Upcoming Events

Discover the power of gratitude through journaling. Join us for mindful writing exercises that inspire reflection and positivity in everyday life.

Journals and snacks supplied!

Get ready for bedtime with Miss Janet! Enjoy a few themed stories and take home an activity to do before bed.  

You’re invited to join us as Mona Susan Power chats about her newest novel A Council of Dolls.

Fire Exit by Morgan Talty

Digital copies are available on Libby and physical books are available at the circulation desk.

The Long Beach Women's Empowerment Series seeks to encourage women to pursue emotional, physical, financial, and spiritual health.

Get ready for the day with Miss Sarah & Miss Eileen at Rise and Shine Storytime!

Join teachers from the Adult Learning Center for this English as a Second Language series. 

This beginner/intermediate class meets every Wednesday and Thursday mornings from 9:30-12:30pm. 

Your 2 to 5 year old will have lots of fun in this music & movement program using puppets, instruments, finger play and dancing to encourage socialization and healthy expelling of energy.

Join us to decorate a small glass cutting board with Thanksgiving or Fall images.  

Registration Required.

This class is held at multiple branches, please register for only ONE class.

Join librarian Ron Carroll for an overview of Tutor.com

Are you a lover of science and experimentation?  Then Join Miss Eileen for LBPL's STEAM Club!

*** This is a teaser session and a chance to sign up for early registration in our Winter STEAM Club!

Animation Afternoons is a new monthly movie series celebrating the art of animation!  Animation lovers young and old welcome, families encouraged.

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Love chess? Want to learn how to play?  Come join our Chess Club for children in the 2nd grade and above.  Play against each other and instructor Chess Master Joel Salman.

Attention all comedians new or old looking to sharpen their skills: Join us for our Comedy Open Mic Night hosted by our very own Jewels! Come test out some new material and watch others do the same!

This popular Chair Yoga class focuses on a full-body practice and will help strengthen your nervous system and reduce stress and stiffness. Kathleen Regan has been teaching yoga since 1993, and she has been practicing for even longe

Your baby has A LOT to say! Toddlers too!

With just a few easy-to-learn American Sign Language signs, start communicating with your preverbal baby or toddler today!

Stories, games, and other activities help kids develop their fine and gross motor skills. They also learn social skills and preschool readiness skills including sharing, listening, focusing, and participating.

LBPL Board of Trustees Special Meeting --- Executive Session to Discuss Personnel, then Public Session to Consider Personnel Resolution.

When a woman's first love suddenly reenters her life, her relationship with a charming, but abusive neurosurgeon is upended and she realizes she must learn to rely on her own strength to make an impossible choice for her future.

Meet other kid Pokémon card collectors and trade cards.

Trading rules

• The Library is not responsible for trades made during this program

• Leave cards you don’t want to trade at home

This Hatha yoga class is designed to strengthen and lengthen your muscles and free your mind. Instructor Stephanie Durso will guide you into each pose and provide alignment cues for holding the pose and breathing deeply.

Do you love true crime?

Join Tanya and Eddie to discuss a specific case each month. We will focus on a different true crime case with theories, suspects and coverage being discussed.