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Tuesday, May 1, 2012 |
10:30 AM
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El Retiro Library, 126 Vista Del Parque, Redondo Beach
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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.
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012 |
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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Katy Geissert Civic Center Library, Community Meeting Room, 3301 Torrance Blvd.
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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.
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Saturday, May 5, 2012 |
12:30 PM - 5:00 PM
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Katy Geissert Civic Center Library Community Meeting Room - 3301 Torrance Blvd.
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Torrance Public Library needs volunteers ages 16 years and older to help collect and preserve the memories of local military veterans. Volunteer interviewers and transcribers will be trained by an instructor from the Southern California Southwest Oral History Association. This program is free and no registration is required. Made possible in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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Sunday, May 6, 2012 |
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Katy Geissert Civic Center Library, 3301 Torrance Blvd.
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The Katy Geissert Civic Center Library is open today from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Full services available. Please call the Katy Geissert Civic Center Library at 310-618-5959 for more information.
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Thursday, May 10, 2012 |
10:00 AM
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Henderson Library, 4805 Emerald St.
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Read and discuss mysteries and thrillers in this book group. All discussions are free and no registration is required. Please call the Henderson Library at 310-371-2075 for more information.
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Thursday, May 10, 2012 |
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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Katy Geissert Civic Center Library Community Meeting Room
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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.
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Saturday, May 12, 2012 |
10:30 AM - Noon
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Henderson Library - 4805 Emerald Ave.
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Join us for a morning of card making and rubber stamping with Judy Kubota, an expert in paper crafting skills. This event is free. Space is limited. Registration is required.
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Saturday, May 19, 2012 |
(All Day)
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Katy Geissert Civic Center Library, 3301 Torrance Blvd.
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The Katy Geissert Civic Center Library is closed due to the Armed Forces Day Parade. Outside materials returns may be obstructed by parade staging. All other Torrance Libraries will be open regular hours, and online resources will be available.
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Sunday, May 20, 2012 |
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Katy Geissert Civic Center Library, 3301 Torrance Blvd.
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The Katy Geissert Civic Center Library is open today from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Full services available. Please call the Katy Geissert Civic Center Library at 310-618-5959 for more information.
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012 |
7:00 PM - 11:59 PM
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Katy Geissert Civic Center Library Community Meeting Room - 3301 Torrance Blvd.
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Join us for an evening with Aura Imbarus, author of the critically acclaimed memior, Out of the Transylvania Night: A Story of Tyranny, Freedom, Love and Identity. Copies of the book will be for sale and signing at the event.
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Thursday, May 24, 2012 |
7:00 PM
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Southeast Library, 23115 Arlington Ave.
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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.
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Saturday, May 26, 2012 |
2:00 PM
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Katy Geissert Civic Center Library Community Meeting Room - 3301 Torrance Blvd.
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For the past four centuries, spirits have played crucial roles in American and world history. Richard Foss, author, journalist, lecturer, and food historian will tell the tales of how rum and vodka have changed history and will discuss the importance of these beverages. Richard Foss is a food historian and journalist. He has written about food and drink for publications including Time Out, Easy Reader Newspaper, and Los Angeles CityBeat. Most recently he was a contributor to Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia. This event is free. Seating is limited and is first-come, first-seated.
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Monday, May 28, 2012 |
(All Day)
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All Torrance Libraries
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All Torrance Libraries are closed for Memorial Day. Outside materials returns will be open, and online resources and renewals will be available.
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