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  • Author Joe R. Lansdale and his latest book, Things Get Ugly

    Interview With an Author: Joe R. Lansdale

    Joe R. Lansdale is the internationally bestselling author of more than fifty novels, including the popular, long-running Hap and Leonard novels. Many of his cult classics have been adapted for…

    • Date: August 24, 2023
    • Daryl M.
  • Author and mental health therapist Cindy Montenegro and her book My Mind is a Mountain/Mi mente es una montaña

    Meditate & Reflect With Author and Therapist Cindy Montenegro

    Cindy Montenegro is not only the author of My Mind is a Mountain/Mi mente es una montaña but is also a dedicated mental health therapist. Her creative vision draws inspiration from cherished…

    • Date: August 23, 2023
    • Salvadora Sosa Prieto
    • En español
  • Christina Rice looking at our photo archives

    Video: The Carol Westwood Photo Collection

    For a look at Los Angeles in the 80s and 90s, the Carol Westwood collection is an indispensable resource. Christina Rice, Senior Librarian of the Photo Collection, pulls a few highlights in this video…

    • Date: August 19, 2023
    • Christina Rice
    • Tessa
  • Girl in a library in Africa

    Empowering Through Literature: My Journey With the African Library Project

    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…

    • Date: August 18, 2023
    • Guest Blogger
    • Teens
  • Author Joss Rountree and his debut novel, The Legend of Charlie Fish

    Interview With an Author: Josh Rountree

    Josh Rountree has published more than sixty stories in a wide variety of magazines and anthologies, including Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Realms of Fantasy, The Deadlands, Bourbon Penn, PseudoPod…

    • Date: August 17, 2023
    • Daryl M.
  • Photo collage of past invention ideas and creative art ideas

    No Failure of the Imagination: Stumbling Blocks and Stepping Stones on the Road to Invention

    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…

    • Date: August 11, 2023
    • Guest Blogger
  • Author Chuck Tingle and his latest novel, Camp Damascus

    Interview With an Author: Chuck Tingle

    Chuck Tingle is a mysterious force of energy behind sunglasses and a pink mask. He is also an anonymous author of romance, horror, and fantasy. Chuck was born in Home of Truth, Utah, and now splits…

    • Date: August 10, 2023
    • Daryl M.
  • Collage of books about Black musicians

    Black Music Highlights at the Library

    Music legends don’t start out that way. First, they are children with a love for music and the motivation to learn, even if they face seemingly impossible odds along the way. Below are seven…

    • Date: August 8, 2023
    • Diedre Johnson
    • African American History Month
  • 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: August 7, 2023
    • Elizabeth Graney
  • Author Milena Michiko Flašar and her latest novel, Mr. Kato Plays Family

    Interview With an Author: Milena Michiko Flašar

    Milena Michiko Flašar was born in 1980, the daughter of a Japanese mother and an Austrian father. Her 2012 novel, I Called Him Necktie, was a bestseller in Austria, won both the Alpha Literary Prize…

    • Date: August 3, 2023
    • Daryl M.
  • Los libros en español más esperados están disponibles en tu biblioteca

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

    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: August 2, 2023
    • Nicholas Clayton
    • En español
  • 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: August 2, 2023
    • Patricia Valdovinos
    • En español
  • Author Cassandra Khaw and their latest novel, The Salt Grows Heavy

    Interview With an Author: Cassandra Khaw

    Cassandra Khaw is the USA Today bestseller of Nothing But Blackened Teeth, and an award-winning game writer, award-nominated author, and former scriptwriter for Ubisoft Montreal. Their work can be…

    • Date: July 27, 2023
    • Daryl M.
  • Collage of Indiana Jones films and related books

    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Books

    If adventure has a name, it must be Indiana Jones! The part-time swashbuckling archeologist is back for one last ride. The latest film, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, which takes place at the…

    • Date: July 25, 2023
    • Salvadora Sosa Prieto
  • Indiana Jones y el Dial del Destino

    Indiana Jones y el Templo de los Libros

    Si la aventura tiene un nombre, ¡debe ser Indiana Jones! El arqueólogo valiente, profesor de tiempo parcial, regresa para un último viaje. La nueva, y al parecer la última, película Indiana Jones y el…

    • Date: July 25, 2023
    • Salvadora Sosa Prieto
    • En español
  • Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1800s, woodblock print on paper

    Supernatural Summer: Hungry Ghosts of China and Japan

    In the hottest part of the summer in Japan, there is an old tradition of gathering a group of people into a large hall to share ghost stories. A hundred candles or lanterns light the hall, and a flame…

    • Date: July 24, 2023
    • Daniel Tures
  • Author Susanna Hoffs and her first novel, This Bird Has Flown

    Interview With an Author: Susanna Hoffs

    Boasting one of pop’s most beloved voices, Susanna Hoffs graduated from U.C. Berkeley with a degree in Art. In 1981 she co-founded The Bangles, with whom she recorded and released a string of chart…

    • Date: July 20, 2023
    • Daryl M.
  • Author Christopher Huang and his latest novel, Unnatural Ends

    Interview With an Author: Christopher Huang

    Christopher Huang grew up in Singapore, an only child in a family tree that expands dramatically sideways at his parents' generation. He moved to Canada after his National Service, studied…

    • Date: July 18, 2023
    • Daryl M.
  • Illustration of person with eyes close and hands out in a connected mind and body posture

    Choosing to Bloom in Adversity: An Introduction to Post Traumatic Growth

    While most people will experience a traumatic event at some point in their lives and recover over time, some will develop a condition called post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD). PTSD is a group of…

    • Date: July 15, 2023
    • Yvette Cabrera
    • Health
  • Illustration of person with eyes close and hands out in a connected mind and body posture

    Elegir florecer en la adversidad: Una introducción al crecimiento postraumático

    La mayoría de las personas experimentarán un evento traumático en algún momento de sus vidas y se recuperarán con el tiempo, pero algunas desarrollarán una afección llamada trastorno de estrés…

    • Date: July 15, 2023
    • Yvette Cabrera
    • Salud
    • En español
  • Author Rose Wilding and her debut novel, Speak of the Devil

    Interview With an Author: Rose Wilding

    Rose Wilding is a crime writer from the north of England. She studied at the University of Manchester, the University of Sunderland, and Towson University. When not murdering fictional people, she can…

    • Date: July 13, 2023
    • Daryl M.
  • Interior of car with Libby and hoopla apps on navigation screen

    Listen on the Road With Libby and hoopla

    Audiobooks allow you to enjoy your favorite books easily: while you clean, during a workout, or while cooking dinner. Listening to an audiobook is also a great way to pass the time on the road. It is…

    • Date: July 10, 2023
    • Eileen Ybarra
  • 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: July 7, 2023
    • Elizabeth Graney
  • Science Fiction writer, Robert A. Heinlein against a collage of his books

    Remembering Robert A. Heinlein, the Dean of Science Fiction

    Alien invaders, genetically engineered humans with extended lifespans, and a Messiah from Mars, these a just a few of the characters readers will encounter when exploring the worlds of Robert A…

    • Date: July 7, 2023
    • John Tommasino
    • Science Fiction
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