Join us for a family-friendly evening of Halloween fun! This special event features author/illustrator Heidi Moreno (@heidiroo_art on Instagram), along with a full lineup of seasonal activities including a Costume Contest, Painted Pumpkin Contest, Mini Pumpkin Decorating, a Halloween Craft, Trick-or-Treating, and a Safety Talk presented by the Downey Police Department.

Thank you to Chick-fil-A, Jersey Mike’s, and Raising Cane’s for supporting the library and this event!

All ages welcome, come in costume and bring the whole family!

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

5:00–7:30 p.m.

No Registration Required

All Ages

Visit the Workshop for a special 🧲 STEM workshop

🚀 Hosted by the Columbia Memorial Space Center!

⚙️ Explore Science & Engineering

🔧 Build STEM Projects

📝 Parent/Guardian supervison required

🎒 This session is for ages 8+

🔴 No Registration Required

🤖 Located in the Workshop

Visit the Workshop on Saturday mornings this Fall for new sessions with the STEM Mobile Makers, hosted by students from the Science Education Department at California State University, Long Beach.‍ ‍

🎒 This session is for students who will be in grades 6th-8th

🗓 Saturday
⏰ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

🔧 Build STEM Projects

💡 Solve Problems

⚙️ Explore Science & Engineering

💭 Be Creative 🤝🏼 Meet New Friends

📝 Parent/Guardian required to sign in student

🤖 Located in the Workshop

🟢 Registration required STAY TUNED FOR REGISTRATION LINK

💡The STEM mobile makers program is a National Science Foundation-funded program active at 4 CSU campuses that gives youth grades 3-8 opportunities to explore science and engineering. Kids will build confidence in problem-solving through hands-on activities and design-based challenges. During each session, kids will plan, build, troubleshoot, and improve their custom STEM creations by using a variety of everyday materials, tools, and digital technology. This experience is designed to foster critical thinking in a fun and meaningful way.

🌐Website: https://www.csulb.edu/science-education/stem-mobile-makers

📲Instagram: CSULB Science Learning Center

Family Bingo Night is here! Bring the whole crew for a fun-filled evening of bingo, laughter, and community. All ages welcome for a quick 30 minutes of classic bingo fun, complete with prizes and good times.

6:00 – 6:30 PM

All Ages

No Registration Required

Ever had an idea on how to make a game better or want to see what games are like before they reach your shelf? If you've ever played a game and thought "This would be better if…" then you’ll love playtesting with Break My Game!

Join Kristina and Gregory Paul for a monthly playtesting event hosted in partnership with Break My Game, an organization dedicated to empowering game designers through in-depth feedback, educational resources, and a welcoming community. Whether you're a designer ready to put your prototype to the test or simply someone who loves playing and talking about games, this event is for you!

Where: The Cormack Room

Meets: 2nd Saturday of the month at 1:30 PM

For All Ages

Registration is required — sign up on Eventbrite

Visit the Workshop on Saturday mornings this Fall for new sessions with the STEM Mobile Makers, hosted by students from the Science Education Department at California State University, Long Beach.‍ ‍

🎒 This session is for students who will be in grades 3rd-5th

🗓 Saturday
⏰ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

🔧 Build STEM Projects

💡 Solve Problems

⚙️ Explore Science & Engineering

💭 Be Creative 🤝🏼 Meet New Friends

📝 Parent/Guardian required to sign in student

🤖 Located in the Workshop

🟢 Registration required

💡The STEM mobile makers program is a National Science Foundation-funded program active at 4 CSU campuses that gives youth grades 3-8 opportunities to explore science and engineering. Kids will build confidence in problem-solving through hands-on activities and design-based challenges. During each session, kids will plan, build, troubleshoot, and improve their custom STEM creations by using a variety of everyday materials, tools, and digital technology. This experience is designed to foster critical thinking in a fun and meaningful way.

🌐Website: https://www.csulb.edu/science-education/stem-mobile-makers

📲Instagram: CSULB Science Learning Center

Join fellow board game enthusiast Mark Shocklee for an afternoon of fun and strategy at our Board Game Club! A wide variety of games will be available, including favorites like Codenames, Catan, Cascadia, King of Tokyo, and more! Whether you’re a seasoned player or brand new to board gaming, you’ll find something to enjoy.

Where: Cormack Room

Meets: 2nd Saturday of the month at 10am

For Ages 16+

Registration is required

Visit the Workshop for a special 🧲 STEM workshop

🚀 Hosted by the Columbia Memorial Space Center!

⚙️ Explore Science & Engineering

🔧 Build STEM Projects

📝 Parent/Guardian supervison required

🎒 This session is for ages 8+

🔴 No Registration Required

🤖 Located in the Workshop

It's back again! The Downey City Library is thrilled to announce our 6th annual Beyond The Book celebration, and this year, it's all about music!

Visit the library on Saturday, October 3rd for a day filled with live music, local vendors, engaging programs and activities, delicious food, and incredible performances. Whether you're a lifelong music lover or just looking for a fun day out with family and friends, there's something for everyone.

Don't miss out! Follow us on social media and check this page often for the latest updates as the big day approaches.

Check out the Beyond The Book page for more information.

🎲✨ Once the games come out, anything can happen! Strategy, luck, teamwork, and plenty of laughs come together in a night full of modern favorites and classic games.

⭐ Intended for all ages

📋 FREE - No registration required

📗 In the Childrens Area

🔍 Caregiver supervision required

As part of Theater Thursdays: Double Feature, we conclude our September screenings with a film that explores identity, free will, and the courage to question reality. Set in a meticulously constructed world, it reminds us that authentic living requires the willingness to face the unknown.

The Truman Show follows an ordinary man who slowly discovers that his entire life has been staged as a television show, secretly broadcast to the world since birth. Beneath its satire is a story about autonomy, self-discovery, and what it truly means to be free.

Join us for a discussion following the film.

Theater Thursdays: Double Feature
The Truman Show [PG]
Thursday, September 24th, 2026
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Family Bingo Night is here! Bring the whole crew for a fun-filled evening of bingo, laughter, and community. All ages welcome for a quick 30 minutes of classic bingo fun, complete with prizes and good times.

6:00 – 6:30 PM

All Ages

No Registration Required

Family Encanto Night

Celebrate the start of Hispanic Heritage Month with special guest Andrea Campos, New York Times bestselling illustrator and author!

Andrea will read from her new bilingual picture book 'Tis the Season for Tamales, lead a mini drawing and craft session for families to take home, and stay for photos with kids and families. Tamales will be served to share with attendees. Families can also meet and take photos with Mirabel from Encanto, who will be joining us for the evening.

Andrea Campos is a New York Times bestselling illustrator and author who loves encouraging play in people's lives. Her playful style has led her to work on marketing campaigns, books, toys, and most notably a bilingual children's book co-authored by Jennifer Lopez and Jimmy Fallon. This fall she makes her author-illustrator debut with 'Tis the Season for Tamales, a bilingual picture book celebrating the joy and magic of tamaladas. When she's not writing, illustrating, or designing colorful products, you can find Andrea speaking at events and conferences, inspiring kids and adults alike to follow their dreams.

Learn more at dreasdoodles.com or follow @dreasdoodles.

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

6:00–7:30 p.m.

No Registration Required

All Ages

Visit the Workshop for a special 🧲 STEM workshop

🚀 Hosted by the Columbia Memorial Space Center!

⚙️ Explore Science & Engineering

🔧 Build STEM Projects

📝 Parent/Guardian supervison required

🎒 This session is for ages 8+

🔴 No Registration Required

🤖 Located in the Workshop

Ever had an idea on how to make a game better or want to see what games are like before they reach your shelf? If you've ever played a game and thought "This would be better if…" then you’ll love playtesting with Break My Game!

Join Kristina and Gregory Paul for a monthly playtesting event hosted in partnership with Break My Game, an organization dedicated to empowering game designers through in-depth feedback, educational resources, and a welcoming community. Whether you're a designer ready to put your prototype to the test or simply someone who loves playing and talking about games, this event is for you!

Where: The Cormack Room

Meets: 2nd Saturday of the month at 1:30 PM

For All Ages

Registration is required — sign up on Eventbrite

Join fellow board game enthusiast Mark Shocklee for an afternoon of fun and strategy at our Board Game Club! A wide variety of games will be available, including favorites like Codenames, Catan, Cascadia, King of Tokyo, and more! Whether you’re a seasoned player or brand new to board gaming, you’ll find something to enjoy.

Where: Cormack Room

Meets: 2nd Saturday of the month at 10am

For Ages 16+

Registration is required

Visit the Workshop for a special 🧲 STEM workshop

🚀 Hosted by the Columbia Memorial Space Center!

⚙️ Explore Science & Engineering

🔧 Build STEM Projects

📝 Parent/Guardian supervison required

🎒 This session is for ages 8+

🔴 No Registration Required

🤖 Located in the Workshop

Live music is returning to the Studio inside Downey City Library with a series that transforms the library into an intimate concert venue featuring stripped-down performances filmed live in the library.

Join us for our third Tiny Shelf Concert featuring Luna Lluvia, an intimate live set blending dreamy textures, electronic sounds, and vulnerable songwriting into an atmospheric one-night-only experience.

Saturday, August 29, 2026

Doors 4:30 PM. Show 5:00 PM.

The Studio at Downey City Library

Free admission. All ages welcome.

Limited capacity. Early arrival strongly recommended.

Come experience the library in a completely different way.

As part of Theater Thursdays: Double Feature, we conclude our August screenings with a film that explores resilience, learning, and the power of second chances. Set in a future at war, it reminds us that growth often comes through failure.

Edge of Tomorrow follows an unprepared soldier caught in a time loop, reliving the same battle until he learns how to change its outcome. Beneath its thrilling action is a story about perseverance, courage, and the possibility of becoming someone new.

Join us for a discussion following the film, then stay for Children of Men , another vision of humanity facing an uncertain future.

Theater Thursdays: Double Feature

Edge of Tomorrow [PG-13]

Thursday, August 27th, 2026

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

🎲✨ Once the games come out, anything can happen! Strategy, luck, teamwork, and plenty of laughs come together in a night full of modern favorites and classic games.

⭐ Intended for all ages

📋 FREE - No registration required

📗 In the Childrens Area

🔍 Caregiver supervision required

Family Bingo Night is here! Bring the whole crew for a fun-filled evening of bingo, laughter, and community. All ages welcome for a quick 30 minutes of classic bingo fun, complete with prizes and good times.

6:00 – 6:30 PM

All Ages

No Registration Required

Visit the Workshop for a special 🧲 STEM workshop

🚀 Hosted by the Columbia Memorial Space Center!

⚙️ Explore Science & Engineering

🔧 Build STEM Projects

📝 Parent/Guardian supervison required

🎒 This session is for ages 8+

🔴 No Registration Required

🤖 Located in the Workshop

Ever had an idea on how to make a game better or want to see what games are like before they reach your shelf? If you've ever played a game and thought "This would be better if…" then you’ll love playtesting with Break My Game!

Join Kristina and Gregory Paul for a monthly playtesting event hosted in partnership with Break My Game, an organization dedicated to empowering game designers through in-depth feedback, educational resources, and a welcoming community. Whether you're a designer ready to put your prototype to the test or simply someone who loves playing and talking about games, this event is for you!

Where: The Cormack Room

Meets: 2nd Saturday of the month at 1:30 PM

For All Ages

Registration is required — sign up on Eventbrite

Join fellow board game enthusiast Mark Shocklee for an afternoon of fun and strategy at our Board Game Club! A wide variety of games will be available, including favorites like Codenames, Catan, Cascadia, King of Tokyo, and more! Whether you’re a seasoned player or brand new to board gaming, you’ll find something to enjoy.

Where: Cormack Room

Meets: 2nd Saturday of the month at 10am

For Ages 16+

Registration is required

Visit the Workshop for a special 🧲 STEM workshop

🚀 Hosted by the Columbia Memorial Space Center!

⚙️ Explore Science & Engineering

🔧 Build STEM Projects

📝 Parent/Guardian supervison required

🎒 This session is for ages8+

🔴 No Registration Required

🤖 Located in the Workshop

Visit the Workshop on Friday mornings this Summer for new sessions with the STEM Mobile Makers, hosted by students from the Science Education Department at California State University, Long Beach.‍ ‍

🎒 This session is for students who will be in grades 6th-8th

🗓 FRIDAYS
⏰ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

🔧 Build STEM Projects

💡 Solve Problems

⚙️ Explore Science & Engineering

💭 Be Creative 🤝🏼 Meet New Friends

📝 Parent/Guardian required to sign in student

🤖 Located in the Workshop

🟢 Registration required

💡The STEM mobile makers program is a National Science Foundation-funded program active at 4 CSU campuses that gives youth grades 3-8 opportunities to explore science and engineering. Kids will build confidence in problem-solving through hands-on activities and design-based challenges. During each session, kids will plan, build, troubleshoot, and improve their custom STEM creations by using a variety of everyday materials, tools, and digital technology. This experience is designed to foster critical thinking in a fun and meaningful way.

🌐Website: https://www.csulb.edu/science-education/stem-mobile-makers

📲Instagram: CSULB Science Learning Center

As part of Theater Thursdays: Double Feature, we continue our July screenings with a film that explores nostalgia, conformity, and the awakening of individual consciousness. Set within the idealized black-and-white world of a 1950s sitcom, this story reflects on how comfort and control can mask the absence of freedom.

Pleasantville follows two modern teenagers transported into a fictional television town, where their presence gradually introduces color, desire, and dissent into a rigidly ordered world. Blending fantasy with social commentary, the film examines how change, art, and self-expression disrupt manufactured harmony. Join us for a discussion following this vibrant and thought-provoking cinematic experience. Admission is free, and no sign ups are required.

Pleasantville [PG-13]
Thursday, July 30th, 2026
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Visit the Workshop on Thursday mornings this Summer for new sessions with the STEM Mobile Makers, hosted by students from the Science Education Department at California State University, Long Beach.‍ ‍

🎒 This session is for students who will be in grades 3rd-5th

🗓 Thursday
⏰ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

🔧 Build STEM Projects

💡 Solve Problems

⚙️ Explore Science & Engineering

💭 Be Creative 🤝🏼 Meet New Friends

📝 Parent/Guardian required to sign in student

🤖 Located in the Workshop

🟢 Registration required

💡The STEM mobile makers program is a National Science Foundation-funded program active at 4 CSU campuses that gives youth grades 3-8 opportunities to explore science and engineering. Kids will build confidence in problem-solving through hands-on activities and design-based challenges. During each session, kids will plan, build, troubleshoot, and improve their custom STEM creations by using a variety of everyday materials, tools, and digital technology. This experience is designed to foster critical thinking in a fun and meaningful way.

🌐Website: https://www.csulb.edu/science-education/stem-mobile-makers

📲Instagram: CSULB Science Learning Center

Visit the Workshop on Friday mornings this Summer for new sessions with the STEM Mobile Makers, hosted by students from the Science Education Department at California State University, Long Beach.‍ ‍

🎒 This session is for students who will be in grades 6th-8th

🗓 FRIDAYS
⏰ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

🔧 Build STEM Projects

💡 Solve Problems

⚙️ Explore Science & Engineering

💭 Be Creative 🤝🏼 Meet New Friends

📝 Parent/Guardian required to sign in student

🤖 Located in the Workshop

🟢 Registration required

💡The STEM mobile makers program is a National Science Foundation-funded program active at 4 CSU campuses that gives youth grades 3-8 opportunities to explore science and engineering. Kids will build confidence in problem-solving through hands-on activities and design-based challenges. During each session, kids will plan, build, troubleshoot, and improve their custom STEM creations by using a variety of everyday materials, tools, and digital technology. This experience is designed to foster critical thinking in a fun and meaningful way.

🌐Website: https://www.csulb.edu/science-education/stem-mobile-makers

📲Instagram: CSULB Science Learning Center