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![Pokémon Reading Challenge
Calling all young Pokémon Trainers! From now until February 25th (Pokémon Day), read books to earn badges and awesome prizes!
📖 Read 1 book – Get a Pokéball keychain!
📖 Read 3 books &nda](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624dd5883b5a4c2baeea5c27/1739919554233-AYMJKO5YY91EDVH5UVK2/image-asset.jpeg)
![In observation of President's Day, the Downey City Library will be closed Monday, February 17th.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624dd5883b5a4c2baeea5c27/1739589185287-JQ8ZLLLMYUKMJ12YHKTN/image-asset.jpeg)
![As part of our Theater Thursdays series, we celebrate the filmmakers who pushed the boundaries of storytelling. Experience David Lynch’s haunting neo-noir masterpiece Blue Velvet (1986) on Thursday, February 27th, at 5 PM. Beneath the idyllic s](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624dd5883b5a4c2baeea5c27/1739481181521-GDWU2KRPKQD3RIJM5GO3/image-asset.jpeg)
![As part of our Theater Thursdays series, we’re celebrating visionary filmmakers who shaped cinema. Join us for a special screening of The Elephant Man (1980) on Thursday, February 27th, at 3 PM. This deeply moving and visually striking masterp](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624dd5883b5a4c2baeea5c27/1739470723432-XPJ98NO1MPB19IYKL15T/image-asset.jpeg)
![The Workshop is excited to announce our first ever Open Hours session!
In this session, participants will be able to work on their own independent projects, utilizing any equipment or materials currently offered, including drawing, painting, printm](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624dd5883b5a4c2baeea5c27/1739212655127-PWIHS3PAPP8R8US382QC/image-asset.jpeg)
![📚💕 Blind Date with a Book! 💘✨
They say, don’t judge a book by its cover—but what if you can’t see the cover at all?📖👀 That’s right! Our books are wrapped and disguised, waiting for you to take a chance on a mystery read.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624dd5883b5a4c2baeea5c27/1738964262423-O1PDQFMGHUW0CQFOKBNU/image-asset.jpeg)
![🌸✨ Get creative with us in the Workshop! ✨🌸
Drop in and craft beautiful paper flowers & handmade cards—perfect for gifting this holiday season! 🎁💌 In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn painting and paper-folding techniques to b](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624dd5883b5a4c2baeea5c27/1738953719368-HH402A61U03T92POKOMY/image-asset.jpeg)
![¡Estás Invitado!
La biblioteca de la ciudad de Downey te invita a ser parte de nuestra discusión de el Club De Lectura en Español. Este programa es para lectores de 18 años en adelante y personas que hablen y lean en](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624dd5883b5a4c2baeea5c27/1738892047222-NTNBC3TD0T4UT7J6QNUE/image-asset.jpeg)
![❤️✨ Valentine’s Family Night! ✨❤️
📅 February 11 ⏰ 5 PM - 7 PM
Get a head start on Valentine’s Day with a fun filled family night at the library! 💌🎨🎭
🎲 Play exciting games in the Children’s Area
📬 Decorate your own Valentine](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624dd5883b5a4c2baeea5c27/1738878597744-LONJYOFCUOGUUNEQSI8C/image-asset.jpeg)
![The Downey City Library is launching its very own Collective Literary Art Magazine, and this is your chance to be part of it!
Join us for Campfire Stories + Charcoal Drawings on February 20, 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM—the first in a series of four](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624dd5883b5a4c2baeea5c27/1738866484932-L7D2M66EN89C20IO9SVX/image-asset.jpeg)
![🎉 Game Night!
Join us for an evening of laughs, games, and good vibes on Tuesday, February 11th, at 5 PM in the Cormack Room!
👾 What’s on deck?
🎮 Hilarious Jackbox games
🍪 Refreshments served (while supplies last!)
💬 Who’s ready for](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624dd5883b5a4c2baeea5c27/1738805512427-F3YJT4V6GX6SI090ZBFQ/image-asset.jpeg)
![📢 Game Night Fun!
Bring the whole family to Game Night on Tuesday, February 11th, at 5 PM in our Children’s Area!
🧩 What’s in store?
🎮 Classic favorites like Monopoly, Uno, Aggravation
🧩 Puzzles galore
💬 Tag your game crew below!
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Library Basics
Access Free WIFI
Visit any of one of our Virtual Library sites throughout Downey to access the internet for free. No library card is required to access free internet at any of our Virtual Library locations. Simply:
Search your network preferences and select the downey-library network
Once you’ve selected our network, you will be prompted to read and accept the terms of use. After accepting the terms, you will have free access to our WiFi network
We have four Virtual Library sites throughout the City of Downey where you can access free WiFi.
Downey Civic Center (The area in between the Library and City Hall)
11111 Brookshire Ave, Downey, CA 90241
Barbara J. Riley Community & Senior Center
7810 Quill Dr, Downey, CA 90242
Apollo Park & McCaughan Gymnasium
12544 Rives Ave, Downey, CA 90242
12400 Columbia Way, Downey, CA 90242
Let’s Work Together
Are you a local artist, writer, educator, maker, crafter, chef, vendor or storyteller who wants to share your talents with our community? Maybe you’re an entrepreneur or organization that wants to give back to the community. If so, we’d love to hear from you. Downey City Library hosts a number of events and programs throughout the year, from workshops to author talks to discussion panels, in addition to our yearly Beyond The Book Festival. If you want to host a panel, teach a class, set up a stall, fund one of our many literacy projects, or share your creative ideas with us, contact us:
For questions about hosting programs or participating in events such as Beyond The Book, fill out the Let’s Work Together form
For contributing and helping fund our Early Literacy and STEM program, fill out our Early Literacy form
For any other general questions and inquiries, please visit our Ask a Question page or call us at (562) 904-7366