
Thank you so much to Glendale Library, Arts and Culture Trust for supporting Summer Reading! To learn more about the Trust, please visit GLACT.org
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Don’t miss these great summer events for children and families!
Dig Dug and His Dino Friends Puppet Show
Thursday, June 13, 2024 • 4:00 pm
Grandview Library
Explorer Dig Dug and his Dino-Mites accidentally awaken colorful dinosaurs! Now, the dinos need to adapt and learn life lessons with help from Dig Dug and the audience. Presented by Hey Hey Entertainment. Ages 3 years and up.
SRC Balloon Animal Giveaway!
Monday, June 10 - Thursday, June 13, 2024 • 11:00am - 7:00pm
Montrose Library
Have you signed up for the Library's Summer Reading Challenge on Beanstack yet? All registered children can visit Montrose Library and receive a free, celebratory balloon animal! All ages.
Brettso the Great
Saturday, June 15, 2024 • 2:00 pm
Chevy Chase Library
Join Brettso the Great as he combines magic, balloons and balloon puppets into an interactively entertaining show! All ages.
Parent & Child Tinker Time
Saturday, June 15, 2024 • 2:00 pm
Pacific Park Library
Work together to create a walking caterpillar robot. Presented by Tinker Club. For ages 4 - 14 with their grownups. Registration required by clicking on image.
Music Animated: Kids Drumming
Saturday, June 22, 2024 • 10:30 am
Brand Library
Go on a World Percussion Journey with Kids Drumming. This interactive event guides each child through an imaginative journey around the world that includes drumming, singing and movement. All ages.
Sing it Again with Craig Newton
Monday, June 24, 2024 • 4:00 pm
Montrose Library
Have fun and learn about music with this sing-along program about repetition, rhythm, and rhyme in songs. Musician Craig Newton will play a guitar, ukulele, banjo, djembe, flute and more! All ages.
Noteworthy Puppets presents STEAMworks: The Puppet Musical!
Wednesday, June 26, 2024 • 6:00 pm
Pacific Park Library
Whiz kids Max & Julie create competing entries in an effort to win a trip to Space Camp as part of the "Build a Better World Science Fair." Rap & Hip-Hop are featured in this fun, musical S.T.E.A.M. adventure. Ages 3 years and up.
All About Animals with Wildlife Learning Center
Wednesday, July 10, 2024 • 6:00 pm
Pacific Park Library
Monday, July 22, 2024 • 4:00 pm
Montrose Library
Learn about the lives of various wildlife including a porcupine, snake and more! (Please note: each show may have slightly different animals.) Ages 3 years and up.
Rusty’s Rock & Roll Circus
Thursday, July 11, 2024 • 3:00 pm
Central Library
Roll up to the R&R Circus, a brilliant mix of circus arts and music featuring juggling, stilts and learning about what it's like to be a circus performer. All Ages.
Teresa Smith: African Song, Rhythms and Dance
PRE-SHOW FUN: Wooden Music Shaker • Friday, July 19, 2024 • 2:30 pm
Casa Verdugo Library
Design a wooden shaker for music fun. Ages 3 – 8 years.
Friday, July 19, 2024 • 4:00 pm
Casa Verdugo Library
Feel the rhythm of the Serengeti sun at this colorful and exhilarating experience into the world of African rhythms, songs and stories. You may even get to drum and dance. Presented by Teresa Smith. Ages 5 years and up.
Up, Up, and Away! with Mad Science of Los Angeles
Saturday, July 27, 2024 • 2:00 pm
Chevy Chase Library
See toilet paper fly, indoor hot air balloons, a "Mad Science Hovercraft" and a "Dinosaur Sneeze" special effect in this program where you learn about Air Pressure! Ages 6 – 12 years.
Noteworthy Puppets presents The Three Little Pigs
Monday, July 29, 2024 • 5:30 pm
Library Connection @ Adams Square
The timeless lesson that hard work and dedication pay off comes to life with handmade puppets and original songs. Ages 3 years and up.
Ralph’s World
PRE-SHOW FUN: Wooden Music Shaker • Friday, August 2, 2024 • 2:30 pm
Casa Verdugo Library
Design a wooden shaker for music fun. Ages 3 – 8 years.
Friday, August 2, 2024 • 4:00 pm
Casa Verdugo Library
Join Grammy-nominated musician Ralph for a fun concert of songs as he leads kids and their grownups in singing, dancing and silliness! All ages.
The Beatbuds
Wednesday, August 7, 2024 • 4:00 pm
Library Connection @ Adams Square
Wednesday, August 14, 2024 • 10:30 am
Central Library
Rock out with the Beatbuds as they play children's music with a contemporary sound that the whole family can enjoy! All ages.
Christopher T. Magician
Thursday, August 8, 2024 • 4:00 pm
Grandview
Experience the magic of Christopher T. Magician in this interactive, fun and entertaining show! Ages 4 years and up.
A Visit to Deckawoo Drive with Mercy Watson and Kate DiCamillo
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 • 11:00 am
Online talk, click on image to register
Join us for a visit to Deckawoo Drive with everyone’s favorite adventure loving pig, Mercy Watson! Newbery Medal winning author Kate DiCamillo will be sharing the stories behind the creation of her early chapter book series, the original Mercy Watson, and the follow up series, Tales from Deckawoo Drive. We will also be celebrating the publication of the final book in the Mercy Watson series! PreK-2nd Grade.
Surviving the Summer with The Last Kids on Earth and Max Brallier
Tuesday, July 16, 2024 • 11:00 am
Online talk, click on image to register
Would you survive a zombie apocalypse? Join us to talk with New York Times bestselling author Max Brallier about The Last Kids on Earth, both the book series and the animated series on Netflix. In this virtual event, Max will share how he came up with the different monsters and villains as well as the unique ways that Jack and his friends figure out to defeat them. 3rd-6th Grade
Graphic Novels are Life! Telling Your Own Story in a Graphic Novel with Dan Santat
Tuesday, July 30, 2024 • 11:00 am
Online talk, click on image to register
Join this year’s winner of the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, Dan Santat, as he inspires tweens and teens to tell their own stories through graphic novels. His winning book, A First Time for Everything, is a graphic memoir based on his own awkward middle school years and the trip to Europe that changed his life. 5th-8th Grade
We also have storytimes, STEAM programming, crafts and more for kids ages 0-12!
To see all of our Children’s Events visit our Events Calendar