Los Angeles Public Library is celebrating 100 years of the Central Library, making this the perfect time to spotlight the exceptional librarians who have overseen this remarkable building and everything within: its collections, programs, services, and staff. Over several weeks, we're highlighting the individuals who have served as Director of Central Library.
In Part 1 of this series,...
On April 18, 1958, Major League Baseball finally arrived in what was then the country’s third-largest city. The brand new Los Angeles Dodgers were going to play their first official home game against their fellow, exported from New York arch-rivals, the San Francisco Giants.
This blog post series looks at the history of the 1905 firing of Mary L. Jones as Los Angeles City Librarian.
Carter Wilson is an award-winning, best-selling author who specializes in domestic thrillers filled with tension, paranoia, and psychological terror.
This blog post series looks at the history of the 1905 firing of Mary L. Jones as Los Angeles City Librarian.
In 1999, the United Nations selected March 21st as its official World Poetry Day. The idea was to set aside one day each year to celebrate poetry’s unique ability to express the deepest and most universal aspects of the human condition.
Chances are if you have heard of any of the early women City Librarians of Los Angeles Public Library, you may know about Mary E.
Los Angeles isn't the usual place you think of for wearing of the green, (we're still brown from the drought), but nevertheless, St. Patrick's Day is Saturday, March 17.
It’s not the loneliest number, but it might be the most famous. Pi (or π) is commonly defined as the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.
The comic book world has long been the domain of men. Both in readers and writers. That is slowly changing, and it’s good news!
At first glance, Naomi Kutin looks like a typical American teenager—until you see her squat a barbell over twice her body weight.