Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Monthly Trivia Question…

 This month’s question is what is a “Gibson girl?”

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Monday, November 2, 2026

Chill out Sunday Movie

 

image of reels of movie film and bucket of popcorn

Sunday, November 15 at 2:00 p.m.

Spend a Sunday afternoon at the movies with us here at the Arroyo Seco Library. We’ll be screening Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. 

Despite literally having feet of clay, a bumbling inventor and his silent canine best friend stand up to a menacing, marauding beast laying waste to the vegetable patches in their English village. A giddy stop-motion animation gem that continues the sublimely marvelous misadventures of Nick Park's lovable duo. Features the voice talents of Peter Sallis, Ralph Fiennes and Helena Bonham Carter.

Everyone is welcome!


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Sunday, November 1, 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
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help
4:00 Día de Muertos Crafts

Tuesday
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help
3:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey

Wednesday
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help
3:00 STAR Reader: Miss Katherine

Thursday 
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help

Saturday
1:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey

Catch up with us on various sites...


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Wednesday, October 28, 2026

LAPL’s Digital Collection: Maps

 

clipping of transit map

This is a Los Angeles County map showing transit lines and points of interest. The incorporated areas of the city of Los Angeles are shaded. Some transit lines, towns and cities of Orange and San Bernardino counties have been included.; Includes an advertisement for Hotel Woodward and a directory of cities and towns. The map is from 1912. Find the complete map here: https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/maps/id/32/rec/1

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Monday, October 26, 2026

The Arroyo Book Club November Pick….

image of book cover


November is a non-fiction month for the Arroyo Book Club. We will be reading The Wager by David Grann.  The pull quote from the New York Times says the book is…

 "a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The Wager, showing that it was not only the captain and crew who ended up on trial, but the very idea of empire."

Stop by the branch for a copy of the book. 

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

 

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Sunday, October 25, 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
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help
4:00 Creepy Crawly Crafts and Spooky Sensory Play

Tuesday
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help
3:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey

Wednesday
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help
3:00 STAR Reader: Miss Katherine
6:00 Círculo de lectores

Thursday 
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help

Saturday
1:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey

Catch up with us on various sites...


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Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Monthly Trivia Question (Answer)….

revenue table

This month we asked what company had the highest total sales revenue in 2025 in Highland Park? The answer, according to the Mergent Intellect database is the Arroyo Vista Family Health Foundation with total sales of $23,481,067 in 2025.

The Mergent Intellect database can be found on the library’s Research & Homework page under “M” and accessed with your library card.


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Tuesday, October 20, 2026

LA Made: Yogurt, Butter, and Soft Cheese

 Saturday, November 14 at 3 p.m.


Join Certified Food Preservation Instructor Brie Wakeland Muszynski for a presentation on how to safely make yogurt, butter, and a variety of soft cheeses at home. The presentation includes tasting samples, and a yogurt, butter, and cheese zine.  

Brie Wakeland Muszynski has been specializing in creative outdoor and culinary education since 2015. She received her Food Preservation Instructor certification through Slow Food Los Angeles. She leads regular handwork and food preservation workshops throughout the Los Angeles area.

This program is made possible by the LA Made Fund.


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Sunday, October 18, 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
2:00 Conozca la Autora / Meet the Author

Monday
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help
4:00 The Blue Submarine: Lifestyles of the Slimy and Squishy

Tuesday
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help
3:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey

Wednesday
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help
3:00 STAR Reader: Miss Katherine

Thursday 
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help

Saturday
10:30 Pokémon Club
1:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey
3:00 Arroyo Book Club (in Person or via Zoom: ayosco@lapl.org)

Catch up with us on various sites...


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Wednesday, October 14, 2026

LAPL’s Digital Collection: Fruit Crate Labels

 

fruit crate label

This label is for the Victoria Avenue Citrus Ass'n, a company out of Riverside. It is for the Avenue Brand and features a drawing of palm and eucalyptus lined street with a car visible in the distance. The label is undated. Find the image here: https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/fcl/id/375/rec/1

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Tuesday, October 13, 2026

The Charm Offensive

 

image of book cover

The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun is romance with a difference. Dev Deshpande is a producer on a reality TV series called Ever After. Ever After is a dating show kind of along the lines of the Bachelor. Dev is a romantic and deeply believes that the show offers a path to true love.  Charlie Winshaw comes on the show as the current season’s contestant. Charlie is awkward, anxious, and on the show in an attempt to rescue his image. Dev is put in charge of getting Charlie into the swing of things.  Soon it becomes clear that there is chemistry between Dev & Charlie, more chemistry then there is between Charlie and any of the other contestants. Throw in a manipulative producer, a cadre of helpful friends, and a host of mental health quirks and things soon take a turn.

A cute romance with things to say about what love is and what we expect from relationships. I would recommend it

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Sunday, October 11, 2026

Programming Coming up This Week

Note the library will be closed on Monday, October 12 for Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Find the in person programs at our branch during the remainder of 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
Library closed for Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Tuesday
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help
3:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey

Wednesday
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help
3:00 STAR Reader: Miss Katherine
4:00 Scholarships and Financial Aid Workshop
6:00 Círculo de lectores

Thursday 
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help
5:30 Highland Park Walks

Saturday
1:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey

Catch up with us on various sites...


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Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Monthly Trivia Question…

 This month we’ll ask what company had the highest total sales revenue in 2025 in Highland Park?

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Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Conozca la Autura

Meet the Author

image of author next to cover from her book

Domingo, 18 Octubre @ 2:00 p.m. / Sunday, October 18 @ 2:00 p.m.

Únete con la escritora Yurina Melara Valiuls para una conversación sobre El Salvador 2125, su nuevo libro juvenile en español que imagina El Salvador cien años en el futuro.

Join author Yurina Melara Valiulis for a conversation about El Salvador 2125, her new Spanish-language young adult novel that imagines El Salvador one hundred years in the future


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Sunday, October 4, 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
12:00 Aging Well, Planning Ahead (LAPL YouTube)
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help
3:00-5:00 LA Saves Resource Table
4:00 Kid’s Program

Tuesday
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help
3:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey

Wednesday
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
12:00 Building Your Financial Future (LAPL YouTube)
2:00 Resources for Your Business (LAPL YouTube)
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help
3:00 STAR Reader: Miss Katherine

Thursday 
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help

Saturday
1:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey

Catch up with us on various sites...


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Wednesday, September 30, 2026

LAPL’s Digital Collection: Autographs

 

autograph

Today’s entry from the autograph collection features the signature of Henry Mills Alden.  Alden (1836-1919) was an Author and the editor of Harper's Magazine. Find the full image here: https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/autograph/id/52/rec/1

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Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Recipe Zine-Making with LA Zine Fest

 Saturday, October 3 at 2:30 p.m.

collage from scraps of paper

Make a zine with the Los Angeles Zine Fest! Learn the history of zines and how you can create your own eight page mini-zine to record a recipe to share or give as a gift. Participants will have the option to photocopy and exchange zines.

This event is part of our Recipes, Zines, & Memory-Keeping series.  Plan to arrive early for the preceding Jams, Jelly, & Maramlades program and don’t forget to check out the collections & resources table.


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Monday, September 28, 2026

The Arroyo Book Club October Pick….

 

image of book cover

October is a fiction month for the Arroyo Book Club, so we will be reading The Women by Kristin Hannah for our discussion. It is the story of one woman who joins the Army Nurse Corps to follow her brother to Vietnam. To quote from the catalog description:

 “The Women is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on all women who put themselves in harm's way and whose sacrifice and commitment to their country has too often been forgotten. A novel about deep friendships and bold patriotism, The Women is a richly drawn story with a memorable heroine whose idealism and courage under fire will come to define an era.”

 Stop by the branch for a copy of the book.

 We will come together to discuss the book on Saturday, October 24 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.

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Sunday, September 27, 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
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help
4:00 Regulate and Recharge
6:30 Supporting Struggling Readers at Home (online: bit.ly/laplsupportsreaders)

Tuesday
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help
3:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey

Wednesday
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help
3:00 STAR Reader: Miss Katherine

Thursday 
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help

Saturday
1:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey
1:00 Recipes, Zines, & Memory Keeping

Catch up with us on various sites...


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Friday, September 25, 2026

Jams, Jelly, & Marmalades with Brie Wakeland Muszynski

 Saturday, October 3 at 1:00 p.m.

bowl of strawberries & jars of jam

Join Certified Food Preservation Instructor Brie Wakeland Muszynski for a presentation on how to safely make jams, jellies, and marmalades at home. The presentation includes tasting samples, and a jam making zine.

This event is part of our Recipes, Zines, & Memory-Keeping series.  Plan to stay for the Recipe Zine-Making program and don’t forget to check out the collections & resources table.


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Wednesday, September 23, 2026

LAPL’s Digital Collection: Menus

 

menu image

This is the Lunch/Dinner menu for Dixie’s Chicken, a restaurant located in Salem, MA. The menu is circa 1945.  And, interestingly, feels compelled to include the text “positively no dancing” which makes you wonder about the event that necessitated that addition.  View the full menu here: https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/menus/id/15/rec/1

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Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Walk Highland Park

collage of photos of Highland Park

We will set out on foot to explore the Highland Park area once again on Thursday, October 15 at 5:30 p.m. We will meet in the library lobby and decide upon a route that may involve, hills, stairs, or both. We will return after dark. People of all ages are invited so make it a family affair. Dogs are welcome to come too but they will need to wait outside for the walk to begin.

Don’t hesitate to give us a call at 323-255-0537 if you have any questions. Email ayosco@lapl.org


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Sunday, September 20, 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
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help
4:00 Pokémon Club

Tuesday
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help
3:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey

Wednesday
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help
6:00 Círculo de lectores

Thursday 
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime with ASL
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help

Saturday
10:30 Washi Tape and Sticker Art
1:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey
3:00 Arroyo Book Club (in person or via Zoom / ayosco@lapl.org)

Catch up with us on various sites...


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Friday, September 18, 2026

Recipes, Zines, & Memory-Keeping

Saturday, October 3
1pm-4pm

Memories are often made around the dinner table, in the kitchen, and at our favorite neighborhood restaurants. How can we preserve those moments that shape us and share them with our love ones? Join us for an afternoon of cooking and zine-making with an eye on storytelling as archival practice.

1:00pm: Jams, Jelly, & Marmalades with Brie Wakeland Muszynski
Join Certified Food Preservation Instructor Brie Wakeland Muszynski for a presentation on how to safely make jams, jellies, and marmalades at home. The presentation includes tasting samples, and a jam making zine.

2:30pm: Recipe Zine-Making with LA Zine Fest
Make a zine with the Los Angeles Zine Fest! Learn the history of zines and how you can create your own eight page mini-zine to record a recipe to share or give as a gift. Participants will have the option to photocopy and exchange zines.

Throughout the afternoon, check out the collections and resources table where we’ll have neighborhood highlights from the LAPL Menu Collection, information about DIY archiving with LAPL, and a free raffle to win a personal archiving starter kit.

Early arrival encouraged for workshops.  Learn more at lapl.org/community.

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Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Monthly Trivia Question (Answer)….

 


This month’s trivia question asked how you could find a poem on the topic of the start of school. While there are many ways one way is to make use of the library’s database “Lit Finder.” Once in the database you’d want to do an advanced search using the search term school and limiting the results to full text poems. One of the results is the (somewhat saccharine) poem “The Father in School” by Amos R. Wells. The poem begins:

Unfamiliar work and rule, --

Little Lad's first day in school.

"Stay!  O papa, stay with me!"

Thus he murmurs tearfully.

And, though business calls away,

Papa stays the livelong day.

Wells, Amos Russel. "The Father in School." The Collected Poems of Amos R. Wells, by Amos R. Wells, Christian Endeavor World, 1921, p. 44. Gale Literature: LitFinder

Find the Lit Finder database on the library’s Research page (https://www.lapl.org/digital-library/search) search for it by title and access it with your library card.


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Sunday, September 13, 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
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help
4:00 Your Author: Heidi Moreno

Tuesday
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help

Wednesday
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
3:00 STAR Reader: Miss Katherine
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help

Thursday 
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help

Saturday
1:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey
3:00 How to Solve The Climate Crisis in 60 Minutes

Catch up with us on various sites...


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Wednesday, September 9, 2026

LAPL’s Digital Collection: Book Plates

 

black and white plate of an Olympic runner holding a torch above the library's name which is bordered by a decorative trim

This bookplate is for the Akron Public Library. It is dated 1908 and is a black and white plate of an Olympic runner holding a torch above the library's name which is bordered by a decorative trim.

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Tuesday, September 8, 2026

The Haunting of Tram Car 015

 


The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P.  Djèlí Clark is set in an alternate history Cairo.  In this world a researcher managed to open a hole between our universe and one inhabited by mythological beings sometime in the mid-1800s. The resulting migration of some of those beings as well as the technological and scientific discoveries enabled by the whole situation resulted in Egypt coming to prominence in the world. In this particular story we follow two investigators for the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments, and Supernatural Entities as they investigate a tram car that is haunted getting a close look at this interesting different version of the world along the way.

This is a fascinating exercise in world building that is supported by an interesting plot and likeable characters. I would heartily recommend it.


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Sunday, September 6, 2026

Programming Coming up This Week

Note that the library will be closed on Monday, September 7 for Labor Day.

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
Library Closed for Labor Day

Tuesday
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help

Wednesday
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
3:00 STAR Reader: Miss Katherine
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help
6:00 Círculo de lectores

Thursday 
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help

Catch up with us on various sites...


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Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Monthly Trivia Question…

 This month’s trivia question is more about process.  Let’s celebrate the start of a new school year with a poem. How could you find a poem on that topic (i.e. the start of the school year)? 

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Monday, August 31, 2026

How to Solve the Climate Crisis

 -in 60 minutes-

image of lightning storm over a city

Saturday, September 19 at 3 p.m. at the Arroyo Seco Branch Library

Join us for an interactive game, where you get to play a benevolent world overlord and try to solve the climate crisis in just 60 minutes. Nothing like working against the clock on one of the biggest challenges of our lifetime! 

This interactive game will utilize the climate solutions simulator En-ROADS, co-developed by the climate nonprofit Climate Interactive and the MIT Sloan School of Management. This session is open to all, no expertise on climate science or solutions needed. We will not overwhelm you with data, but rather help you build a mental model of what needs to happen for us to ensure a livable future. 

Our goal is to give you hope and inspiration about possible real-world solutions – no doomerism here! 

Email us at ayosco@lapl.org for more information.


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Sunday, August 30, 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
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help
4:00 Cardboard Marble Run

Tuesday
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
3:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help

Wednesday
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
3:00 STAR Reader: Miss Katherine
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help
4:00 Shrinky Dink Fun

Thursday 
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help

Saturday
11:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey

Catch up with us on various sites...


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Wednesday, August 26, 2026

LAPL’s Digital Collection: Movie Posters

 

image of a masked man costumed as Zorro

The movie featured in today’s poster is The Mark of Zorro. This was a 1920 movie and in the poster Don Diego Vega/Señor Zorro (Douglas Fairbanks) is shown leaning on a large barrel, upon which there is a portrait of Fairbanks. The text on the poster says “Douglas Fairbanks in 'The Mark of Zorro'; Directed by Fred Niblo from the "All Story Weekly" novel "The Curse of Capistrano" by Johnston McCulley.”

Find the full poster here: https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/movie/id/6/rec/1

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Monday, August 24, 2026

The Arroyo Book Club September Pick….

 


The Arroyo Book Club will be reading An Immense World by Ed Yong for our September discussion. To quote from the catalog description:

 The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every animal is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving but a tiny sliver of an immense world. This book welcomes us into a previously unfathomable dimension -- the world as it is truly perceived by other animals…

Stop by the branch for a copy of the book.

We will come together to discuss the book on Saturday, September 26 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.


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Sunday, August 23, 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 Regulate & Recharge: Sensory Play

Tuesday
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
3:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help

Wednesday
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
3:00 STAR Reader: Miss Katherine
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help

Thursday 
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime with ASL
3:00-6:00 Student Zone Homework Help

Saturday
11:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey

Catch up with us on various sites...


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Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Monthly Trivia Question (Answer)….

 

This month our question was who was Charlotte de Berry. She was a pirate. To quote our source:

“De Berry’s legendary exploits include killing a British navy captain, taking charge of his ship, and converting the crew to piracy.” However, to further quote our source: “Charlotte de Berry may have actually lived, or she may be a totally fictional character created by Edward Lloyd in History of the Pirates, published in 1836. Lloyd’s history is the first written source to mention de Berry and did not appear until two hundred years after her birth; it appears odd that so much time would pass with no reference to her. Furthermore, the book contains many anachronisms and appears to have drawn stories from other fictions. Lloyd’s book is the source for information about de Berry in later books.”

Real or not we found out about her from Great Lives from History: Notorious Lives.  This ebook can be found on the library’s Research page search for it by title and access it with your library card.


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Monday, August 17, 2026

2026 Time Capsule (Inclusion)

 

central 100 logo against blue background


The library is looking to include the thoughts of library users in the time capsule it plans to bury this year.  You are invited to use special Central 100 stationary to tell us how you use the library, or what you have been able to learn or accomplish with the help of library collections, spaces, services, or programs and librarians/staff. Please feel free to include any pertinent biographical information about yourself and write in the language of your choice.

From the responses received the library will select 100 contributions to form a collective portrait of the Los Angeles Public Library in 2026. The selected submissions will be placed inside the new centennial time capsule, which will be reinstalled in the cornerstone of Central Library and set to be opened in 2126.

The deadline for submission is September 5th. Please stop by the branch to pick up the special stationary, compose your entry, and then return it for consideration.


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Sunday, August 16, 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
2:00 Chill Out Sunday Movie

Monday
4:00 DIY Fidget Sticks

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
10:30 Pokémon Club
11:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey
3:00 Arroyo Book Club (in person OR Zoom / ayosco@lapl.org)

Catch up with us on various sites...


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Wednesday, August 12, 2026

LAPL’s Digital Collection: Travel Posters

 

man and a woman on bicycles with sea behind them

This travel poster is advertising Bermuda.  In it a couple takes a nighttime bicycle ride along a shore in Bermuda. The poster is undated and the poster’s artist is Adolph Treidler. Find the full poster here: https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/travel/id/152/rec/1


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Monday, August 10, 2026

Chill Out Sunday Movie!

 

popcorn bucket, reel of video, and director's clapboard

Escape the heat with a cool film! 

Sunday, August 16 at 2 p.m.

We will be enjoying Fantastic Mr. Fox. An animated version of the Roald Dahl book directed by Wes Anderson.

Everyone is welcome!

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Sunday, August 9, 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 events for our complete program selection….

Sunday
1:00-5:00 Tech Help

Tuesday
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
3:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey
6:00 Community Archives Mixer & Craft Night

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

Sunday
2:00 Chill Out Sunday Movie

Catch up with us on various sites...


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Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Monthly Trivia Question…

 This month our question is who was Charlotte de Berry?

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Monday, August 3, 2026

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.


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Sunday, August 2, 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 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

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Wednesday, July 29, 2026

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

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Monday, July 27, 2026

Centennial Book Club Pick…

image of book cover features old style telephone

 
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.

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Sunday, July 26, 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 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!

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Saturday, July 25, 2026

Immersive Storytelling

 (Using a Virtual Reality Headset)

immersive storytelling

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.


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Wednesday, July 22, 2026

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

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Monday, July 20, 2026

Drum Fun!

 

group of people sit in circle playing drums

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.


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Sunday, July 19, 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 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)

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Thursday, July 16, 2026

Highland Park Walk Tonight!

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

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Wednesday, July 15, 2026

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.


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Sunday, July 12, 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

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Thursday, July 9, 2026

Walk, Click, Post: Highland Park Photo Walk

a number of different Highland Park images are tiles across the image

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!
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Wednesday, July 8, 2026

LAPL’s Digital Collection: Fruit Crate Labels

 


Today’s fruit crate label is for the College Heights Orange and Lemon Ass'n. of Claremont. The label image shows 3 runners approaching the finish line in a packed stadium. Find the complete image here: https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/fcl/id/350/rec/8

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Monday, July 6, 2026

Pickle Program Saturday

 

2 women seen holding jars of pickles

What: Join us for a hands-on pickling workshop and enjoy an introduction to basic concepts in fermentation and vinegar pickling for the home kitchen. 

When: This Saturday, July 11 at 3 p.m.

Where: The Arroyo Seco Library, find us in the Meeting Room

Questions: email ayosco@lapl.org or call 323-255-0537

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Sunday, July 5, 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
2:00 Shrinky-Dink Sunday

Monday
4:00 Shark Soccer

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 Circulo de Lectores

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

Friday
10:30 Storytime Under the Peppercorn Tree at the Audubon Center (offsite event)

Saturday
10:30 Splashy Saturday
11:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey
1:00 (Special) Arroyo Book Club Meeting (via Zoom / email ayosco@lapl.org for link)
3:00 Pickle Making Class

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Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Monthly Trivia Question…

 This month let’s ask, what was Archimedes of Syracuse know for?

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Monday, June 29, 2026

July’s Arroyo Book Club Pick…

 


This year’s Summer With the Library theme is Postmarked from LA. Leaning into that theme and picking a title that explores Los Angeles, our July selection will be The Mirage Factory by Gary Krist. Quoting from the book’s catalog description:

“Little more than a century ago, the southern coast of California was sleepy semi-desert farmland. Then, as if overnight, one of the world's largest and most iconic cities emerged. At the heart of the seemingly impossible, meteoric rise of Los Angeles were the visions of three ingenious but deeply flawed people…”

Stop by the branch for a copy of the book. If you’d like it in ebook format, you can find it on Libby.

We will come together to discuss the book on Saturday, July 25 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.


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Sunday, June 28, 2026

Programming Coming up This Week

Note that the library will be closed Friday & Saturday July 3 & 4 for Independence Day

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 DIY Time Capsule

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

Friday
Library Closed

Saturday
Library closed for the 4th of July

Sunday
1:00-5:00 Tech Help
2:00 Shrinky-Dink Sunday

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Saturday, June 27, 2026

(Special) Arroyo Book Club Meeting…

 

In this special book club meeting, we are continuing our discussion of June’s book, The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen... and the author himself will be joining us live!

This is an incredible opportunity to ask your questions directly and hear his insights on the book.

When:  July 11 at 1:00 p.m.

Where: Zoom

Gather your thoughts and questions about the book and join us for this incredible opportunity. Please email ayosco@lapl.org for the link!


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Wednesday, June 24, 2026

LAPL’s Digital Collection: Autographs

 

half page with signature

Today we have the autograph of journalist and author Cynthia May Westover Alden. Alden lived from 1862-1931. Find the complete image here: https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/autograph/id/41/rec/8


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Monday, June 22, 2026

Let’s Get in a Pickle Together

 


Join us for a hands-on pickling workshop and enjoy an introduction to basic concepts in fermentation and vinegar pickling for the home kitchen. L.A. based Chinese American fermented food advocate and instructor, Jessica Wang, brings pickling tips and insight drawn from her family's diasporic Chinese culinary heritage.

When: July 11 at 3:00 p.m.

Where: The Arroyo Seco Library / 6145 N. Figueroa Street

This program was made possible with the generous support of the Library Foundation of Los Angeles.

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Sunday, June 21, 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 Make a Secret Code

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

Friday
10:30 Storytime Under the Peppercorn Tree at the Audubon Center (Offsite Program)

Saturday
10:30 Splashy Saturdays
11:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey
3:00 Arroyo Book Club (in person OR via Zoom / ayosco@lapl.org)

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