Having a true desire for something is more than wanting to do it all day. It's wanting to advance and commit to it. Sometimes even our most beloved hobbies make us take a moment for ourselves, wipe…
Every Saturday as a twelve-year-old, I'd awaken to the sound of my dad starting his SUV, the exhaust stirring in the wet morning fog. I would sleepily stumble into the backseat as the smell of…
I am, admittedly, not an athletic person. While I have not been put through the sports-searching gauntlet like my brother, who tried and dropped tennis, soccer, and aikido, it was no secret that I was…
A spring morning had arrived, and the entire world was bright and fresh. A joyous feeling resonated in every heart. Mountains glowed off the distance as the fresh, melting snow reflected the sun's…
Education is an opportunity for anyone to be successful. Growing up in between apartments and houses located in immigrant neighborhoods, my dreams to attend college were brittle, driven by my Chicano…
My name is Nysha Prasad, and I am a sophomore at Taft Charter High School. Since last year, I have been volunteering at the Woodland Hills Library. There's something truly magical about the world of…
Next year, the Library Foundation of Los Angeles and the L.A. Public Library will unveil a new project titled No Prior Art. This exhibition and programming series is part of the Getty Foundation's…
A lot of work goes into the library in order for it to offer all the services that it does, and our wonderful volunteers do part of that work. On their Day of Giving, many Deloitte employees volunteer…
For my Girl Scout Gold Award, I am working to reduce stress and boredom in shelter and rescue animals. I started doing this project because I love animals and want to do anything I can to help them. I…
Thousands upon thousands of teenagers in the United States identify as LGBTQ+. In fact, the Human Rights Campaign emphasized that at least 8% of the entire US population consider themselves a part of…
