The History and Significance of Craft at State Fairs
Join us for a history lesson from Smithsonian Curator Mary Savig on the extraordinary and unconventional crafts of state and tribal fairs.
A Dolly Parton crop art portrait. Size-96 cowboy boots. A button quilt! Learn the vibrant stories and traditions behind state fair craft—from needlework to jewelry to butter sculpture to saddles. Register for the event , Watch past author talks, The Library's online author talks are made possible thanks to the generous support of the Long Beach Public Library Foundation and its donors.
Library Location: Online Event. Event Type: Books, Authors, and Writing. History and Culture. Entertainment. Audience: Adults. Adults (55+ years). Contact Name: Nicole Tominaga. Contact Email: nicole.tominaga@longbeach.gov. Contact Phone: (562) 570-6128. Department: Long Beach Public Library. Language Access: To request this information in an alternative format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the listed email or phone number.
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ដើម្បីស្នើសុំព័ត៌មាននេះ ក្នុងទម្រង់ផ្សេង ឬស្នើសុំតាមតម្រូវការសមរម្យណាមួយ សូមទាក់ទងអ៊ីមែល ឬលេខទូរស័ព្ទ ដែលបានចុះនៅលើបញ្ជី។
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Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Online Event.
For more info visit libraryc.org. Author Talk with Matt Dinniman (Dungeon Crawler Carl series)
Matt Dinniman, bestselling author of the wildly popular (and just plain wild) Dungeon Crawler Carl series, joins us to chat about his latest LitRPG, A Parade of Horribles. Register for the event , Read the author's books for free with your library card , Watch past author talks, The Library's online author talks are made possible thanks to the generous support of the Long Beach Public Library Foundation and its donors.
Library Location: Online Event. Event Type: Books, Authors, and Writing. Entertainment. STEM and STEAM. Audience: Adults. Adults (55+ years). Contact Name: Nicole Tominaga. Contact Email: nicole.tominaga@longbeach.gov. Contact Phone: (562) 570-6128. Department: Long Beach Public Library. Language Access: To request this information in an alternative format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the listed email or phone number.
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ដើម្បីស្នើសុំព័ត៌មាននេះ ក្នុងទម្រង់ផ្សេង ឬស្នើសុំតាមតម្រូវការសមរម្យណាមួយ សូមទាក់ទងអ៊ីមែល ឬលេខទូរស័ព្ទ ដែលបានចុះនៅលើបញ្ជី។
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Thursday, June 11, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Online Event.
For more info visit libraryc.org. Pride Storytime @ Alamitos
Celebrate love, identity, and community with stories during LGBTQ+ Pride Month! Join us for a colorful Storytime featuring inclusive reads and songs for kids and families. Perfect for children ages 2 to 5, but fun for the whole family!
Located upstairs in the Community Room. Stair access only.
Library Location: Alamitos. Event Type: LGBTQ+ Pride Month. Storytime. Cultural Event. Audience: Preschoolers (3-5 years). Toddlers (1-3 years). Contact Name: Staff. Contact Phone: (562) 570-1037. Department: Long Beach Public Library. Language Access: To request this information in an alternative format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the listed email or phone number.
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ដើម្បីស្នើសុំព័ត៌មាននេះ ក្នុងទម្រង់ផ្សេង ឬស្នើសុំតាមតម្រូវការសមរម្យណាមួយ សូមទាក់ទងអ៊ីមែល ឬលេខទូរស័ព្ទ ដែលបានចុះនៅលើបញ្ជី។
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Friday, June 12, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM.
Alamitos Neighborhood Library, 1836 E. Third St. 90802.
Pride Month Book Club for Adults @ Alamitos
The Alamitos Book Club for Adults meets at 12 PM in the community room upstairs (stair-access only).
All adults are welcome!
This Pride Month's book selection is White Houses by Amy Bloom.
Library Location: Alamitos. Event Type: LGBTQ+ Pride Month. Books, Authors, and Writing. Cultural Event. Summer Activities. Audience: Adults. Adults (55+ years). Contact Name: Staff. Contact Phone: (562) 570-1037. Department: Long Beach Public Library. Language Access: To request this information in an alternative format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the listed email or phone number.
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ដើម្បីស្នើសុំព័ត៌មាននេះ ក្នុងទម្រង់ផ្សេង ឬស្នើសុំតាមតម្រូវការសមរម្យណាមួយ សូមទាក់ទងអ៊ីមែល ឬលេខទូរស័ព្ទ ដែលបានចុះនៅលើបញ្ជី។
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Saturday, June 13, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Alamitos Neighborhood Library, 1836 E. Third St. 90802.
Christopher T. Magician @ Alamitos
Join us for one of our summer reading performances with Magician Christopher T. who will be performing a high energy, interactive kids' magic show!
Library Location: Alamitos. Event Type: Summer Reading Program. Entertainment. Summer Activities. Audience: All Ages. Contact Name: Youth Services Librarian. Contact Phone: 5625707500. Department: Long Beach Public Library. Language Access: To request this information in an alternative format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the listed email or phone number.
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ដើម្បីស្នើសុំព័ត៌មាននេះ ក្នុងទម្រង់ផ្សេង ឬស្នើសុំតាមតម្រូវការសមរម្យណាមួយ សូមទាក់ទងអ៊ីមែល ឬលេខទូរស័ព្ទ ដែលបានចុះនៅលើបញ្ជី។
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Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Alamitos Neighborhood Library, 1836 E. Third St. 90802.
The Stories and Wisdom of Grandfathers with Ted Page
Join us in conversation with storyteller and blogger Ted Page as we chat about his book Good Grandpa: Stories from the Heart of Grandfatherhood.
Page has interviewed grandfathers across a diverse spectrum, including an NFL athlete, a priest, Tom Brokaw, physicians adapting to disability, an air force general, and many more. Good Grandpa combines their stories and wisdom into an uplifting guide to nurture the next generation. Register for the event , Watch past author talks, The Library's online author talks are made possible thanks to the generous support of the Long Beach Public Library Foundation and its donors.
Library Location: Online Event. Event Type: Books, Authors, and Writing. Entertainment. Audience: Adults. Adults (55+ years). Contact Name: Nicole Tominaga. Contact Email: nicole.tominaga@longbeach.gov. Contact Phone: (562) 570-6128. Department: Long Beach Public Library. Language Access: To request this information in an alternative format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the listed email or phone number.
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ដើម្បីស្នើសុំព័ត៌មាននេះ ក្នុងទម្រង់ផ្សេង ឬស្នើសុំតាមតម្រូវការសមរម្យណាមួយ សូមទាក់ទងអ៊ីមែល ឬលេខទូរស័ព្ទ ដែលបានចុះនៅលើបញ្ជី។
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Thursday, June 18, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Online Event.
For more info visit libraryc.org. Simple, Sustainable, and Delicious Meals with The Diaspora Spice Co.
Join us as we chat with Sana Javeri Kadri and Asha Loupy about The Diaspora Spice Co. Cookbook, which celebrates beautiful, simple, and seasonal cooking with 85 recipes adapted from India and Sri Lanka’s best family spice farms.
Live attendees will have a chance to win a copy of the book. The giveaway link will be in the "Resources" area (under the video) during the live event. Register for the event , Watch past author talks, The Library's online author talks are made possible thanks to the generous support of the Long Beach Public Library Foundation and its donors.
Library Location: Online Event. Event Type: Books, Authors, and Writing. Entertainment. Health and Wellness. Audience: Adults. Adults (55+ years). Contact Name: Nicole Tominaga. Contact Email: nicole.tominaga@longbeach.gov. Contact Phone: (562) 570-6128. Department: Long Beach Public Library. Language Access: To request this information in an alternative format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the listed email or phone number.
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ដើម្បីស្នើសុំព័ត៌មាននេះ ក្នុងទម្រង់ផ្សេង ឬស្នើសុំតាមតម្រូវការសមរម្យណាមួយ សូមទាក់ទងអ៊ីមែល ឬលេខទូរស័ព្ទ ដែលបានចុះនៅលើបញ្ជី។
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Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Online Event.
For more info visit libraryc.org. Instrument Petting Zoo for Kids @ Alamitos
Explore how professional Long Beach Symphony musicians make music and then try your hand at playing different instruments. This special program is presented courtesy of the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra. No registration is required, but space is limited.
Library Location: Alamitos. Event Type: Summer Reading Program. Entertainment. Summer Activities. Audience: All Ages. Contact Name: Youth Services Librarian. Contact Phone: 5625707500. Department: Long Beach Public Library. Language Access: To request this information in an alternative format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the listed email or phone number.
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ដើម្បីស្នើសុំព័ត៌មាននេះ ក្នុងទម្រង់ផ្សេង ឬស្នើសុំតាមតម្រូវការសមរម្យណាមួយ សូមទាក់ទងអ៊ីមែល ឬលេខទូរស័ព្ទ ដែលបានចុះនៅលើបញ្ជី។
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Thursday, June 25, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Alamitos Neighborhood Library, 1836 E. Third St. 90802.
Doodlebugs @ Alamitos
Join us for one of our summer reading performances and come learn about a variety of animals! Doodlebugs offers an interactive, educational live-animal show that sparks children’s natural curiosity about the world.
Library Location: Alamitos. Event Type: Summer Reading Program. Entertainment. Summer Activities. Audience: All Ages. Contact Name: Youth Services Librarian. Contact Phone: 5625707500. Department: Long Beach Public Library. Language Access: To request this information in an alternative format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the listed email or phone number.
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ដើម្បីស្នើសុំព័ត៌មាននេះ ក្នុងទម្រង់ផ្សេង ឬស្នើសុំតាមតម្រូវការសមរម្យណាមួយ សូមទាក់ទងអ៊ីមែល ឬលេខទូរស័ព្ទ ដែលបានចុះនៅលើបញ្ជី។
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Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Alamitos Neighborhood Library, 1836 E. Third St. 90802.
Dive into School @ Alamitos
Join us for a Dive Storytime and learn ways caregivers can support learning at home. We will practice STEAM skills using fun, interactive activities that promote school readiness!
To sign up for Dive Into Reading, the library's early learning reading challenge, visit longbeach.beanstack.org, download the Beanstack Tracker app to your mobile device, or visit any library location.
Library Location: Alamitos. Event Type: Arts and Crafts. Dive Into Learning. Reading Program. STEM and STEAM. Storytime. Summer Activities. Audience: Preschoolers (3-5 years). Toddlers (1-3 years). Contact Name: Kimberly Garcia, Parent Engagement Specialist. Contact Email: Kimberly.Garcia@longbeach.gov. Contact Phone: 562-570-5644. Department: Long Beach Public Library. Language Access: To request this information in an alternative format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the listed email or phone number.
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ដើម្បីស្នើសុំព័ត៌មាននេះ ក្នុងទម្រង់ផ្សេង ឬស្នើសុំតាមតម្រូវការសមរម្យណាមួយ សូមទាក់ទងអ៊ីមែល ឬលេខទូរស័ព្ទ ដែលបានចុះនៅលើបញ្ជី។
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Tuesday, July 7, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM.
Alamitos Neighborhood Library, 1836 E. Third St. 90802.
Book Club for Adults @ Alamitos
The Alamitos Book Club for Adults meets at 12 PM in the community room upstairs (stair-access only). All adults are welcome! Call or drop by to learn about this month's selection or for more information.
Library Location: Alamitos. Event Type: Books, Authors, and Writing. Summer Activities. Audience: Adults. Adults (55+ years). Contact Name: Staff. Contact Phone: (562) 570-1037. Department: Long Beach Public Library. Language Access: To request this information in an alternative format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the listed email or phone number.
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ដើម្បីស្នើសុំព័ត៌មាននេះ ក្នុងទម្រង់ផ្សេង ឬស្នើសុំតាមតម្រូវការសមរម្យណាមួយ សូមទាក់ទងអ៊ីមែល ឬលេខទូរស័ព្ទ ដែលបានចុះនៅលើបញ្ជី។
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Saturday, July 11, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Alamitos Neighborhood Library, 1836 E. Third St. 90802.
Music with Chelsea Wong @ Alamitos
Music lovers of all ages are invited to visit the library and enjoy an interactive performance by cellist, Chelsea Wong.
Library Location: Alamitos. Event Type: Summer Reading Program. Entertainment. Summer Activities. Audience: All Ages. Contact Name: Youth Services Librarian. Contact Phone: 5625707500. Department: Long Beach Public Library. Language Access: To request this information in an alternative format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the listed email or phone number.
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ដើម្បីស្នើសុំព័ត៌មាននេះ ក្នុងទម្រង់ផ្សេង ឬស្នើសុំតាមតម្រូវការសមរម្យណាមួយ សូមទាក់ទងអ៊ីមែល ឬលេខទូរស័ព្ទ ដែលបានចុះនៅលើបញ្ជី។
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Tuesday, July 14, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Alamitos Neighborhood Library, 1836 E. Third St. 90802.
Author Talk with Karin Slaughter (North Falls Series)
Join us for a thrilling evening with acclaimed author Karin Slaughter as we chat about her North Falls series, consisting of We Are All Guilty Here, in which two teenage girls vanish in rural Georgia, and her upcoming sequel, The Secrets We Hide (coming August 11, 2026). Register for the online event, Read the author's books for free with your library card, Watch past author talks, If you can't attend live, register anyway and you'll receive a recording of the talk!
The Library's online author talks are made possible thanks to the generous support of the Long Beach Public Library Foundation.
Library Location: Online Event. Event Type: Books, Authors, and Writing. Entertainment. Audience: Adults. Adults (55+ years). Contact Name: Nicole Tominaga. Contact Email: nicole.tominaga@longbeach.gov. Contact Phone: (562) 570-6128. Department: Long Beach Public Library. Language Access: To request this information in an alternative format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the listed email or phone number.
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ដើម្បីស្នើសុំព័ត៌មាននេះ ក្នុងទម្រង់ផ្សេង ឬស្នើសុំតាមតម្រូវការសមរម្យណាមួយ សូមទាក់ទងអ៊ីមែល ឬលេខទូរស័ព្ទ ដែលបានចុះនៅលើបញ្ជី។
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Tuesday, July 14, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Online Event.
For more info visit libraryc.org. Migrant Heart: Life Across Borders and Healing Through Storytelling
In her ambitious new memoir, Migrant Heart: Essays About Things I Can’t Forget, beloved bestselling author Reyna Grande illuminates the raw reality of life across borders. Through intimate essays, Grande takes us on her journey of healing after survival. Register for the online event, Read the author's books for free with your library card, Watch past author talks, If you can't attend live, register anyway and you'll receive a recording of the talk!
The Library's online author talks are made possible thanks to the generous support of the Long Beach Public Library Foundation.
Library Location: Online Event. Event Type: Books, Authors, and Writing. Entertainment. History and Culture. Audience: Adults. Adults (55+ years). Contact Name: Nicole Tominaga. Contact Email: nicole.tominaga@longbeach.gov. Contact Phone: (562) 570-6128. Department: Long Beach Public Library. Language Access: To request this information in an alternative format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the listed email or phone number.
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ដើម្បីស្នើសុំព័ត៌មាននេះ ក្នុងទម្រង់ផ្សេង ឬស្នើសុំតាមតម្រូវការសមរម្យណាមួយ សូមទាក់ទងអ៊ីមែល ឬលេខទូរស័ព្ទ ដែលបានចុះនៅលើបញ្ជី។
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Thursday, July 16, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Online Event.
For more info visit libraryc.org. Making and Keeping Friends as an Adult
Join us in conversation with Dr. Marisa G. Franco, one of the world’s leading experts in human connection and author of Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make—And Keep—Friends.
Sometimes the world feels lonelier than ever, but there's good news: making new friends and deepening relationships is possible at any age. Dr. Franco is here to share specific, research-based ways to improve the number and quality of your connections. Register for the online event, Read the author's books for free with your library card, Watch past author talks, If you can't attend live, register anyway and you'll receive a recording of the talk!
The Library's online author talks are made possible thanks to the generous support of the Long Beach Public Library Foundation.
Library Location: Online Event. Event Type: Books, Authors, and Writing. Entertainment. Health and Wellness. Audience: Adults. Adults (55+ years). Contact Name: Nicole Tominaga. Contact Email: nicole.tominaga@longbeach.gov. Contact Phone: (562) 570-6128. Department: Long Beach Public Library. Language Access: To request this information in an alternative format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the listed email or phone number.
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ដើម្បីស្នើសុំព័ត៌មាននេះ ក្នុងទម្រង់ផ្សេង ឬស្នើសុំតាមតម្រូវការសមរម្យណាមួយ សូមទាក់ទងអ៊ីមែល ឬលេខទូរស័ព្ទ ដែលបានចុះនៅលើបញ្ជី។
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Tuesday, July 28, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Online Event.
For more info visit libraryc.org. Puppet Show @ Alamitos
Come join us for The Library Bandit puppet show presented by HeyHey Entertainment. It’s an interactive bonanza of fun with learning moments!
Library Location: Alamitos. Event Type: Summer Reading Program. Summer Activities. Entertainment. Audience: All Ages. Contact Name: Youth Services Librarian. Contact Phone: 5625707500. Department: Long Beach Public Library. Language Access: To request this information in an alternative format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the listed email or phone number.
Para solicitar esta información en un formato alternativo o para pedir una adaptación razonable, favor de comunicarse a través del correo electrónico o número de teléfono proporcionado.
ដើម្បីស្នើសុំព័ត៌មាននេះ ក្នុងទម្រង់ផ្សេង ឬស្នើសុំតាមតម្រូវការសមរម្យណាមួយ សូមទាក់ទងអ៊ីមែល ឬលេខទូរស័ព្ទ ដែលបានចុះនៅលើបញ្ជី។
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Tuesday, July 28, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Alamitos Neighborhood Library, 1836 E. Third St. 90802.
Book Club for Adults @ Alamitos
The Alamitos Book Club for Adults meets at 12 PM in the community room upstairs (stair-access only). All adults are welcome! Call or drop by to learn about this month's selection or for more information.
Library Location: Alamitos. Event Type: Books, Authors, and Writing. Summer Activities. Audience: Adults. Adults (55+ years). Contact Name: Staff. Contact Phone: (562) 570-1037. Department: Long Beach Public Library. Language Access: To request this information in an alternative format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the listed email or phone number.
Para solicitar esta información en un formato alternativo o para pedir una adaptación razonable, favor de comunicarse a través del correo electrónico o número de teléfono proporcionado.
ដើម្បីស្នើសុំព័ត៌មាននេះ ក្នុងទម្រង់ផ្សេង ឬស្នើសុំតាមតម្រូវការសមរម្យណាមួយ សូមទាក់ទងអ៊ីមែល ឬលេខទូរស័ព្ទ ដែលបានចុះនៅលើបញ្ជី។
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Saturday, August 8, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Alamitos Neighborhood Library, 1836 E. Third St. 90802.