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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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English chemist and X-ray crystallographer, Rosalind Elsie Franklin

Rosalind Franklin

Jack Stephens, Librarian, Science, Technology & Patents Department, Friday, July 24, 2020

Rosalind Elsie Franklin (1920-1958) was an English chemist and X-ray crystallographer whose research was foundational to the discovery of the molecular structure of DNA, for which three male colleagues at King's College London won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1962.


Author TJ Kline and his book, The Extraordinaries

Interview With an Author: TJ Klune

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, July 23, 2020

TJ Klune is a Lambda Literary Award-winning author and an ex-claims examiner for an insurance company.


Graphic with Feels Like Home book cover

Feels Like Home: "A Wanderer and Homeless Waif": Los Angeles’ Central Library - Part 1

James Sherman, Librarian, Literature & Fiction Department, Wednesday, July 22, 2020

This post is the first in a series of excerpts serializing the book Feels Like Home: Reflection


Collage of zines

Celebrate International Zine Library Day

Angi Brzycki, Senior Librarian, Digitization & Special Collections, Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Independent, non-commercial, and often handmade magazines have been around long before 2011 when Alex Wrekk designated July as International Zine Month. A well-known zinester, Wrekk, also specified July 21 as International Zine Library Day.


Author Gretchen Berg and her first novel, The Operator

Interview With an Author: Gretchen Berg

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Gretchen Berg was born on the East Coast, raised in the Midwest, and spent a number of years in the Pacific Northwest. She has taught English in South Korea and in Northern Iraq and has traveled to all the other continents. A graduate of Iowa State University, she lives in Chicago, Illinois.


Author Grady Hendrix and his latest book, The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires

Interview With an Author: Grady Hendrix

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, July 16, 2020

Award-winning author Grady Hendrix has written about the confederate flag for Playboy magazine, covered terrible movie novelizations and ninja death swarms for outlets ranging from Slate to the British Film Institute, and scripted award shows for Chinese television.


Books made to popular musicals

Beyond Hamilton: More Musicals Based on Books

Elizabeth Graney, Librarian, Literature & Fiction Department, Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical Hamilton: An American Musical took the world by storm when it premiered in 2015. Combining American history with modern music styles and traditional period costumes with non-traditional casting, it pioneered a new style of musical.


Ray Potes, a zinemaker

Interview With a Zine Maker: Ray Potes

Angi Brzycki, Senior Librarian, Digitization & Special Collections, Friday, July 10, 2020

Ray Potes is a photographer and the editor of Hamburger Eyes, a black and white photography zine. He’s also the creator of the blog and zine, Ray Reports.


Suzanne Vega on the cover of her recent album, New York is My Destination

Music Memories: Happy Birthday, Suzanne Vega!

Keith Chaffee, Librarian, Central Library, Friday, July 10, 2020

On July 11, 1959, Suzanne Vega was born. Vega is a singer/songwriter who had some unexpected pop success in the late 1980s and early 1990s with a pair of surprising hit singles, “Luka” and “Tom’s Diner.”


Author Elizabeth Little and her latest book, Pretty as a Picture

Interview With an Author: Elizabeth Little

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, July 9, 2020

Elizabeth Little is the author of Dear Daughter, which won the Strand Critics Award for Best First Novel, and two works of nonfiction, Biting the Wax Tadpo


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