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  • Author S.L. Coney and her debut novel Wild Spaces

    Interview With an Author: S.L. Coney

    S. L. Coney obtained a master's degree in clinical psychology before abandoning academia to pursue a writing career. The author has ties to South Carolina and roots in St. Louis. Coney’s work has…

    • Date: October 12, 2023
    • Daryl M.
  • Happy, smiling senior couple on a sofa, reading a book together

    Quien un buen libro tiene al lado, no está solo sino bien acompañado

    Mis papás siempre han sido lectores voraces. Desde muy chica, yo veía como mis papás leían todo lo que se les cruzaba en el camino…periódicos, libros, revistas, hasta los escritos en las cajas de Corn…

    • Date: October 10, 2023
    • Maria Novoa
    • En español
  • Author Erica Alfaro and her motivational book, Harvesting Dreams

    Interview With an Author: Erica Alfaro

    Erica Alfaro is an award-winning author, keynote speaker, and educational advocate. In 2019, Erica's graduation pictures went viral and made headlines around the world. She was featured in major media…

    • Date: October 6, 2023
    • Salvadora Sosa Prieto
  • La autora Erica Alfaro y su libro motivacional, Harvesting Dreams

    Entrevista con Erica Alfaro

    Erica Alfaro es autora galardonada, oradora principal y defensora de la educación. En 2019, sus fotos de graduación se volvieron virales y llegaron a los medios de comunicación de todo el mundo. Erica…

    • Date: October 6, 2023
    • Salvadora Sosa Prieto
    • En español
  • Author Fulton Ross and his debut novel, The Unforgiven Dead

    Interview With an Author: Fulton Ross

    Fulton Ross is a writer and journalist from the Scottish Highlands. A graduate of Scottish literature and history from Glasgow University, he has worked on national newspapers for more than a decade…

    • Date: October 5, 2023
    • Daryl M.
  • Collage of films and their adapted 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: October 4, 2023
    • Elizabeth Graney
  • 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: October 3, 2023
    • 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: October 3, 2023
    • Nicholas Clayton
    • En español
  • read a banned book banner

    The Freedom To Read

    "The pursuit of knowing was freedom to me, the right to declare and follow your curiosities through all manner of books. I was made for the library…The library was open, unending, free."—Ta-Nehisi…

    • Date: October 2, 2023
    • Eileen Ybarra
    • Celebrations
  • red orange yellow flames with banned books

    Banned Books Week: 2023

    Over the centuries, various forms of expression have been banned or destroyed, and their creators have been censored, imprisoned, tortured, killed, exiled. At the present time, all types of libraries…

    • Date: October 1, 2023
    • Sheryn Morris
    • Celebrations
  • A colorized 1930 pen & ink drawing of the Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel by Harold E. Powe

    The Host of the Coast: 100 Years of the Los Angeles Biltmore

    1923 proved to be a banner year for construction in Los Angeles. While discounting structures like Angelus Temple, the Hollywoodland sign, and the Memorial Coliseum, the 1924 Los Angeles Times…

    • Date: September 30, 2023
    • Nicholas Beyelia
  • Author Timothy Janovsky and his latest novel, New Adult

    Interview With an Author: Timothy Janovsky

    Timothy Janovsky is a queer, multidisciplinary storyteller from New Jersey. He holds a degree in theatre and dance from Muhlenberg College. His work as a humor writer has been featured on Points in…

    • Date: September 28, 2023
    • Daryl M.
  • Author Amiee Gibbs and her debut novel, The Carnivale of Curiosities

    Interview With an Author: Amiee Gibbs

    Amiee Gibbs grew up in rural Maryland, where she still lives on an allegedly haunted road, but has dreams of running away to Ireland. She has worked for Penguin Random House for 13 years as a Sales…

    • Date: September 21, 2023
    • Daryl M.
  • Author Mat Osman and his latest novel, The Ghost Theatre

    Interview With an Author: Mat Osman

    Mat Osman is a musician, songwriter, bassist, and founding member of the British band Suede, as well as a composer for film and television. His writing about art and travel has appeared in the…

    • Date: September 14, 2023
    • Daryl M.
  • Le-shanah tovah. A Happy New Year [Postcard for the Jewish New Year] Williamsburg Art Co., New York, printed in Saxony (Germany), n.d. Yiddish and Hebrew The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, University of California, Berkeley

    Happy New Year!

    Happy New Year! May your year be sweet and filled with joy! Wait a minute... It's September...New Year? Yes! It's the Jewish New Year, otherwise known as Rosh HaShanah, the start of the "High Holidays…

    • Date: September 14, 2023
    • Tina Lernø
    • Jewish American Heritage Month
    • Lunar New Year
  • Author Lan Samantha Chang and her latest novel, The Family Chao

    Interview With Iowa Writers’ Workshop Director: Lan Samantha Chang

    I met Lan Samantha Chang in 2019 when I took a short vacation to Iowa City, IA, home to the University of Iowa, known for its football team, the Hawkeyes, its speech-language pathology program, and…

    • Date: September 12, 2023
    • Michael C. Baradi
  • Collage of some Star Trek books and movies

    Beam up to Action and Adventure: The Library Salutes Star Trek Day

    "Space. The Final Frontier. These are the Voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Its Five Year Mission: To Explore Strange New Worlds, To Seek Out New Life and New Civilizations, To Boldly Go Where No…

    • Date: September 8, 2023
    • John Tommasino
  • Author Josh Winning and his latest novel, Burn the Negative

    Interview With an Author: Josh Winning

    Josh Winning is the author of the critically acclaimed The Shadow Glass. He is a senior film writer at Radio Times, has written for Total Film for over a decade, and is the cohost of movie podcast…

    • Date: September 7, 2023
    • Daryl M.
  • Collage of films and their adapted 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: September 5, 2023
    • Elizabeth Graney
  • a desk calender flipped open

    A Smorgasbord of Septembers

    There are many serious national holidays and days of remembrance in September this year, including Labor Day, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, 9/11, Armenian Independence Day, and Mexican Independence Day…

    • Date: September 1, 2023
    • Daniel Tures
  • 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: September 1, 2023
    • 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: September 1, 2023
    • Nicholas Clayton
    • En español
  • Author Alex Hay and his debut novel, The Housekeepers

    Interview With an Author: Alex Hay

    Alex Hay grew up in the United Kingdom in Cambridge and Cardiff and has been writing as long as he can remember. He studied history at the University of York and wrote his dissertation on female power…

    • Date: August 31, 2023
    • Daryl M.
  • Author T. Kingfisher and her latest book, Thornhedge

    Interview With an Author: T. Kingfisher

    T. Kingfisher (she/her) writes fantasy, horror, and occasional oddities, including Nettle & Bone, What Moves the Dead, and A House with Good Bones. Under a pen name, she also writes bestselling…

    • Date: August 29, 2023
    • Daryl M.
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