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Name: Banned Book Club: "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
Start: 2025-03-22T14:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-03-22T15:00:00-04:00
Location: Main Library

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Banned Book Club: "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

1st Floor Program Room at Main Library

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Join our newest book club celebrating banned and challenged books.This Month:The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodLong considered a defining work of modern feminist fiction, The H...

Open

Library Branch: Main Library

Room: 1st Floor Program Room

Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Book Club

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 9

Event Details:

Join our newest book club celebrating banned and challenged books.

This Month:

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

Sci-Fi & Fantasy Book Club: "Station Eleven" by Emily St. John Mandel

Monday, March 24, 2025 at 7:30pm - 8:30pm

Off Site

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Join staff members Jake and Shauna for a discussion of Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. In this non-linear tale of survival, a mysterious comic book ties tog...

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Library Branch: Off Site

Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Book Club

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: Unlimited

Event Details:

Join staff members Jake and Shauna for a discussion of Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel.

Disclaimer(s)

Off-Site

As a participant in an off-site event held by Long Beach Public Library, you agree to indemnify, release and hold harmless the Long Beach Public Library, all of the elected and appointed officers, directors, employees, volunteers, and/or agents, from and against any and all liability, loss, damages, claims, or actions (including costs and attorney fees) for any harm, bodily injury including economic, physical, or mental, including death, or property damage incurred by me, to the fullest extent permissible by law, arising out of my participation in an event that is held off Library property.

Tech Guy Talks: Big Data

Monday, March 24, 2025 at 8:00pm - 8:45pm

Auditorium at Main Library

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Join Long Beach Library's Tech Guy for this informative presentation.Do you want to know what Internet companies and data brokers (Big Data) do with your personal data? D...

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Library Branch: Main Library

Room: Auditorium

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Technology, Community Help

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 16

Event Details:

Join Long Beach Library's Tech Guy for this informative presentation.

Emo Day Long Beach

Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 2:30pm - 4:00pm

Auditorium at Main Library

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Throw on your Vans and your favorite black hoodie and get ready to sing along! Cover City Soundtrack will be here playing the songs of Taking Back Sunday, Fall Out Boy, Dashb...

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Library Branch: Main Library

Room: Auditorium

Age Group: Kids, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens, Adults, Seniors, Parents

Program Type: Music & Entertainment

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 184

Event Details:

Throw on your Vans and your favorite black hoodie and get ready to sing along!

MOVIES AT WEST: Here (West End)

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

West End Meeting Space at West End Branch

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Reuniting the director, writer and stars of Forrest Gump, Here is an original film about multiple families and a special place they inhabit. The story travels through generations, ...

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Library Branch: West End Branch

Room: West End Meeting Space

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Movies

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Reuniting the director, writer and stars of Forrest Gump, Here is an original film about multiple families and a special place they inhabit. The story travels through generations, capturing the most relatable of human experiences

Retro Gamers Club

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm

2nd Floor Program Room at Main Library

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Do you miss playing retro video games with friends? Want to introduce your kids to classics like The Legend of Zelda and Street Fighter? Assert your retro game dominan...

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Library Branch: Main Library

Room: 2nd Floor Program Room

Age Group: Elementary School, Teens, Tweens, Adults, Seniors, Parents

Program Type: Games

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 12

Event Details:

Do you miss playing retro video games with friends? Want to introduce your kids to classics like The Legend of Zelda and Street Fighter? Assert your retro game dominance at this all ages gaming club!

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

Long Beach Public Library cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Chopra Meditation Program (Point Lookout)

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 7:00pm - 7:45pm

Point Lookout Meeting Space at Point Lookout Branch

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Gary Jansen is a Deepak Chopra Certified Meditation and Health Instructor and will help you achieve positive lifelong change through meditation. Each class will include valuable in...

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Library Branch: Point Lookout Branch

Room: Point Lookout Meeting Space

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Health & Wellness

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 24

Event Details:

Gary Jansen is a Deepak Chopra Certified Meditation and Health Instructor and will help you achieve positive lifelong change through meditation.

Disclaimer(s)

LBPL card required

A Long Beach Public Library card is required to register for this event.

No library card waitlist

LBPL cardholders are prioritized for registration in this program. If you do not have an LBPL card, you can still register and be put on a "pending waitlist". If there are seats available 72 hours before the program, you will receive an email notifying you that your registration is confirmed. So please make sure you enter your email address :)

Sci-Fi & Fantasy Book Club: "Annihilation" by Jeff VanderMeer

Monday, April 21, 2025 at 7:30pm - 8:30pm

Off Site

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Join staff members Jake and Shauna for a discussion of Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer. When a top-secret expedition led by an all-female team of scientists enters a...

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Library Branch: Off Site

Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Book Club

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: Unlimited

Event Details:

Join staff members Jake and Shauna for a discussion of Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer.

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Van Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits Art Lecture

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Auditorium at Main Library

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Vincent van Gogh once wrote, “What I’m most passionate about…is the portrait, the modern portrait.” This passion flourished between 1888 and ’89 when, during his stay in Arles, Fra...

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Library Branch: Main Library

Room: Auditorium

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Lifelong Learning

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 75

Event Details:

Vincent van Gogh once wrote, “What I’m most passionate about…is the portrait, the modern portrait.” This passion flourished between 1888 and ’89 when, during his stay in Arles, France, the artist created a number of portraits of a neighboring fami

Tech Guy Talks: Password Managers

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 8:00pm - 8:45pm

Auditorium at Main Library

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Join Long Beach Library's Tech Guy for this informative presentation."Do you have home Internet? Then you have a router; Did you know that you are responsible for securin...

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Library Branch: Main Library

Room: Auditorium

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Technology, Community Help

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 18

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Join Long Beach Library's Tech Guy for this informative presentation.

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Branches	Main Library			West End Branch
Rooms	Auditorium	2nd Floor Program Room	1st Floor Program Room	West End Meeting Space
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9:30am	This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. Molly Mouse 9:30am - 10:00am Babies, Toddlers Main Library Closed Registration This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Auditorium Age Group: Babies, Toddlers Program Type: Storytime Registration Required Seats Remaining: 1 Event Details: Join us for this fun family lapsit program featuring the Molly the Mouse puppet, music, movement, and books Disclaimer(s) LBPL card required A Long Beach Public Library card is required to register for this event. Caregivers must participate This is a family program. Caregivers stay and participate.
9:45am
10:00am		This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Accessible Yoga for Every Body (Hybrid) 10:00am - 11:00am Adults, Seniors Main Library Closed Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: 2nd Floor Program Room Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: Exercise Registration Required Seats Remaining: 0 Event Details: Build strength and flexibility along with a calmer mind in this accessible yoga for every body with Miriam Abrahams. Using a combination of seated and standing positions, you’ll learn balance, breathing, and focus. Disclaimer(s) No library card waitlist LBPL cardholders are prioritized for registration in this program. If you do not have an LBPL card, you can still register and be put on a "pending waitlist". If there are seats available 72 hours before the program, you will receive an email notifying you that your registration is confirmed. So please make sure you enter your email address :) Exercise As a participant in any exercise class offered by Long Beach Public Library, you agree to indemnify the Library and the instructor from and against any losses, liabilities, claims, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) which may arise, for any reason whatsoever, as a consequence of any claim made in connection with the negligence or improper conduct of the Program Presenter or its agents or employees.
10:15am	This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. Molly Mouse 10:15am - 10:45am Babies, Toddlers Main Library Closed Registration This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Auditorium Age Group: Babies, Toddlers Program Type: Storytime Registration Required Seats Remaining: 0 Event Details: Join us for this fun family lapsit program featuring the Molly the Mouse puppet, music, movement, and books. Disclaimer(s) LBPL card required A Long Beach Public Library card is required to register for this event.
10:30am
10:45am
11:00am	This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. Molly Mouse 11:00am - 11:30am Babies, Toddlers Main Library Closed Registration This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Auditorium Age Group: Babies, Toddlers Program Type: Storytime Registration Required Seats Remaining: 1 Event Details: Join us for this fun family lapsit program featuring the Molly the Mouse puppet, music, movement, and books. Disclaimer(s) LBPL card required A Long Beach Public Library card is required to register for this event. Caregivers must participate This is a family program. Caregivers stay and participate.
11:15am
11:30am
11:45am
12:00pm
12:15pm
12:30pm
12:45pm
1:00pm			This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Resume Help (Hybrid) 1:00pm - 3:00pm Adults, Seniors Main Library Closed Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: 1st Floor Program Room Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: Jobs & Careers Registration Required Seats Remaining: 15 Event Details: Looking for a job and need some help with your resume? Book a 30-minute appointment with Lenora, a LBPL reference librarian with training on job search help and resume assistance.
1:15pm
1:30pm
1:45pm
2:00pm	This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Monday Matinee: A New Leaf 2:00pm - 4:00pm Adults, Seniors Main Library This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Auditorium Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: Movies Event Details: Throughout the month of March, we celebrate trailblazing women in film for Women's History Month.
2:15pm
2:30pm
2:45pm
3:00pm
3:15pm
3:30pm
3:45pm
4:00pm
4:15pm
4:30pm
4:45pm
5:00pm
5:15pm
5:30pm
5:45pm
6:00pm	This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Pilates 6:00pm - 7:00pm Adults, Seniors Main Library Closed Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Auditorium Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: Exercise Registration Required Seats Remaining: 0 Event Details: Increase strength, flexibility, and balance through an engaging Pilates class taught by Pat Cappeto. Disclaimer(s) No library card waitlist LBPL cardholders are prioritized for registration in this program. If you do not have an LBPL card, you can still register and be put on a "pending waitlist". If there are seats available 72 hours before the program, you will receive an email notifying you that your registration is confirmed. So please make sure you enter your email address :) Exercise As a participant in any exercise class offered by Long Beach Public Library, you agree to indemnify the Library and the instructor from and against any losses, liabilities, claims, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) which may arise, for any reason whatsoever, as a consequence of any claim made in connection with the negligence or improper conduct of the Program Presenter or its agents or employees.	This event is in the "Kids" group. This event is in the "Elementary School" group. Lego Club 6:00pm - 7:00pm Kids, Elementary School Main Library Closed Registration This event is in the "Kids" group. This event is in the "Elementary School" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: 2nd Floor Program Room Age Group: Kids, Elementary School Program Type: Other Registration Required Seats Remaining: 8 Event Details: Come and build your amazing creations with a group of like-minded children and tweens. Get inspired using Lego pieces from our extensive collection. Disclaimer(s) Caregivers must stay Caregivers must stay for the duration of the program.
6:15pm
6:30pm
6:45pm
7:00pm				This event is in the "Adults" group. The Romance Book Club: The Idea of You (West End) 7:00pm - 8:00pm Adults West End Branch Closed Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: West End Branch Room: West End Meeting Space Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Club Registration Required Seats Remaining: 12 Event Details: Fall in love with these swoon-worthy romance books! This month, join us for a talk about The Idea of You by Robinne Lee, at our West End Branch.
7:15pm
7:30pm
7:45pm

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