Night at the Library

Night at the Library: Building Stories

Saturday, March 8, 2025, 8 p.m. - 12 a.m.

Richard J. Riordan Central Library

630 W. 5th Street

Los Angeles, CA 90071

$15 General admission tickets, $75 VIP tickets

Presented by the Library Foundation of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Public Library, LAist, and the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.

In association with LA Phil Insight

The library is closed, but you’re invited to step into an immersive after-hours world of stories, with interactive art pop-ups, surprising performances, conversations with diverse storytellers and artists, live music and DJs, drinks, and bites throughout the historic Richard J. Riordan Central Library in Downtown Los Angeles.

The night will include performances by BodyTraffic, Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs' Distance Duet presented by LA Phil Insight, dublab, Bob Baker Marionette Theater, Yesika Salgado, and Urban Voices Project, among others. Get creative with drawing classes offered by Heavy Manners Library, a photo booth with the Black Image Center, and screen printing with Color Compton. And yes, you can get a library card at the event!

Celebrate the art and magic of storytelling at this first-ever, late-night party presented by Los Angeles institutions invested in the power of storytelling: the , the , , and the .

This event is open to ages 21 and up.

Other participating artists and organizations:

Angel City Press

Braille Institute Library

City of West Hollywood Drag Laureate, Pickle

Joey Terrill in conversation with LAist reporter Cato Hernández

Mister and Mischief

Narsiso Martinez in conversation with LAist host Brian De Los Santos 

Sims Library of Poetry

With more to be added!

Host or Publisher LFLA, LAPL, LAist, & Lucas Museum of Narrative Art