STEAM Events

Lego bricks held in a hand
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...


A pair of hands holding LEGO pieces.
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...


Five clear jars with each one having more and more coins and small plant growing.
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...


Multicolored code against a black background
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...


vegan sushi plate
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...


cardboard ramps and toy cars
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....


pile of colorful plastic blocks
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.


Cardboard creations
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...


Collage of mushroom paper crafts and cartoon mushroom
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...


Three images of marine life, coastline, and two people working with marine specimens..
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...


A plain illustration of hands breaking matzo against a purple background.
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!


twigs, leaves, and flower stems used as paint brushes on white paper
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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children and adults recycling, planting, holding solar panels and supporting the Earth
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.  


Hands holding Lego bricks
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....


a pair of  hands holds multi colored LEGO bricks
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...


Gabriel-Philip Santos against a green screen
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...


Lego bricks held in a hand
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...


Graphic of the sky, large grey cloud, visible lighting in the sky and ground with a large eagle flying.
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...


Close-up of potted succulent plants.
April 10, 2025 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Celebrate Earth Day by making a tiny terrarium! Limited to the first 25 participants.


A man holds a small lizard in his hand while two children touch it
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.


newspaper pots with planted sprouts in foreground
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...


nasa photo of the sun
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...


Volcano science experiment with two children
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...


Sprouts emerge from two seed bombs in the soil. To the right grows a small flower with white petals and yellow center.
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...


Three images of marine life, coastline, and two people working with marine specimens..
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...


small pots with seedlings
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...


Climate change community with a globe of the earth in the center and wind turbines behind it.
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!


variety of rocks on display in 2 rows
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...


hand-holding-legos
First and Third Tuesday of the Month at 3 p.m.
Build whatever you can imagine with building bricks!


A lady from Wildlife holding a possum
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...


Illustrated people gather around a globe and conduct environmentally friendly activities.
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...


Three young girls work on multi-colored building blocks.
Third Wednesday of the Month at 3 p.m.
Drop in and show us your inner architect and engineer for freestyle building blocks time.


A bee digs inside a yellow flower.
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...


A boy cleaning dinosaur fossils with a brush.
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...


Multicolored code against a black background
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...


building of an aquarium museum
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...


close-up image of a 3D printer
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...


Adult helping two children with a writing project
Saturdays from April 19 - May 31
Be part of project literacy. Come to the library and be paired with a tutor from UCLA.


close up of a vegan sushi roll
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...


Climate change community with a globe of the earth in the center and wind turbines behind it.
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!


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