ages 8 - 12 with their parent or caregiver.
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, please join us in creating a Talavera-inspired piece of functional art. All materials will be provided. For children ages 5 - 12 .
The Book Club meets the third Wednesday of every month. Copies of the current title are available at the Information Desk. New members are always welcome! For adults
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, please join us to create Guatemalan barriletes which are traditional kites that are an integral part of the country's cultural and religious traditions.
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, we're showing this biographical drama of pop singing
sensation Selena. Movie is rated PG: Parental Guidance Suggested. For ages 13 and up.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by honoring Fernando LLort’s beautiful and cultural Salvadoran art and learn about El Salvador. Then create your very own handcrafted magical bird inspired by his creativity. For tweens and teens, ages 12 - 18.
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, please join us to create Guatemalan barriletes which are traditional kites that are an integral part of the country's cultural and religious traditions.
View Park Bebe Moore Campbell Library - Study Room
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, come join us play the traditional riddle filled Mexican game of Lotería! You may be lucky and win some prizes. For ages 13 - 17.
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month we will be making Talavera tile magnets! Talavera tiles are decorative tiles traditionally used in Mexico.
For teens ages 13 – 17.
Originating in 16th-century Spain, Talavera tiles have long been renowned for their beautiful motifs and artisanship. Join us to learn about the history of these iconic ceramics and recreate your own Talavera style design. For ages 13 – 17.
Join us in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and learn about different art pieces that are integral in their culture. Create your own art piece to honor the Hispanic culture. All materials included. For ages 5 – 12 with parent or caregiver.
Join us to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a special dance performance by Susana Elena. This exciting show will teach child participants how to move like flamenco dancers! All ages welcome!
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by honoring Fernando LLort’s beautiful and cultural Salvadoran art and learn about El Salvador. Then create your very own handcrafted magical bird inspired by his creativity. For tweens and teens, ages 12 - 18.
Let's celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and learn about the P’urhépecha language, previously known as Tarascan, it is spoken in the state of Michoacan near Lake Pátzcuaro and the Paricutín volcano. For Adults.
Learn about the sixteen countries honored during Hispanic Heritage Month and paint a canvas with your favorite flags and symbols . Then decorate a wooden maraca while learning how the instrument became a staple of Latin music. For ages 5 - 12.
Join us as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a classic Mexican dessert. Biónico is a tasty fruit salad covered in crema and other toppings. Make your own biónico while learning about the many fruits native to Latin America.
For ages 12 – 17.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by creating your own Yarn Painting (Nierikas) inspired by the art of the Huichol. Traditionally made from tree resin and beeswax, you'll make your own nierikas with colorful cotton yarn and glue. For ages 13 - 17.
Join us for a bilingual (English/Spanish) book party! In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we will read
Dreamers/Soñadores by Yuyi Morales, where the author tells her own immigration story. For ages 5 - 12
Be inspired to create your own street art to express yourself and connect with your community. Sketch your own mural as we journey through the world's street art. For tweens and teens, ages 12 - 18.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15)! Learn about the ancient Mexican folk art of tin embossing or repujado. Craft your own embossed 3D creation to take home. While supplies last. For Adults.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with us! Learn about Mexican hojalata (tin) art and create your hojalata inspired art. Then stay to play Loteria for books (and other prizes)! For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.
Join us to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a story and craft! Learn about the tradition behind the Mexican flower crown and create one that represents who you are and where you come from. For Ages 5 - 12 and their parent or caregiver.
Originating in 16th-century Spain, Talavera tiles have long been renowned for their beautiful motifs and artisanship. Join us to learn about the history of these iconic ceramics and recreate your own Talavera style design. For ages 13 – 17.
As part of our Hispanic Heritage Month celebration, travel with us and learn about Panama! Create pictures inspired by the layered, brightly colored textile mola art originally made by the Guna people. For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by honoring Mexican Muralist artists and learning about the movement's origins in the Mexican Revolution. Then create your own painting inspired by the artists. For ages 13 - 17.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Spanish Classical and Flamenco Dancer, Susana Elena accompanied by Dr. Randy Pile playing a selection of timeless compositions created for the Spanish guitar. For adults.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with us as we learn about a form of Mexican folk art called Hojalata, or tin art.
For ages 5 - 12 with their parent or caregiver.
Join us in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and make Guatemalan worry dolls, muñecas quitapenas. According to Guatemalan legend, worry dolls remove kids' worries. Learn about the legend and make a doll! For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by honoring Fernando LLort’s beautiful and cultural Salvadoran art and learn about El Salvador. Then create your very own handcrafted magical bird inspired by his creativity. For tweens and teens, ages 12 - 18.
Join us in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month as we make Guatemalan worry dolls, muñecas quitapenas.
According to Guatemalan legend, worry dolls remove kids' worries. Learn about the legend and make a doll!
For ages 5 - 12.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by honoring Fernando Llort’s beautiful and cultural Salvadoran art and learn about El Salvador. Then create your very own handcrafted magical bird inspired by his creativity. For tweens and teens, ages 12 - 18.
Join us as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage month by learning about the different types of weaving techniques throughout Latin America and Mexico. You will be able to weave your own work of art. For children ages 6 -12 with a parent or caregiver.
Join us in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month! We will learn about Amate Paper Art and then do our own inspired art work.
For ages 6 – 12 with parent or caregiver.
Guatemalan Worry Dolls, Muñecas Quitapeñas are small figures used to help soothe children’s fears and anxieties. Come and celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at the library and make your very own dolls. For ages 5 - 12.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by honoring Fernando LLort’s beautiful and cultural Salvadoran art and learn about El Salvador. Then create your very own handcrafted magical bird inspired by his creativity. For tweens and teens, ages 12 - 18.
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, make your own Mesoamerican inspired mask as you learn about the significance of these works of art to the ancient cultures of Mexico and Central America. For ages 13 - 17.
Join us for a bilingual (English/Spanish) book club that will allow you to practice reading aloud and improve your reading comprehension skills. For ages 5 - 12.
Join us in reading A Crown for Corina by Laekan Zea Kemp, a story about a girl who learns a beloved family tradition and the symbolism behind the Mexican flower crown. Then make your own flower crown to take home. For Ages 6 - 12.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by honoring Fernando Llort’s beautiful and cultural Salvadoran art and learn about El Salvador. Then create your very own handcrafted magical bird inspired by his creativity. For tweens and teens, ages 12 - 18.
Join us to discuss Mariana Enriquez's, Our Share of Night. To borrow a print copy of the book, please contact the Compton Library directly. For ages 18+
Come join us for bilingual story time! Mama Maestra will tell stories, read books, sing songs, and have fun. For ages 2 - 6 with their parent or caregiver.
Let's celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month as we learn about the origins of piñatas. Afterwards, create your own mini piñata to take home. Enjoy taking a turn at breaking apart our piñata!
For ages 12 – 17.
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, please join us to create Guatemalan barriletes which are traditional kites that are an integral part of the country's cultural and religious traditions. For adults.
Let's create papel picado in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. Learn about this traditional Mexican craft that is displayed for celebrations and holidays. For ages 12 - 17.
Let’s get ready for school! Enjoy books, songs, rhymes, and movement while learning school readiness skills and having fun. This week is a special Hispanic Heritage Month story time. For ages 2 - 5 with their parent or caregiver.
Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month by learning about alebrijes and the artist credited with creating them, Pedro Linares Lopez. You will have the opportunity to create your own alebrije!
For ages 5 – 12 with parent or caregiver.
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, come join us to learn about the traditional Mexican bingo game Lotería and play to win prizes. For ages 13 and up.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by honoring Fernando LLort’s beautiful and cultural Salvadoran art and learn about El Salvador. Then create your very own handcrafted magical bird inspired by his creativity. For tweens and teens, ages 12 - 18.
Learn about trailblazing scientist and astronaut Ellen Ochoa. Afterwards, take on the role of a rocket scientist. Make an origami rocket, then launch it using a straw. How far can your rocket fly? For Ages 5 - 12 and their parent or caregiver.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by honoring Fernando LLort’s beautiful and cultural Salvadoran art and learn about El Salvador. Then create your very own handcrafted magical bird inspired by his creativity. For tweens and teens, ages 12 - 18.
Join Margo Gravelle as she introduces participants to Amate Painting, a traditional pre-Hispanic Mexican art form done on bark paper. Create your own Amate painting to take home! For ages 7-12 with a parent or caregiver.
Come celebrate Hispanic Heritage month with us and learn about the incredible history of the piñata! Discover the various regional styles of piñata and then decorate your very own! For ages 5 - 12 with an accompanying parent or caregiver.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by learning about Mexican and Central American art with Claudia Hindu. All supplies will be provided, for ages 7-12 with a parent or caregiver.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by learning about weaving, then create colorful paper bookmarks using a woven technique. For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.
Join us as we discuss the book Mexikid by Pedro Martin. This is a middle-grade, graphic memoir about a Mexican American boy’s family and their adventure-filled road trip to bring their abuelito back from Mexico to live with them. For ages 9 – 13.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by creating your own mini piñata while learning about the origins of this celebratory tradition. Take it home and fill it with your favorite candy. For ages 5 – 12 with a parent or caregiver.
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, please join us to create Guatemalan barriletes which are traditional kites that are an integral part of the country's cultural and religious traditions. For adults.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by honoring Fernando LLort’s beautiful and cultural Salvadoran art and learn about El Salvador. Then create your very own handcrafted magical bird inspired by his creativity. For tweens and teens, ages 12 - 18.
Learn about traditional Mexican red clay pottery, then mix acrylic paints and baking soda to achieve a faux clay pottery texture on your votive.
For Adults
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, please join us to create Guatemalan barriletes which are traditional kites that are an integral part of the country's cultural and religious traditions.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by honoring Fernando Llort’s beautiful and cultural Salvadoran art and learn about El Salvador. Then create your very own handcrafted magical bird inspired by his creativity. For tweens and teens, ages 12 - 18.