Join us for fun family movie Wednesdays and Fridays this December! Films presented will be rated G or PG. For all ages. Film presentations licensed through Movie Licensing USA - Swank Motion Pictures.
Join us for a snowy time as we discover the symmetrical beauty of snowflakes and learn to make your very own decorative piece that lights up!
For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.
Celebrate a global art and learn basic weaving techniques with a beginning loom. While you are weaving, experience and listen to the rich history of different culture's weaving and stories! Registration appreciated but not required. For ages 7 - 12.
Gather around to celebrate the shortest day of the year and the start of winter! We will share stories about how this special day and create an art piece in the spirit of the season. For ages 5 - 12 and their parent or caregiver.
Have you ever wondered how snowflakes are made? Join us to explore how they form way up in the clouds and then have fun creating and painting your very own snowflake greeting card! 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 talents as you decorate, build, or craft your own artifact. For ages 4 - 17.
Stop by the library on Tuesdays and Fridays for a small art project. Learn and develop your coloring skills, construction, and STEAM talents as you decorate, build, or craft your own artifact. For ages 4 - 17.
Let's celebrate National Walrus Month by learning amazing walrus facts. You'll get to color your own walrus bookmark and craft your very own 3D walrus pop-up card. Tusk us, you'll have a splashing time! For ages 5 – 12 with a parent or caregiver.
Join our graphic novel book club! Where we'll read, chat, play, and create – all inspired by our monthly pick. This month, we're hopping through the pages of "Fluffle Bunnies: Buns Gone Bad" by Anna Humphrey For ages 8 – 12
Join us for this special educational program "Mush for Gold", where children will learn valuable life skills in a fun and interactive way. For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.
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.
Come build, create, and explore with the world’s most popular building bricks! We provide the bricks, you
provide the imagination. All materials will be provided. For ages 5 - 14 with parent or caregiver.
When the weather outside is frightful, you will find science is delightful! Make a sparkling snow globe and admire the miniature world you created close up! Come find out what makes the glitter snow descend slowly and realistically.
For Ages 4 –12
Join us to learn about relaxation techniques while making your own stress ball of any design. Make some as gifts! For kids ages 4 - 12 and their families.
Join our Winter Reading Club! Bring your own book, digital or audio book or check one out from the library and enjoy an hour of quiet reading time. This program is suitable for everyone. For ages 7+
Learn about the history of this delightful dessert, followed by painting your own cupcake bank. Get a sweet surprise before you leave too! For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.
Join us as we learn how snowflakes are formed in winter and have fun creating your own winter ornament for the holidays. For ages 5 - 12 with 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.
Find inspiration in Frida Kahlo’s painting Weeping Coconuts (Cocos gimientes), then use painting, mixed-media techniques, and storytelling to create your own unique three-dimensional shadow box at this workshop.
For children ages 6 - 12.
Construct and build a holiday gingerbread house! Join us as we discover and learn how to construct a building using a variety of materials including graham crackers and candy. Family Event for children under age 18 and their caregivers
Come learn about world-wide celebrations that occur in the winter time and then create your own holiday rock art piece!
For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.
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 "Bear Has a Story to Tell" by Philip C Stead.
Your friends and family will love these hand-made greeting cards with working lights! Participants will create greeting cards that light up by constructing an electrical circuit on paper. 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 talents as you decorate, build, or craft your own artifact. For ages 4 - 17.
Stop by the library on Tuesdays and Fridays for a small art project. Learn and develop your coloring skills, construction, and STEAM talents as you decorate, build, or craft your own artifact. For ages 4 - 17.
Do you like magic? Do you like winter? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then The Arty Loon Winter Magic Show is for you! Prepare to be dazzled and amazed! For ages 5 - 12 with a parent or caregiver.
Join us in the meeting room as we learn about winter gift giving traditions and then you can paint and decorate a wooden box to give or keep.
For ages 6 - 12 with parent or caregiver.
Build confidence in your reading skills by reading aloud to a reading buddy in 20-minute sessions. We will have books available for you to select from. For ages 5 - 10.
As seen in Americas got Talent - Zany Zoe’s magic show is a clean comedy, high energy magic show that will have you on the edge of your seat and off your feet. There’s amazing effects, tons of audience interaction, music, and dance. For ages 5 - 12.
Join us for fun family movie Wednesdays and Fridays this December! Films presented will be rated G or PG. For all ages Film presentations licensed through Movie Licensing USA - Swank Motion Pictures.
Do you think fireworks are cool? Have you ever wondered about how they work? Learn the math behind safely launching them and creating pictures in the sky. We will also be creating a pompom “firework” shooter. For ages 5 – 12 with 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.
Reduce, reuse, recycle! Learn about recycling at home and the important role it plays in taking care of our beloved planet. We will then use egg cartons to create fun and colorful animal portraits! For ages 5 - 12.
Find inspiration from artists in LACMA’s collection who create the illusion of three dimensions in their work. You will learn how to take your own 2D images and transform them into 3D pop-up cards. For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.
Join us as we share a few lively versions of this classic holiday story and then cut out and decorate your own gingerbread man craft. 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.
Draw and color your favorite book characters on shrink film, and discuss your favorite books as they shrink. Gear up for a re-read over Winter Break! All supplies provided. For ages 8 - 12
Let's get crafty and creative with this holiday card making workshop using scrapbook tools and papercraft skills and we'll learning about interesting winter traditions around the world. For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.
Learn about Winter cultural traditions around the world such as Three Kings' Day and the Dongzhi Festival. Afterwards, we'll get creative and decorate Winter holiday ornaments to take home! For ages 6 - 12.
Let’s read together! This book club is designed for children who are beginning readers, practicing reading aloud, and improving their reading comprehension skills—followed by an art activity. For ages 5 - 11 with their parent or caregiver.
Select your activity! Various projects will be available. End the year by creating amazing projects for yourself or to give as gifts. All materials provided, just bring your imagination!
For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.
Join us for a special storytime with the Mayor of Paramount! Enjoy a story read by Mayor Lemons and then take part in a fun craft. For children ages 5 - 12 and their parent or caregiver.
Put on your cozy jammies, bring along your favorite stuffy or blanket, and join us for a mellow evening of winter themed stories, songs, and rhymes. For ages 5 - 11 with parent or caregiver.
Your friends and family will love these hand-made greeting cards with working lights Participants will
create greeting cards that light up by constructing an electrical circuit on paper.
For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.
After the kingdom of Arendelle is cast into eternal winter by Queen Elsa, her sister Anna teams up with Kristoff and his reindeer Sven to break the icy spell. Rated PG - Parental guidance suggested. Recommended for kids ages 5 & up with a caregiver.
Have you always wondered what people are doing with those needles and yarn? Come learn to knit and see what the fun is about. Join Abby, our knitting teacher and learn the basic knit and purl stitches. All supplies will be provided. Ages 7-12.
Join us as we read the book "The Three Little Pigs" and challenge yourself to build a strong gingerbread house. We will use Graham crackers, icing and candies! For ages 4 - 12 with a parent or caregiver.
View Park Bebe Moore Campbell Library - Study Room
Each month we'll explore new and exciting science, technology, engineering, art or math concepts with building bricks, robotics, science experiments, and more! For ages 5 - 12.
Join us for a fun evening learning about Winter Solstice traditions including Christmas, Hanukkah, and Posadas. Make your own winter solstice craft to celebrate these traditions. For ages 5 - 12.
Come join us as we celebrate winter! We will make ice cream cone trees that you can decorate and eat, a dreidel that you can take home to play, and snowflakes to decorate your room.
For ages 8 - 17 with parent or caregiver.
Winter begins on December 21! Get in the mood with a reading of the poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening." Afterwards, stay to create your own snow globe to take home!
For ages 5 -12 with adult.
Come join the String Instrument Petting Zoo and try out violins, cellos, and more in this fun, hands-on adventure. You’ll get to touch, pluck, bow, and hear how each instrument makes its own special sound. Ages 5 - 12.
Join us at Lawndale Library for a viewing of 'Home Alone', the story of a a mischievous 8-year-old who has to protect his house against two bumbling burglars who are planning to rob it. For ages 5 - 12. Rated PG.
Join us for fun family movie Wednesdays and Fridays this December! Films presented will be rated G or PG. For all ages. Film presentations licensed through Movie Licensing USA - Swank Motion Pictures.
Discover the interesting history of luminarias and then create your own lantern using colorful tissue paper and glue. For ages 5 -12 with parent or caregiver.
Celebrate a global art and learn basic weaving techniques with a beginning loom. While you are weaving, experience and listen to the rich history of different culture's weaving and stories! Registration appreciated but not required. For ages 7 - 12.
Celebrate the season by crafting one-of-a-kind ornaments using various craft supplies. Learn about the Winter solstice while creating festive decorations to take home. All materials provided. While supplies last. For ages 6 – 12 and their caregivers
Draw and color your favorite book characters on shrink film, and discuss your favorite books as they shrink. Gear up for a re-read over Winter Break! All supplies provided. 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 talents as you decorate, build, or craft your own artifact. For ages 4 - 17.
Stop by the library on Tuesdays and Fridays for a small art project. Learn and develop your coloring skills, construction, and STEAM talents as you decorate, build, or craft your own artifact. For ages 4 - 17.
Explore engineering and construction in a fun and wintry way as we assemble and decorate gingerbread houses! We supply the graham cracker walls, roof, decorative candies, and frosting; you just bring your imagination and cookie love! 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.
Wear your cozy pajamas as we celebrate winter holidays from around the world through stories, arts and crafts, and fun facts about how and why the various holidays are celebrated while listening to music. For ages 5 – 12 and their adult 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.
Experience art at the library. Be creative and learn something new. Children will take home the finished piece. For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.
Explore and learn about the symmetry, patterns, and the science of real snowflakes—each one is unique! Enjoy a fun and easy winter craft that lets children create their own unique snowflakes using Q-tips and recycled cardboard.
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.
When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe. For ages 5 - 12 with caregiver.
Learn why board games are great activities for learning and fun and how to pick the right board game for you and your friends. Check out a variety of board games to play with friends and family in the library. For ages 5 - 12 with a caregiver.
Celebrate all the holidays this season through the joy of music! Participants will learn about winter holidays observed around the world and join musician Aaron Tallada of Key n Harmony for a special family sing-along.
Have extra supplies? Looking for new inspiration? Bring your gently used or new arts and crafts materials and swap them with others at our first-ever Arts & Crafts Swap!
For all ages.
Join our Winter Reading Club! Bring your own book, digital or audio book or check one out from the library and enjoy an hour of quiet reading time. This program is suitable for ages 7+.
Fight winter break boredom by using your imagination to make wondrous works of art with supplies provided by the library! Also, get a chance to make crafts that you may have missed out on earlier in the year. For the whole family.
Did you know that you can create a snowstorm in a jar with household materials? Did you also know that oil and water do not mix? Learn about chemical reactions by making your own blizzard in a jar in this fun science program! For ages 6 - 12.
Bored on winter break? Join us for gaming fun! Playing games is not only fun, but helps to problem solve and think critically. May the best player win! For kids ages 4 - 12 and their families.
Stop by the library on Tuesdays and Fridays for a small art project. Learn and develop your coloring skills, construction, and STEAM talents as you decorate, build, or craft your own artifact. For ages 4 - 17.
Get ready for a fun blend of math and creativity! In this hands-on program, kids will design and build their own gingerbread houses while learning the basics of geometry. For ages 5 - 12 with a parent or caregiver.
Build confidence in your reading skills by reading aloud to a reading buddy in 20-minute sessions. We will have books available for you to select from. For ages 5 - 10.
Join us for fun family movie Wednesdays and Fridays this December! Films presented will be rated G or PG. For all ages. Film presentations licensed through Movie Licensing USA - Swank Motion Pictures.
Stop by the library on Tuesdays and Fridays for a small art project. Learn and develop your coloring skills, construction, and STEAM talents as you decorate, build, or craft your own artifact. For ages 4 - 17.
Stop by the library on Tuesdays and Fridays for a small art project. Learn and develop your coloring skills, construction, and STEAM talents as you decorate, build, or craft your own artifact. For ages 4 - 17.
It's Noon Year at the library! Join us for a sparkling event filled with hands-on fun. We'll make a noise maker and countdown clock. After, we'll count down to noon and cheer with balloons, music, and fun! For ages 5 – 12 with a parent or caregiver.
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.
Enjoy an afternoon of hands-on science fun! Join the catapult snowball fight, learn how to fish ice cubes with a string, and challenge yourself to build an igloo using materials provided. For ages 5 - 12 and their parent or caregiver.
The Ornament Drop Challenge is an engineering activity inspired by the classic Egg Drop Challenge—but with a twist! Instead of protecting an egg, kids will protect a fragile ornament. For kids ages 4 - 12 with a parent or caregiver.
Join our Winter Reading Club! Bring your own book, digital or audio book or check one out from the library and enjoy an hour of quiet reading time. This program is suitable for ages 7+.
Join us for a family crafting session where we will decorate piggy banks that you can take home with you! After the program, check out some books on money, saving and budgeting so you can keep your piggy filled.
Fight winter break boredom by using your imagination to make wondrous works of art with supplies provided by the library! Also, get a chance to make crafts that you may have missed out on earlier in the year. For the whole family.
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 travel through space and time in our own planetarium! Learn about the impacts of space weather and how the Earth's atmosphere and magnetic field protects all life on Earth.
For ages 5 – 12
Bored on winter break? Join us for gaming fun! Playing games is not only fun, but helps to problem solve and think critically. May the best player win! For kids ages 4 - 12 and their families.
Stop by the library on Tuesdays and Fridays for a small art project. Learn and develop your coloring skills, construction, and STEAM talents as you decorate, build, or craft your own artifact. For ages 4 - 17.
Build confidence in your reading skills by reading aloud to a reading buddy in 20-minute sessions. We will have books available for you to select from. For ages 5 - 10.
Come ring in the "Noon Year" as we celebrate with festive crafts, have an epic dance party, and count down to noon together. We will also learn about traditions to celebrate the new year from around the world. For ages 5 - 12.
Would you love to count down the New Year, but can't stay awake until midnight? The library has you covered! Join us for a special family storytime where we will read books, sing songs, make fun crafts, and ring in the New Year together at 12 noon.
Explore traditions around the world and ring in the "Noon Year" as we celebrate with festive crafts, followed by a count down at noon! For ages 3 - 12 with a parent or caregiver.
Ring in the new year with your favorite stories, music, dances, games and craftivities! Let's celebrate as we watch the balloon drop and dance party to follow after. For children of all ages.
Explore traditions around the world that celebrate the New Year! No need to stay up past your bedtime to party this year! We will make a party hat and some noise!
For Children ages 2– 12 with parent or caregiver.
Come celebrate as we learn about New Year traditions from around the world. Read a book, play games, make New Year's resolutions, decorate a party hat, and have fun together. For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.
Too sleepy to stay up 'til midnight? Join us for a party at 2 pm to ring in the New Year! We'll make New Year's masks, learn trivia about the history of New Years, and celebrate the start of the year with a 2 pm Countdown and party! For ages 5 - 12.
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 The Misfits: A Royal Conundrum, by Lisa Yee.
Join us at Lawndale Library for a viewing of 'The Wild Robot', an intelligent robot called
Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. For ages 5 - 12. Rated PG.
When a dog and a police officer are injured together on the job, a life-saving surgery changes the course of history. For ages 5 and up with a parent or caregiver.
Children will learn concepts such as levers, potential and kinetic energy, and force. They will build different types of catapults, such as a class 1 and 3 design and a trebuchet and put their projects to the test! For ages 5 - 12.
Learn about the amazing life of the sea star and how it survives in the ocean. Experience marine life up-close with The Blue Submarine’s live tidepool animals, including sea stars, urchins, sea slugs, hermit crabs, and more! For ages 5 - 12.
Join our Winter Reading Club! Bring your own book, digital or audio book or check one out from the library and enjoy an hour of quiet reading time. This program is suitable for ages 7+.
Join us to read "All Year Round" by Susan B. Katz to explore the different seasons in a year; from January all the way to December, and the unique shapes related to these seasons. Then we'll create our own New Year's craft! For ages 5 - 12
Let's start the day with play! Join us for multiple stations of age-appropriate toys, art supplies, and more - that help children boost school readiness skills through play, curiosity, and creativity, while bonding with family. For ages 2 - 5.
Join us for a special afternoon storytime in partnership with the Hawthorne Police Department. Officers will read picture books, and there will be refreshments afterwards. A full list of ingredients will be provided. For ages 2-5 with a caregiver.
In some science fiction stories, authors create completely new worlds in far-away places like space! Celebrate Science Fiction day by learning about our solar system and making your own galaxy jar!
Recommended for ages 6-12.
Come join us for an UNO tournament with a twist, where play switches between English and Spanish. All levels and abilities are welcome, as you'll learn the Spanish terms for colors, numbers, and commands. For ages 5 - 12.
Join juggler extraordinaire Michael Rayner for a combination of hilarious stunts with uproarious stand-up and a bounty of improvised fun.
For ages 5-12 with a parent or a caregiver.
Expressing gratitude and appreciation for life are simple actions for increasing joy in our lives. Join us to create a grid full of things you are grateful for.
For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.
Build confidence in your reading skills by reading aloud to a reading buddy in 20 minute sessions.
We will have books available for you to select from. Space is limited and available on a first-come basis.
For ages 5 - 10
Discover Japanese culture through Fukuwarai, a traditional New Year’s game where you’ll create and play while learning about luck, laughter, and the customs behind this joyful celebration. For ages 5 - 12.
New year, new goals! Join us at Lomita Library to learn all about the ways you can save your money to achieve your financial goals. While you learn, you'll decorate a piggy bank. For ages 6-12.
Your friends and family will love these hand-made greeting cards with working lights. Participants will
create greeting cards that light up by constructing an electrical circuit on paper. For ages 5 - 12.
Explore and learn about the symmetry, patterns, and the science of real snowflakes—each one is unique!
Enjoy a fun and easy winter craft that lets children create their own unique snowflakes! For ages 5 - 12.
Get creative this winter with a hands-on art activity that blends watercolor, texture, and a surprising ingredient—salt! For ages 5 - 12 with a parent or caregiver.
In January, we honor Martin Luther King, Jr. Join us as we read Martin's Big Words and discuss words that you think are big. We will use those words in an art activity. For ages 5 – 12.
Watch and learn from master physics demonstrator, James Lincoln, as he prepares you to see invisible light, trains you to hear ultrasonic sounds, and teaches you the physics of lasers, sound, electricity and magnetism. For ages 5-12.
Kick off the weekend with an interactive storytime! Join us for a morning of books, songs, fingerplays, and movement to build early literacy skills and have fun.
For children ages 0 - 5 and their caregivers.
Join us for fun family movies this January! Films presented will be rated G or PG. For all ages. Film presentations licensed through Movie Licensing USA - Swank Motion Pictures
Join us for a drop-in open craft time. No instructions, no specific project, no plan! Make whatever you want!
We provide the supplies, you provide the imagination. For ages 5 - 12.
Love retro video games? Discover how digital pixels become real-world art! In this program we will explore the basics of 8-bit design by creating a grid-based pattern and transforming it into a colorful mosaic coaster. For ages 6 – 12
Join our graphic novel book club! Where we'll read, chat, play, and create – all inspired by our monthly pick. This month, join us for a super good time as we read "Super Pancake" by Megan Wagner Lloyd. For ages 8 – 12
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. For ages 8 to 12 years old
Start the new year with setting goals, expressing your thoughts and feelings in a journal!
Learn about the different ways there are to journal. Then write, draw using different art mediums in your new special journal. For ages 5 - 12
Build your own catapult using popsicle sticks, plastic spoons, and rubber bands. Then compete with other participants to see whose catapult can launch a paper ball the furthest! Recommended for ages 5 - 12.
Let your imagination soar with this fun and interactive storytime filled with books, songs, fingerplays, and more! Then get creative with an art activity inspired by the stories!
For children, ages 4 - 8 and their parent or caregiver.
Your friends and family will love these hand-made greeting cards with working lights Participants will create greeting cards that light up by constructing an electrical circuit on paper. For ages 5 - 12 with adult caregiver.
Join us for this book party to discuss this novel by Jacqueline Woodson. This novel is about a teenage girl who loves to play basketball with the boys. After, we will make our own trash bin basketball set. This book is appropriate for Grades 5 - 9.
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. For ages 8 - 12 years old. Registration required.
Everyone loves slime! Why do certain ingredients create a chemical reaction that forms slime? What are polymers? Learn about these concepts and more while making your own slime! For ages 6 - 12.
Join us to explore the world of Aboriginal art! Find out how artists use shapes and symbols to share stories, and then create your own masterpiece to take home. For ages 6 - 12.
Do you think fireworks are cool? Have you ever wondered about how they work? Learn the math behind safely launching them and creating pictures in the sky. We will also be creating a pompom "firework" shooter. For ages 5 -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.
Get ready to explore the wonders of chemistry! Enjoy a special presentation packed with live science experiments, physical and chemical reactions, and lots of surprises and fun! For ages 6-12 with a parent or caregiver.
Join us for fun family movies this January! Films presented will be rated G or PG. For all ages. Film presentations licensed through Movie Licensing USA - Swank Motion Pictures
Your friends and family will love these hand-made greeting cards with working lights! Participants will
create greeting cards that light up by constructing an electrical circuit on paper. For ages 5 –12 with a parent or caregiver.
Join us for a special screening of Mayan
Archaeoastronomy: Observers of the Universe, in a
feast of colors and sounds, Mayan
Archaeoastronomy takes us to 6 Mayan temples:
San Gervasio, Chicken Itzá, Uxmal, Edzná,
Palenque, and Bonampak. For ages 8-12
Join us as we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s granddaughter Yolanda Renee King. A young activist, writer, and public speaker who continues her grandfather's legacy. Followed by an art activity. For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.
Do you think fireworks are cool? Learn the math behind safely launching them and creating pictures in the sky. We will also be creating a pompom “firework” shooter. For ages 5 – 12 with parent or caregiver.
Join us for a special screening of Mayan
Archaeoastronomy: Observers of the Universe, in a
feast of colors and sounds, Mayan
Archaeoastronomy takes us to 6 Mayan temples:
San Gervasio, Chicken Itzá, Uxmal, Edzná,
Palenque, and Bonampak. For ages 8-12
Join us to celebrate MLK Day in remembering the strides he and other civil rights leaders made towards peace, freedom and justice for all with a special storytime and creating a bell.
For children ages 5 - 12 with parent or caretaker.
Build confidence in your reading skills by reading aloud to a reading buddy in 20 minute sessions.
We will have books available for you to select from. Space is limited and available on a first-come basis.
For ages 5 - 10
Be inspired by the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech. Children will decorate their own journals to write about their goals and dreams. For ages 6-12.
Join us in remembering the strides Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. made towards justice for all by
reading about his life and the famous "I Have a Dream Speech." Afterwards decorate a poster with us. For ages 5 - 12 with a parent or caregiver.
Join us to learn about kaleidoscopes. Learn the science behind how a kaleidoscope works and then create your own by making an optical illusion. For ages 5 - 12.
View Park Bebe Moore Campbell Library - Study Room
Come hang out with us for a fun class led by our awesome guest artist, Carlos Nieto III. He's a former illustrator for The Simpsons and King of the Hill. He'll be showing us how to create and draw your very own cartoon characters.
For ages 7 - 12
Do you think fireworks are cool? Have you ever wondered about how they work? Learn the math behind safely launching them and creating pictures in the sky. We will also be creating a pompom “firework” shooter. For teens.
Join our Brick Builders Club for an afternoon of creative construction! We provide all the supplies; just bring your imagination. For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.
Join us for a bilingual (English/Spanish) book club that will allow you to practice reading aloud and improve your reading comprehension skills. For children ages 5 – 12 with their parent or caregiver.
Join us for fun family movies this January! Films presented will be rated G or PG. For all ages. Film presentations licensed through Movie Licensing USA - Swank Motion Pictures
Join us for an inspiring story, Treasure by Mirelle Messier. After the story, unleash your creativity and design your own treasure box using fun and colorful art supplies. For kids ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.
Start off your day in a musical way! Enjoy melodies & harmonies in this fun-filled musical jam with Aaron Tallada from Key n Harmony! For ages 2 – 5 with their parent or caregiver.
Discover the science and wonder behind snowflakes—how they form and why each one is unique—then create your own special snowflake craft to take home! While supplies last. For children, ages 6-12 with their parent or caretaker. Registration required.
Join us in the activity room for an afternoon of music, video games, and board games!
Learn teamwork, communication, and make friends while having fun!
For kids ages 6 - 12.
The Lascaux Cave Paintings are over 17,000 years old and show animals that are now extinct. Learn about the caves and prehistoric animals, then make your own "cave painting" with paper, markers, and colored pencils! Recommended for ages 6 - 12.
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 for fun family movies this January! Films presented will be rated G or PG. For all ages. Film presentations licensed through Movie Licensing USA - Swank Motion Pictures
Join us to celebrate the one year anniversary of our Story Seekers Book Club! We'll have a fun time discussing our favorite reads, playing games, and making book themed crafts. Program open to all book lovers! Ages 5 - 12 with 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 to celebrate MLK Day in remembering the strides he and other Civil Rights leaders made toward peace, freedom, and justice for all with a special storytime and create inspired art. For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.
Build confidence in your reading skills by reading aloud to a reading buddy in 20 minute sessions.
We will have books available for you to select from. Space is limited and available on a first-come basis.
For ages 5 - 10
Pepperdine University Library’s Special Collections and Archives staff will discuss their Malibu Historical Collection and show the rich history of Malibu through postcards. For children ages 5 - 12 and their families.
Do you think fireworks are cool? Have you ever wondered about how they work? Learn the math behind safely launching them and creating pictures in the sky. We will also be creating a pompom “firework” shooter. For ages 5 - 12.
Join us for an evening with the whole family! Enjoy stories and songs together. We will create, play and challenge ourselves in various activities like drawing and building with Legos! For ages 2 - 5 with a parent or caregiver.
Join us for a reading of the book "How to Catch a Snowman" by Adam Wallace, then make your own snow dough using two simple ingredients. For ages 5 - 12 with a parent or caregiver.
Join us for a meaningful and inspiring Book Adventures program as we honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We’ll begin with a reading of Martin’s Big Words, followed by watching his powerful “I Have a Dream” speech. 5 - 12 with caregiver.
Kick off the weekend with an interactive storytime focused on garbage trucks and our friends that drive them! Stick around afterwards and a character or two from the stories might jump off the page to say hello! For ages 0 - 5 and their caregivers.
Join us for fun family movies this January! Films presented will be rated G or PG. For all ages. Film presentations licensed through Movie Licensing USA - Swank Motion Pictures
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.
Taller! Faster! Stronger! Join us in a contest to see what you can build with mini plastic bricks and explore our brick-building and construction books and media. For ages 5 - 12 with a caregiver.
Join us for a movie matinee at Lomita Library! Free Birds is a family comedy film starring Owen Wilson and Woody Harrelson as a pair of turkeys who discover a time machine and decide to use it to travel to the first Thanksgiving. For ages 6 - 12.
Film Rating: G. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult caregiver to enter.
Personal snacks and refreshments are allowed.
Seating is limited and on a first come, first seated basis. All ages welcome.
Get ready for the rainy season by learning how a rain gauge measures rain from each storm. Then, create a rain gauge to decorate your yard or garden and track this season's rainfall. For ages 8 - 14 with parent or caregiver.
Join us in celebration of author A. A. Milne's birthday and everyone’s favorite bear from the Hundred Acre Wood, Winnie the Pooh! For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.
Why are zebras striped like that? What do they eat? Join us as we find out the answer to these and other questions while making a zebra painting of your own. For ages 6 - 12 with a parent or caregiver.
Join us for fun family movies this January! Films presented will be rated G or PG. For all ages. Film presentations licensed through Movie Licensing USA - Swank Motion Pictures
Join us for a fun-filled program where kids learn about the history of extreme winter sports like skiing and snowboarding! We will then create our own skiing figures from wood doll pins. For ages 5 - 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.
Learn and explore winter celebrations around the world with books. Create your own winter themed do-it-yourself art to take home. For ages 5 - 12 with caregiver.
Join us as we learn about the folklore behind Yetis and read the book The Thing About Yetis by Vin Vogel. We will then create our own yetis using paper, paper plates, and cotton balls.
For ages 5 - 12
The Northern Lights, also known as Aurora Borealis, are a light display phenomenon, seen in places like Alaska and Iceland! Learn about different techniques by working with chalk pastels and create a fun art activity. For ages 5 -12 with caregiver.
Build confidence in your reading skills by reading aloud to a reading buddy in 20 minute sessions.
We will have books available for you to select from. Space is limited and available on a first-come basis.
For ages 5 - 10
Learn about electricity in a fun and colorful way using Snap Circuits®! We will experiment with beginning concepts that include light, sound, and motion. For ages 6 - 12 with a parent or caregiver.
Wear your most comfortable pajamas, bring your favorite stuffed animal, and get ready for a fun family Storytime evening! We'll read books, play games, and make a winter themed craft. For ages 5 - 12 with a parent or caregiver.
Join us for fun family movies this January! Films presented will be rated G or PG. For all ages. Film presentations licensed through Movie Licensing USA - Swank Motion Pictures
Join us for a silent film festival featuring some of the earliest films of the silent era. Children will be introduced to key figures from early filmmaking history such as Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, George Méliès, and the Lumiere Brothers.
Registration opens Monday, December 15 2025 at 9:00am
Your friends and family will love these hand-made greeting cards! With working lights, participants will
create greeting cards that light up by constructing an electrical circuit on paper. For Ages - 5 - 12.
Commemorate African American and Black History Month at the library by joining us as we learn about Charles McGee, an artist renowned for his distinctive style of sculpture, assemblage, and painting. For ages 5 - 11 with their parent or caregiver.
Come learn amazing owl facts! Discover how owls survive in the winter, then get creative by painting your own ceramic owl and making a Perler bead owl to take home! For ages 5 - 12 years with parent or guardian.
Families are invited for an afternoon of board game fun. Stop by, learn a new game, and enjoy
some family fun. We'll have a variety of board games to play! For Families.
Join Ajia Munns to learn about breath work, meditation, journaling and understanding emotions through an African American lens. We will practice positive self-talk, group discussions promoting inner growth and more! For children & families ages 9+.