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Family Storytime @ Mark Twain
Join us for a family early literacy program with stories, songs, crafts, and play time! ¡Acompáñenos para un programa de alfabetización con cuentos, canciones, manualidades y tiempo de jugar!
Library Location: Mark Twain. Event Type: Storytime. Audience: Babies (under 1 year). Preschoolers (3-5 years). Toddlers (1-3 years). Contact Name: Library Staff. Contact Phone: 562-570-1046. 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, November 17, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM.
Mark Twain Neighborhood Library, 1401 E. Anaheim St. 90813.
Toddler Sensory Play @ Mark Twain
Enjoy sensory child-directed messy play that fosters curiosity, language development, and the imagination. Recommended Age: 0-4.
Library Location: Mark Twain. Event Type: Arts and Crafts. STEM and STEAM. Audience: Toddlers (1-3 years). Preschoolers (3-5 years). Babies (under 1 year). Contact Name: Library Staff. Contact Phone: (562) 570-1046. 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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Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Mark Twain Neighborhood Library, 1401 E. Anaheim St. 90813.
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។
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Thursday, November 19, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Online Event.
For more info visit libraryc.org. Lego Club @ Mark Twain
Join our Lego Club to build exciting creations through monthly rotating challenges. This month we challenge you to build a dinosaur!
Library Location: Mark Twain. Event Type: STEM and STEAM. Audience: Preschoolers (3-5 years). Teens. School-age (6-12 years). Tweens (10-12 years). Contact Name: Library Staff. Contact Phone: (562) 570-1046. 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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Thursday, November 19, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Mark Twain Neighborhood Library, 1401 E. Anaheim St. 90813.
Beaded Bracelets @ Mark Twain
Join us to make beaded bracelets for yourself and to give away to show someone you're thankful for them!
Library Location: Mark Twain. Event Type: STEM and STEAM. Arts and Crafts. Cultural Event. Native American Heritage Month. Audience: Teens. School-age (6-12 years). Tweens (10-12 years). Contact Name: Library Staff. Contact Phone: (562) 570-1046. 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, November 21, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Mark Twain Neighborhood Library, 1401 E. Anaheim St. 90813.
Family Storytime @ Mark Twain
Join us for a family early literacy program with stories, songs, crafts, and play time! ¡Acompáñenos para un programa de alfabetización con cuentos, canciones, manualidades y tiempo de jugar!
Library Location: Mark Twain. Event Type: Storytime. Audience: Babies (under 1 year). Preschoolers (3-5 years). Toddlers (1-3 years). Contact Name: Library Staff. Contact Phone: 562-570-1046. 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, November 24, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM.
Mark Twain Neighborhood Library, 1401 E. Anaheim St. 90813.
Cuentos y Cantos @ Mark Twain
Acompáñenos a un tiempo de cuentos con arte, musica y tiempo de jugar. Join us for an immersive storytime where we'll explore art, music, and enjoy play time.
Library Location: Mark Twain. Event Type: Arts and Crafts. Storytime. Audience: Toddlers (1-3 years). Preschoolers (3-5 years). Babies (under 1 year). Contact Name: Library Staff. Contact Phone: (562) 570-1046. 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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Wednesday, November 25, 2026, 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM.
Mark Twain Neighborhood Library, 1401 E. Anaheim St. 90813.
Monthly Scavenger Hunt @ Mark Twain
Join us for a new scavenger hunt every month at the library! Scavenger hunts are a great way to build observation skills, encourage curiosity, and add a little adventure to your library day.
This month's theme: Dino-vember!
Library Location: Mark Twain. Event Type: Entertainment. Audience: Preschoolers (3-5 years). School-age (6-12 years). Toddlers (1-3 years). Contact Name: Library Staff. Contact Phone: (562) 570-1046. 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, December 1, 2026.
Mark Twain Neighborhood Library, 1401 E. Anaheim St. 90813.
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។
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Thursday, December 3, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Online Event.
For more info visit libraryc.org. 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។
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Tuesday, December 8, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Online Event.
For more info visit libraryc.org. 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។
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Thursday, December 10, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Online Event.
For more info visit libraryc.org. 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។
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Tuesday, December 15, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Online Event.
For more info visit libraryc.org. 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។
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Thursday, January 7, 2027, 1:00 PM – 2:30 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។
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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។
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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.
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ដើម្បីស្នើសុំព័ត៌មាននេះ ក្នុងទម្រង់ផ្សេង ឬស្នើសុំតាមតម្រូវការសមរម្យណាមួយ សូមទាក់ទងអ៊ីមែល ឬលេខទូរស័ព្ទ ដែលបានចុះនៅលើបញ្ជី។
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Thursday, January 21, 2027, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Online Event.
For more info visit libraryc.org.