Upcoming Events

Come watch a movie and craft with us! No experience or materials required. This month we’re watching “Pride and Prejudice” (2005) and decorating wooden jewelry boxes. Registration required.

Using construction paper, old magazines, glue sticks, and a whole lot of imagination, kids will cut and paste together funny monsters and other wild creatures as they experiment with collage.

Watch anime and discuss your favorite characters. Explore anime-inspired, Asian snacks and crafts. Ages 9-18 are welcome!

Movie Club is every 3rd Tuesday of each month.

Movie will begin promptly at 5:30pm.

Enjoy a movie with a short discussion afterwards about what you liked or disliked about the movie. There will be popcorn and snacks available.

Join Kristin Owens as she walks you through a creative writing session with helpful writing prompts guaranteed to produce words on paper.

Registration Required

Drop-in anytime between 4 and 7 to make your own friendship bracelets for yourself, friends, or family!

Drums of Unity is an opportunity for participants to join in a fun, dynamic, and positive group activity. Interaction, cognitive-motor connection, rhythm, active memory and fun are all part of this unique activity.

Learn the basic stitches of embroidery and design your own pattern or start an embroidery journal! Ages 12-18. Registration required.

Best known for its lemurs, colorful chameleons, and towering baobab trees, the Republic of Madagascar is home to some of the world's most unique flora and fauna.

Discover the art of Suminigashi Jewelry making! Take home lovely pieces of jewelry made by water marbling. 

Registration is required. For teens and up.

Dive into the enchanting world of Magic: The Gathering this summer! Join us every monday afternoon from 2-4 PM for our weekly free play sessions.

If you like writing your own pieces or would like to grow your creativity, come join us for our Teen Writers Club!  Enhance your writing skills, participate in free-writing exercises and get feedback on written work.

Come draw with us! In this open hour have fun drawing your own doodle designs.

Join us as we learn about a featured artist and then create our own Marvelous Masterpiece in the style of that artist.  Space is limited. Get ticket at the youth desk 30 min before program.

Join world traveler Jane Mahler for part two of her Australian adventure, exploring Sydney, The Great Barrier Reef, Daintree Rainforest, and Noosa Everglades. Discover Sydney’s iconic Opera House, sparkling beaches, and vibrant city life.

Watch anime and discuss your favorite characters. Explore anime-inspired, Asian snacks and crafts. Ages 9-18 are welcome!

Come see local artists as they paint live and answer questions about their work, inspirations, and techniques. Welcome teachers from the Venice Art Center as they demonstrate different techniques, skills, and mediums.

Help us clean out our kids craft closet! Kits will be available beginning at 4:30 and will be available as long as supplies last.

Learn how to junk journal in this fun workshop with artist Kat Sjorgen!

Want to play chess? Can’t find someone or somewhere to play? 

Open to chess players of all ages and abilities. Chess boards and pieces will be provided. 

First & Fourth Tuesday of every month. 5 - 7 p.m.

Grab a friend and some popcorn and enjoy a free showing of a different movie each month!

Every culture and region of the world uses beads for adornment. Color your world and tell a story by designing and creating your unique necklace using beads from Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East and the Americas.

Join us for a fun DANCE PARTY! 

For babies 0-4, this event will include fun lights, energetic music, and a good time! No strobe lights will be used. Wear your brightest colors and dancing shoes.

Shana Banana and her dog puppets explore all the ways color lights up our lives, not just in physical hues but in moods, music, and human and ecological diversity.