STEAM Events
Every Thursday at 3 p.m.
Come enjoy a weekly drop-in playtime at the library for creative play with LEGO-style bricks and traditional building blocks.
Suggested...
April 3, 2025 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Join us for Game Day! Build, create, and have fun with building bricks and board games. Meet new friends and enjoy endless entertainment at...
April 3, 2025 4:00 PM
Time to shop at the library! Earn (play) money and use it to buy library shop items. Happy shopping! *While supplies last.¡Es hora de hacer...
April 3, 2025 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Join us for a three-part series on coding! Led by a computer science teacher, this series will introduce kids to text-based coding to...
April 4, 2025 3:00 PM
Join us to celebrate Everything Earth Month and the City Nature Challenge 2025!Dr. Acooba Scott, an experienced educator as well as an...
April 5, 2025 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Bring a ball or toy car or borrow one of ours to roll down cardboard ramps in the Children's Area. A great activity for early learners....
April 5, 2025 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Use your imagination to make creations from blocks based on the challenge for the day.
April 5, 2025 3:30 PM to 4:15 PM
Cardboard is accessible, sustainable, recyclable, fun, and readily available for makers who want to continue their projects at home. Learn...
April 5, 2025 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Try out different paper art techniques, the Cricut Design Software, and the Cricut Cutting machines to make Spring cards and 3D art to take...
April 7, 2025 4:00 PM
Do you like exploring? Do you want to know more about your ocean backyard? Do you have questions about ocean creatures? Join ocean...
April 7, 2025 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Make homemade matzo with only two ingredients: flour and water. You'll be able to bake your matzo right here at the library!
April 7, 2025 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Make a paint brush out of natural materials (and a few repurposed craft supplies) and create some colorful art with distinctive marks!
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April 8, 2025 3:00 PM
Don't throw it away, make something fun with recycled materials. Celebrate Earth Month and reuse that nonrecyclable plastic.
Second Tuesday of the Month, 4 - 5:15 p.m.
Expand your engineering and design skills at Builders Club! We provide materials like building bricks, wooden planks, and magnetic tiles....
April 8, 2025 4:00 PM
Join us for some LEGO fun! We provide the Legos, you provide the creativity. Kids can choose to attempt the Build Challenge, or they can...
April 9, 2025 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM
Across space, time, and alternate universes, countless incredible science stories await discovery and sharing with audiences. Through these...
Every Thursday at 3 p.m.
Come enjoy a weekly drop-in playtime at the library for creative play with LEGO-style bricks and traditional building blocks.
Suggested...
April 10, 2025 4:00 PM
Learn about constellations while playing connect the dots to bring the night sky to life using arts & craft material.Aprende sobre las...
April 10, 2025 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Celebrate Earth Day by making a tiny terrarium! Limited to the first 25 participants.
April 10, 2025 4:00 PM
Meet Thor’s Reptile Family and enjoy a one hour hands-on entertaining and educational show featuring reptiles of all shapes and sizes.
April 10, 2025 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Join us for a hands-on gardening workshop with Master Gardener Florence Nishida! Learn how to transform old newspapers into biodegradable...
April 12, 2025 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Look at the sun safely with the help of the Sidewalk Astronomers. See prominences and sunspots with your own eyes. Talk with the...
April 12, 2025 4:00 PM
Learn about the structure of DNA through a fun and interactive science experiment and lesson using red and orange pipe cleaners and...
April 14, 2025 3:00 PM
Few things are as fun as getting your hands dirty, especially when the results are clay and compost seed bombs filled with California...
April 14, 2025 4:00 PM
Do you like exploring? Do you want to know more about your ocean backyard? Do you have questions about ocean creatures? Join ocean...
April 14, 2025 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Special guests from Growing Together Education will teach us how to compost, save seeds, and enjoy a year-round harvest. Plus, we'll get a...
Pickup April 15 - 30, 2025 While Supplies Last!
Celebrate Earth Month with a take home craft! Create your own seed bombs and help bring plant life back to your own backyard!
April 15, 2025 3:00 PM
Celebrate Everything Earth with special guest Emmy Lam and Rockhound's Treasures and Adventure. Celebrate Everything Earth with special...
First and Third Tuesday of the Month at 3 p.m.
Build whatever you can imagine with building bricks!
April 15, 2025 4:00 PM
Join us to meet and learn about a variety of wild animals. View animals up close and learn how they survive in their environment, what they...
April 15, 2025 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Join Green Ambassadors from Los Angeles Sanitation and Environment (LASAN) and learn how to manage trash and recycling effectively. This...
Third Wednesday of the Month at 3 p.m.
Drop in and show us your inner architect and engineer for freestyle building blocks time.
April 16, 2025 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Join UCLA scientists for a fun-filled activity where science meets creativity! We'll learn about the scientific method, explore the magic...
April 17, 2025 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Join us for an exciting event focused on fossils and dinosaurs! Discover how scientists uncover clues from the past and learn about the...
April 17, 2025 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Join us for a three-part series on coding! Led by a computer science teacher, this series will introduce kids to text-based coding to...
April 17, 2025 4:00 PM
Come explore the wonders of the ocean in this hands-on presentation all about sea animals! Children will have the chance to interact with...
April 18, 2025 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Learn more about 3D Printing in the Koreatown Media Lab and use lab materials to build 3D files and projects. Files completed by the end of...
Saturdays from April 19 - May 31
Be part of project literacy. Come to the library and be paired with a tutor from UCLA.
April 19, 2025 10:30 AM
Please join us for a demonstration of how to make vegan sushi, along with a discussion of how vegan food is nutritious, delicious, fun...
Pickup April 15 - 30, 2025 While Supplies Last!
Celebrate Earth Month with a take home craft! Create your own seed bombs and help bring plant life back to your own backyard!