Upcoming Events

Name: Tween Meetup
Start: 2024-05-02T15:30:00-04:00
End: 2024-05-02T16:30:00-04:00
Location: Main Library

Featured Events

Tween Meetup

Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Teen Area at Main Library

Event Details:

Calling all tweens ages 9-12! Looking for a place to hang after school? We've got the snacks, activities, and space for you! Swing by the YS Teen Space every Thursday from 3:30-4:3...

Open

Library Branch: Main Library

Room: Teen Area

Age Group: Tweens

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Encouraged

Seats Remaining: 10

Event Details:

Calling all tweens ages 9-12! Looking for a place to hang after school? We've got the snacks, activities, and space for you! Swing by the YS Teen Space every Thursday from 3:30-4:30pm.

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, May 8, 2024 at 7:00pm - 7:45pm

Point Lookout Meeting Space at Point Lookout Branch

Event Details:

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...

Open

Library Branch: Point Lookout Branch

Room: Point Lookout Meeting Space

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Health & Wellness

Encouraged

Seats Remaining: 18

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

Registration for this program opens first to Long Beach Public Library cardholders. 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 :)

Tween Meetup

Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Teen Area at Main Library

Event Details:

Calling all tweens ages 9-12! Looking for a place to hang after school? We've got the snacks, activities, and space for you! Swing by the YS Teen Space every Thursday from 3:30-4:3...

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Library Branch: Main Library

Room: Teen Area

Age Group: Tweens

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Encouraged

Seats Remaining: 10

Event Details:

Calling all tweens ages 9-12! Looking for a place to hang after school? We've got the snacks, activities, and space for you! Swing by the YS Teen Space every Thursday from 3:30-4:30pm.

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.

Journaling Workshop

Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm

1st Floor Program Room at Main Library

Event Details:

Discover the power of self-connection through the transformative practice of journaling. Led by poet and librarian Nicole, this workshop invites you to explore the depths of your i...

Open

Library Branch: Main Library

Room: 1st Floor Program Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Lifelong Learning

Encouraged

Seats Remaining: 13

Event Details:

Discover the power of self-connection through the transformative practice of journaling. Led by poet and librarian Nicole, this workshop invites you to explore the depths of your inner world through a series of thought-provoking prompts.

Tween Meetup

Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Teen Area at Main Library

Event Details:

Calling all tweens ages 9-12! Looking for a place to hang after school? We've got the snacks, activities, and space for you! Swing by the YS Teen Space every Thursday from 3:30-4:3...

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Library Branch: Main Library

Room: Teen Area

Age Group: Tweens

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Encouraged

Seats Remaining: 10

Event Details:

Calling all tweens ages 9-12! Looking for a place to hang after school? We've got the snacks, activities, and space for you! Swing by the YS Teen Space every Thursday from 3:30-4:30pm.

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.

Text reads "If it's May, it's Cabaret! Cabaret Festival 2024" with flower images in the background

If it's May, it's Cabaret Festival

All Day 5/17 - 5/19

Festival at Main Library

Event Details:

For more information on each concert, click the links below. Friday 5/17 from 8 to 9:30pm - Jason Henderson: Getting to Noel You Saturday 5/18 from 8 to 9:30pm - Margar...

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Library Branch: Main Library

Room: Festival

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Music & Entertainment

Event Details:

For more information on each concert, click the links below.

Cabaret Festival 2024: Jason Henderson presents Getting to Noël You!

Friday, May 17, 2024 at 7:30pm - 9:00pm

Auditorium at Main Library

Event Details:

Jason Henderson is an Actor, Singer and Cabaret Performer, awarded the 2024 Bistro Award for Musical Comedy Performer. His cabaret show 'Getting To Noël You', create...

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Library Branch: Main Library

Room: Auditorium

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Music & Entertainment

Event Details:

Jason Henderson is an Actor, Singer and Cabaret Performer, awarded the 2024 Bistro Award for Musical Comedy Performer.

Here to Help: Police Officer Storytime

Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Auditorium at Main Library

Event Details:

May is Law Enforcement Appreciation Month! Children of all ages are welcome to come and meet 2 Long Beach Police Officers, read stories together, and get to see a real police car o...

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Library Branch: Main Library

Room: Auditorium

Age Group: Kids, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School

Program Type: Storytime

Encouraged

Seats Remaining: 30

Event Details:

May is Law Enforcement Appreciation Month! Children of all ages are welcome to come and meet 2 Long Beach Police Officers, read stories together, and get to see a real police car outside the library!

Disclaimer(s)

Adults (YS In-Person Programs)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Cabaret Festival 2024: Margaret Curry presents The Space in-Between

Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 8:00pm - 9:30pm

Auditorium at Main Library

Event Details:

Through compositions by Johnny Mercer, Yip Harburg, Chaka Khan, Roy Orbison, Jimmy Webb, and more, MARGARET CURRY explores and delights in the universe between the p...

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Library Branch: Main Library

Room: Auditorium

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Music & Entertainment

Event Details:

Through compositions by Johnny Mercer, Yip Harburg, Chaka Khan, Roy Orbison, Jimmy Webb, and more, MARGARET CURRY explores and delights in the universe between the present and the future, the good and the bad, hope and what’s-to-com

Cabaret Festival 2024: Hannah Jane presents Hey Y'all & Yee Haw

Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 2:30pm - 4:00pm

Auditorium at Main Library

Event Details:

Get nostalgic with Reba, Dolly, Shania and other Queens of Country Music from the 90s through today with Hannah Jane and her band. Backed by heartwarming stories of the music th...

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Library Branch: Main Library

Room: Auditorium

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Music & Entertainment

Event Details:

Get nostalgic with Reba, Dolly, Shania and other Queens of Country Music from the 90s through today with Hannah Jane and her band.

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Pokémon Trading Card Club

4:00pm - 4:45pm

Main Library

Registration

Library Branch: Main Library

Room: 2nd Floor Program Room

Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens

Program Type: Other

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 18

Event Details:

Calling all children who are Pokémon card collectors and card enthusiasts!
Join us every other Friday to meet other Pokémon card collectors and trade Pokémon cards.

LIBRARY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY TRADES MADE DURING THIS PROGRAM

Drawing Club

4:00pm - 4:45pm

Main Library

Registration

Library Branch: Main Library

Room: Youth Services Program Space

Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: Unlimited

Event Details:

Those in second grade and up, join Miss Tanya to draw and/or color in this hands-on free-form class.

Anime and Manga Club

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Main Library

Registration

Library Branch: Main Library

Room: Youth Services Program Space

Age Group: Teens, Tweens

Program Type: Book Club

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 12

Event Details:

Love the art of Japanese style animation and graphic novels? Join us and other fans to discuss recent popular series and classics. We will read the first volume of the manga series as a book club, watch the first episode of the anime a

Chess Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Main Library

Registration

Library Branch: Main Library

Room: 2nd Floor Program Room

Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens

Program Type: Games

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 20

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.

Pokémon Trading Card Club

4:00pm - 4:30pm

Main Library

Registration

Library Branch: Main Library

Room: 2nd Floor Program Room

Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens

Program Type: Other

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 18

Event Details:

Calling all children who are Pokémon card collectors and card enthusiasts!
Join us every other Friday to meet other Pokémon card collectors and trade Pokémon cards.

LIBRARY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY TRADES MADE DURING THIS PROGRAM

Drawing Club

4:00pm - 4:45pm

Main Library

Registration

Library Branch: Main Library

Room: Youth Services Program Space

Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: Unlimited

Event Details:

Those in second grade and up, join Miss Tanya to draw and/or color in this hands-on free-form class.

Chess Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Main Library

Registration

Library Branch: Main Library

Room: 2nd Floor Program Room

Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens

Program Type: Games

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 20

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.

Pokémon Trading Card Club

4:00pm - 4:30pm

Main Library

Registration

Library Branch: Main Library

Room: 2nd Floor Program Room

Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens

Program Type: Other

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 18

Event Details:

Calling all children who are Pokémon card collectors and card enthusiasts!
Join us every other Friday to meet other Pokémon card collectors and trade Pokémon cards.

LIBRARY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY TRADES MADE DURING THIS PROGRAM

Drawing Club

4:00pm - 4:45pm

Main Library

Registration

Library Branch: Main Library

Room: Youth Services Program Space

Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: Unlimited

Event Details:

Those in second grade and up, join Miss Tanya to draw and/or color in this hands-on free-form class.

Chess Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Main Library

Registration

Library Branch: Main Library

Room: 2nd Floor Program Room

Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens

Program Type: Games

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 20

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.

Pokémon Trading Card Club

4:00pm - 4:45pm

Main Library

Registration

Library Branch: Main Library

Room: 2nd Floor Program Room

Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens

Program Type: Other

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 18

Event Details:

Calling all children who are Pokémon card collectors and card enthusiasts!
Join us every other Friday to meet other Pokémon card collectors and trade Pokémon cards.

LIBRARY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY TRADES MADE DURING THIS PROGRAM

Anime and Manga Club

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Main Library

Registration

Library Branch: Main Library

Room: Youth Services Program Space

Age Group: Teens, Tweens

Program Type: Book Club

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 12

Event Details:

Drawing Club

4:00pm - 4:45pm

Main Library

Registration

Library Branch: Main Library

Room: Youth Services Program Space

Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: Unlimited

Event Details:

Those in second grade and up, join Miss Tanya to draw and/or color in this hands-on free-form class.

Chess Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Main Library

Registration

Library Branch: Main Library

Room: 2nd Floor Program Room

Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens

Program Type: Games

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 20

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.

Pokémon Trading Card Club

4:00pm - 4:45pm

Main Library

Registration

Library Branch: Main Library

Room: 2nd Floor Program Room

Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens

Program Type: Other

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 18

Event Details:

Calling all children who are Pokémon card collectors and card enthusiasts!
Join us every other Friday to meet other Pokémon card collectors and trade Pokémon cards.

LIBRARY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY TRADES MADE DURING THIS PROGRAM

Drawing Club

4:00pm - 4:45pm

Main Library

Registration

Library Branch: Main Library

Room: Youth Services Program Space

Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: Unlimited

Event Details:

Those in second grade and up, join Miss Tanya to draw and/or color in this hands-on free-form class.

Chess Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Main Library

Registration

Library Branch: Main Library

Room: 2nd Floor Program Room

Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens

Program Type: Games

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 20

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.

Pokémon Trading Card Club

4:00pm - 4:45pm

Main Library

Registration

Library Branch: Main Library

Room: 2nd Floor Program Room

Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens

Program Type: Other

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 18

Event Details:

Calling all children who are Pokémon card collectors and card enthusiasts!
Join us every other Friday to meet other Pokémon card collectors and trade Pokémon cards.

LIBRARY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY TRADES MADE DURING THIS PROGRAM

Anime and Manga Club

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Main Library

Registration

Library Branch: Main Library

Room: Youth Services Program Space

Age Group: Teens, Tweens

Program Type: Book Club

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 12

Event Details:

Drawing Club

4:00pm - 4:45pm

Main Library

Registration

Library Branch: Main Library

Room: Youth Services Program Space

Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: Unlimited

Event Details:

Those in second grade and up, join Miss Tanya to draw and/or color in this hands-on free-form class.

Chess Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Main Library

Registration

Library Branch: Main Library

Room: 2nd Floor Program Room

Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens

Program Type: Games

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 20

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.

Pokémon Trading Card Club

4:00pm - 4:45pm

Main Library

Registration

Library Branch: Main Library

Room: 2nd Floor Program Room

Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens

Program Type: Other

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 18

Event Details:

Calling all children who are Pokémon card collectors and card enthusiasts!
Join us every other Friday to meet other Pokémon card collectors and trade Pokémon cards.

LIBRARY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY TRADES MADE DURING THIS PROGRAM

Drawing Club

4:00pm - 4:45pm

Main Library

Registration

Library Branch: Main Library

Room: Youth Services Program Space

Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: Unlimited

Event Details:

Those in second grade and up, join Miss Tanya to draw and/or color in this hands-on free-form class.

Anime and Manga Club

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Main Library

Registration

Library Branch: Main Library

Room: Youth Services Program Space

Age Group: Teens, Tweens

Program Type: Book Club

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 12

Event Details:

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