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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

Featured Events

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

Event Details:

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

Event Details:

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.

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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

Event Details:

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

Event Details:

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

Event Details:

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.

Disclaimer(s)

Off-Site

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

Event Details:

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

Event Details:

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

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Branches	Main Library
Rooms	Auditorium	2nd Floor Program Room	1st Floor Program Room	Youth Services Program Space
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9:45am	This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Yoga for Health & Peace (Hybrid) 9:45am - 10:45am 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: 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. 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.
10:00am		This event is in the "Kids" group. This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Parents" group. Baby Music With Love 10:00am - 10:45am Kids, Babies, Toddlers, Parents Main Library Closed Registration This event is in the "Kids" group. This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Parents" 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, Babies, Toddlers, Parents Program Type: Music & Entertainment Registration Required Seats Remaining: 2 Event Details: Come join for a highly social and interactive baby music class that introduces rhythm, tone, melody, and movement. Kids and parents will sing, dance, explore instruments, and learn from one another as they fall in love with music. 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.
10:15am
10:30am			This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Crochet Club 10:30am - 12:00pm 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: 1st Floor Program Room Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: Arts & Crafts Event Details: Calling all crocheters and knitters! 🧶✨
10:45am
11:00am
11:15am
11:30am
11:45am
12:00pm				This event is in the "Kids" group. This event is in the "Elementary School" group. Public Speaking for Kids 12:00pm - 1:00pm 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: Youth Services Program Space Age Group: Kids, Elementary School Program Type: Other Registration Required Seats Remaining: 7 Event Details: It's never too early to learn the art of public speaking! Join Elizabeth and Ariana of our LBPL Teen Ambassadors Program in this beginner's class and learn a new skill that will boost confidence when speaking in public.
12:15pm
12:30pm
12:45pm
1:00pm			This event is in the "Adults" group. LBPL Scribblers Writing Workshop 1:00pm - 3:00pm Adults Main Library Closed Registration This event is in the "Adults" 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 Program Type: Lifelong Learning Registration Required Seats Remaining: 12 Event Details: Let your voice be heard! Join published author and creative writing instructor Marc DeSantis for this interactive workshop style writing program designed to help writers explore style and voice. Please register.
1:15pm
1:30pm	This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Self Care Saturday: Restorative Yoga 1:30pm - 2:30pm 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: 8 Event Details: Restorative yoga is a gentle and deeply relaxing style of yoga designed to calm the nervous system and promote healing on a physical, mental, and emotional level. 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.
1:45pm
2:00pm		This event is in the "Adults" group. True Crime Book Club: Hell's Princess 2:00pm - 3:00pm Adults Main Library Closed Registration This event is in the "Adults" 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 Program Type: Book Club Registration Required Seats Remaining: 16 Event Details: 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.
2:15pm
2:30pm
2:45pm
3:00pm	This event is in the "Kids" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. This event is in the "Parents" group. Family Movie: Song of the Sea 3:00pm - 5:00pm Kids, Teens, Tweens, Adults, Seniors, Parents Main Library This event is in the "Kids" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. This event is in the "Parents" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Auditorium Age Group: Kids, Teens, Tweens, Adults, Seniors, Parents Program Type: Movies Event Details: Bring the whole family to this weekend series featuring animated and live action family friendly films from new releases to beloved classics. This Month:
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