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The Science and Absurdities of Living in Outer Space

Join us for an out-of-this-world conversation with bestselling authors Kelly and Zach Weinersmith as they dive into their book, A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through? Earth is not well. The promise of starting life anew somewhere far, far away—no climate change, no war, no doomscrolling—beckons, and settling the stars finally seems within our grasp. Or is it? Critically acclaimed, bestselling authors Kelly and Zach Weinersmith set out to write the essential guide to a glorious future of space settlements, but after years of research, they aren’t so sure it’s a good idea. Register for the online event, Read the authors' 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. STEM and STEAM. Audience: Adults. Adults (55+ years). Contact Name: Library Staff. Contact Phone: (562) 570-7500. 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។ Para maka-hiling ng impormasyon na ito sa isa… Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Online Event. For more info visit libraryc.org.

How Money Became God: Wealth and Greed in Modern Society

Join us for an eye-opening conversation with veteran journalist Paul Vigna as we examine his provocative book, The Almightier: How Money Became God, Greed Became Virtue, and Debt Became Sin, in which he explores the question: how did money go from a tool of commerce into the dominant faith of modern society?  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: Library Staff. Contact Phone: (562) 570-7500. 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។ Para maka-hiling ng impormasyon na ito sa isa… Wednesday, November 11, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Online Event. For more info visit libraryc.org.

Teen Café @ Dana

Join us for some fun games, activities, and crafts on the last two Thursdays of each month in the Dana Neighborhood Library community room. Library Location: Dana. Event Type: Arts and Crafts. STEM and STEAM. Entertainment. Audience: Teens. Tweens (10-12 years). Contact Name: Library Staff. Contact Phone: (562) 570-1042. 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។ Para maka-hiling ng impormasyon na ito sa isa… Thursday, November 12, 2026, 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM. Dana Neighborhood Library, 3680 Atlantic Ave. 90807.

Toddler Storytime @ Dana

Join us for our weekly toddler storytime, and get ready to read, sing, chat, and play! Most suitable for ages 9 months to 3 years old, but all are welcome. Registration is not required. Library Location: Dana. Event Type: Storytime. Audience: Preschoolers (3-5 years). Babies (under 1 year). Toddlers (1-3 years). Contact Name: Library Staff. Contact Phone: (562) 570-1042. 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។ Para maka-hiling ng impormasyon na ito sa isa… Friday, November 13, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM. Dana Neighborhood Library, 3680 Atlantic Ave. 90807.

Family Storytime @ Dana

Join us for stories, songs, and crafts to encourage early literacy skills (and have lots of fun)! This storytime is for all ages. Library Location: Dana. Event Type: Storytime. Audience: Preschoolers (3-5 years). Babies (under 1 year). Toddlers (1-3 years). Contact Name: Library Staff. Contact Phone: (562) 570-1042. 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។ Para maka-hiling ng impormasyon na ito sa isa… Saturday, November 14, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM. Dana Neighborhood Library, 3680 Atlantic Ave. 90807.

Native American Pottery @ Dana

Join us for an introduction to Native American pottery and learn the basics of hand-building with clay by making your own air-dry clay pots. For ages 7+. Library Location: Dana. Event Type: Arts and Crafts. Cultural Event. Native American Heritage Month. Audience: School-age (6-12 years). Adults. Adults (55+ years). Teens. Contact Name: Librarian. Contact Phone: (562) 570-1042. 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។ Para maka-hiling ng impormasyon na ito sa isa… Saturday, November 14, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM. Dana Neighborhood Library, 3680 Atlantic Ave. 90807.

Teen Café @ Dana

Join us for some fun games, activities, and crafts on the last two Thursdays of each month in the Dana Neighborhood Library community room. Library Location: Dana. Event Type: Arts and Crafts. STEM and STEAM. Entertainment. Audience: Teens. Tweens (10-12 years). Contact Name: Library Staff. Contact Phone: (562) 570-1042. 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។ Para maka-hiling ng impormasyon na ito sa isa… Thursday, November 19, 2026, 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM. Dana Neighborhood Library, 3680 Atlantic Ave. 90807.

Author Talk with Rebecca Roanhorse (Between Earth and Sky series)

Step into a sprawling world of celestial magic, political intrigue, and ancient prophecies with bestselling author Rebecca Roanhorse. Inspired by the rich and diverse cultures of the pre-Columbian Americas, Roanhorse's acclaimed Between Earth and Sky trilogy (Black Sun, Fevered Star, and Mirrored Heavens) reshapes modern speculative fiction with unmissable worldbuilding. 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. Native American Heritage Month. Audience: Adults. Adults (55+ years). Teens. Contact Name: Library Staff. Contact Phone: (562) 570-7500. 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។ Para maka-hiling ng impormasyon na ito sa isa… Thursday, November 19, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM. Online Event. For more info visit libraryc.org.

Native American Heritage Storytime @ Dana

Join us for a special storytime celebrating Native American Heritage Month! There will be stories, songs, bubbles, and fun, hands-on activities. Most suitable for ages 9 months to 3 years, but all are welcome. Library Location: Dana. Event Type: Storytime. Cultural Event. Native American Heritage Month. Audience: Toddlers (1-3 years). Contact Name: Librarian. Contact Phone: (562) 570-1042. 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។ Para maka-hiling ng impormasyon na ito sa isa… Friday, November 20, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM. Dana Neighborhood Library, 3680 Atlantic Ave. 90807.

Toddler Storytime @ Dana

Join us for our weekly toddler storytime, and get ready to read, sing, chat, and play! Most suitable for ages 9 months to 3 years old, but all are welcome. Registration is not required. Library Location: Dana. Event Type: Storytime. Audience: Preschoolers (3-5 years). Babies (under 1 year). Toddlers (1-3 years). Contact Name: Library Staff. Contact Phone: (562) 570-1042. 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។ Para maka-hiling ng impormasyon na ito sa isa… Friday, November 20, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM. Dana Neighborhood Library, 3680 Atlantic Ave. 90807.

Family Storytime @ Dana

Join us for stories, songs, and crafts to encourage early literacy skills (and have lots of fun)! This storytime is for all ages. Library Location: Dana. Event Type: Storytime. Audience: Preschoolers (3-5 years). Babies (under 1 year). Toddlers (1-3 years). Contact Name: Library Staff. Contact Phone: (562) 570-1042. 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។ Para maka-hiling ng impormasyon na ito sa isa… Saturday, November 21, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM. Dana Neighborhood Library, 3680 Atlantic Ave. 90807.

Adult Book Club @ Dana

The Dana Neighborhood Library Book Club for Adult meets on the fourth Saturday of each month at 2:00 PM. Please check with Dana staff for the current book title for discussion. Library Location: Dana. Event Type: Adult and Family Literacy. Audience: Adults. Adults (55+ years). Contact Name: Lauren Nguyen. Contact Email: Lauren.nguyen@longbeach.gov. Contact Phone: 5625701042. 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។ Para maka-hiling ng impormasyon na ito sa isa… Saturday, November 21, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM. Dana Neighborhood Library, 3680 Atlantic Ave. 90807.

Family Storytime @ Dana

Join us for stories, songs, and crafts to encourage early literacy skills (and have lots of fun)! This storytime is for all ages. Library Location: Dana. Event Type: Storytime. Audience: Preschoolers (3-5 years). Babies (under 1 year). Toddlers (1-3 years). Contact Name: Library Staff. Contact Phone: (562) 570-1042. 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។ Para maka-hiling ng impormasyon na ito sa isa… Saturday, November 28, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM. Dana Neighborhood Library, 3680 Atlantic Ave. 90807.

Author Talk with Helen Scheuerer ("The Legends of Thezmarr" Series)

Join us virtually for a downright intoxicating conversation with bestselling romantasy author Helen Scheuerer. We'll discuss her new novel, Kiss of the Black Flame. Register for the online event, Read the author's book 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: Teens. Adults. Adults (55+ years). Contact Name: Library Staff. Contact Phone: (562) 570-7500. 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។ Para maka-hiling ng impormasyon na ito sa isa… Thursday, December 3, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM. Online Event. For more info visit libraryc.org.

Family Storytime @ Dana

Join us for stories, songs, and crafts to encourage early literacy skills (and have lots of fun)! This storytime is for all ages. Library Location: Dana. Event Type: Storytime. Audience: Preschoolers (3-5 years). Babies (under 1 year). Toddlers (1-3 years). Contact Name: Library Staff. Contact Phone: (562) 570-1042. 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។ Para maka-hiling ng impormasyon na ito sa isa… Saturday, December 5, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM. Dana Neighborhood Library, 3680 Atlantic Ave. 90807.

Family Storytime @ Dana

Join us for stories, songs, and crafts to encourage early literacy skills (and have lots of fun)! This storytime is for all ages. Library Location: Dana. Event Type: Storytime. Audience: Babies (under 1 year). Preschoolers (3-5 years). Toddlers (1-3 years). Contact Name: Library Staff. Contact Phone: (562) 570-1042. 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។ Para maka-hiling ng impormasyon na ito sa isa… Saturday, December 5, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM. Dana Neighborhood Library, 3680 Atlantic Ave. 90807.

Exile, Memory, and the Meaning of Home

Join us for an extraordinary conversation with author and essayist Ana Hebra Flaster as we discuss her intimate memoir, Property of the Revolution: From a Cuban Barrio to a New Hampshire Mill Town. Hebra Flaster will share her family’s transformation from pro-Castro revolutionaries in a scrappy Havana barrio to refugees in a New Hampshire mill town—a timeless and timely tale of loss and reinvention. Register for the online event, Read the author's book 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: Library Staff. Contact Phone: (562) 570-7500. 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។ Para maka-hiling ng impormasyon na ito sa isa… Tuesday, December 8, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Online Event. For more info visit libraryc.org.

Pressed Flowers Workshop @ Dana

Come make your own flower press using repurposed items and turn pressed flowers into bookmarks! All ages welcome. Library Location: Dana. Event Type: Arts and Crafts. STEM and STEAM. Audience: Adults. Adults (55+ years). School-age (6-12 years). Teens. Contact Name: Library Staff. Contact Phone: (562) 570-1042. 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។ Para maka-hiling ng impormasyon na ito sa isa… Tuesday, December 8, 2026, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM. Dana Neighborhood Library, 3680 Atlantic Ave. 90807.

Comics and Kimchi: Korean Cooking Made Easy

Cooking authentic Korean food doesn't have to be intimidating or complicated—in fact, it can be as fun as reading your favorite graphic novel! Join us in conversation with artist and author Robin Ha as we explore her bestselling book, Cook Korean!: A Comic Book with Recipes. Register for the online event, Read the author's book 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. Health and Wellness. Audience: Adults. Adults (55+ years). Teens. Contact Name: Library Staff. Contact Phone: (562) 570-7500. 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។ Para maka-hiling ng impormasyon na ito sa isa… Thursday, December 10, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Online Event. For more info visit libraryc.org.

Teen Café @ Dana

Join us for some fun games, activities, and crafts on the last two Thursdays of each month in the Dana Neighborhood Library community room. Library Location: Dana. Event Type: Arts and Crafts. STEM and STEAM. Entertainment. Audience: Teens. Tweens (10-12 years). Contact Name: Library Staff. Contact Phone: (562) 570-1042. 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។ Para maka-hiling ng impormasyon na ito sa isa… Thursday, December 10, 2026, 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM. Dana Neighborhood Library, 3680 Atlantic Ave. 90807.

Family Storytime @ Dana

Join us for stories, songs, and crafts to encourage early literacy skills (and have lots of fun)! This storytime is for all ages. Library Location: Dana. Event Type: Storytime. Audience: Preschoolers (3-5 years). Babies (under 1 year). Toddlers (1-3 years). Contact Name: Library Staff. Contact Phone: (562) 570-1042. 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។ Para maka-hiling ng impormasyon na ito sa isa… Saturday, December 12, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM. Dana Neighborhood Library, 3680 Atlantic Ave. 90807.

A History of the Moon in Myths, Maps, and Matter

The Moon captivates our collective imagination, serving as a calendar, a mythic deity, an artistic muse, and a scientific frontier. Join us for a fascinating conversation with Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum curator Matthew Shindell about his book, Lunar: A History of the Moon in Myths, Maps, and Matter. Register for the online event, 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. STEM and STEAM. Audience: Adults. Adults (55+ years). Contact Name: Library Staff. Contact Phone: (562) 570-7500. 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។ Para maka-hiling ng impormasyon na ito sa isa… Tuesday, December 15, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Online Event. For more info visit libraryc.org.

Teen Café @ Dana

Join us for some fun games, activities, and crafts on the last two Thursdays of each month in the Dana Neighborhood Library community room. Library Location: Dana. Event Type: Arts and Crafts. STEM and STEAM. Entertainment. Audience: Teens. Tweens (10-12 years). Contact Name: Library Staff. Contact Phone: (562) 570-1042. 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។ Para maka-hiling ng impormasyon na ito sa isa… Thursday, December 17, 2026, 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM. Dana Neighborhood Library, 3680 Atlantic Ave. 90807.

Family Storytime @ Dana

Join us for stories, songs, and crafts to encourage early literacy skills (and have lots of fun)! This storytime is for all ages. Library Location: Dana. Event Type: Storytime. Audience: Preschoolers (3-5 years). Babies (under 1 year). Toddlers (1-3 years). Contact Name: Library Staff. Contact Phone: (562) 570-1042. 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។ Para maka-hiling ng impormasyon na ito sa isa… Saturday, December 19, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM. Dana Neighborhood Library, 3680 Atlantic Ave. 90807.

Adult Book Club @ Dana

The Dana Neighborhood Library Book Club for Adult meets on the fourth Saturday of each month at 2:00 PM. Please check with Dana staff for the current book title for discussion. Library Location: Dana. Event Type: Adult and Family Literacy. Audience: Adults. Adults (55+ years). Contact Name: Lauren Nguyen. Contact Email: Lauren.nguyen@longbeach.gov. Contact Phone: 5625701042. 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។ Para maka-hiling ng impormasyon na ito sa isa… Saturday, December 19, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM. Dana Neighborhood Library, 3680 Atlantic Ave. 90807.

Author Talk with Jeff Kinney (Diary of a Wimpy Kid)

Join us online for a hilarious, action-packed conversation with #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney as he introduces the 21st book in his globally beloved series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Fight or Flight. Register for the online event, Read the authors' 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: School-age (6-12 years). Contact Name: Library Staff. Contact Phone: (562) 570-7500. 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។ Para maka-hiling ng impormasyon na ito sa isa… Thursday, January 7, 2027, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM. Online Event. For more info visit libraryc.org.

Author Talk with Caro Claire Burke

Join us online for a provocative and darkly humorous online conversation with author Caro Claire Burke. We'll dive into the debut book everyone’s buzzing about—Yesteryear—a GMA Book Club Pick and one of New York Times Best Books of the Year. Register for the online event, Read the authors' 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: Library Staff. Contact Phone: (562) 570-7500. 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។ Para maka-hiling ng impormasyon na ito sa isa… Thursday, January 14, 2027, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM. Online Event. For more info visit libraryc.org.

Lessons on Healing and Thriving

Join us in virtual conversation with Brandi Sellerz-Jackson as she talks about her book, On Thriving: Harnessing Joy Through Life’s Great Labors, a moving guide to self-awareness and radical joy that Ms. magazine praised for taking readers beyond survival, into presence and pleasure. Register for the online event, Read the authors' 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: Library Staff. Contact Phone: (562) 570-7500. 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។ Para maka-hiling ng impormasyon na ito sa isa… Tuesday, January 19, 2027, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Online Event. For more info visit libraryc.org.

Grief, Wonder, and Life in Antarctica

Join us for an online conversation with Xicana writer Stephanie Krzywonos as she discusses The Blue Hours: My Summers and Winter in Antarctica. After six polar summers and one winter spent working on “the Ice,” Krzywonos brings a rare firsthand perspective to a place most of us will only ever imagine. Register for the online event, 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: Library Staff. Contact Phone: (562) 570-7500. 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។ Para maka-hiling ng impormasyon na ito sa isa… Thursday, January 21, 2027, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Online Event. For more info visit libraryc.org.