2025 Summer Reading Programming for Adults

 

This year’s summer reading theme is “Reading brings us together” and we have a summer full of free, interesting programs we can do together.  Below you will find a listing, with brief details, of all of the programs planned for adults.  Look them over and make plans to join us.

Friday, 6/13 at 10 am Gentle Yoga with Elisa. First of three sessions. All levels welcome.

Sunday, 6/15 at 3 pm Meditative Coloring. Relax and take your mind of your troubles with intricate coloring fun

Wednesday, 6/18 at 6 pm Arroyo Writing Group. Bring your writing on the prompt: First sentence begins “Reading brings us together” This is a hybrid meeting so send an email if you’d like the Zoom link

Friday, 6/20 at 10 am Gentle Yoga with Elisa. Second of three sessions. All levels welcome. Come even if you missed the first session.

Friday, 6/27 at 10 am Gentle Yoga with Elisa. Third of three sessions. All levels welcome. Come even if you missed the first sessions.

Saturday, 6/28 at 3 pm Arroyo Book Club. Reading The Art Thief by Michael Finkel. Pick up a copy and join us for discussion

Saturday, 7/12 at 3 pm Fun with Paper. Make pretty things from that most basic of ingredients, paper!

Thursday, 7/17 at 6 pm Arroyo Writing Group. Bring your writing on the prompt: Setting, a very hot day in LA. Story, open  This is a hybrid meeting so send an email if you’d like the Zoom link

Saturday, 7/26 at 3pm Arroyo Book Club. Absolution by Alice McDermott. Pick up a copy and join us for discussion

Thursday, 7/31 at 6pm Highland Park Walks (while talking about books)

If you have questions about any of these programs please email ayosco@lapl.org

2025 Summer Reading Program

 

Participate in Summer with the Library by picking up a game board at any library location. You can also take part by logging your reading and activities online through Beanstack or by using the Beanstack Tracker app. Once you sign up everyone gets a sticker sheet and children & teens also get a book to keep (while supplies last).

Each week, when you have read for one hour or attended a library program, mark that week’s space on the game board (you may of course do more than the minimum within the week, customize the challenge to your level). Once you have marked a box in at least three of the weeks, bring your game board to your local library to receive a prize (tote bag, while supplies last). 

Continue reading and attending library programs through August 1 (and return your game board to your local library by August 8) for a chance to win a VISA gift card.

Please note that an email address or phone number is required to enter prize drawings so winners can be notified.

Learn more at lapl.org/summer

LAPL’s Digital Collection: Fashion Plates

 

Today’s fashion plate comes to us from September 1, 1809. Depicted is a promenade dress. Rear view of an empire waist white dress with a blue scarf looped around the body. Accessories include a straw bonnet with blue and white plumes and a blue parasol. View the full image here: https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/fashion/id/194/rec/4

Arroyo Book Club June Read

 

The theme of this year’s Summer Reading Challenge is “Reading Brings Us Together” so join our book club as we read the book The Art Thief by Michael Finkel.  The publisher describes the book with:

In this spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, Michael Finkel gives us one of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of our times, a riveting story of art, theft, love, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost

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, June 28 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

Programming Coming up This Week

Note that the library will be closed on Monday, May 26 for Memorial Day. Find the in person programs at our branch as well as a selection of the exciting, virtual programs offered by branches across the city during the rest of the week below (programs in person at our branch unless otherwise noted). Visit our online calendar for our complete program selection….

Sunday
1:00-5:00 Tech Help

Monday
Closed for Memorial Day

Tuesday
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
3:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey

Wednesday
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
12:00 Banking Services for Small Businesses (LAPL YouTube)
3:00 STAR Reader: Miss Katherine
4:00 Teen Volunteer Orientation for Summer at the Library
6:00 Círculo de Lectores

Thursday 
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime

Friday
10:00 Yoga & Meditation With Master John (email dmatthews@lapl.org for link)

Catch up with us on various sites...

LAPL platforms:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/lapubliclibrary/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/lapubliclibrary/
YouTube: www.youtube.com/losangeleslibrary

Arroyo Seco Social Media:
Blog: arroyoseco5.blogspot.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ArroyoSecoLibrary
Instagram: www.instagram.com/arroyosecolapl

Monthly Trivia Question (Answer)….

 

This month the question was approximately how many Indians (country of India) settled in the US between 1899 and 1914? To quote from our source:

Approximately 6,800 Indians settled in the western U.S. between 1899 and 1914. During this period, India's Punjab region was undergoing rapid modernization that displaced many people from their land. At the same time, such cash crops as indigo instead of food crops were being grown for the British Empire, which then ruled India; this led to famine for many Punjabi farmers. As a result, the youngest sons of Punjabi families were encouraged to immigrate to the U.S. to find work to support their families in India. Most of the immigrants came from landowning Sikh families. However, the U.S. public generally believed that these immigrants were impoverished "Hindoos" (Hindus).

The question, and answer, were found in The Asian American Experience database.  The Asian American Experience is a digital resource that illuminates the histories and contemporary culture of Asian Americans. This resource includes references, scholarly works, primary documents and papers, photographs, audio clips, and maps.

Find this e-reference work  on the library’s Research & Homework page under “A” and access it with your library card.

The Arroyo Writing Group’s June Prompt

 The Arroyo Writing Group will have a special Summer with the Library meeting on Wednesday, June 18th at 6 p.m. We will be sharing our responses to the writing prompt:

The first sentence of the piece begins “Reading brings us together”

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

Programming Coming up This Week

Find the in person programs at our branch as well as a selection of the exciting, virtual programs offered by branches across the city during the rest of the week below (programs in person at our branch unless otherwise noted). Visit our online calendar for our complete program selection….

Sunday
1:00-5:00 Tech Help
3:00 Game Day: Scrabble

Monday
4:00 Regulate and Recharge: Sensory Play and Community Support

Tuesday
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
3:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey

Wednesday
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
3:00 STAR Reader: Miss Katherine

Thursday 
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime

Saturday
3:00 Arroyo Book Club (in person OR Zoom, email ayosco@lapl.org)

Catch up with us on various sites...

LAPL platforms:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/lapubliclibrary/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/lapubliclibrary/
YouTube: www.youtube.com/losangeleslibrary

Arroyo Seco Social Media:
Blog: arroyoseco5.blogspot.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ArroyoSecoLibrary
Instagram: www.instagram.com/arroyosecolapl

LAPL’s Digital Collection: Maps

 

Today we’re looking at Barclay's Map of Southern California from 1914. It includes table of distances showing mileage over highways between the county seats. Includes index to cities, villages, post offices, and stations. Relief shown by hachures. View the full map here: https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/maps/id/84/rec/5

Liquor

 

In Liquor Poppy Z. Brite gives us Gary “G-Man” Stubs and John Rickey, called Rickey, two New Orleans men who’ve worked their whole lives as cooks.  Rickey has an idea for a new restaurant that would suit New Orleans to a T. What follows is the tale of the birth of that restaurant.  Rickey and G-Man find a partner to foot the bill, navigate the murky political waters of New Orleans, site the restaurant and make peace with their new neighbors, and survive vengeful ex-employers.

This book provides an engrossing look at the subculture of chefs and the city of New Orleans. Pick it up for a real slice of life take on a life that is (if you’re not in the restaurant line) far different from your own.

Programming Coming up This Week

Find the in person programs at our branch as well as a selection of the exciting, virtual programs offered by branches across the city during the rest of the week below (programs in person at our branch unless otherwise noted). Visit our online calendar for our complete program selection….

Sunday
1:00-5:00 Tech Help

Monday
4:00 Joyful Song: Learn About Jewish Naming Traditions

Tuesday
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
3:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey

Wednesday
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
3:00 STAR Reader: Miss Katherine
6:00 Círculo de Lectores

Thursday 
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
6:00 Arroyo Writing Group

Saturday
10:30 The Alana Banana Show
3:00 Presentación de la trilogía de libros Todo Personal

Catch up with us on various sites...

LAPL platforms:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/lapubliclibrary/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/lapubliclibrary/
YouTube: www.youtube.com/losangeleslibrary

Arroyo Seco Social Media:
Blog: arroyoseco5.blogspot.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ArroyoSecoLibrary
Instagram: www.instagram.com/arroyosecolapl

Monthly Trivia Question…

This month the question is approximately how many Indians (country of India) settled in the US between 1899 and 1914?

Programming Coming up This Week

Find the in person programs at our branch as well as a selection of the exciting, virtual programs offered by branches across the city during the rest of the week below (programs in person at our branch unless otherwise noted). Visit our online calendar for our complete program selection….

Sunday
1:00-5:00 Tech Help

Monday
4:00 Children’s Program

Tuesday
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
3:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey

Wednesday
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
3:00 STAR Reader: Miss Katherine

Thursday 
10:00-3:30 Tech Help

Catch up with us on various sites...

LAPL platforms:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/lapubliclibrary/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/lapubliclibrary/
YouTube: www.youtube.com/losangeleslibrary

Arroyo Seco Social Media:
Blog: arroyoseco5.blogspot.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ArroyoSecoLibrary
Instagram: www.instagram.com/arroyosecolapl