Are you looking to access recreational services for your child or young adult through the Regional Center? Join us for an informative presentation designed to guide you through the process of requesting recreational services for individuals who are Regional Center clients.

Learn the step-by-step process, hear from local businesses offering recreational programs, and get helpful tips to get started. You’ll also have the opportunity to ask questions and connect with service providers in our community.

Presented by Hannah’s Voice, a local advocacy group that shares valuable resources and events to support our neurodiverse community. Let’s make access to services easier together!

No Registration Required

📅 Wednesday, September 10th

🕠 5:30 – 7:00 PM

📍 In the Cormack Room

Join us in the Workshop afterschool the first Tuesday each month for a special STEM activity hosted by the Columbia Memorial Space Center!

Ages: 8+

No Registration Required

Join us this Thursday for Hollywood Classics, where we’ll be watching film series highlighting iconic Hollywood masterpieces! This week, we’ll be watching Rope (1948) directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Where: The Cormack Room

When: Thursday, September 4th, at 5pm

Join us this Wednesday in the Workshop to decorate terracotta plant pots!

In this hands-on workshop, participants will use paint and acrylic markers to decorate terracotta pots.

All materials will be provided including a limited supply of plant pots.

This program is intended for ages 16 and up.

This is a drop in program, meaning there is no registration form and spaces are offered on a first come, first served basis.

Please email workshop@downeyca.org with any questions!

Join us in the Workshop afterschool the first Tuesday each month for a special STEM activity hosted by the Columbia Memorial Space Center!

Ages: 8+

No Registration Required

🎶 Introducing: Tiny Shelf Concerts🎶

The Studio at Downey City Library is bringing live music to the stacks! Inspired by NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts, our new Tiny Shelf Concerts series offers intimate performances filmed right here in the library.

Join us for our very first show Saturday, August 30, 2025 featuring Field Daze — an indie band bringing big sound to our cozy space.

📆 Doors: 4:30 PM | Show: 5:00 PM

📍 The Studio at Downey City Library

🎟 Free admission | All ages welcome

Come experience the library like never before.

Join us every other Tuesday at 5:30 PM for an epic Dungeons & Dragons session with local Dungeon Master Cody Mazza! Using the fast-paced, nostalgia-infused Dungeon Crawl Classics (DCC) system, these biweekly sessions promise creative puzzles, thrilling exploration, and treasure galore. Perfect for both new and seasoned adventurers, no experience needed!

📜 All materials provided.

📝 Registration required

🎲 For ages 16+

This session has been canceled. Apologies for the inconvenience.

Come hang out, play your favorite games, and make new friends. We’ll have classic and new games like Monopoly, Uno, Aggravation, plus puzzles & more for all ages. You won’t want to miss it!

Children’s Area: Fun for all ages with board games, card games, puzzles & more! ✨🎲

No Registration Required

Join us in the Workshop afterschool the first Tuesday each month for a special STEM activity hosted by the Columbia Memorial Space Center!

Ages: 8+

No Registration Required

Back by popular demand, more workshops have been added to The Collective Literary Arts Magazine program! Missed our Spring sessions? Now's the time to get involved! Join us for Dreamscapes + Collage Art on August 21, 4:30pm - 7:30pm — the next session in a series of creative workshops blending writing and visual art.

Registration is required, for ages 16 and up! Registration will open Thursday, August 7th on the Workshop’s page.

Questions can be emailed to workshop@downeyca.org

Join us in the Workshop to create faux stained glass! Using replica stained glass paint, participants will get to create a design of their choice on a glass frame. All materials will be provided, including a limited supply for glass frames.

This program is intended ages 16+.

This is a drop-in program, meaning registration is not required and space will be offered on a first come, first serve basis.

Please email workshop@downeyca.org with any questions!

The Studio presents: Back to School Photoshoot!

Get ready for the new school year with a free Back to School themed photo shoot at the library! Whether you're starting kindergarten, heading into your senior year, or celebrating a new chapter, come strike a pose with our colorful school themed backdrop, fun props, and professional lighting that’ll make every photo pop.

No appointments needed, just drop in and smile!

Wednesday, August 13th

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Free | All ages | No appointment needed

Join us every other Tuesday at 5:30 PM for an epic Dungeons & Dragons session with local Dungeon Master Cody Mazza! Using the fast-paced, nostalgia-infused Dungeon Crawl Classics (DCC) system, these biweekly sessions promise creative puzzles, thrilling exploration, and treasure galore. Perfect for both new and seasoned adventurers, no experience needed!

📜 All materials provided.

📝 Registration required

🎲 For ages 16+

This Session has been cancelled

Join us this Thursday for Hollywood Classics, where we’ll be watching film series highlighting iconic Hollywood masterpieces! This week, we’ll be watching Casa Blanca (1942) directed by Michael Curtiz’s.

Where: The Cormack Room

When: Thursday, August 7th, at 5pm

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 afterschool the first Tuesday each month for a special STEM activity hosted by the Columbia Memorial Space Center!

Ages: 8+

No Registration Required

Say aloha to an unforgettable summer in the library with our island-style celebration as we wrap up our Level Up at Your Library Summer Reading Program! Bring your family, your competitive spirit, and get ready for a day of games, activities, and giveaways.

🍧 Snow Pebbles Hawaiian Shaved Ice will be selling refreshing treats

🏆 Golf n’ Stuff will be providing free passes (while supplies last)

📚 Free book giveaways and crafts-to-go (while supplies last)

🎉 Event Schedule:

• 10:30 AM – Mario Kart Tournament Sign-Ups (Ages 10–15)

  Race for bragging rights and awesome prizes!

• 11:00 AM – Baby Crawl Race

  Crawlers compete while parents cheer them on! Open to babies not yet walking.

• 11:15 AM – Performance: Keiki Hula Group

• 11:30 AM – Storytelling with Singalong + Meet & Greet

  Enjoy a lively show and then meet the performers for photos!

• 12:30 PM – Egg Race (Ages 1–2 & 3–5)

  Balance your egg and race to the finish!

• 1:15 PM – Bubblemania & Company

  Discover the science and fun of bubbles—you might even step inside one!

• 2:00 PM – Shake, Rattle, and Roll (Ages 6–8 & 9–12)

  Dash to collect as many bouncing balls as you can!

📧 Pre-register for races by emailing spacheco@downeyca.org

Come celebrate the end of summer with us—it’s going to be a blast! 🌴✨

Celebrate the end of our Summer Reading Program with a high speed showdown at our Mario Kart World Tournament! Whether you’re a drifting prodigy or just here for the fun, test your racing skills for a chance to win prizes and bragging rights.

🏁 Youth Tournament (Ages 10–15)

✅ Registration: 10:30 AM

✅ Tournament: 11:00 AM

🏎️ Adult Tournament (Ages 16+)

✅ Registration: 2:00 PM

✅ Tournament: 2:30 PM

🙌🏼 Limited to 16 participants per tournament. Arrive early to claim your spot!

🎮 Controllers will be provided

🎪 Costumes encouraged!

🥇 Prizes awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each tournament

🍕 Small refreshments and snacks will be served. Spectators welcome!

🤝 Sponsored by Raising Cane’s and Downey Pizza Co.

Join us Friday mornings in the Workshop this July for Summer sessions of the STEM Tinkering Club, hosted by educators from CSULB. Each session, we’ll explore science and engineering ideas through making: a fun hands-on process of designing, building, testing, rebuilding, and re-testing to create something new!

Students in grades 3rd-5th meet on Wednesday mornings, while students in 6th-8th meet on Friday mornings.

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

Click here to register online on our Workshop’s page!

Watch classics, discover new movies and hang out with friends in the Cormack Room the last Thursday of every month. This month join us to watch The Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022) by Guillermo Del Toro

Admission is free, and no sign-ups are required.

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: Spy x Family Code: White

Ages: 13+

No Registration Required

Join us every other Tuesday at 5:30 PM for an epic Dungeons & Dragons session with local Dungeon Master Cody Mazza! Using the fast-paced, nostalgia-infused Dungeon Crawl Classics (DCC) system, these biweekly sessions promise creative puzzles, thrilling exploration, and treasure galore. Perfect for both new and seasoned adventurers, no experience needed!

📜 All materials provided.

📝 Registration required

🎲 For ages 16+

Join us Friday mornings in the Workshop this July for Summer sessions of the STEM Tinkering Club, hosted by educators from CSULB. Each session, we’ll explore science and engineering ideas through making: a fun hands-on process of designing, building, testing, rebuilding, and re-testing to create something new!

Students in grades 3rd-5th meet on Wednesday mornings, while students in 6th-8th meet on Friday mornings.

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

Click here to register online on our Workshop’s page!

Do you need glasses? Has it been more than a year since you had an eye exam? Have you lost or broken your glasses and need a new pair?

Vision To Learn, a nonprofit provider of vision services, is coming to The Downey City Library to provide free vision screenings, eye exams, and glasses to the youth in need. (4 years old – 18 years old)

If you have a current glasses prescription (less than a year old) please bring it with you to this event.

Appointments are not required but are encouraged.

Call us to reserve your spot at (562)904-7361 or email Natasha.robertson@visiontolearn.org

Join us Friday mornings in the Workshop this July for Summer sessions of the STEM Tinkering Club, hosted by educators from CSULB. Each session, we’ll explore science and engineering ideas through making: a fun hands-on process of designing, building, testing, rebuilding, and re-testing to create something new!

Students in grades 3rd-5th meet on Wednesday mornings, while students in 6th-8th meet on Friday mornings.

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

Click here to register online on our Workshop’s page!

Back by popular demand, more workshops have been added to The Collective Literary Arts Magazine program! Missed our Spring sessions? Now's the time to get involved! Join us for Journaling + Self Portraits on July 17, 4:30pm - 7:30pm — the 1st returning session in a series of creative workshops blending writing and visual art. Take a self-reflective journey as you learn the basics of keeping a journal and how to draw a self-portrait. No experience needed!

Registration is required, for ages 16 and up! Registration will open Thursday, July 3rd on the Workshop’s page.

Questions can be emailed to workshop@downeyca.org

Tie dye bags, towels, clothes, and more! In this session, you'll be able to tie dye an item of your choice. All tie dying materials will be provided, including a limited supply of tote bags and tea towels available to dye. Any other items, including clothing, will not be provided, but we encourage participants to bring their own.

This program is intended for all ages!

This is a drop-in program, meaning registration is not required and space will be offered on a first come, first served basis.

Please email workshop@downeyca.org with any questions!

Join us every other Tuesday at 5:30 PM for an epic Dungeons & Dragons session with local Dungeon Master Cody Mazza! Using the fast-paced, nostalgia-infused Dungeon Crawl Classics (DCC) system, these biweekly sessions promise creative puzzles, thrilling exploration, and treasure galore. Perfect for both new and seasoned adventurers, no experience needed!

📜 All materials provided.

📝 Registration required

🎲 For ages 16+

WE’RE BACK ON WAX & LOUDER THAN EVER

Calling all vinyl heads, beat lovers, and crate diggers! Join us for the return of our Vinyl Listening Session & DJ Workshop with DJ Buffpants. Learn hands-on mixing techniques, catch a live vinyl set, and dig through rare gems at the Community Record Exchange with Nice Guy Eddie, bringing a fresh stash of must-hear records! 🎧💥

☕ Helping Hands Coffee returns with FREE drinks for the first 10 guests — come early, stay late!

💿 Saturday, July 12th, 2025

🕛 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM

📍 Downey City Library

Plus, don’t miss expanded access to our Little Vinyl Library. We’re also loading up the Little Vinyl Library with fresh drops so you can borrow, donate, or just vibe out. Whether you’re a bedroom DJ, a casual collector, or just here for the beats — come kick it with us.

All ages welcome.

No Registration Required.

Questions? Email us at studio@downeyca.org

Join us Friday mornings in the Workshop this July for Summer sessions of the STEM Tinkering Club, hosted by educators from CSULB. Each session, we’ll explore science and engineering ideas through making: a fun hands-on process of designing, building, testing, rebuilding, and re-testing to create something new!

Students in grades 3rd-5th meet on Wednesday mornings, while students in 6th-8th meet on Friday mornings.

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

Click here to register online on our Workshop’s page!