ESL with the Adult Learning Center

9:00am - 12:00pm
Adults
Main Library
Closed
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 1st Floor Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lifelong Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
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 mornings from 9-12pm from February 7th through May 30th. 

Rise and Shine Storytime!

9:15am - 9:45am
Kids, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool
Main Library
Closed
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Kids, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
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Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

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

Disclaimer(s)

Caregivers must stay

Caregivers must stay for the duration of the program. 

Play Hooray

10:00am - 10:45am
Kids, Toddlers, Preschool, Parents
Main Library
Closed
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Kids, Toddlers, Preschool, Parents
Program Type: Exercise, Music & Entertainment, Storytime
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Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Your 2 1/2 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.

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. 

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.

Monet's Method - Point Lookout

10:00am - 12:00pm
Adults
Point Lookout Branch
Closed
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Library Branch: Point Lookout Branch
Room: Point Lookout Meeting Space
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:

During these 4 sessions the class will be working primarily with oils on small canvas paper. Brushes, canvas paper, and oils will be provided by the instructor.

Please register.

Long Beach Film Festival: The Old Ballgame

11:30am - 1:15pm
Adults
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

Enjoy the film The Old Ballgame.

Wire Jewelry Making: Beaded Flower Pendant

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Main Library
Closed
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Join instructor Donna Irvine to make a flower pendant with your choice of beads.

There is a $10 Materials Fee for this class.

Long Beach Film Festival: Swing Bout and More Than a Party Band

1:30pm - 2:45pm
Adults
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

Enjoy the films Swing Bout and More than a Party Band.

LBPL Online Services Overview (Zoom)

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Zoom (Adult)
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Zoom (Adult)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology
Event Details:

Join librarian Ron Carroll for an overview of the Gale General OneFile Database.

Long Beach Film Festival: Modernism

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Adults
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

Enjoy the film Modernism.

Teen Retreat Thursdays

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens
Main Library
Closed
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Teen Area
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Food & Cooking, Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Looking for a space to chill out, make some fun (free!) drinks, meet fellow teens, and do some crafting? Swing by the Teen Space every Thursday from 4pm-5pm for Teen Retreat Thursdays!

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.

LGBTQ+ Underground Presents "Funeral Parade of Roses" (1969)

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Main Library
Closed
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 69
Event Details:

Our monthly series highlighting LGBTQ+ films. This month, the inspiration for Stanley Kubrick's "A Clockwork Orange," Toshio Matsumoto's "Funeral Parade of Roses" (1969, NR, 1h 45m).

Chess Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens
Main Library
Closed
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens
Program Type: Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

Love chess or 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.

Qi Gong on the Beach (New York Avenue Beach)

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Off Site
Closed
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Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Exercise
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

Join instructor Yoanna Da Vinci (in lineage of the Wudang, WuGulun and Vietnamese Vovinam Schools) on the beach for a special summer edition of the healing and delightful journey of QIGONG as Dance, with elements of TaiJi.

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.

Outdoor Events

This is an OUTDOOR event. Please register to receive updates by email should this event need to be rescheduled. In the event of inclement weather, outdoor events will be cancelled at least 1 hour before the start time. 

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.