Hispanic Heritage Month
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Tue, Sep 01, 5:00pm - 7:30pm
Lancaster Library
Join us every month for Movie Night, where we watch a wide variety of films, from new releases to beloved classics. Light refreshments provided. Rating: TV-PG - Parental guidance suggested (equivalent to the MPA's PG rating). For adults.

Wed, Sep 02, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
La Puente Library - Meeting Room
Join us as we journey through the history and cultural impact of street art in California. Afterward, create your very own miniature mural to take home. For teens ages 12-18.

Wed, Sep 02, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
A C Bilbrew Library - Activity Room
Join us as we journey through the history and cultural impact of street art in California. Afterward, create your very own miniature mural to take home. For teens ages 12-18.

Sat, Sep 05, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Lawndale Library - Meeting Room
Join us at Lawndale Library for a viewing of 'Encanto', the Madrigals live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. For ages 6 - 12. Rated PG.

Tue, Sep 08, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Woodcrest Library
In South America, it's believed that using rain sticks would bring rain and thunderstorms. Join us to learn more about the rain sticks first used by the Mapuche in ancient Chile. Then, we will make rain sticks using paper towel rolls. For ages 6 - 12

Wed, Sep 09, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Willowbrook Library - Meeting Room
Join us as we journey through the history and cultural impact of street art in California. Afterward, create your very own miniature mural to take home. For teens ages 12-18.

Wed, Sep 09, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Sunkist Library - Meeting Room
Join us as we journey through the history and cultural impact of street art in California. Afterward, create your very own miniature mural to take home. For teens ages 12-18.

Wed, Sep 09, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Littlerock Library
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with us as we discuss 'Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories' by Sandra Cisneros. For adults.

Thu, Sep 10, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Angelo M. Iacoboni Library - Meeting Room
Join us in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by creating an amate painting. Amate is a bark paper used in Mexico for centuries. Learn its history and recreate the special paper and artistic motifs. 

Sat, Sep 12, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Clifton M. Brakensiek Library - Meeting Room
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by making a matchbox nicho—small, colorful boxes that honor loved ones or display religious images originating in Latin America. Ages 13-17

Tue, Sep 15, 11:00am - 11:45am
East Rancho Dominguez 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.

Tue, Sep 15, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Rosemead Library - Meeting Room
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by exploring the history of sugar skulls (calaveras), a cherished Día de Los Muertos tradition. Then sculpt your own sugar skull with Model Magic clay and decorate it with colorful markers and paint. For ages 5 - 12.

Tue, Sep 15, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Pico Rivera Library - Meeting Room
For Hispanic Heritage Month, the Pico Rivera Library Book Club will be discussing Victor Villaseñor's bestselling book, Rain of Gold. For adults.

Wed, Sep 16, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Woodcrest Library
Join us to discover and play the wonderful Mexican game of Loteria. Learn about the history of the game and some Spanish vocabulary. You may be lucky and win some prizes. For children ages 6 - 12 with a parent or caregiver

Wed, Sep 16, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Manhattan Beach Library - Meeting Room
It's Hispanic Heritage Month! Join us as we create colorful animal money banks, or alcancías de alebrijes, while we learn about Pedro Linares and Mexican folk art. ¡Qué chido! For ages 6 - 12 with caregiver.

Wed, Sep 16, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Malibu Library - Meeting Room
To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month help create a mural for the children's room. For ages 5 – 12 with parent or caregiver.

Wed, Sep 16, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Anthony Quinn Library - Meeting Room
Join us as we journey through the history and cultural impact of street art in California. Afterward, create your very own miniature mural to take home. For teens ages 12-18.

Wed, Sep 16, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
San Fernando Library - Meeting Room
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we're reading 'On a Night of a Thousand Stars' by Andrea Yaryura Clark. Copies of the current title are available at the Information Desk. New members are always welcome! For adults

Thu, Sep 17, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Castaic Library - Meeting Room
Discover the Guatemalan legend of the Worry Dolls! Learn about the tradition behind these tiny dolls, then create your own to take home. For ages 5 - 12 with an accompanying parent or caregiver.

Thu, Sep 17, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Masao W. Satow Library
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month! Colorful paper flowers are a traditional folk art from Mexico, used in many holidays. Learn the history then create your own flower, bouquet, or crown to take home. For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.

Thu, Sep 17, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
East Rancho Dominguez Library - Meeting Room
Join us in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and Mexico's Independence Day as we explore the beautiful tradition of hojalata, or Mexican tin art! For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver. 

Thu, Sep 17, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Lloyd Taber-Marina del Rey Library - Meeting Room
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15) by exploring Mexican folk art, a vibrant tradition of handmade crafts passed down through generations. For adults 18+.

Fri, Sep 18, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Norwalk Library - Meeting Room
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a fun library-themed twist on the classic game of Lotería! After learning about the history of Lotería, play a special library-themed version featuring beloved children's books.  For children ages 5 - 12.

Sat, Sep 19, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Pico Rivera Library - Meeting Room
Learn all about acclaimed baseball player Fernando Valenzuela and the cultural phenomenon surrounding his legendary 1981 rookie season with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Create pins and stickers inspired by his phenomenal career! For teens ages 12 - 18.

Sat, Sep 19, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Castaic Library - Meeting Room
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by creating an embossed Milagro Heart. These decorative hearts are made of metal and serve as offerings in Latin American Catholic traditions. For adults

Sat, Sep 19, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
San Gabriel Library - Meeting Room
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with us as we learn about alebrijes, fantastical and mystical creatures featured in Mexican folk art originated by papier-mâché artist Pedro Linares in the 1940s. For ages 12 - 17

Tue, Sep 22, 11:00am - 11:45am
East Rancho Dominguez 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.

Tue, Sep 22, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Baldwin Park Library - Meeting Room
Create your own Yarn Painting (Nieirkas) inspired by the art of the Huichol. Traditionally made from tree resin and beeswax, you'll make your own with colorful cotton yarn and glue. For adults

Tue, Sep 22, 6:30pm - 7:45pm
La Crescenta Library - Meeting Room
Join us to discuss 'My Name Is Emilia Del Valle' by Isabel Allende to honor Hispanic Heritage Month. Find your copy and discussion questions at the Book Club Corner across from the Customer Service Desk. For adults.

Wed, Sep 23, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Temple City Library - Meeting Room
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, learn about the hand-made textile art, Mola, of the indigenous Guna people from Panama. For children ages 5-12 with parent or caregiver.

Wed, Sep 23, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Compton Library - Meeting Room
Join us as we journey through the history and cultural impact of street art in California. Afterward, create your very own miniature mural to take home. For teens ages 12-18.

Wed, Sep 23, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Clifton M. Brakensiek Library - Meeting Room
Learn about Hispanic cultures with books and songs. Afterwards join us for do-it-yourself art activities celebrating these cultures. For ages 5 - 12 with caregiver. 

Wed, Sep 23, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Lawndale Library - Meeting Room
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by making a matchbox nicho—small, colorful boxes that honor loved ones or display religious images originating in Latin America. For ages 13 - 17.

Thu, Sep 24, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
East Rancho Dominguez Library - Meeting Room
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we're heading to the deserts of Peru! Join us as we uncover the mystery of the Nazca Lines and then we will create our own! For ages 5 - 12 with a parent or caregiver.

Thu, Sep 24, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
View Park Bebe Moore Campbell Library - Study Room
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with the vibrant world of Huichol yarn art, a lively folk-art tradition from Mexico! Artists use bright, colorful yarn to craft stunning patterns. Join us and create your own masterpiece. For kids, ages 5 - 12.

Sat, Sep 26, 10:00am - 4:30pm
Lawndale Library
Join us for a drop-in craft celebrating Puerto Rican and Haitian American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. We provide the supplies and you create your own inspired self-portrait or art piece. For ages 5 - 12. 

Sat, Sep 26, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Hawthorne Library - Meeting Room
Join us for a discussion of the historical-fiction novel - "The House of Broken Angels" by Luis Alberto Urrea. During the discussion, we will also create a decorative "Milagro Heart" in honor of Latin American Catholic traditions. For ages 18+.

Sat, Sep 26, 11:00am - 12:00pm
San Gabriel Library - Meeting Room
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by creating an embossed Milagro Heart. For Adults - Ages 18+

Sat, Sep 26, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Clifton M. Brakensiek Library - Meeting Room
Let's celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a Lotería game! Enhance your memory skills, learn about the origins of Lotería, and participate for a chance to win a prize. For ages 18+

Sat, Sep 26, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Masao W. Satow Library - Study Room
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, come join us to learn about the traditional Mexican bingo game Lotería and play to win prizes. For teens, ages 13 - 17.

Mon, Sep 28, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Sorensen Library - Meeting Room
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by painting your own Talavera tile!  For Teens, ages 13 - 17.

Tue, Sep 29, 11:00am - 11:45am
East Rancho Dominguez 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.

Wed, Sep 30, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Claremont Helen Renwick Library - Meeting Room
Join us in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month!  Learn about this annual celebration of history and culture through art activities. Learn the history behind Talavera tiles, hojalata and amate folk art, as you create your own.

Fri, Oct 09, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Norwalk Library - Meeting Room
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, we will learn about Peru's mysterious Nazca Lines, exploring their history, purpose, and cultural significance. For children ages 5 - 12.