http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=startup;calID=1998;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 WebEvent View 2.7.0 build 42684 http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=73508;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Library Administration Date: Mon, Oct 1, 2012 Description: The Henderson Library is closed for construction beginning September 24, 2012. The closure is anticipated to last about three months. Materials may be returned in the outside drops, or at any other Torrance Library. Please join our storytimes and after-school programs at our other Torrance Libraries. For more information, please contact Library Administration at 310-618-5950. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=71979;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Youth Services Department Date: Mon, Oct 1, 2012 Time: 10:15 AM Description: This storytime is designed for children ages 18 months to three years, participating with a caregiver. The program is free and no registration is required, but the room can get crowded so please arrive on time! The program is repeated at 11:00 a.m. Torrance Public Library storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the Library, please contact the Youth Services Department. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=72117;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Walteria Library Date: Mon, Oct 1, 2012 Time: 10:30 AM Description: This storytime is open to the whole family, and is free with no registration required. Torrance Public Library storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the Library, please contact the Walteria Library. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=72025;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Youth Services Department Date: Mon, Oct 1, 2012 Time: 11:00 AM Description: This storytime is designed for children ages 18 months to three years, participating with a caregiver. The program is free and no registration is required, but the room can get crowded so please arrive on time! The program is a repeat of the 10:15 a.m. session. Torrance Public Library storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the Library, please contact the Youth Services Department. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=72255;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 North Torrance Library Date: Mon, Oct 1, 2012 Time: 6:30 PM Description: Children ages 2 and up and caregivers are encouraged to wear their pajamas and bring their special pillows or blankets to this storytime! Open to the whole family, it is free with no registration required. Torrance Public Library storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the Library, please contact the North Torrance Library. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=73752;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 North Torrance Library Date: Mon, Oct 1, 2012 Time: 6:30 PM Description: Join the Mystery Book Group for a discussion of The Real Macaw by Donna Andrews. This discussion is free, sponsored by the Friends of the Torrance Library. Please call the North Torrance Library at 310-323-7200 for more information. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=71933;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Youth Services Department Date: Tue, Oct 2, 2012 Time: 10:30 AM Description: This storytime with rhymes, songs, and early literacy activities is designed for infants 6 - 18 months, participating with a caregiver. This program is free and no registration is required, but the room does get crowded so please arrive on time! All storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the library, please contact the Youth Services Department. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=63150;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 El Retiro Library Date: Tue, Oct 2, 2012 Time: 10:30 AM Description: The El Retiro Book Group meets to discuss great books. The discussion is free and no registration is required. Please call the El Retiro Library at 310-375-0922 for more information. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=72163;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 North Torrance Library Date: Tue, Oct 2, 2012 Time: 10:30 AM Description: This storytime is open to the whole family, and is free with no registration required. Torrance Public Library storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the Library, please contact the North Torrance Library. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=72209;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Southeast Library Date: Tue, Oct 2, 2012 Time: 11:00 AM Description: This storytime is open to the whole family, and is free with no registration required. Torrance Public Library storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the Library, please contact the Southeast Library. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=73442;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Walteria Library Date: Tue, Oct 2, 2012 Time: 4:30 PM Description: High school students - would you like to provide input on the collections and programs at your branch library? Join a Teen Advisory Board! Walteria's TAB will meet the first Tuesday of every month. For more information, please call the Waleria Library at 310-375-8418. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=72301;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Youth Services Department Date: Tue, Oct 2, 2012 Time: 7:00 PM Description: Children ages 2 and up and caregivers are encouraged to wear their pajamas and bring their special pillows or blankets to this storytime! Open to the whole family, it is free with no registration required. Torrance Public Library storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the Library, please contact the Youth Services Department. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=72071;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 El Retiro Library Date: Wed, Oct 3, 2012 Time: 11:00 AM Description: This storytime is designed for children ages 18 months to three years, participating with a caregiver. The program is free and no registration is required, but the room can get crowded so please arrive on time! Torrance Public Library storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the Library, please contact the El Retiro Library. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=39018;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Dana Vinke Date: Wed, Oct 3, 2012 Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Description: Discover extraordinary new worlds, travel through space and time, journey to other dimensions as the Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Group explores the wondrous and fantastic realm of Science Fiction and Fantasy each month. All Torrance Public Library book discussion groups are free and no registration is required. Please call the Reference Department at 310-618-5959 for more information. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=72351;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Reference Department Date: Sat, Oct 6, 2012 Time: 2:00 PM Description: Get started in climbing your family tree. Learn about the resources available at the Torrance Public Library and online to help. Volunteers will be available to assist you in getting started on your personal history adventure! This program is free, and no registration is required, sponsored by the Friends of the Torrance Library. Please call the Reference Department for more information. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=73493;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Youth Services Department Date: Sat, Oct 6, 2012 Time: 2:00 PM Description: Celebrate Star Wars Reads Day at the Library with a fun craft and great Star Wars Books! This program is free and no registration is required, sponsored by the Friends of the Torrance Library. Please call the Youth Services Department at 310-618-5964 for more information. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=73714;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Reference Date: Sat, Oct 6, 2012 Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Description: This introductory program will acquaint you with what you need to begin researching your family tree. In addition, you will learn about the resources available to you through the South Bay Cities Genealogical Society and the Torrance Public Library. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=71642;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Library Administration Date: Sun, Oct 7, 2012 Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Description: The Katy Geissert Civic Center Library is open this Sunday. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=73512;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Library Administration Date: Mon, Oct 8, 2012 Description: The Henderson Library is closed for construction beginning September 24, 2012. The closure is anticipated to last about three months. Materials may be returned in the outside drops, or at any other Torrance Library. Please join our storytimes and after-school programs at our other Torrance Libraries. For more information, please contact Library Administration at 310-618-5950. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=71984;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Youth Services Department Date: Mon, Oct 8, 2012 Time: 10:15 AM Description: This storytime is designed for children ages 18 months to three years, participating with a caregiver. The program is free and no registration is required, but the room can get crowded so please arrive on time! The program is repeated at 11:00 a.m. Torrance Public Library storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the Library, please contact the Youth Services Department. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=72122;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Walteria Library Date: Mon, Oct 8, 2012 Time: 10:30 AM Description: This storytime is open to the whole family, and is free with no registration required. Torrance Public Library storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the Library, please contact the Walteria Library. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=72030;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Youth Services Department Date: Mon, Oct 8, 2012 Time: 11:00 AM Description: This storytime is designed for children ages 18 months to three years, participating with a caregiver. The program is free and no registration is required, but the room can get crowded so please arrive on time! The program is a repeat of the 10:15 a.m. session. Torrance Public Library storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the Library, please contact the Youth Services Department. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=72260;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 North Torrance Library Date: Mon, Oct 8, 2012 Time: 6:30 PM Description: Children ages 2 and up and caregivers are encouraged to wear their pajamas and bring their special pillows or blankets to this storytime! Open to the whole family, it is free with no registration required. Torrance Public Library storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the Library, please contact the North Torrance Library. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=71938;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Youth Services Department Date: Tue, Oct 9, 2012 Time: 10:30 AM Description: This storytime with rhymes, songs, and early literacy activities is designed for infants 6 - 18 months, participating with a caregiver. This program is free and no registration is required, but the room does get crowded so please arrive on time! All storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the library, please contact the Youth Services Department. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=72168;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 North Torrance Library Date: Tue, Oct 9, 2012 Time: 10:30 AM Description: This storytime is open to the whole family, and is free with no registration required. Torrance Public Library storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the Library, please contact the North Torrance Library. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=72214;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Southeast Library Date: Tue, Oct 9, 2012 Time: 11:00 AM Description: This storytime is open to the whole family, and is free with no registration required. Torrance Public Library storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the Library, please contact the Southeast Library. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=72306;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Youth Services Department Date: Tue, Oct 9, 2012 Time: 7:00 PM Description: Children ages 2 and up and caregivers are encouraged to wear their pajamas and bring their special pillows or blankets to this storytime! Open to the whole family, it is free with no registration required. Torrance Public Library storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the Library, please contact the Youth Services Department. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=72076;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 El Retiro Library Date: Wed, Oct 10, 2012 Time: 11:00 AM Description: This storytime is designed for children ages 18 months to three years, participating with a caregiver. The program is free and no registration is required, but the room can get crowded so please arrive on time! Torrance Public Library storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the Library, please contact the El Retiro Library. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=73757;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Walteria Library Date: Wed, Oct 10, 2012 Time: 11:00 AM Description: Join us for the organizational meeting of this new book group at the Walteria Library. Pick up the book for November, enjoy light refreshments, and help select books for future meetings. All Torrance Library book groups are free, and no registration is required, sponsored by the Friends of the Torrance Library. Please call the Walteria Library at 310-375-8418 for more information. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=73717;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Audiovisual Date: Wed, Oct 10, 2012 Time: 11:00 AM Description: Join us for a screening of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, starring Kevin McCarthy and Dana Winter. This film is sponsored by the Friends of the Torrance Library and no registration is required. Please call the Audiovisual Department at (310) 618-5962 for more information. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=73720;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Reference Department Date: Wed, Oct 10, 2012 Time: 7:00 PM Description: Los Angeles Dodgers Pitchers: Seven Decades of Diamond Dominance. Join author Don Lechman, a Los Angeles newspaperman for forty years, as he recounts the history of the team's aces. This program is free, no registration is required, sponsored by the Friends of the Torrance Library. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=63206;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Southeast Library Date: Thu, Oct 11, 2012 Time: 10:00 AM Description: Read and discuss mysteries and thrillers in this book group. All discussions are free and no registration is required. ** Please Note: Due to the closure of Henderson Library, this meeting will be at the Southeast Library. Please call the Southeast Library at 310-530-5044 for more information. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=18347;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Reference Department Date: Thu, Oct 11, 2012 Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Description: Join us as we discuss great lives and times as presented in biographies and memoirs. For list of titles, please see http://www.torranceca.gov/Library/5659.htm. All Torrance Public Library book discussion groups are free and there is no registration required. Please call the Reference Department at 310-618-5959 for more information. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=73545;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Southeast Library Date: Sat, Oct 13, 2012 Time: 2:00 PM Description: The talented puppet folks from Swazzle present this wonderful interactive puppet adventure. This program is free, and no registration is required - generously sponsored by the Friends of the Torrance Library. Please call the Southeast Library at 310-530-5044 for more information. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=71647;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Library Administration Date: Sun, Oct 14, 2012 Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Description: The Katy Geissert Civic Center Library is open this Sunday. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=73516;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Library Administration Date: Mon, Oct 15, 2012 Description: The Henderson Library is closed for construction beginning September 24, 2012. The closure is anticipated to last about three months. Materials may be returned in the outside drops, or at any other Torrance Library. Please join our storytimes and after-school programs at our other Torrance Libraries. For more information, please contact Library Administration at 310-618-5950. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=71989;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Youth Services Department Date: Mon, Oct 15, 2012 Time: 10:15 AM Description: This storytime is designed for children ages 18 months to three years, participating with a caregiver. The program is free and no registration is required, but the room can get crowded so please arrive on time! The program is repeated at 11:00 a.m. Torrance Public Library storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the Library, please contact the Youth Services Department. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=72127;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Walteria Library Date: Mon, Oct 15, 2012 Time: 10:30 AM Description: This storytime is open to the whole family, and is free with no registration required. Torrance Public Library storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the Library, please contact the Walteria Library. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=72035;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Youth Services Department Date: Mon, Oct 15, 2012 Time: 11:00 AM Description: This storytime is designed for children ages 18 months to three years, participating with a caregiver. The program is free and no registration is required, but the room can get crowded so please arrive on time! The program is a repeat of the 10:15 a.m. session. Torrance Public Library storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the Library, please contact the Youth Services Department. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=73452;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Youth Services Department Date: Mon, Oct 15, 2012 Time: 3:30 PM Description: Teens are invited to celebrate Teen Read Week with a great program five days in a row! October 15 - learn to create super secret book safes. October 16 - zombie face paint and makeup tips. October 17 - Avengers. October 18 - spaghetti structures. October 19 - Wiikend Celebration! All programs are free and meant for teens. Please call the Youth Services Department at 310-618-5964 for more information. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=72265;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 North Torrance Library Date: Mon, Oct 15, 2012 Time: 6:30 PM Description: Children ages 2 and up and caregivers are encouraged to wear their pajamas and bring their special pillows or blankets to this storytime! Open to the whole family, it is free with no registration required. Torrance Public Library storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the Library, please contact the North Torrance Library. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=71943;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Youth Services Department Date: Tue, Oct 16, 2012 Time: 10:30 AM Description: This storytime with rhymes, songs, and early literacy activities is designed for infants 6 - 18 months, participating with a caregiver. This program is free and no registration is required, but the room does get crowded so please arrive on time! All storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the library, please contact the Youth Services Department. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=72173;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 North Torrance Library Date: Tue, Oct 16, 2012 Time: 10:30 AM Description: This storytime is open to the whole family, and is free with no registration required. Torrance Public Library storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the Library, please contact the North Torrance Library. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=72219;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Southeast Library Date: Tue, Oct 16, 2012 Time: 11:00 AM Description: This storytime is open to the whole family, and is free with no registration required. Torrance Public Library storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the Library, please contact the Southeast Library. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=73458;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Youth Services Department Date: Tue, Oct 16, 2012 Time: 3:30 PM Description: Teens are invited to celebrate Teen Read Week with a great program five days in a row! October 15 - learn to create super secret book safes. October 16 - zombie face paint and makeup tips. October 17 - Avengers. October 18 - spaghetti structures. October 19 - Wiikend Celebration! All programs are free and meant for teens. Please call the Youth Services Department at 310-618-5964 for more information. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=72311;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Youth Services Department Date: Tue, Oct 16, 2012 Time: 7:00 PM Description: Children ages 2 and up and caregivers are encouraged to wear their pajamas and bring their special pillows or blankets to this storytime! Open to the whole family, it is free with no registration required. Torrance Public Library storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the Library, please contact the Youth Services Department. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=72081;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 El Retiro Library Date: Wed, Oct 17, 2012 Time: 11:00 AM Description: This storytime is designed for children ages 18 months to three years, participating with a caregiver. The program is free and no registration is required, but the room can get crowded so please arrive on time! Torrance Public Library storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the Library, please contact the El Retiro Library. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=73463;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Youth Services Department Date: Wed, Oct 17, 2012 Time: 3:30 PM Description: Teens are invited to celebrate Teen Read Week with a great program five days in a row! October 15 - learn to create super secret book safes. October 16 - zombie face paint and makeup tips. October 17 - Avengers. October 18 - spaghetti structures. October 19 - Wiikend Celebration! All programs are free and meant for teens. Please call the Youth Services Department at 310-618-5964 for more information. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=73468;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Youth Services Department Date: Thu, Oct 18, 2012 Time: 3:30 PM Description: Teens are invited to celebrate Teen Read Week with a great program five days in a row! October 15 - learn to create super secret book safes. October 16 - zombie face paint and makeup tips. October 17 - Avengers. October 18 - spaghetti structures. October 19 - Wiikend Celebration! All programs are free and meant for teens. Please call the Youth Services Department at 310-618-5964 for more information. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=64776;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Reference Date: Fri, Oct 19, 2012 Time: 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM Description: Friends Members Only pre-sale from 2 to 6 pm (memberships sold at the door starting at 1 pm). The Friends of the Torrance Library will offer a great selection of encyclopedias, reference material, children's books and thousands of books on a vast array of topics - all at bargain prices. A variety of records, CDs, cassette tapes, VHS tapes and DVDs will be offered. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=73473;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Youth Services Department Date: Fri, Oct 19, 2012 Time: 3:30 PM Description: Teens are invited to celebrate Teen Read Week with a great program five days in a row! October 15 - learn to create super secret book safes. October 16 - zombie face paint and makeup tips. October 17 - Avengers. October 18 - spaghetti structures. October 19 - Wiikend Celebration! All programs are free and meant for teens. Please call the Youth Services Department at 310-618-5964 for more information. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=64779;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Reference Date: Sat, Oct 20, 2012 Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Description: Public Sale from 9 am to 4 pm. The Friends of the Torrance Library will offer a great selection of encyclopedias, reference material, children's books and thousands of books on a vast array of topics - all at bargain prices. A variety of records, CDs, cassette tapes, VHS tapes and DVDs will be offered. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=72356;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Walteria Library Date: Sat, Oct 20, 2012 Time: 10:00 AM Description: Adults are invited to learn how to make a Hallowee treat box with Stampin' Up instructor Judy Kubota. All materials will be provided, sponsored by the Friends of the Torrance Library. This program is free, but registration is required. Please call the Walteria Library at 310-375-8418 to register. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=73723;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 El Retiro Library Date: Sat, Oct 20, 2012 Time: 10:30 AM Description: Learn the basics of planting in containers, in a pot designed especially for Halloween! This take-home project will be a delightful welcome to trick-or-treaters at your front porch. Taught by Maria Cesca. This program is free, but registration is required, please call (310) 375-0922. Sponsored by the Friends of the Torrance Library. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=71652;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Library Administration Date: Sun, Oct 21, 2012 Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Description: The Katy Geissert Civic Center Library is open this Sunday. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=73520;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Library Administration Date: Mon, Oct 22, 2012 Description: The Henderson Library is closed for construction beginning September 24, 2012. The closure is anticipated to last about three months. Materials may be returned in the outside drops, or at any other Torrance Library. Please join our storytimes and after-school programs at our other Torrance Libraries. For more information, please contact Library Administration at 310-618-5950. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=71994;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Youth Services Department Date: Mon, Oct 22, 2012 Time: 10:15 AM Description: This storytime is designed for children ages 18 months to three years, participating with a caregiver. The program is free and no registration is required, but the room can get crowded so please arrive on time! The program is repeated at 11:00 a.m. Torrance Public Library storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the Library, please contact the Youth Services Department. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=72132;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Walteria Library Date: Mon, Oct 22, 2012 Time: 10:30 AM Description: This storytime is open to the whole family, and is free with no registration required. Torrance Public Library storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the Library, please contact the Walteria Library. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=72040;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Youth Services Department Date: Mon, Oct 22, 2012 Time: 11:00 AM Description: This storytime is designed for children ages 18 months to three years, participating with a caregiver. The program is free and no registration is required, but the room can get crowded so please arrive on time! The program is a repeat of the 10:15 a.m. session. Torrance Public Library storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the Library, please contact the Youth Services Department. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=72270;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 North Torrance Library Date: Mon, Oct 22, 2012 Time: 6:30 PM Description: Children ages 2 and up and caregivers are encouraged to wear their pajamas and bring their special pillows or blankets to this storytime! Open to the whole family, it is free with no registration required. Torrance Public Library storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the Library, please contact the North Torrance Library. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=71948;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Youth Services Department Date: Tue, Oct 23, 2012 Time: 10:30 AM Description: This storytime with rhymes, songs, and early literacy activities is designed for infants 6 - 18 months, participating with a caregiver. This program is free and no registration is required, but the room does get crowded so please arrive on time! All storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the library, please contact the Youth Services Department. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=72178;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 North Torrance Library Date: Tue, Oct 23, 2012 Time: 10:30 AM Description: This storytime is open to the whole family, and is free with no registration required. Torrance Public Library storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the Library, please contact the North Torrance Library. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=72224;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Southeast Library Date: Tue, Oct 23, 2012 Time: 11:00 AM Description: This storytime is open to the whole family, and is free with no registration required. Torrance Public Library storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the Library, please contact the Southeast Library. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=72316;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Youth Services Department Date: Tue, Oct 23, 2012 Time: 7:00 PM Description: Children ages 2 and up and caregivers are encouraged to wear their pajamas and bring their special pillows or blankets to this storytime! Open to the whole family, it is free with no registration required. Torrance Public Library storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the Library, please contact the Youth Services Department. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=73743;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Reference Department Date: Wed, Oct 24, 2012 Time: 11:00 AM Description: Melissa King, author of This Mommy Saves Money, in partnership with savings.com will share local grocery store bargains, printable coupons, online shopping deals, and more. This program is free, sponsored by the Friends of the Torrance Library. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=72086;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 El Retiro Library Date: Wed, Oct 24, 2012 Time: 11:00 AM Description: This storytime is designed for children ages 18 months to three years, participating with a caregiver. The program is free and no registration is required, but the room can get crowded so please arrive on time! Torrance Public Library storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the Library, please contact the El Retiro Library. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=73437;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Southeast Library Date: Wed, Oct 24, 2012 Time: 4:00 PM Description: Meetings are held the fourth Wednesday of each month. This book group is free, but intended for teens grades 7-12 and registration is required. For more information, please call the Southeast Library at 310-530-5044. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=73729;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Reference Department Date: Wed, Oct 24, 2012 Time: 7:00 PM Description: Join us for a evening with Don Lynch, historian with the Titanic Historical Society. His research includes interviews with survivors of the maritime disaster and dives to the Titanic shipwreck at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. This event is free, sponsored by the Friends of the Torrance Library. Seating is limited and is first-come, first-seated. Suitable for all ages. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=63262;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Southeast Library Date: Thu, Oct 25, 2012 Time: 7:00 PM Description: The Creative Spirit Book Group meets monthly to discuss books and authors. This group is free and no registration is required. Please call the Southeast Library at 310-530-5044 for more information. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=73483;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Youth Services Department Date: Fri, Oct 26, 2012 Time: 4:00 PM Description: Local author Stan Terasaki shares his book Ghosts for Breakfast just in time for Halloween. Join us at the Library for fun, fabulous, and free activities. All are recommended for school aged children, and sponsored by the Friends of the Torrance Library. For more information, please call the Youth Services Department at 310-618-5964. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=72341;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Youth Services Department Date: Sat, Oct 27, 2012 Time: 10:30 AM Description: Bring the little ones, ages 1 - 5, for a morning of songs and fun with some of the best children's musicians in the area. The program is free and no registration is required, but the room can get crowded so please arrive on time! Sponsored by the Friends of the Torrance Library. Please call the Youth Services Department for more information. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=72361;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Reference Department Date: Sat, Oct 27, 2012 Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Description: During World War II Japanese Americans were forced to answer a loyalty questionnaire. For many, those answers came at a great price. Come hear their stories in this program hosted by the Japanese American Historical Society of Southern Califrornia. The program is free, but seating is limited and is on a first-come, first-seated basis. Please call the Reference Department at 310-618-5959 for more information. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=71657;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Library Administration Date: Sun, Oct 28, 2012 Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Description: The Katy Geissert Civic Center Library is open this Sunday. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=73524;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Library Administration Date: Mon, Oct 29, 2012 Description: The Henderson Library is closed for construction beginning September 24, 2012. The closure is anticipated to last about three months. Materials may be returned in the outside drops, or at any other Torrance Library. Please join our storytimes and after-school programs at our other Torrance Libraries. For more information, please contact Library Administration at 310-618-5950. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=71999;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Youth Services Department Date: Mon, Oct 29, 2012 Time: 10:15 AM Description: This storytime is designed for children ages 18 months to three years, participating with a caregiver. The program is free and no registration is required, but the room can get crowded so please arrive on time! The program is repeated at 11:00 a.m. Torrance Public Library storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the Library, please contact the Youth Services Department. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=72137;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Walteria Library Date: Mon, Oct 29, 2012 Time: 10:30 AM Description: This storytime is open to the whole family, and is free with no registration required. Torrance Public Library storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the Library, please contact the Walteria Library. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=72045;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Youth Services Department Date: Mon, Oct 29, 2012 Time: 11:00 AM Description: This storytime is designed for children ages 18 months to three years, participating with a caregiver. The program is free and no registration is required, but the room can get crowded so please arrive on time! The program is a repeat of the 10:15 a.m. session. Torrance Public Library storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the Library, please contact the Youth Services Department. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=72275;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 North Torrance Library Date: Mon, Oct 29, 2012 Time: 6:30 PM Description: Children ages 2 and up and caregivers are encouraged to wear their pajamas and bring their special pillows or blankets to this storytime! Open to the whole family, it is free with no registration required. Torrance Public Library storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the Library, please contact the North Torrance Library. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=71953;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Youth Services Department Date: Tue, Oct 30, 2012 Time: 10:30 AM Description: This storytime with rhymes, songs, and early literacy activities is designed for infants 6 - 18 months, participating with a caregiver. This program is free and no registration is required, but the room does get crowded so please arrive on time! All storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the library, please contact the Youth Services Department. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=72183;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 North Torrance Library Date: Tue, Oct 30, 2012 Time: 10:30 AM Description: This storytime is open to the whole family, and is free with no registration required. Torrance Public Library storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the Library, please contact the North Torrance Library. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=72229;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Southeast Library Date: Tue, Oct 30, 2012 Time: 11:00 AM Description: This storytime is open to the whole family, and is free with no registration required. Torrance Public Library storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the Library, please contact the Southeast Library. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=72321;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Youth Services Department Date: Tue, Oct 30, 2012 Time: 7:00 PM Description: Children ages 2 and up and caregivers are encouraged to wear their pajamas and bring their special pillows or blankets to this storytime! Open to the whole family, it is free with no registration required. Torrance Public Library storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the Library, please contact the Youth Services Department. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=72091;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 El Retiro Library Date: Wed, Oct 31, 2012 Time: 11:00 AM Description: This storytime is designed for children ages 18 months to three years, participating with a caregiver. The program is free and no registration is required, but the room can get crowded so please arrive on time! Torrance Public Library storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups. For information on arranging a group or class visit to the Library, please contact the El Retiro Library. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=73555;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Walteria Library Date: Wed, Oct 31, 2012 Time: 11:00 AM - 7:30 PM Description: Come to the Walteria Library in costume to get a special trick or treat! This celebration is free, sponsored by the Friends of the Torrance Library. Please call the Walteria Library at 310-375-8418 for more information.