Monthly Trivia Question…

 This month our question is who was Charlotte de Berry?

Just One Damned Thing After Another

 

Madeline (aka Max) Maxwell is a historian with a cool new job that lets her witness history first hand instead of researching it second hand --- her employer has time travel.  After surviving a harrowing training regime she begins her work only to discover that there is a secret cabal of time travelers seeking to profit from history.  She and her comrades in arms at St. Mary's Institute of Historical Research must do some serious plotting to come out on top and preserve their organization.

If time traveling hijinks sound good to you then you’ll want to pick up Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor.  Be warned, this is the start of a series.

Programming Coming up This Week

Find the in person programs at our branch during the week below (all programs are 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 Messy Art

Tuesday
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
3:00 DIY Archives: Info Session
3:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey

Wednesday
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
3:00 STAR Reader: Miss Katherine
3:00 Breakdance With Eric Nishimoto

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

Saturday
10:30 Billy Bonkers Magic
11:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey

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: Fashion Plates

 

This is a 1789 fashion plate from an unknown magazine. It shows a woman in floor length blue dress with a yellow bodice, wearing a large bonnet with floating red ribbons. She also wears a long yellow shawl with red diamond patterns on the end.

Find image here: https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/fashion/id/8/rec/1

Centennial Book Club Pick…

 

For our August meeting the Arroyo Book Club temporarily becomes the Centennial Book Club as we celebrate our own Central Library’s 100th anniversary by reading and discussing a book published in 1926. The book we will be reading is The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie. 

To quote from the book’s description:

Roger Ackroyd knew too much. He knew that the woman he loved had poisoned her brutal first husband. He suspected also that someone had been blackmailing her. Then, tragically, came the news that she had taken her own life with an apparent drug overdose. 

However, the evening post brought Roger one last fatal scrap of information, but before he could finish reading the letter, he was stabbed to death. Luckily one of Roger's friends and the newest resident to retire to this normally quiet village takes over—none other than Monsieur Hercule Poirot . . . 

Not only beloved by generations of readers, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd was one of Agatha Christie's own favorite works—a brilliant whodunit that firmly established the author's reputation as the Queen of Mystery.

We have copies of the book for you to keep (while supplies last). If you prefer an e-book, you will find it on Hoopla.

We will come together to discuss the book on Saturday, August 22 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 send an email to ayosco@lapl.org so we can get the link to you.

Those with a whimsical turn of mind are welcome to join us attired in what a 1926 book club attendee would be wearing.

Programming Coming up This Week

Find the in person programs at our branch during the week below (all programs are 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 Brick Building Challenge

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
11:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey
3:00 Drum Fun!

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

Immersive Storytelling

 (Using a Virtual Reality Headset)

Visit our branch this August to check out and use (in branch) a virtual reality headset. Use them to watch a curated collection of award-winning immersive stories from around the world. All of this kicks off with an in-branch program on

Friday, July 31

• From 10am to 12 pm we will have group screenings, with a new batch starting every 20 minutes.
• At 12 pm Directors Gayatri Parameswaran and Felix Gaedtke will Zoom in for an Artist’s Talk and Q&A.

Join us for the program and come back throughout the month to explore the virtual movie collection.

LAPL’s Digital Collection: Maps

 

This map is titled “Los Angeles Harbor and Vicinity, 1938” and it is a color map of the Los Angeles Harbor, including Terminal Island, San Pedro, Wilmington, and a portion of Long Beach.; Includes location maps and index. Find the complete map here: https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/maps/id/33/rec/1

Drum Fun!

 

Who: Everyone: All ages are welcome

What: Families can connect through the power of rhythm. This fun-filled program builds community and allows families to bond and communicate without words. Drums are provided. 

When: Saturday, August 1 at 3:00 p.m.

Where: The Arroyo Seco Library, 6145 N. Figueroa St.

Note: Space is limited to the first 20 participants. RSVP to lincolnliteracy@lapl.org or call (213) 228-7037 x70219.

Programming Coming up This Week

Find the in person programs at our branch during the week below (all programs are 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 Teddy Bear Clinic

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

3:00 DIY Scanner Info Session

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

Saturday
10:30 The Rainbow Beard Show
11:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey
3:00 Arroyo Book Club (in person OR Zoom / 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

Highland Park Walk Tonight!

 Meet us in the library lobby tonight at 6 pm for a Highland Park photo walk.  All are welcome!

Monthly Trivia Question (Answer)….

 

This month our question was what was Archimedes of Syracuse know for. To quote from the source:

“Archimedes of Syracuse is considered one of the greatest thinkers of the ancient world. He established the principles of plane and solid geometry, discovered the concept of specific gravity, conducted experiments on buoyancy, demonstrated the power of mechanical advantage, and invented the Archimedes Screw, an auger-like device for raising water.”

A fascinating thinker find out more about him with the help of Gale in Context: Biography.  Gale In Context: Biography covers the world's most influential people, merging reference content with periodicals and multimedia, allowing users to search for people based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, gender, keyword and full text. Find it on the library’s Research & Homework page by searching the title and access it with your library card.

The specific article referenced:

"Archimedes of Syracuse." Notable Mathematicians, Gale, 2008. Gale In Context: Biography, link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1625000008/BIC?u=lapl&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=c3cd79ca. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.

Programming Coming up This Week

Find the in person programs at our branch during the week below (all programs are 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 Art for the Mail With Crush + Touch

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
6:00 Walk, Click, Post: Highland Park Photo Walk

Saturday
11:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey

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

Walk, Click, Post: Highland Park Photo Walk

Join your neighbors for an evening stroll through the heart of Highland Park! This summer, we aren't just walking for exercise—we’re on a mission to capture the iconic images that define our corner of L.A.

Walk: A scenic group determined loop through the neighborhood.

Capture: Use your phone to snap "postcard-worthy" photos of local landmarks.

Connect: Meet fellow residents and see the community in a new light.

We will meet at the Arroyo Seco Library on  Thursday, July 16 at 6 pm. Everyone is welcome!