Saturday, September 4, 2:00 p.m.

                                 Katy Geissert Civic Center Library
                                      Community Meeting Room

The author of Hello, It's Me: Dispatches from a Pop Culture Junkie will talk about touchstones from the past 40 years.  Be prepared to test your knowledge about pop culture!


Free; no registration or reservations required.  Sponsored by the Friends of the Torrance Library.  Call the Library at 310-618-5959 for information.

                                      Wednesday, September 8, 7:00 p.m.

                                        Katy Geissert Civic Center Library
                                               Community Meeting Room

Bart O'Brien, director of special projects at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden in Claremont and co-author of California Native Plants for the Garden and Care & Maintenance of Southern California Native Plant Gardens, will review his favorite species and cultivars for local landscapes.


Programi is free, and no registration or reservations are required.  Call the Library at 310-618-5959 for information.

Join us at the Katy Geissert Civic Center Library each month to view and discuss classic and contemporary films.  All screenings and discussions are free, and no registration or tickets are required.  Sponsored by the Friends of the Torrance Library.

Saturday, September 25    2:00 p.m.    A sweeping romantic adventure of love, honor, tragedy, and triumph is set against Mexico's fight for independence and                    the emergence of a new California; features a noble masked hero.

For dates, times, and titles, call the Library's Audiovisual Department at 310-618-5962.