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Library Events

Students use the library for reading, researching, studying, browsing, and checking out books, for quiet group work, and to get homework help. Students come for class lessons in the library and to do research.

The library features and supports the following events and programs (click or tap for more information):

LAUSD Fall 2024 Reading Challenge for Students

Read six books from now through Friday, December 13th. After reading a book, see Ms. Bullock about completing a short activity about your book. Once it's completed, you'll receive a stamp on your reading card and a sticker of your choice.

After Winter Break, prizes will be given to students who completed reading six books and their reflections on each book. These book choices can be the ones listed below, checked out from our library, or read on SORA.

Recommended books (see detailed descriptions):

  • Enly and the Buskin’ Blues by Jennie Liu
  • Seventh Grade vs the Galaxy by Joshua S.Levy
  • Where I Belong by Marcia Argueta Mickelson
  • Eighth Grade vs the Machine by Joshua S.Levy
  • Indigo & Ida by Murphy Capps
  • Finding Refuge by Victorya Rouse

Library Garden

The Library Garden is a patio on the side of the Library. Shady trees and covered tables make it the perfect place for relaxing get-togethers and other events, including Palms Previews and the Volunteer Celebration.

Library garden

Los Angeles Public Library Summer Reading Challenge

The L.A. Public Library (LAPL) lets students enjoy reading while earning prizes during the summer.

Sign up at lapl.org.

For Summer 2024, you get a tote bag and a book just for signing up between June 10 and August 10. Prizes for completing the reading challenge include a journal, a Schoology badge, and a chance to win Target gift cards, an iPad, or membership in the Los Angeles Zoo, the Huntington Gardens, the Discovery Cube, the Los Angeles Natural History Museum, or the Long Beach Aquarium!

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