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What happens when logic leaves no room for love? What happens when logic leaves no room for love?As part of Theater Thur...
09/02/2026

What happens when logic leaves no room for love? What happens when logic leaves no room for love?

As part of Theater Thursdays: International Cinémathèque, join us for a free screening of Jean-Luc Godard’s Alphaville, a strange, stylish, noir-infused sci-fi film set in a future where emotion has been outlawed and human behavior is controlled by reason.

Part detective story, part dystopian fever dream, Alphaville is filled with surveillance, artificial intelligence, propaganda, forbidden words, and a society that has forgotten how to feel. Made in 1965, it somehow feels like a film from both the past and the future.

Stay after the film for a conversation about technology, control, love, language, and whether a perfectly rational world is actually worth living in.

Theater Thursdays: International Cinémathèque
Thursday, September 10, 2026
Alphaville [R]
5:00 PM – 7:15 PM

Beyond the Book is back and this year we’re turning up the volume! 🎶Downey City Library is hosting its sixth annual Beyo...
09/02/2026

Beyond the Book is back and this year we’re turning up the volume! 🎶
Downey City Library is hosting its sixth annual Beyond the Book Festival on Saturday, October 3rd, from 10 AM–4 PM.
This year’s festival will feature a music-centered experience inspired by record shops, vintage markets, and community music festivals, with opportunities to explore, create, listen, shop, connect, and experience something new.

📍 Downey City Library
📅 Saturday, October 3, 2026
⏰ 10 AM–4 PM
🏛️ Indoor + Outdoor

We’re inviting musicians, vendors, makers, organizations, and creatives to be part of this year’s music-centered festival!

🎤 Musicians & Performers
🎶 Vinyl & Record Sellers
🎸 Vintage & Music-Inspired Vendors
🎨 Makers, Artists & Creators
🥡 Food Vendors
📣 Music Organizations & Community Partners
🎉 Interactive Experiences & Creative Activities

Want to be part of Beyond the Book? Visit downeylibrary.org/beyond-the-book and fill out the form! 🎶 Questions? Feel free to DM 💌

09/01/2026

📚🏆 And the winners are…! 🏆📚
Congratulations to our Summer Reading Program super readers who went above and beyond and read the most books this summer! 🌟📖
We are so proud of your dedication and love for reading. Thank you to all of our amazing readers and families who participated and made this summer one to remember!
Keep reading, keep learning, and keep exploring! 💕📚✨

08/31/2026

✨🫔 FAMILY ENCANTO NIGHT 🎨✨

New York Times bestselling illustrator and author Andrea Campos is coming to Downey City Library to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month, with a very special guest joining us too!

📖 A reading of her debut bilingual picture book 'Tis the Season for Tamales
✏️ A mini drawing + craft session families take home
📸 Photos with Andrea and special guest Mirabel
🫔 Tamales to share

Andrea's playful style has landed her everything from marketing campaigns to toys to a bilingual children's book co-authored by Jennifer Lopez and Jimmy Fallon — and this fall she makes her author-illustrator debut with a story celebrating the joy and magic of tamaladas.

🗓️ Tuesday, September 15
🕕 6:00–7:30 PM
📍 Downey City Library
🎟️ No registration required · All ages

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08/28/2026

:🎉 Congratulations to our Summer Audiobook Reading Challenge winners! 🎧📚

Thank you to everyone who joined us in walking, listening, and discovering new stories this summer: your enthusiasm made this challenge such a success!

A huge shoutout to our grand prize winners for completing the challenge and embracing the walk-and-listen spirit. 👏

And a very special thank you to for generously providing audiobook credits as prizes and for supporting independent bookstores and libraries alike. We couldn't have done this without you! 💙

Here's to more stories, more steps, and more summers of reading ahead. See you at the next challenge! 👟🎧

08/28/2026

Acompáñanos al Club de Lectura en Español! ¿Te gusta leer y compartir tus ideas? La Biblioteca de la Ciudad de Downey te invita cordialmente a participar en nuestro próximo encuentro del Club de Lectura en Español. Este programa está dirigido a personas adultas (18+) que hablen y lean en español, y quieran compartir un momento agradable entre lectores. Disfrutaremos de aperitivos y crearemos un ambiente acogedor para intercambiar opiniones, ideas y reflexiones sobre los temas que aborda la novela. Invita a un amigo, familiar, vecino o compañero — ¡todos son bienvenidos a esta conversación llena de cultura y comunidad!

En esta sesión estaremos conversando sobre el libro:
En un rincón del alma de Antonia J Corrales
Fecha: martes, 29 de septiembre
Hora: 6:00 p.m.
Lugar: Biblioteca de la ciudad de Downey Lab

¡No faltes! ¡Será una charla enriquecedora y divertida
Regístrese en nuestro sitio web o siga el enlace:
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⚡️ A HUGE thank you to for the awesome donations to our Pokémon Club! 🎁Our Ace Trainer Volunteer came through with s...
08/22/2026

⚡️ A HUGE thank you to for the awesome donations to our Pokémon Club! 🎁

Our Ace Trainer Volunteer came through with some seriously cool goods, including a Team Rocket deck holder case that we raffled off to one lucky Trainer. 🚀💥 Congrats to our winner, that case is a certified flex at the next club meetup. 😎

Shoutout to MonmondHQ for supporting our young Trainers and keeping the Pokémon Club stocked with the good stuff! 🙌

🗓️ Pokémon Club meets every 2nd & 3rd Tuesday of the month, 4:30–6:30pm. Bring your deck, trade with friends, and battle it out! 🃏⚔️

📍 Downey City Library

Our October TEUM Book Club selection is by Ho-yeon Kim.The Korean word "틈" can mean a "brief period" or "moment". "틈" c...
08/21/2026

Our October TEUM Book Club selection is by Ho-yeon Kim.

The Korean word "틈" can mean a "brief period" or "moment". "틈" can also refer to an "opportunity" or "chance," suggesting a window or opening in circumstances that allows for action or change.

Space is limited - you can sign up on our website at https://www.downeylibrary.org/adults and you’ll be contacted once a copy is available.

Turn the page, savor the moment!

#틈 #불편한편의점

🍙Date : Saturday, October 10 2026
🕰️Time : 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
🏪Location : The Lab
🫶Age : 18 and up

Closing our August Double Feature, Children of Men shifts from action to quiet urgency, asking what hope looks like when...
08/13/2026

Closing our August Double Feature, Children of Men shifts from action to quiet urgency, asking what hope looks like when the future itself seems to have disappeared. Together with Edge of Tomorrow , these films imagine humanity at the edge of extinction while offering different visions of resilience.

Children of Men follows a reluctant man who must protect the world's first pregnant woman in nearly two decades. Through its powerful storytelling, the film explores compassion, sacrifice, and the enduring belief that even in the darkest moments, hope can survive.

Join us for a discussion following this powerful cinematic experience.

Theater Thursdays: Double Feature
Children of Men [R]
Thursday, August 27th, 2026
5:00 PM – 7:30 PM

As part of Theater Thursdays: Double Feature, we conclude our August screenings with a film that explores resilience, le...
08/13/2026

As part of Theater Thursdays: Double Feature, we conclude our August screenings with a film that explores resilience, learning, and the power of second chances. Set in a future at war, it reminds us that growth often comes through failure.

Edge of Tomorrow follows an unprepared soldier caught in a time loop, reliving the same battle until he learns how to change its outcome. Beneath its thrilling action is a story about perseverance, courage, and the possibility of becoming someone new.

Join us for a discussion following the film, then stay for Children of Men , another vision of humanity facing an uncertain future.

Theater Thursdays: Double Feature
Edge of Tomorrow [PG-13]
Thursday, August 27th, 2026
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

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