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  • Los libros en español más esperados están disponibles en tu biblioteca

    Lo nuevo en español para adultos y jóvenes: libros interesantes que llegan a la biblioteca este mes

    Los libros en español más esperados están disponibles en tu biblioteca. Haz clic en cada título para verlo en nuestro catálogo. ¡No esperes y reserva tu copia hoy mismo! Adultos Jóvenes

    • Date: February 2, 2024
    • Multilingual Collections
    • En español
  • Author Emily Ruth Verona and her debut novel, Midnight on Beacon Street

    Interview With an Author: Emily Ruth Verona

    Emily Ruth Verona received her Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing and Cinema Studies from the State University of New York at Purchase. In 2014, she won the Pinch Literary Award in Fiction. She is a…

    • Date: February 1, 2024
    • Daryl M.
  • Philip Jose Farmer and 4 of his books

    Remembering Philip Jose Farmer, a Science Fiction Pioneer

    Imagine a world where diverse fictional characters such as Tarzan, Sherlock Holmes, and James Bond were all interrelated. That’s how Philip Jose Farmer and his Wold Newton Universe imagined things…

    • Date: January 27, 2024
    • John Tommasino
    • Science Fiction
  • Sign of Aquarius graphic

    Absolute Aquarians

    The time of Aquarius is now! We noble souls born between January 20 and February 18 are the water bearers, pouring out rivers of inspiration upon the world. Aquarius is the eleventh sign of the zodiac…

    • Date: January 26, 2024
    • Daniel Tures
  • Book cover of Theda Bara: Her Career, Life and Legend by Rob Liebman

    Interview With an Author: Roy Liebman

    Roy Liebman has had a lengthy library career, beginning with the Brooklyn and New York Public Libraries. He was a department head at the libraries of the California Institute of Technology and…

    • Date: January 25, 2024
    • Daryl M.
  • Author Aimee Pokwatka and her latest novel, The Parliament

    Interview With an Author: Aimee Pokwatka

    Aimee Pokwatka grew up in Wheeling, West Virginia. She studied anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and received her MFA in creative writing from Syracuse University. She…

    • Date: January 18, 2024
    • Daryl M.
  • Victoria M. and her cute poodle

    Teens Leading Change: Introducing Platt's Paw Protectors

    The topic that our group chose for this year's project is raising awareness about shelter animals and protecting animals of all shapes and sizes. The teens in our group felt this topic was very…

    • Date: January 16, 2024
    • Guest Blogger
    • Teens
    • Teens Leading Change
  • Collage of MLK and Black Church books

    Martin Luther King, Jr. & The Black Church: A Legacy of Prayer and Power

    We commemorate Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday on January 15 with a list of books that turn to Rev. King's practice as a Baptist minister and how his beliefs and faith directed his…

    • Date: January 12, 2024
    • Social Science, Philosophy and Religion Department
    • Martin Luther King
  • Author Jess Armstrong and her debut novel, The Curse of Penryth Hall

    Interview With an Author: Jess Armstrong

    Jess Armstrong's debut novel, The Curse of Penryth Hall, won the Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Competition. She has a master's degree in American History but prefers…

    • Date: January 11, 2024
    • Daryl M.
  • ai genrated artwork

    What’s Your Resolution? 2024

    January is the month for resolutions: making, revising, and keeping them! And what better way to kick off 2024 than with a list of goals for the new year.I did some research, combined a few lists…

    • Date: January 10, 2024
    • Tina Lernø
  • 2 movie posters and 2 covers of the books they came from

    Read It First! Movie Adaptations in Theaters This Month

    If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times—the book was better! There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen. But if you don't…

    • Date: January 8, 2024
    • Elizabeth Graney
  • shelf of books about books

    Looking at Art: The Book

    Consider the book. Not just what's written in it but the thing itself. It's a familiar object, usually composed of printed paper pages sewn or glued into a binding. Libraries, stores, homes, and…

    • Date: January 5, 2024
    • Daniel Tures
  • Author James Patterson and his latest novel, Holmes, Marple & Poe

    Interview With an Author: James Patterson

    James Patterson is the world’s bestselling author. Among his creations are Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Michael Bennett, and Maximum Ride. His #1 bestselling nonfiction includes Walk in My…

    • Date: January 4, 2024
    • Daryl M.
  • Los libros en español más esperados están disponibles en tu biblioteca

    Lo nuevo en español para niños: libros interesantes que llegan a la biblioteca este mes

    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! Infantil

    • Date: January 3, 2024
    • Patricia Valdovinos
    • En español
  • Los libros en español más esperados están disponibles en tu biblioteca

    Lo nuevo en español para adultos y jóvenes: libros interesantes que llegan a la biblioteca este mes

    Los libros en español más esperados están disponibles en tu biblioteca. Haz clic en cada título para verlo en nuestro catálogo. ¡No esperes y reserva tu copia hoy mismo! Adultos Jóvenes

    • Date: January 3, 2024
    • Nicholas Clayton
    • En español
  • Collage of favorite books

    My Favorite Books of 2023

    Season’s Readings everyone! As is generally true, there have been some marvelous books published in 2023, and I’m thrilled to share my favorites with you. As I’ve done the last few years, I’ve listed…

    • Date: December 28, 2023
    • Daryl M.
  • Collage con portadas de libros

    Lo mejor del 2023: los libros preferidos por nuestros lectores y bibliotecarios

    El mejor regalo que puedes ofrecer durante las festividades de invierno es un libro. Si necesitas ideas sobre qué libros regalar (o regalarte a ti mismo), aquí te presentamos los títulos preferidos…

    • Date: December 27, 2023
    • Multilingual Collections
    • En español
  • Author Tobias Buckell and his latest novel, A Stranger in the Citadel

    Interview With an Author: Tobias S. Buckell

    Called "violent, poetic and compulsively readable" by Maclean’s, science fiction author Tobias S. Buckell is a New York Times bestselling writer and World Fantasy Award winner. He is biracial and was…

    • Date: December 21, 2023
    • Daryl M.
  • Collage of selected LAPL Best of Books 2023 with a fuchsia ribbon

    LAPL Reads: Best of 2023

    From all of us at the Los Angeles Public Library, at the Central Library, and the 72 branches, we are pleased to announce the best books of 2023 as selected by our staff, who volunteered their…

    • Date: December 19, 2023
    • Sheryn Morris
  • Photo of author Philip K Dick against a surreal background

    Reading the Works of Philip K. Dick

    Existential struggles with technology, authoritarian governments, and paranoia; these are just a few of the themes readers will encounter when reading the works of Philip K. Dick. The writer, commonly…

    • Date: December 15, 2023
    • John Tommasino
    • Science Fiction
  • Author Emily Critchley and her debut novel, One Puzzling Afternoon

    Interview With an Author: Emily Critchley

    Emily Critchley has lived in Essex, Brighton, and London and now lives in Hertfordshire where she works as a librarian. She has a first-class BA in Creative Writing from London Metropolitan University…

    • Date: December 14, 2023
    • Daryl M.
  • Illustration collage of images relating to post

    Images, Misinformation, and Sherlock Holmes

    Images, Misinformation, and Sherlock Holmes: misinformation is designed to mislead, but with a couple of tools, you too can have the confidence of a fictional detective. Arthur Conan Doyle Portrait…

    • Date: December 11, 2023
    • Andrea Borchert
    • Tessa
    • Labs
  • Collage of films adapted from books

    Read It First! Movie Adaptations in Theaters This Month

    If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times—the book was better! There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen. But if you don't…

    • Date: December 8, 2023
    • Elizabeth Graney
  • Editor John Joseph Adams and his latest anthology, Out There Screaming

    Interview With an Editor: John Joseph Adams

    John Joseph Adams is the series editor of Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy and is the editor of more than forty anthologies, such as Wastelands, The Living Dead, and A People’s Future of the…

    • Date: December 7, 2023
    • Daryl M.
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