Tuesday, Jan. 6
Atwater Village—Unleash the imagination at the library during a Building Block Bonanza. Children can play with big and small toy building blocks. 👷🟦🟥
Boyle Heights—Kick back and enjoy snacks while catching a flick at the Malabar Branch Library with Teen Screens Presents: Yellow Rose (2021). 🎬
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City Terrace—Plan out 2026 at Family Vision Board Night at the library. Create a vision board with your goals and aspirations for the year. ✍️
Eagle Rock—Make Henna Art at the library. This program for teens teaches the significance of henna and how to make paste. Teens will also get a chance to get a small henna tattoo.
Echo Park—See last year’s Man of Steel at the Edendale Library’s Film Screening of “Superman.” 🎬🍿🦸
Griffith Park—It’s Toddler Tuesday at The Autry. Bring the kids for Art with Amy and engage all five senses for immersive and creative fun. 🎨
Thursday, Jan. 8
Boyle Heights—There’s a New Year Celebration happening at the Malabar Branch Library. Join the Boyle Heights Arts Conservatory with a balloon drop. Children will create an interactive clock while learning how to tell time. 🎊🎈
Eagle Rock—Have some fun with Shrinky Dinks. Draw some artwork on a provided plastic and see it shrink.
East. L.A.—Enjoy a Family Movie and Activity: Big Hero 6 at the library. Learn about soft robotics and create a marshmallow robot before the movie. 🎬🤖
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East L.A.—Teach your children about the importance of exercise by having them go on a Kids Fitness Adventure at the Community Resource Center. 🙆🏋️
Lincoln Heights—Celebrate the winter season by creating paper Snowflakes as Unique as You. ❄️
Friday, Jan. 9
East L.A.—Bring the children to the Community Resource Center for a Story Time for Tots (Ages 0-5) in Spanish. 📖
Saturday, Jan. 10
East L.A.—Register the teens for Adult 101: The Science of Sleep. Learn simple hacks to fix your sleep schedule and create a glow-in-the-dark sleepy celestial mobile. 💤
Lincoln Heights—Join in on Family Game Day at the library and play a variety of board games. 👾🃏🎲
Sunday, Jan. 11
Exposition Park—Take a Zine Workshop at the California African American Museum and create a zine celebrating the life of Martin Luther King Jr. with educators from the nonprofit, Able ARTS Work.
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