Week Calendar

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. 

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 accessible yoga for every body with Miriam Abrahams. Using a combination of seated and standing positions, you’ll learn balance, breathing, and focus.

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.

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 to make a fall themed decorative wall hanging customized with three images of your choice on connected wooden disks.

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.

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 make a fall themed decorative wall hanging customized with three images of your choice on connected wooden disks.

Back by popular demand!

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 Miss Tanya for Messy Art for Tots!

We will be using crepe paper, glue and canvas to create monsters. Remember to dress for a mess!

The Long Beach Art League (LBAL) will provide local artists with a Live Model Studio Session.  There will be peer to peer guidance, but no instruction. Only dry media will be permitted during the drawing sessions.

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.

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.

The legendary tale of a barber who returns from wrongful imprisonment to 1840s London, bent on revenge for the rape and death of his wife, and resumes his trade while forming a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett.

Paint along with instructor Joan Lazarus.  This month's painting is: An Autumn House.

Please note there is a $10 materials fee for this program payable to the instructor on the day of the program.

Registration required!

Join published author and creative writing teacher Marc DeSantis as you explore techniques to enhance your writing abilities! Please bring any works in progress  and writing supplies.

Follow detective Eddie Valiant as he seeks to clear the name of a cartoon rabbit framed for murder. A blend of live action, animation and allegory set in 1947 Los Angeles.

Animated Noir/Drama, 1988, PG, 1hr 43min

Join us for Maker Monday! This Monday, we'll be making Halloween wreaths.

THIS CRAFT USES HOT GLUE. APPROPRIATE CAUTION IS ADVISED.

The story of the English exploration of Virginia during one of the British Empire’s initial explorations of the New World, and of the changing world and loves of Pocahontas.  Starring Colin Farrell and Q'orianka Kilcher.

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

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 Cooking for Picasso.

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.

Two young women accidentally bring back the Sanderson Sisters to modern day Salem and must figure out how to stop the child-hungry witches from wreaking havoc on the world.

Comedy/Family, 2022, PG, 1hr 43min

Join us to craft a spooky little friend to celebrate the season with!

We will be creating "Papier Mache' style ghosts using cheese cloth, starch, glue and YOU!

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: Monster House (2006)

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

Decorate your space with adorable candy corn wall art made with buttons.  

All supplies and materials will be provided.

Come and build your amazing creations with a group of like-minded children and tweens. Get inspired using Lego pieces from our extensive collection. 

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

Discover the beauty of oil painting with instructor Rosa Maria Goeller.

Fall in love with these swoon-worthy romance books! This October, we are discussing Payback's a Witch by Lana Harper at our West End Branch.

Gary Jansen is a Deepak Chopra Certified Meditation and Health Instructor and will help you achieve positive lifelong change through meditation.

Join the yoga flow as we spin vinyl from the library's NEW record collection. 

This month we will be featuring the music of the Stevie Wonder in celebration of DJ Ali B the Librarian's Birthday!

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

Join us for a night of laughs with headliner Ivory Fields, featuring Allison Perski & Jeff Goldberg! Hosted by the Library's very own Jewels.