Get ready for an up-close encounter with the animal kingdom! 🦎 Thor's Reptile Family brings a hands-on, educational show featuring arthropods, amphibians, and reptiles of all sizes - go on a Safari around the world!

🐍 Live animal show featuring creatures from across the globe
🌍 Learn about each animal's habits, including who, how, and what they eat
🦂 Covers Herbivores, Carnivores, Insectivores, and Omnivores
⭐ For all ages
📅 Tuesday, July 21 | 6:00 – 7:00 PM
📍 In the Children's Area
📋 No registration required

🖌️🌟 For the young artists, the bold colors, and the techniques worth knowing 🎨

✨ The Downey City Library presents Arts with Ms. G — where kids get to create fun, exciting projects while discovering new art techniques and letting their creativity shine!

🗓️ Saturday, July 18th

⏰ 12:00 pm

📍 Downey City Library

🎟️ Free

👧🧒 Ages 7–12

🍡🌍 For the adventurous snackers, the curious taste buds, and the flavors of the world 🍬✨

The Downey City Library presents Snack Scouts — where kids get to explore exotic international snacks and treats from around the globe for a one-of-a-kind tasting adventure!

🗓️ Wednesday, July 15th

⏰ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

📍 Downey City Library

🎟️ Free

📝 Registration required

👧🧒 Ages 10–12

⚠️ Disclaimer: Snacks provided may contain common allergens including nuts, dairy, gluten, soy, and eggs. Please review ingredients with your child prior to tasting. Participants with severe food allergies are encouraged to attend with caution. The Downey City Library is not responsible for allergic reactions. If your child has a known food allergy, please consult with a staff member upon arrival.

🎨🌌 For the little artists, the swirling skies, and the blooming imaginations ✨🌟

The Downey City Library is teaming up with Tiffanie Nguyen of Painter's Space for a joyful guided kids painting session where young creatives will let their creativity shine under swirling skies, inspired by Vincent van Gogh's iconic masterpiece, Starry Night! Participants will explore Van Gogh's expressive brushstrokes and bold use of color while recreating their own version of the famous painting, with step-by-step instruction from Tiffanie Nguyen, Painter's Space Lead.

🗓️ Tuesday, July 14th

⏰ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

📍 Cormack Room

🎟️ Free 🌷 All experience levels welcome

👧🧒 Ages 6–12

⚠️ Limited to 25 spots — first come, first served!

🌱🐝 For the little growers, the curious hands, and the love of the outdoors 🌻

✨ The Downey City Library presents Busy Bee Farmers — a weekly hands-on program where kids explore the world of farming, gardening, and creativity through fun activities and crafts!

🗓️ Fridays — June 12th & 26th, July 10th & 31st

⏰ 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm

📍 Downey City Library

🎟️ Free

📝 Registration Full, No Waitlist

👧🧒 Ages 7–12

🍳🥗 For the little chefs, the curious eaters, and the kitchen adventures ahead 🌿✨

The Downey City Library presents Lunch Bunch Cooking — where kids learn fun and easy recipes while discovering the basics of healthy eating, nutrition, and hands-on cooking skills!

🗓️ Thursday, July 2nd & 9th

⏰ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

📍 Library Patio (outdoors)

🎟️ Free

👧🧒 Ages 7-9

Get ready to dance, sing, and sparkle! ✨ Twinkle Time brings a one-of-a-kind musical experience blending pop, Broadway, hip hop, and EDM glam — described as "like Lady Gaga for kids."

🎤 Live performance featuring high-energy music
🕺 Kids and families are encouraged to get up and move!
⭐ For all ages
📅 Tuesday, July 7 | 6:00 – 7:00 PM
📍 In the Childrens Area
📋 No registration required

🍳🥗 For the little chefs, the curious eaters, and the kitchen adventures ahead 🌿✨

The Downey City Library presents Lunch Bunch Cooking — where kids learn fun and easy recipes while discovering the basics of healthy eating, nutrition, and hands-on cooking skills!

🗓️ Thursday, July 2nd & 9th

⏰ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

📍 Library Patio (outdoors)

🎟️ Free

👧🧒 Ages 7-9

🎨👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 For the families, the makers, and the moments that stick ✂️

✨ The Downey City Library is bringing families together for hands-on crafts, creativity, and quality time — no experience needed, just a love for making things together!

🗓️ Every first Wednesday of the month

⏰ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm

📍 Downey City Library

🎟️ Free

⭐ All ages welcome

🚒🔥 FREE FIRE SAFETY POP-UP! 🔥🚒
Calling all families, parents, and little firefighters! 👨‍🚒👩‍🚒
Join Homeschool Hive Los Angeles, the Downey City Library, and the Downey Fire Department for an exciting afternoon of fire safety fun!

📅 Wednesday, July 1st
⏰ 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
📍 Downey City Library
🎟️ FREE Admission
✨ Meet real firefighters
🚒 See a fire engine up close
🏃 Participate in a fun fire relay
🍧 Enjoy Kona Ice treats
📸 Photo Booth

This is a great opportunity for kids to learn important fire safety skills while having fun and meeting local heroes!

🎸🦘 For the whole family, the singing fridges, the opinionated guitars, and the animals with a lot to say 🎶✨

The Downey City Library presents The Ben Band — a wacky, interactive musical adventure where animals, objects, and everyday items come to life with original songs, big personalities, and nonstop laughs! Featuring Australian animals and a cast of unforgettable characters (including a very shy fridge named Fred), this is one show the whole family won't want to miss!

🗓️ Tuesday, June 30th

⏰ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

📍 Downey City Library

🎟️ Free

⭐ All ages welcome

🖌️🌟 For the young artists, the bold colors, and the techniques worth knowing 🎨

✨ The Downey City Library presents Arts with Ms. G — where kids get to create fun, exciting projects while discovering new art techniques and letting their creativity shine!

🗓️ Saturday, June 13th & 27th

⏰ 12:00 pm

📍 Downey City Library

🎟️ Free

👧🧒 Ages 7–12

🌱🐝 For the little growers, the curious hands, and the love of the outdoors 🌻

✨ The Downey City Library presents Busy Bee Farmers — a weekly hands-on program where kids explore the world of farming, gardening, and creativity through fun activities and crafts!

🗓️ Fridays — June 12th & 26th, July 10th & 31st

⏰ 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm

📍 Downey City Library

🎟️ Free

📝 Registration Full, No Waitlist

👧🧒 Ages 7–12

📚✨ For the growing readers, the shared stories, and the confidence that comes one page at a time 🌟📖

The Downey City Library presents Rising Readers Book Club — a welcoming space where kids build reading skills and confidence by reading aloud and exploring books together!

⏰ 3:30-4:15 pm

📍 The Lab at Downey City Library

🎟️ Free

👧🧒 Ages 8–11 | 3rd–5th Grade

❤️ Caregiver supervision required

🥁👟 For the whole family, the stomping feet, and the performances that hit different 🎭✨

The Downey City Library presents POWERHOUSE!! — a high-energy percussive dance spectacular featuring tap, clogging, Irish step dancing, and electrifying stomp performers that will have audiences of all ages cheering!

🗓️ Tuesday, June 23rd

⏰ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

📍 Downey City Theater

🎟️ Free

⭐ All ages welcome

🍳🥗 For the little chefs, the curious eaters, and the kitchen adventures ahead 🌿✨

The Downey City Library presents Lunch Bunch Cooking — where kids learn fun and easy recipes while discovering the basics of healthy eating, nutrition, and hands-on cooking skills!

🗓️ Thursday, June 11th & 18th

⏰ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

📍 Library Patio (outdoors)

🎟️ Free

👧🧒 Ages 10–12

🍡🌍 For the adventurous snackers, the curious taste buds, and the flavors of the world 🍬✨

The Downey City Library presents Snack Scouts — where kids get to explore exotic international snacks and treats from around the globe for a one-of-a-kind tasting adventure!

🗓️ Wednesday, June 17th

⏰ 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm

📍 Downey City Library

🎟️ Free

📝 Registration required

👧🧒 Ages 10–12

🖌️🌟 For the young artists, the bold colors, and the techniques worth knowing 🎨

✨ The Downey City Library presents Arts with Ms. G — where kids get to create fun, exciting projects while discovering new art techniques and letting their creativity shine!

🗓️ Saturday, June 13th & 27th

⏰ 12:00 pm

📍 Downey City Library

🎟️ Free

👧🧒 Ages 7–12

🌱🐝 For the little growers, the curious hands, and the love of the outdoors 🌻

✨ The Downey City Library presents Busy Bee Farmers — a weekly hands-on program where kids explore the world of farming, gardening, and creativity through fun activities and crafts!

🗓️ Fridays — June 12th & 26th, July 10th & 31st

⏰ 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm

📍 Downey City Library

🎟️ Free

📝 Registration Full, No Waitlist

👧🧒 Ages 7–12

🍳🥗 For the little chefs, the curious eaters, and the kitchen adventures ahead 🌿✨

The Downey City Library presents Lunch Bunch Cooking — where kids learn fun and easy recipes while discovering the basics of healthy eating, nutrition, and hands-on cooking skills!

🗓️ Thursday, June 11th & 18th

⏰ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

📍 Library Patio (outdoors)

🎟️ Free

👧🧒 Ages 10–12

🤹✨ For the whole family, the jaw-dropping tricks, and the laughs you never saw coming 🎪🙌

The Downey City Library presents The Found Objects Juggling Show with Michael Rayner — a high-energy, nonstop performance packed with amazing tricks and unexpected objects that will keep audiences of all ages on the edge of their seats!

🗓️ Tuesday, June 9th

⏰ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

📍 Downey City Theater

🎟️ Free

⭐ All ages welcome

🌞📚 The summer you've been waiting for is finally here — and it's starting with a BANG! 🪄🎉

The Downey City Library is throwing open the doors to the most exciting summer yet with our Summer Reading Kick-Off. A spectacular celebration packed with live reptiles, crafts, giveaways, and raffle prizes that will launch the whole family into a summer full of adventure, discovery, and great books!

🪄 From jaw-dropping sleight of hand to wacky laugh-out-loud antics, David Skale delivers a one-of-a-kind magic experience that's guaranteed to entertain kids and adults alike, because the best magic happens when everyone's having fun!

📖 Pick up your reading tracker sheet and get all the details on this year's reading challenge while you're here, because the real adventure is just getting started!

🗓️ Saturday, June 6th

⏰ 10:00 am – 12:30 pm

📍 Downey City Library

🎟️ Free

🪄 Free Magic Show

🎨 Crafts 🎁 Giveaways 🏆 Raffle Prize Opportunity (While supplies last)

📋 Reading tracker sheets available

⭐ All ages welcome

🌟 Don't miss the event that kicks off the biggest reading summer yet — we'll see you there! 🌟

🎪✨ For the whole family — full of laughs, wonder, and unforgettable moments 🎈

🪄 The Downey City Library invites families to a magical adventure packed with comedy, balloons, puppets, and storytelling that will spark imagination and delight audiences of all ages!

🗓️ Wednesday, June 3rd

⏰ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

📍 Downey City Library

🏁 No Registration Required

⭐ All Ages

🎨👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 For the families, the makers, and the moments that stick ✂️

✨ The Downey City Library is bringing families together for hands-on crafts, creativity, and quality time — no experience needed, just a love for making things together!

🗓️ Every first Wednesday of the month, starting June 3rd

⏰ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm

📍 Downey City Library

🎟️ Free

⭐ All ages welcome

🎨🌸 For the little artists, the bold brush strokes, and the blooming imaginations 🌼✨

The Downey City Library is teaming up with Tiffanie Nguyen of Painter's Space for a joyful guided kids painting session where young creatives will bring their very own vibrant garden flower field to life — exploring color, texture, and imagination one brushstroke at a time!

🗓️ Tuesday, June 2nd

⏰ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

📍 Cormack Room

🎟️ Free 🌷 All experience levels welcome

👧🧒 Ages 6–12

⚠️ Limited to 25 spots — first come, first served!

Clap, sing, and dance together as you explore rhythms, instruments, and songs in a lively, hands-on program for all ages.

🥁 Develop Early Music Skills 📚 Support Early Literacy 🎵 Foster Creativity & Expression

🪩 Friday March 27th at 10:30 AM

⭐ Intended for children of all ages

📋 FREE-No registration required

📘 In the Cormack room

🔍 Caregiver supervision required

Clap, sing, and dance together as you explore rhythms, instruments, and songs in a lively, hands-on program for all ages.

🥁 Develop Early Music Skills 📚 Support Early Literacy 🎵 Foster Creativity & Expression

🪩 Friday January 30th at 10:30 AM

⭐ Intended for children of all ages

📋 FREE-No registration required

📘 In the Cormack room

🔍 Caregiver supervision required

Join us for an exciting bilingual adventure into the world of storytelling, where captivating tales come to life through the magic of reading aloud.

No Registration Required

Where: Downey City Library

All Ages

Join us every Wednesday at 5:30 PM in the Cormack Room for a summer full of anime adventure! Each week, we’ll screen a different anime movie—action-packed, heartfelt, or just plain fun. Check the lineup weekly to see what’s playing next, and be sure to note the recommended age rating before attending.

This week, we’ll be showing: Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms

Ages: 13+

No Registration Required

Join us in the Workshop to make ice cream from scratch!

This program is drop-in, meaning no registration required. Spaces and materials are limited, participation will be on a first come, first served basis.

This activity is intended for students aged 7-12 years old.

Please email the Workshop with any questions, at workshop@downeyca.org