Past Library Events
After Hours Events
Jazz and Gelato (5/13/16)
An evening of Jazz and Gelato with guitarist, Joe LoPiccolo and Bulgarini Gelato named “Best Gelato” by Johnathan Gold, LA Weekly and Bon Appétit Magazine to name a few.
Financial Wellness (6/22/16)
Psychology of Spending – Presented by Credit Union of Southern California
Learn about the many factors that impact our spending habits and how to become a more conscious consumer. You’ll understand why we buy and how it affects our spending choices and learn how to make better money choices to help improve your financial future.
Bibimbap Backpackers: Healthy Eating the Bibimbap Way! (6/8/16)
Find out about healthy eating the Bibimbap way! After a brief talk, the Bibimbap Backpackers will provide a cooking demonstration and everyone will get to make and eat their own bibimbap bowl!
POP Pilates (6/20/16 & 7/18/16)
POP Pilates is a fusion class of ab-chiseling, total-body-defining moves choreographed to everyone’s favorite Top 40 hits. The intense, mat-based workout is for people of all ages and fitness levels—challenging students to flow from one exercise to the next while developing a solid core and lean, strong muscles in the process.
Adult Coloring Party (7/20/16)
Studies show that the act of coloring helps us de-stress. Coloring increases wellness, stimulates the mind, and unleashes creativity.
Music and Chocolate Tasting (11/10/16)
An evening of chocolate tasting (donated by Trader Joe's) and music featuring guitarist, Joe LoPiccolo
Healthy Cooking with Chef Adeliz Garcia (11/3/16)
An evening with Master Chef Contestant, Adeliz Garcia. Adeliz will show us how she changed the way she cooked to give her family delicious, healthier alternatives.
Mad Hatter's Tea Party (3/16/17)
USC Library and Archives Librarian will talk about the Alice in Wonderland collection at the USC Library.
Healthy Lifestyle Living presented by Chef Denise Portillo of Forkin Good Cafe (6/8/17)
Chef Denise Portillo of Forkin Good Café will be presenting on healthy lifestyle foods as well as sharing recipes.
Documentary: The Fruit Hunters (7/18/17)
Fruits as we know them today are far removed from their wild origins. They’ve been cultivated and refined for thousands of years, inseparable from human history and culture. Wars have been fought over them, nations have been built on them. The story of fruit is the story of humanity, and by following people for whom it is a life-consuming obsession, we can learn not just about the natural world, but ourselves.
Author Talks
Wine Talk and Tasting-Author Sean Christopher Weir (2/17/16)
Stompin' Through Time (3/2/17)
An exploration of a dinosaur-infested prehistoric ecology through the evidence left on a squishy nasty old lake shore 112 million years ago, now fossilized just outside of Moab Utah... with Paleo Artist, Creature Designer and Filmmaker Brian Engh
Mozlandia: Morrissey Fans in the Borderlands (5/16/17)
A reading and discussion from the book with the author.
Esotouric: Tour through Los Angeles (10/5/17)
Author Kim Cooper will sign her book "In A Lonely Place: Raymond Chandler’s Los Angeles"
Crafter Hours Events
Ornament Party (12/8/16)
An evening of crafting. Choose from 3 different holiday ornaments to make.
Lost Art of Letterwriting (5/11/17)
An evening of letterwriting. When was the last time you wrote and sent someone a handwritten letter? Join us for an evening of letter writing. Bring your favorite stationery and/or pen. Letter writing supplies will be provided.
Rock Painting Party (6/8/17)
Join us for a rockin’ good time. We will be painting rocks for our desks, gardens, anywhere! All supplies will be included.
Games and Comic Books
Free Comic Book Day (5/7/16)
Free comic books from popular series, coloring contest and face painting!
International Games Day (11/21/15, 11/19/16 & 11/4/17)
Read, learn, play at your library
REEL Film Club
“High Style: Betsy Bloomingdale & The Haute Couture’” (9/21/17)
FIDM Museum produced a documentary in 2009 (running time 47 minutes) coinciding with an exhibition honoring Betsy Bloomingdale, who has given a large donation of haute couture over the years. The film includes interviews with her covering her thoughts about fashion, as well as interviews with her favorite designers, and corresponds to an exhibition mounted the same year (Betsy Bloomingdale and the Haute Couture). Christina Johnson will discuss the film and her job as associate curator for the museum.
Agatha Christie (10/19/17)
Actor David Suchet (Poirot) has spent more of his life acting out the plots & dramas created by Agatha Christie than anyone else in the world. In this documentary, he explores the author's legacy.
VR Experience
Experience Virtual Reality at your library (Multiple dates)
Drop-in to the Central Library today to "Experience Virtual Reality" with the library's Oculus Rift. Sign up at the library for a 15 minute session. Space is limited! Patrons ages 13-17 must have a signed waiver by a parent and/or guardian. Sign ups and waivers are available at the library.
Jazz and Gelato (5/13/16)
An evening of Jazz and Gelato with guitarist, Joe LoPiccolo and Bulgarini Gelato named “Best Gelato” by Johnathan Gold, LA Weekly and Bon Appétit Magazine to name a few.
Financial Wellness (6/22/16)
Psychology of Spending – Presented by Credit Union of Southern California
Learn about the many factors that impact our spending habits and how to become a more conscious consumer. You’ll understand why we buy and how it affects our spending choices and learn how to make better money choices to help improve your financial future.
Bibimbap Backpackers: Healthy Eating the Bibimbap Way! (6/8/16)
Find out about healthy eating the Bibimbap way! After a brief talk, the Bibimbap Backpackers will provide a cooking demonstration and everyone will get to make and eat their own bibimbap bowl!
POP Pilates (6/20/16 & 7/18/16)
POP Pilates is a fusion class of ab-chiseling, total-body-defining moves choreographed to everyone’s favorite Top 40 hits. The intense, mat-based workout is for people of all ages and fitness levels—challenging students to flow from one exercise to the next while developing a solid core and lean, strong muscles in the process.
Adult Coloring Party (7/20/16)
Studies show that the act of coloring helps us de-stress. Coloring increases wellness, stimulates the mind, and unleashes creativity.
Music and Chocolate Tasting (11/10/16)
An evening of chocolate tasting (donated by Trader Joe's) and music featuring guitarist, Joe LoPiccolo
Healthy Cooking with Chef Adeliz Garcia (11/3/16)
An evening with Master Chef Contestant, Adeliz Garcia. Adeliz will show us how she changed the way she cooked to give her family delicious, healthier alternatives.
Mad Hatter's Tea Party (3/16/17)
USC Library and Archives Librarian will talk about the Alice in Wonderland collection at the USC Library.
Healthy Lifestyle Living presented by Chef Denise Portillo of Forkin Good Cafe (6/8/17)
Chef Denise Portillo of Forkin Good Café will be presenting on healthy lifestyle foods as well as sharing recipes.
Documentary: The Fruit Hunters (7/18/17)
Fruits as we know them today are far removed from their wild origins. They’ve been cultivated and refined for thousands of years, inseparable from human history and culture. Wars have been fought over them, nations have been built on them. The story of fruit is the story of humanity, and by following people for whom it is a life-consuming obsession, we can learn not just about the natural world, but ourselves.
Author Talks
Wine Talk and Tasting-Author Sean Christopher Weir (2/17/16)
Stompin' Through Time (3/2/17)
An exploration of a dinosaur-infested prehistoric ecology through the evidence left on a squishy nasty old lake shore 112 million years ago, now fossilized just outside of Moab Utah... with Paleo Artist, Creature Designer and Filmmaker Brian Engh
Mozlandia: Morrissey Fans in the Borderlands (5/16/17)
A reading and discussion from the book with the author.
Esotouric: Tour through Los Angeles (10/5/17)
Author Kim Cooper will sign her book "In A Lonely Place: Raymond Chandler’s Los Angeles"
Crafter Hours Events
Ornament Party (12/8/16)
An evening of crafting. Choose from 3 different holiday ornaments to make.
Lost Art of Letterwriting (5/11/17)
An evening of letterwriting. When was the last time you wrote and sent someone a handwritten letter? Join us for an evening of letter writing. Bring your favorite stationery and/or pen. Letter writing supplies will be provided.
Rock Painting Party (6/8/17)
Join us for a rockin’ good time. We will be painting rocks for our desks, gardens, anywhere! All supplies will be included.
Games and Comic Books
Free Comic Book Day (5/7/16)
Free comic books from popular series, coloring contest and face painting!
International Games Day (11/21/15, 11/19/16 & 11/4/17)
Read, learn, play at your library
REEL Film Club
“High Style: Betsy Bloomingdale & The Haute Couture’” (9/21/17)
FIDM Museum produced a documentary in 2009 (running time 47 minutes) coinciding with an exhibition honoring Betsy Bloomingdale, who has given a large donation of haute couture over the years. The film includes interviews with her covering her thoughts about fashion, as well as interviews with her favorite designers, and corresponds to an exhibition mounted the same year (Betsy Bloomingdale and the Haute Couture). Christina Johnson will discuss the film and her job as associate curator for the museum.
Agatha Christie (10/19/17)
Actor David Suchet (Poirot) has spent more of his life acting out the plots & dramas created by Agatha Christie than anyone else in the world. In this documentary, he explores the author's legacy.
VR Experience
Experience Virtual Reality at your library (Multiple dates)
Drop-in to the Central Library today to "Experience Virtual Reality" with the library's Oculus Rift. Sign up at the library for a 15 minute session. Space is limited! Patrons ages 13-17 must have a signed waiver by a parent and/or guardian. Sign ups and waivers are available at the library.
