ON-GOING | |||
Mon–Sat |
2–4, 3–5, 4–6, and/or 5–7 pm |
GAB* – Grandparents and Books. Grandmas & grandpas read to children. *Please call to confirm hours: (818) 340-9386. | |
Sat |
10:30–12:30 am |
GAB – Grandparents and Books. Grandmas & grandpas read to children. | |
Mon |
10:30–11 am |
GAB with Preschool Storytime & Grandma Judie's fun and games | |
FEBRUARY | |||
Mon |
Feb 12 thru |
Library hours |
Reserved for LA Municipal Touch Screen Voting in Multipurpose Room Preschool Storytime will be held in the Children's Section. Ages 2–5 |
Sat |
Feb 24 |
1:00 pm |
Jazz Concert with Howie Segurson & Friends in Young Adult Section |
Wed |
Feb 28 |
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No Book Discussion Group meeting due to Touch Screen Voting |
MARCH | |||
Mon |
EVERY |
10:30 am |
Preschool Storytime – Fun activities every week except as noted. Ages 2–5 |
Mon |
Mar 5 |
7:00 pm |
Friends Board Meeting |
Tue |
Mar 6 |
7 am–8 pm |
LA Municipal Election – Vote at polls in your precinct |
Thu |
Mar 15 |
4:00 pm |
CeCe Antoinette: Storyteller – Celebrate Women in History Month with fun stories and hilarious improvisations. Children of all ages |
Sat |
Mar 17 |
2:00 pm |
Special St. Paddy's Day program – Music! Crafts! Refreshments! All ages |
Mon |
Mar 19 |
6:30 pm |
An Inconvenient Truth: Global Warming issues & solutions presented by TV & Radio host Todd Newton. Adults |
Wed |
Mar 28 |
6:15–7:45 pm |
Book Discussion Group – Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee by Charles Shields and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Adults |
APRIL | |||
Mon |
EVERY |
10:30 am |
Preschool Storytime – Fun activities every week except as noted. Ages 2–5 |
Mon |
Apr 9 |
7:00 pm |
Friends Board Meeting |
Wed |
Apr 18 |
6:15–7:45 pm |
Book Discussion Group – Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. Adults |
Thu |
Apr 19 |
4:00 pm |
Margo's Artwork: “I Spy a Duck in My Doodle” – Come doodle to music and learn to find the shapes in scribbles. Age 4 and up |
Mon Sat |
Apr 23 thru May 12 |
Library hours |
Reserved for LA Municipal Touch Screen Voting in Multipurpose Room Preschool Storytime will be held in the Children's Section. |
MAY | |||
Mon |
EVERY |
10:30 am |
Preschool Storytime – In Children's Section on May 7. Ages 2–5 |
Mon |
May 7 |
7:00 pm |
Friends Board Meeting – Held off-site due to Touch Screen Voting |
Tue |
May 15 |
7 am–8 pm |
LA Municipal Election – Vote at polls in your precinct |
Sat |
May 19 |
10 am–5 pm |
Adult Literacy Tutor Training Workshop |
Mon |
May 21 |
6:45 pm |
Friends General Membership Meeting with speaker below |
Mon |
May 21 |
7:00 pm |
An evening with Carolyn See – Don't miss the chance to experience this author's acclaimed wit and insights firsthand. Adults |
Wed |
May 23 |
6:15–7:45 pm |
Book Discussion Group – Title to be announced. Adults |
Thu |
May 24 |
4:00 pm |
One World Rhythm–Come have fun playing and learning about drums and other percussion instruments. Children of all ages |
Mon |
May 28 |
Library Closed for Memorial Day. No Preschool Storytime |
Award-winning author and literary critic Carolyn See receives accolades every time she publishes a new book. Her latest novel has been hailed by reviewers from coast to coast as the definitive vision of life in a post-9/11 America. Don't miss one of LA's truly luminous literary figures.
Refreshments and book signing following the program. Copies of Ms See's There Will Never Be Another You: A Novel and Making A Literary Life: Advice for Writers and Other Dreamers will be available for purchase.
Read more about Ms See in Friends News.
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