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Tech Guy Talks: Password Managers

Monday, December 29, 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 on password managers.Do you have trouble remembering all of your passwords? We will discuss what password ...

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Library Branch: Main Library

Room: Auditorium

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Technology, Community Help

Registration Required

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

Retro Gamers Club

Monday, January 5, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:45pm

2nd Floor Program Room at Main Library

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Whether you have nostalgia for classic video games or want to try out retro video games you've heard about on the internet, this all-ages gaming club is for you! This month's ...

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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

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Whether you have nostalgia for classic video games or want to try out retro video games you've heard about on the internet, this all-ages gaming club is for you!

MOVIES AT WEST: Serendipity (West End)

Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 3:30pm - 5:30pm

West End Meeting Space at West End Branch

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Although strangers Sara and Jonathan are both already in relationships, they realize they have genuine chemistry after a chance encounter – but part company soon after. Years later...

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Library Branch: West End Branch

Room: West End Meeting Space

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Movies

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Although strangers Sara and Jonathan are both already in relationships, they realize they have genuine chemistry after a chance encounter – but part company soon after.

Winter Reading Challenge: We Love to Read a Latte!

01/12/2026 @ 9:00am to 02/28/2026 @ 5:00pm

Main Library

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Warm up this winter with a good book (or five!) and join the Long Beach Library Winter Reading Challenge. Grab a cup of reading inspiration and complete our coffee-themed Bingo car...

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Library Branch: Main Library

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Book Club

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Warm up this winter with a good book (or five!) and join the Long Beach Library Winter Reading Challenge.

Silent Book Club

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Off Site

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Join fellow book lovers for this low pressure book club. All you have to do is show up and read! Bring your own book to Barrier Beets and enjoy the quiet comfort of rea...

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Library Branch: Off Site

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Book Club

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Join fellow book lovers for this low pressure book club. All you have to do is show up and read! Bring your own book to Barrier Beets and enjoy the quiet comfort of reading together.

Where the Map Ends: A Parent’s Guide to Navigating New York Special Education

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Auditorium at Main Library

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Long Beach–based attorney and author Christopher Barnett, Esq.—author of the newly published Where the Map Ends: A Parent’s Guide to Navigating New York’s Special Education Jungle—...

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Library Branch: Main Library

Room: Auditorium

Age Group: Parents

Program Type: Community Help

Registration Required

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Long Beach–based attorney and author Christopher Barnett, Esq.—author of the newly published Where the Map Ends: A Parent’s Guide to Navigating New York’s Special Education Jungle—leads a practical and empowering session for parents, caregivers, a

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LBNY Bestseller's Book Club: Happy Land (Hybrid)

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm

2nd Floor Program Room at Main Library

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Ring in the new year with a discussion of Dolen Perkins-Valdez's historical fiction novel, Happy Land. Copies will be available at the circulation desk and digitally on Libby with ...

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Library Branch: Main Library

Room: 2nd Floor Program Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Club, Discussions

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Ring in the new year with a discussion of Dolen Perkins-Valdez's historical fiction novel, Happy Land. Copies will be available at the circulation desk and digitally on

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All Day				This event is in the "Kids" group This event is in the "Adults" group The Great Give Back! Food Drive 10/01/2025 @ 9:00am–10/18/2025 @ 5:00pm Kids, Adults Main Library This event is in the "Kids" group This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Main Library Room: Circulation Desk Age Group: Kids, Adults Program Type: Community Help Event Details: Welcome to this year's The Great Give Back! Join us to help replenish the many food pantries that serve our Long Beach community by dropping off a nonperishable food item to the circulation desk between October 1st and 18th.
9:15am			This event is in the "Adults" group ESL with the Adult Learning Center 9:15am–12:15pm Adults Main Library Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Main Library Room: 1st Floor Program Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Lifelong Learning Registration Required Event Details: Join teachers from the Adult Learning Center for this English as a Second Language series. This beginner/intermediate class meets every Wednesday and Thursday morning.
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10:00am	This event is in the "Toddlers" group This event is in the "Preschool" group Play Hooray 10:00am–10:45am Toddlers, Preschool Main Library Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Toddlers" group This event is in the "Preschool" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Main Library Room: Auditorium Age Group: Toddlers, Preschool Program Type: Other Registration Required Event Details: Join us for this fun family lapsit program featuring the Molly Mouse puppet, music, movement, and books. For ages 2-5. Disclaimer(s) LBPL card required A Long Beach Public Library card is required to register for this event. Caregivers must stay Caregivers must stay for the duration of the program. Caregivers must participate This is a family program. Caregivers stay and participate.
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10:30am		This event is in the "Kids" group This event is in the "Elementary School" 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 Read for Your Rights Zine-Making for Free Expression 10:30am–5:30pm Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens, Adults, Seniors, Parents Main Library This event is in the "Kids" group This event is in the "Elementary School" 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. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Main Library Room: 2nd Floor Program Room Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens, Adults, Seniors, Parents Program Type: Arts & Crafts Event Details: To keep celebrating Banned Book Week let's grab scissors, glue, and your voice. Zines are a rebellion you can hold in your hands! Since the 1960s, zines have been a way to spread counterculture, activism, and creative resistance.
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11:15am	This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Seniors" group Medicare 101 with Assemblyman Ari Brown 11:15am–1:15pm Adults, Seniors Main Library Closed Registration Required 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. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Main Library Room: Auditorium Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: Health & Wellness, Community Help Registration Required Event Details: Learn the basics of enrolling in Medicare and the benefits you are entitled to under Medicare coverage. Explore the options best suited to your individual needs in this informative presentation sponsored by the office of Ari Brown.
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6:30pm		This event is in the "Kids" group This event is in the "Elementary School" group This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Tweens" group Chess Club 6:30pm–7:30pm Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens Main Library Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Kids" group This event is in the "Elementary School" group This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Tweens" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Main Library Room: 2nd Floor Program Room Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens Program Type: Games Registration Required Event Details: 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.	This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Seniors" group Alzheimer's/Dementia Caregivers Support Group 6:30pm–7:30pm 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. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Main Library Room: 1st Floor Program Room Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: Discussions Event Details: The Alzheimer’s Association is offering a FREE caregiver support group from 6:30-7:30pm. Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's or dementia is very challenging.
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7:00pm	This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Seniors" group Vinyl Collectors Club 7:00pm–8:00pm Adults, Seniors Main Library Closed Registration Required 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. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Main Library Room: Auditorium Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: Discussions, Music & Entertainment Registration Required Event Details: Share your love of vinyl with fellow collectors! This month, our theme is "Favorite Song/Album from the 21st Century." Bring a record you've been dying to share with the group.				This event is in the "Adults" group Open Mic Night at West (West End) 7:00pm–8:30pm Adults West End Branch This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: West End Branch Room: West End Meeting Space Age Group: Adults Program Type: Music & Entertainment Event Details: This month’s Open Mic Night falls during Banned Books Week, a time when libraries celebrate the freedom to read and the power of storytelling.	This event is in the "Adults" group Author Talk with Leigh Bardugo (Zoom) 7:00pm–8:00pm Adults Zoom (Adult) Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Zoom (Adult) Age Group: Adults Program Type: Author Talk Event Details: Since publishing in 2015, Leigh Bardugo’s highly popular Six of Crows has taken the world of YA literature by storm–and it’s not hard to see why.
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