STEAM Events

A father and son sit at a table in a library, folding colorful paper.
February 22, 2025 10:00 AM
Join us for stories, discussion and activities. Let's learn about bridges and build some ourselves!Recommended for ages 4 and older.


A picture of a 35mm film roll with a film camera adjacent to it.
February 22, 2025 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
This crash course will introduce you to basic photography techniques needed to make beautiful images to share with friends and family using...


kids using crafts
February 23, 2025 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Build your own race car with popsicle sticks, rubber bands and more. For ages 0 - 12 years old.


Toddler sits under a colorful parachute in a play space with colorful mats covering the floor.
Mondays & Wednesdays 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Join us for an open playtime for babies, toddlers and their adult caregivers. Make new friends, boost social-emotional growth and enjoy...


hands holding lego bricks
February 25, 2025 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Let your imagination take flight! Create structures and designs using LEGO-style bricks in this open-ended building adventure.


Arms and Hands Holding up the word "Volunteer"
February 25, 2025 4:00 PM to 4:45 PM
Ages 11-18 can join us online to help make Sylmar Library a better place for other teens! At our Teen Council meetings, you can let us know...


child hands holding small legos over larger legos.
February 25, 2025 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Bring your engineering ideas to life with soft blocks, Legos, and more.


Toddler sits under a colorful parachute in a play space with colorful mats covering the floor.
Mondays & Wednesdays 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Join us for an open playtime for babies, toddlers and their adult caregivers. Make new friends, boost social-emotional growth and enjoy...


A smiling girl holds a spaceship made of paper in her hands.
February 26, 2025 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Come learn about Bessie Coleman, the first African American woman to earn a pilot's license, and make and conduct experiments with paper...


A child's hands full of lego bricks in a variety of colors.
Fourth Wednesdays at 4 p.m.
Come build with us at the Library. Each month, we will have a suggested building theme. Your LEGO® bricks creation may be chosen to be...


Two photos: first a model of the intestines with a stethoscope; second a woman holding a model of the stomach
February 26, 2025 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
The Wonders of the Digestive System! Join us for an exhilarating journey through the digestive system, where you'll explore and learn how...


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...


man holding a reptile with two children
February 27, 2025 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Enjoy a hands-on entertaining and educational show featuring arthropods, amphibians and reptiles of all sizes. You will be taken on a...


Hands holding assorted Lego bricks.
February 27, 2025 4:00 PM
Love to build? Come join our building blocks club at the library!¿Te encanta construir? ¡Ven y forma parte de nuestro club de constructores...


A pair of hands holding LEGO pieces.
February 27, 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...


STEAM Works Puppets
February 28, 2025 3:00 PM
Join us for a puppet musical full of science and fun!In S.T.E.A.M. works: The Puppet Musical, whiz kids Max and Julie create competing...


Koreatown Media Lab stickers
February 28, 2025 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Explore the different types of stickers that can be made in the Koreatown Media Lab and use the Lab's Cricut cutting machines and Cricut...


Toddler sits under a colorful parachute in a play space with colorful mats covering the floor.
Mondays & Wednesdays 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Join us for an open playtime for babies, toddlers and their adult caregivers. Make new friends, boost social-emotional growth and enjoy...


A bee on a yeellow flower collecting nectar
March 3, 2025 5:00 PM
Learn what you can do for the environment, while gardening at your local library! Participants have the opportunity to win one of three $25...


Man with child and telescope looking at the night sky
March 3, 2025 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Come see the moon and Jupiter close-up through telescopes! Weather permitting, the Sidewalk Astronomers and a speaker from NASA will set up...


Cupped hands holding Legos
March 4, 2025 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Come build with us at the Library. Your LEGO® bricks creation may be chosen to be displayed at the library. Recommended for ages four and...


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


rain and a rainbow
March 4, 2025 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Join us for a hands-on family science workshop with PS Science, as we learn about rain and rainbows!


Clip art of children standing and holding science props
March 5, 2025 4:00 PM
Have fun in this free, hands on STEM program! Perfect for ages 4-10.


Kids playing with a volcano
March 5, 2025 4:00 PM
Join us for fun Science Club for kids!


girl-holding-rocket
March 5, 2025 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Learn about women's contributions to the space sciences, and make and launch your own stomp rocket!


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...


No Prior Art logo with samples of Circuit Stickers
March 6, 2025 3:30 PM
Let your creativity shine with LED stickers! Learn the basics of circuitry and explore various conductive materials. With LED...


Child's hand holding Lego bricks
March 6, 2025 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Join us for a fun-filled session of brick building! Let your imagination soar as you bring your engineering ideas to life. Create anything...


scattered craft supplies
March 6, 2025 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Join us after school for our teen craft program. Get ready for a blend of fun and creativity as we rotate through various crafting projects...


young boy looking at a laptop computer
March 8, 2025 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Children and their families will learn how 3D printers work and design their projects using Tinkercad, a free web app for 3D design....


animated reptiles
March 8, 2025 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Uncle Geebo will take your kids on the safari of a lifetime with animals seldom seen outside of a zoo or their natural habitat. It is a...


A smiling girl holds a spaceship made of paper in her hands.
March 10, 2025 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
3, 2, 1: Let's blast off and head into space, learning about astronauts and space shuttles with several activities, and then make your own...


small cardboard vehicle on a table
March 10, 2025 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Cut, fold and connect with cardboard and other upcycled materials. Experiment with an assortment of kid-friendly tools to create innovative...


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....


sea stars, sea anemones under water
March 11, 2025 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Learn all about the rich marine life in the Santa Monica Bay. The Roundhouse Aquarium is here to talk about this local ecosystem and how we...


hands holding arts and crafts items surrounding the word "create"
March 11, 2025 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Teens will get crafty and make their own circuit sticker bookmarks inspired by Women's History Month!


Young girl making clay figures. Impression of a bird on a piece of clay.
March 11, 2025 4:15 PM to 5:15 PM
Kids will play with clay and explore “cause and effect” by creating textures in the clay with different objects like leaves, flowers, maíz...


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...


Board game pieces
March 13, 2025 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Join us for board games, card games, video games and block coding games.


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