Edendale Branch - Los Angeles Public Library

outrageous Halloween spice at Edendale today 🐸🐸🎃🎃

Join artist and educator Roxana Rivera and NAMI Glendale at the Edendale Library on Saturday, November 2nd to appreciate the lives of the people who matter most to you. Día de los Mu***os is a time to appreciate the special qualities of someone who is no longer with us, their habits, comforts and unique qualities that they brought to this world. When we honor the dead together, we honor not just those who have passed on, but also this river of life that we all share.

Roxana will guide us in crafting mini-ofrendas for people who have meant something to us and are no longer with us, whether it’s your grandfather who fished at the pier mostly catching sardines, or your best friend who loved to barbeque, or even a well-known athlete, musician or public figure who influenced you in a positive way. Think about their habits, special traits and the things they loved and what they represented to you. What food and drink did they love? What clothes did they wear? What was their favorite color, sports team or song lyrics? What brought them comfort that would welcome them into this ofrenda?

Halloween is coming... get in the mood with these SPOOKY SELECTIONS and/or FRIGHTFUL FAVES !!! 💀💀📚

Join us Saturday October 26th in the Edendale play, including Nightmare Productions, Friday the 13th, Yokai Septet, Rock Hard 1977, Tikal, PARKS and Trio. Of course, you are encouraged to bring your favorite games to teach and play! Drop in anytime between 1:00 and 5:00 p.m.

We’re at 2011 W. Sunset, corner of Sunset and Alvarado – enter through the parking lot side off Alvarado. Email us at [email protected] if you would like to be put on the mailing list for this monthly gathering.

Join us for a screening of the music documentary Sidelining the Sidemen (and Women), followed by a Q&A with director William Roper, at the Edendale Library on Monday October 21st at 6:00 p.m..

Roper’s film examines the history of racial discrimination in the Los Angeles movie soundtrack industry. Four African American musicians (Susan Chatman, Joseph Mitchell, Robin Ross and Nolan Shaheed) relate their stories of creating careers in the highly competitive and cutthroat environment of the Hollywood scoring stage. Elder musician Bobby Bradford relates anecdotes of Los Angeles at the time that the Negro and white musicians’ unions amalgamated into the single AFM Musicians Local 47.

William Roper is a multidisciplinary artist who plays tuba and other instruments, in musical environments from orchestras to small free improvising ensembles. He has toured the world as both a soloist and an ensemble player, and has been featured on over 60 recordings.

The Edendale library address is 2011 Sunset Blvd., but enter from the Alvarado St. side through the library parking lot. Email [email protected] for more information.

Thanks to everyone who joined us today to share photos and stories of the Echo Park lake restoration with Kevin Kuzma and Gary Leonard! Lovely getting to welcome in so many enthusiastic community members, we had a great conversation. Thanks to for organizing the program, and Gary for all the fascinating photos and artifacts!! 📷

Legendary L.A. photographer Gary Leonard joins local historian Kevin Kuzma from the Echo Park Historical Society to discuss the Echo Park Lake revitalization of 2011-2013 at the Edendale Library!

An iconic symbol of our city, Echo Park Lake has been at the center of Los Angeles history for over 150 years. Originally developed in the 1860s as a reservoir for drinking water, the city turned the lake and its surroundings into a recreational park in the 1890s. After a hundred years of canoeing, picnicking and urban growth, by the early 2000s the lake was polluted, choked with algae, and ready for a major upgrade. It was closed off and drained in 2011 – the lakebed was improved, and walking paths, lighting, and new plants and trees were installed. The grand reopening in 2013 was hailed as a fabulous restoration of one of our finest parks, with wetlands added to filter the water and restore the lake’s role as a functioning part of the surrounding watershed.

Gary Leonard photographed the two-year revitalization process, and was able to explore the drained lakebed, from which he retrieved some fascinating historical artifacts. Local historian and craftsman Kevin Kuzma from the Echo Park Historical Society and Gary present a conversation and a look back at this momentous project. Join us Saturday October 5th at 11:30 a.m. in the library meeting room to share Gary’s photos, hear the stories, and see some of the artifacts that were found when the lake was drained.

The Edendale library address is 2011 Sunset Blvd., but enter from the Alvarado St. side through the library parking lot. Email [email protected] for more information.

The LA County Department of Public Health will be available to administer the updated 2024-2025 Flu and COVID-19 vaccines at the Edendale Branch Library on Wednesday October 2nd from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. We are at 2011 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90026, but enter through the parking lot from the Alvarado St. side.

Please note:

If you have health insurance, please bring your health insurance card to your appointment. However, the vaccines are available for everyone, regardless of insurance.
Additionally, you do not need to show ID to get a vaccine at a site run by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health: However, it is recommended that when you get a vaccine, you provide the name that is on your ID.
A consent form for COVID-19 Vaccines is required for minors to be vaccinated at sites run by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
All vaccines are subject to availability due to shortages all around the county.
Make an appointment at Myturn.ca.gov, or just drop in.

Email [email protected] or visit vaccinatelacounty.com/ for more information.

It's Latinx Heritage Month at the library! Celebre con literatura, arte, música e historia en su biblioteca local. 📚📚📚

Join Lorena Lourenco and El Cine on Saturday, September 28th at 12:00 noon for a filmmaking workshop in the Edendale Library meeting room. We will explore how immigrant stories have evolved from The Visitor and Sicario to Persepolis and Problemista. We will also discuss the existing hardships for immigrants looking to pursue a career in film and the tools we have at our disposal.

Join us Saturday September 21st in the Edendale Library community room for Well Played! a monthly tabletop gaming gathering in Echo Park. Adult and teen players at all experience levels are invited to enjoy the artistry and delight of modern board and card games. A selection of titles will be available to play, including Rock Hard 1977, Cat Lady, Cabanga!, Seers Catalog, Pollen, Rafter Five, and MLEM: Space Agency. Of course, you are encouraged to bring your favorite games to teach and play! Drop in anytime between 1:00 and 5:00 p.m.

We’re at 2011 W. Sunset, corner of Sunset and Alvarado – enter through the parking lot side off Alvarado. Email us at [email protected] if you would like to be put on the mailing list for this monthly gathering.

The UCLA Mobile Health Clinic will provide free on-site community health care and screenings in the Edendale Library meeting room on Thursday September 19th, from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m.. No insurance or identification required.

Services include:
Wound care and immediate treatment
Health and mental well-being screenings
Referrals for housing and social services

We’re at 2011 Sunset Blvd. in Echo Park, enter through the parking lot on the Alvarado St. side.

Author and educator Carolina Rivera Escamilla discusses her new collection of poems, In a Corner of Your Country, along with the Spanish edition, En Una Esquina de tu Pais, on Saturday September 21st at 11:00 a.m. in the Edendale Library community room. The result of almost twenty years of work, much of this poetry is intentionally written for theatrical performance. As Escamilla says, "In these poems, I explore the feeling of space and time, the burden of memory in the neither here nor there, as linked to displacement, exile, and emigration, with women and children as protagonists.”

Carolina Rivera Escamilla is a writer, actor, and documentarian based in Los Angeles, California. Born in El Salvador, she studied theater arts and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from the University of California, Los Angeles, and studies in Spanish Literature. She went into exile in Canada in the 1980s. She is a PEN America Emerging Voices Fellow. Her first book of short stories, titled ...after..., was published in 2015 (Worlds Stage Press). She is also the director, screenwriter, and producer of the documentary "Manlio Argueta, Poets, and Volcanoes". Her publications include Collateral Damage, Women Who Write About War Anthology, University of Virginia Press, Migrant Anthology, Somewhere We Are Humans, Harper Collins Press, The Bomb Literary Magazine, and Altadena Poetry Review Anthology, Golden Foothills Press, among others.

The Edendale library address is 2011 Sunset Blvd., but enter from the Alvarado St. side through the library parking lot.

way back in 2004 the Edendale Library opened its doors... now we're celebrating 20 years of serving this fabulous community! join us Thursday at 4:00 out on the patio for our 20th birthday party -- food, fun, and festivities!!!! 🎉🎈🎊 📚

This Saturday Sept. 7th at 12:00 noon, we are excited to welcome Fiato Quartet – violinists Carrie Kennedy and Joel Pargman, violist Aaron Oltman, and cellist Ryan Sweeney. They will perform a selection entitled “American Harmonies: A Journey through Time and Tradition”, including Florence Price’s arrangements of gospel folk songs in counterpoint, Coleridge Taylor Perkinson’s “Calvary” String Quartet No. 1, and pieces by George Walker and Jessie Montgomery.

Fiato Quartet, winner of the 2022 Beverly Hills National Auditions, was formed in 2008. In addition to their acclaimed work as Fiato, they are also members of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Pasadena Symphony, Long Beach Symphony, New West Symphony, and Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra. As studio musicians in Los Angeles, they also record music for movies and television. In addition to the standard quartet repertoire, Fiato has a passion for new music. They have premiered ten new string quartets by local composers, including works by Julia Adolphe and Adam Schoenberg. Each member of Fiato brings a unique set of experiences and training to the ensemble, having studied with the Tokyo, Takacs, Guarneri, American, Miami and Emerson Quartets.

The Edendale library address is 2011 Sunset Blvd., but enter from the Alvarado St. side through the library parking lot. Email [email protected] for more information.

our new display is all about filmmaking, actors, directors, screenwriting, and movie magic... lights camera action! 🎬🎥📚

Join us Saturday August 24th in the Edendale Library community room for Well Played! a monthly tabletop gaming gathering in Echo Park. Adult and teen players at all experience levels are invited to enjoy the artistry and delight of modern board and card games. A selection of titles will be available to play, including Modern Art, Can't Stop, Hollywood 1947, Courtisans, Orongo, Watergate, and Timeline Challenge. Of course, you are encouraged to bring your favorite games to teach and play! Drop in anytime between 1:00 and 5:00 p.m.

We’re at 2011 W. Sunset, corner of Sunset and Alvarado – enter through the parking lot side off Alvarado. Email us at [email protected] if you would like to be put on the mailing list for this monthly gathering.

The UCLA Mobile Health Clinic will provide free on-site community health care and screenings in the Edendale Library meeting room on Thursday August 22nd, from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m.. No insurance or identification required.

Services include:
Wound care and immediate treatment
Health and mental well-being screenings
Referrals for housing and social services

We’re at 2011 Sunset Blvd. in Echo Park, enter through the parking lot on the Alvarado St. side.