This month’s question is who was the first Pharaoh of Egypt?
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Create then Color
Who: Adult primarily but everyone is welcome
What: Swing by for a relaxing, art filled afternoon. We will be creating zentangle frames and filling them with our own colors. Set your cares aside and join us.
When: Saturday, August 9 at 3:00 pm
Where: Arroyo Seco Library, 6045 N. Figueroa Street.
Why: For fun & relaxation
Sunday, August 3, 2025
Programming Coming up This Week
1:00-5:00 Tech Help
3:00 Game Day: Scrabble
6:00 Finding Peace Through Meditation (email wwood@lapl.org for link)
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
2:00 Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation (MEHKO) (LAPL YouTube)
3:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey
3:00 STAR Reader: Miss Katherine
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
2:00 Operación de Cocinas Caseras de Microempresa (MEHKO) (LAPLYouTube)
11:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey
3:00 Create then Color
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Wednesday, July 30, 2025
LAPL’s Digital Collection: Autographs
Today we’re looking at the autograph of Jane Addams. Addams was an American settlement activist/reformer, social worker, public philosopher, sociologist, author, & suffragist. A page of written material is included with the autograph. Find the complete document here
Monday, July 28, 2025
Arroyo Book Club August Read
August is a non-fiction month for the Arroyo Book Club. The book we will be reading is Knife by Salman Rushdie. The catalog describes the book as:
"...a searing, deeply personal account of enduring--and surviving--an attempt on his life thirty years after the fatwa that was ordered against him. Speaking out for the first time, and in unforgettable detail, about the traumatic events of August 12, 2022, Salman Rushdie answers violence with art, and reminds us of the power of words to make sense of the unthinkable."
Stop by the branch to pick up a copy to read, while they last. You will find them in the usual location, just ask if you don’t know where that is.
We will come together to discuss the book on Saturday, August 23 at 3 p.m. It will be a hybrid meeting so you have the option of attending in person or via Zoom. If you’d like to join us via Zoom let us know at ayosco@lapl.org so we can get the link to you
Sunday, July 27, 2025
Programming Coming up This Week
1:00-5:00 Tech Help
4:00 Community Mural Art With Crush + Touch
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
3:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
3:00 STAR Reader: Miss Katherine
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
6:00 Highland Park Walks
10:30 Thor's Reptile Family
11:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey
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Wednesday, July 23, 2025
LAPL’s Digital Collection: Menus
Today we’re looking at a dessert menu for Abiquiu, a Santa Monica based restaurant. The menu is from the 1990s. Find the full menu here
Monday, July 21, 2025
The Arroyo Writing Group’s August Prompt
The Arroyo Writing Group will be meeting on Thursday, August 21st at 6 p.m. We will be sharing our responses to the writing prompt:
Think back to an event in your life that could have gone disastrously awry (near accident, missed connection, etc.) and fictionalize it. Put a character into that scenario and make the disaster happen.
The Arroyo Writing Group is for anyone interested in trying their hand at writing. We welcome you whether you are new to the art or and old expert looking for convivial place to share your work. Join our group for practice both writing short pieces across many genres and sharing your writing with others.
Questions? Need more information? Reach out to us at ayosco@lapl.org
Sunday, July 20, 2025
Programming Coming up This Week
1:00-5:00 Tech Help
Tuesday
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
12:00 Rights of Immigrant Business Owners: Protecting Yourself and Your Employees (LAPL YouTube)
3:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey
Wednesday
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
3:00 STAR Reader: Miss Katherine
4:00 Slime
6:00 Círculo de Lectores
Thursday
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
1:30 Struggling With Medical Bills? We Can Help (LAPL YouTube)
Friday
10:30 Storytime Under the Pepper Tree at the Audubon Center (Offsite Event)
Saturday
11:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey
3:00 Arroyo Book Club
Catch up with us on various sites...
LAPL platforms:
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Instagram: www.instagram.com/lapubliclibrary/YouTube: www.youtube.com/losangeleslibrary
Arroyo Seco Social Media:
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Instagram: www.instagram.com/arroyosecolapl
The Summer Reading Challenge started on June 1 and runs through August 1. Stop by the branch to sign up or sign yourself up via Beanstack (more info here)
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
12:00 Rights of Immigrant Business Owners: Protecting Yourself and Your Employees (LAPL YouTube)
3:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
3:00 STAR Reader: Miss Katherine
4:00 Slime
6:00 Círculo de Lectores
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
1:30 Struggling With Medical Bills? We Can Help (LAPL YouTube)
10:30 Storytime Under the Pepper Tree at the Audubon Center (Offsite Event)
11:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey
3:00 Arroyo Book Club
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Instagram: www.instagram.com/lapubliclibrary/
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Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Monthly Trivia Question (Answer)….
This month’s question was what is the national anthem of Chile? The national anthem of Chile is "Himno Nacional de Chile" ("National Anthem of Chile"). Lyrics by Eusebio Lillo and Bernardo De Vera; music by Ramón Carnicer. Music adopted in 1828, lyrics in 1847. Visit the source of the question and you can hear it played.
The question and answer were found in CultureGrams. CultureGrams provides Brief country reports with concise information on the history, people, customs, lifestyle, society, travel information and more for over 175 countries. Find it on the library’s Research & Homework page under “C” and access it with your library card.
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Highland Park Walks
Thursday, July 31 at 6 p.m.
Join us as we explore our local neighborhood on foot. It’s summer so put your sun block on, bring some water, and be prepared to sweat. We will meet in the library lobby and collectively decide upon a route before setting out. Casual chat about the books you love to read encouraged!
Everyone is welcome so bring the whole family
Sunday, July 13, 2025
Programming Coming up This Week
1:00-5:00 Tech Help
4:00 How to Draw Superheroes With Evan Burse
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
3:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
12:00 How To Avoid Scams and Stay Safe Online (LAPL Youtube)
3:00 STAR Reader: Miss Katherine
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
12:00 Conoce tus derechos: Protegiéndote a ti mismo y a tus empleados (LAPL Youtube)
6:00 Arroyo Writing Group
10:30 Splashy Saturday
11:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey
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Wednesday, July 9, 2025
LAPL’s Digital Collection: Book Plates
Today’s book plate is black and beige plate contains only the motto and the name of the owner. The text reads: “Books are friends that never intrude, betray or desert.” A sentiment it’s hard to refute. Find the image here
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
10,000 Steps a Day in L.A.
If you are an inveterate walker with a hankering to see the back routes & interesting side alleys of Los Angeles then you’ll want to take a look at 10,000 Steps a Day in L.A. by Paul Haddad. In the book Haddad lays out 57 walking tours of Los Angeles. The tours range across the city from San Pedro to the Valley. Each tour is laid out in explicit detail with chatty extras from the author to provide additional cover.
Recommended to anyone looking to explore while racking up their daily steps. Grab this book and start walking!