Week Calendar

Join us for this fun family lapsit program featuring the Molly Mouse puppet, music, movement, and books.

For children ages 5 months to 3 years.

No switching, please attend the class you signed up for.

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. 

Dance your way to fitness with instructor Barbara Prince in this high energy exercise class. 

Registration required.

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. 

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

This popular Chair Yoga class focuses on a full-body practice and will help strengthen your nervous system and reduce stress and stiffness. Kathleen Regan has been teaching yoga since 1993, and she has been practicing for even longe

Your baby has A LOT to say! Toddlers too!

With just a few easy-to-learn American Sign Language signs,  start communicating with your preverbal baby or toddler today!

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.

Build strength and flexibility along with a calmer mind in this gentle yoga class featuring certified RYT instructor Beverlee Bertinetti.

Join us for this fun family lapsit program featuring the Molly Mouse puppet, music, movement, and books.

Your 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.

“According to Emile Bernard, Cézanne habitually used no less than nineteen colors: Cobalt Blue, Ultramarine, Prussian Blue – Emerald Green Viridian, Terre Verte – Vermilion, Red Ochre, Burnt Siena, Rose Madder, Carmine Lake, Burnt Lake – Brilliant

Stories, games, and other activities help kids develop their fine and gross motor skills. They also learn social skills and preschool readiness skills including sharing, listening, focusing, and participating.

Join us for this fun family lapsit program featuring the Molly Mouse puppet, music, movement, and books.

If you're a writer and want to join other local writers serious about the craft, then come join our Writers' Circle on Monday from 11am to 1pm! 

Mommies (or Daddies, Nannies & Grannies) of children 18 months & under, come join Moms/Librarians Eileen & Nicole for our new Monthly Mommy Mixer! 

Lori is live in the Auditorium!

Come hang out while squishing, smooshing, rolling and flattening homemade play dough! When a child uses play dough, they build strength in their hands and increase fine motor skills.

Do you play Canasta and want to meet other community members who play? Join us on Wednesdays at 11:00am in the Library Auditorium! Practice your skills and have fun while you do it.

Do you play Mah Jongg and want to meet other community members who play? Join us on Wednesdays at 11:00am in the Library Auditorium! Practice your skills and have fun while you do it.

Join us to decorate a Wooden Beaded Wreath with fall floral!

The Library will provide materials.

Registration required. 

Do you love gardening and want to meet others in your community who love gardening too? Join our LB Gardening Club to discuss all things gardening! Promoting the love of gardening one seed at a time.

Join LBHS students for a fun-filled book buddies session! Children will be paired up with a teen volunteer to read books together. Practice reading skills with an older student and enjoy a good story.

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.

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.

Calling all readers!

Need some help reading or listening to digital books?

Drop in for one-on-one assistance from Library Director Tara on using Libby, your Kindle, or another device for reading and listening to digital books.

After a chance encounter, headstrong Kathy is drawn to Benny, member of Midwestern motorcycle club the Vandals. As the club transforms into a dangerous underworld of violence, Benny must choose between Kathy and his loyalty to the club.

Paint along with instructor Joan Lazarus as you create a painting of a fall scene featuring a basket of freshly picked apples.

Children will use their five senses to discover the smells, tastes, sights, sounds and touch of the high holidays through an interactive storytime, a themed sensory bin and a shofar craft!

This month's Cult Classic is the 1993 dark comedy from Mike Myers, So I Married an Axe Murderer (Rated PG13, 1hr 33mins) 

A nerdy newlywed goes to pieces when he suspects his bride is a killer.

Join us for Maker Monday! This Monday, we'll be making bandana necklaces.

Kicking off Hispanic Heritage month with this in-depth look at the life and career of Rita Moreno, from her humble beginnings in Puerto Rico to her success on Broadway and in Hollywood.

Documentary, 2021, PG-13, 1hr 30min

Do you have questions about your computer or laptop? Want to learn more about Zoom, streaming movies, or downloading ebooks to your device?

Join us as New York Times bestselling author and philosopher Nate Klemp helps us explore pathways back to openminded living when he talks to us about the core tenets in his new book Open: Living with an Expansive Mind i

We are pleased to present the LBPL's Historical Fiction Book Club, led by librarian Jakea Williamson. This is an in-person program taking place on the 2nd floor of the Library. This month's book is The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.

Join us at the West End Branch of the Long Beach Library for this beginner-friendly Chair Yoga class. With gentle instruction by Librarian Nicole, together we will build strength, flexibility and mental well-being.

Calling all future chefs or lovers of all things food, come on down to Teen Test Kitchen! Each month we'll be trying out no-bake treats, with your own personal twist.

This month, we'll be making cake pops!

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!

Animation Afternoons is a monthly movie series celebrating the art of animation!  Animation lovers of all ages are welcome at this family-friendly program.

This Month:

Join Miss Tanya to draw and/or color in this hands-on, free-form class.

Decorate Clip Boards with duct tape! Supplies and snacks supplied. 

Increase strength, flexibility, and balance through an engaging Pilates class taught by Pat Cappeto.

Teen gamers of Long Beach, come on down!

Test your skills amongst friends, enjoy snacks, and hang out. 

This program is for ages 12+.

Our last beach blanket bingo for 2024! Please note this one starts at 6pm.

Come see the West End Arts' Member Group Show and Beverly Hansel's custom-scented gifts!

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.

Please join LBPL's Board of Trustees and Library Administration for the monthly Board meeting. 

Join us and local author Roslyn Bernstein as she discusses her 2023 novel The Girl Who Counted Numbers:

Join the author as he discusses his book  Silver Strand: The Long Beach Saga.

The Long Beach Women's Empowerment Series seeks to encourage women to pursue emotional, physical, financial, and spiritual health.

Attention all comedians new or old looking to sharpen their skills: Join us for our Comedy Open Mic Night hosted by our very own Jewels! Come test out some new material and watch others do the same!

Join us as we chat with mega-bestselling author Liane Moriarty about her newest novel Here One Moment.