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Los libros en español más esperados están disponibles en tu biblioteca
Patricia Valdovinos, Librarian, Multilingual Collections, May 4, 2026

La Biblioteca Pública de Los Ángeles ofrece los libros más leídos y más esperados para niños. Haz clic en cada título para verlo en nuestro catálogo. ¡No esperes y reserva tu copia hoy mismo!


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Bronwyn Mauldin and her collection of zines

Interview with a Zine Maker: Bronwyn Mauldin

Angi Brzycki, Senior Librarian, Digitization & Special Collections, Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Bronwyn Mauldin is a zine maker and writer. She is the creator of the Democracy Series which is available in bookstores and libraries across the US. She’s also the author of the novel Love Songs of the Revolution and short story collection The Streetwise Cycle.


Playwright and screenwriter, Byron Lane and his first novel, A Star is Bored.

Interview With an Author: Byron Lane

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, August 6, 2020

Byron Lane is a playwright and screenwriter. He's also worked as a journalist and as a personal assistant to celebrities, including Carrie Fisher. He's originally from New Orleans and lives in Los Angeles with his boyfriend and their rescue dog, Tilda.


Graphic with Feels Like Home book cover

Feels Like Home: "A Wanderer and Homeless Waif": Los Angeles’ Central Library - Part 3

James Sherman, Librarian, Literature & Fiction Department, Wednesday, August 5, 2020

This post is the third in a series of excerpts serializing the book Feels Like Home


Pics of nature around the neighborhood

Nature Walk Around the Block

Laura Duncan, Librarian, Children's Literature Department, Wednesday, August 5, 2020

For many families in Los Angeles, taking a socially-distanced stroll around the neighborhood has been a major activity over the past few months, a type of recreation that feels essential for our mental and physical health.


Author Lexis-Olivier Ray

Interview with a Zine Maker: Lexis-Olivier Ray

Angi Brzycki, Senior Librarian, Digitization & Special Collections, Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Lexis-Olivier Ray is a multimedia journalist, filmmaker, zine maker, and artist currently based in Los Angeles. In the past year, he has created content for KCET, L.A. Taco, Road Trippers, Leafly, Atlas Obscura, and Hyper Allergic.


Collage of films adapted from classic books

Read it First: Classic Literature on Film

Elizabeth Graney, Librarian, Literature & Fiction Department, Monday, August 3, 2020

From the time we first learn to read, we are steered towards “the classics.” FromThe Velveteen Rabbit to War and Peace, these novels are touted as enlightening, world expanding, and, sometimes, enjoyable reads. But what, exactly, is a “classic” novel?


Author Carrie Vaughn and her latest book, Ghosts of Sherwood

Interview With an Author: Carrie Vaughn

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, July 30, 2020

Carrie Vaughn is best known for her New York Times bestselling Kitty Norville series of novels about a werewolf named Kitty who hosts a talk radio show for the supernaturally disadvantaged.


Graphic with Feels Like Home book cover

Feels Like Home: "A Wanderer and Homeless Waif": Los Angeles’ Central Library - Part 2

James Sherman, Librarian, Literature & Fiction Department, Wednesday, July 29, 2020

This post is the second in a series of excerpts serializing the book Feels Like Home


Collage of books about children's authors

Adults Only: Biographies of Children’s Authors

Sheryn Morris, Librarian, Literature & Fiction, Wednesday, July 29, 2020

It is a good thing that the lives of children’s authors are not always reflected in the books they wrote. Some of the most enduring and well-loved of these books were written by people whose lives were not sugar and spice.


Eunsoo Jeong and her current zine

Interview with a Zine Maker: Eunsoo Jeong

Angi Brzycki, Senior Librarian, Digitization & Special Collections, Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Eunsoo Jeong is an artist, color designer, illustrator, animator living in Los Angeles. Koreangry is a comic/zine series based on her daily struggle as a Korean-American immigrant woman.


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