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  • Author J.R. Dawson and her first novel, The First Bright Thing

    Interview With an Author: J.R. Dawson

    J.R. Dawson (she/they) has published shorter works in places such as F&SF, Lightspeed, and The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy. She lives in Omaha with her spouse and three dogs in the middle…

    • Date: July 6, 2023
    • 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: July 5, 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: July 5, 2023
    • Multilingual Collections
    • En español
  • Ghost on the Beach. Watercolor and gouache on watercolor paper, 2021

    Supernatural Summer: Classic English and American Ghost Stories

    Lazy beach days… rainbow sno-cones… flip-flops and sunglasses… wandering phantasms from beyond the grave… it's all part of your favorite season of fun in the sun! Get ready for a supernatural summer…

    • Date: July 3, 2023
    • Daniel Tures
  • Illustration of person with eyes close and hands out in a connected mind and body posture

    Improving Your Mood With Food

    Your brain is working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to keep your body functioning. It also contributes to our mental health by informing the body to release hormones that regulate our moods. Yet, we…

    • Date: July 1, 2023
    • Yvette Cabrera
    • Health
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    Mejora tu estado de ánimo con la comida

    Vivir una vida que disfrute puede depender de muchas cosas. Un factor importante que contribuye a la calidad de vida es su salud mental y física. Cuando su salud en general está en declive, todos los…

    • Date: July 1, 2023
    • Yvette Cabrera
    • Salud
    • En español
  • Photo collage of Juan Angel Reynoso

    Interview With a 2Spirit Story Teller: Juan A. Reynoso: nemuuly (Grizzly Bear)

    Juan Angel Reynoso is an Ipai-Kumeyaay 2Spirit storyteller, advocate, teacher, and holistic culturally-trauma-responsive practitioner. Juan was born and raised in San Diego, CA. He is a Native…

    • Date: June 30, 2023
    • Salvadora Sosa Prieto
    • LGBTQIA
    • Native American Heritage Month
  • Author Meg Shaffer and her debut novel, The Wishing Game

    Interview With an Author: Meg Shaffer

    Meg Shaffer is a part-time creative writing instructor and a full-time MFA candidate in TV and Screenwriting at Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri. Find her online or at home, watching Hitchcock…

    • Date: June 29, 2023
    • Daryl M.
  • Author Colin Cotterill and his latest novel, The Motion Picture Teller

    Interview With an Author: Colin Cotterill

    Colin Cotterill is the author of fifteen books in the Dr. Siri Paiboun series. His fiction has won a Dilys Award and a CWA Dagger in the Library. He lives in Chumphon, Thailand, with his wife and a…

    • Date: June 22, 2023
    • Daryl M.
  • C. E. McGill and their novel Our Hideous Progeny

    Interview With an Author: C.E. McGill

    C. E. McGill is 23 years old and was born in Scotland and raised in North Carolina. Their short fiction has appeared in Fantasy Magazine and Strange Constellations, and they are a two-time finalist…

    • Date: June 20, 2023
    • Daryl M.
  • Cormac McCarthy and a collage of his books

    Cormac McCarthy 1933-2023

    Critic Harold Bloom referred to Cormac McCarthy’s violent masterwork Blood Meridian as the greatest novel by a living American author, and it's unlikely the author's recent death would beg a…

    • Date: June 16, 2023
    • James Sherman
  • Self-portrait of Rolland Curtis

    Cataloging Rolland J. Curtis

    "I found this... what will you find?"Cataloging is a very interesting and detail-oriented task. I have been doing it for almost two years now and I still feel like a newbie. There can be so much going…

    • Date: June 16, 2023
    • Lucia Odono
    • Tessa
  • Author Britttany N. Williams and her debut novel, That Self-Same Metal

    Interview With an Author: Brittany N. Williams

    Brittany N. Williams () is a classically-trained actress who studied Musical Theatre at Howard University and Shakespearean performance at the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama in London…

    • Date: June 15, 2023
    • Daryl M.
  • Illustration of person with eyes close and hands out in a connected mind and body posture

    Living the Good Life: Lifestyle Changes for a Healthier You

    Living a life that you enjoy can depend on many things. One major factor that contributes to the quality of life is your mental and physical health. When your overall health is in decline, all other…

    • Date: June 14, 2023
    • Yvette Cabrera
    • Health
  • Illustration of person with eyes close and hands out in a connected mind and body posture

    Vivir la buena vida: Cambios en el estilo de vida para una vida más saludable

    Vivir una vida que disfrute puede depender de muchas cosas. Un factor importante que contribuye a la calidad de vida es su salud mental y física. Cuando su salud en general está en declive, todos los…

    • Date: June 14, 2023
    • Yvette Cabrera
    • Salud
    • En español
  • close up of a bee with large sac of pollin on a flower

    Teens Leading Change: Platt’s Pollinator Protectors Update

    My name is Aiden Lopez, and I am a freshman at El Camino Real Charter High School. Since January, I have been volunteering at the Platt Branch Library alongside our young adult librarian, Jennifer…

    • Date: June 8, 2023
    • Guest Blogger
    • Teens
    • Teens Leading Change
  • Marjorie McCown and her book

    Interview With an Author: Marjorie McCown

    Marjorie McCown has spent her entire professional life in the story-telling business, though she started out on the visual side of the craft. She spent more than twenty-five years in Hollywood working…

    • Date: June 8, 2023
    • Daryl M.
  • Illustration of person with eyes close and hands out in a connected mind and body posture

    Systems Overload: The Effects of Chronic Stress

    Stress is a normal psychological and physical reaction to the demands of life. A small amount of stress can be good, motivating you to perform well. But multiple challenges daily, such as sitting in…

    • Date: June 7, 2023
    • Yvette Cabrera
    • Health
  • Illustration of person with eyes close and hands out in a connected mind and body posture

    Sobrecarga de sistemas: Los efectos del estrés crónico

    El estrés es una reacción psicológica y física normal a las exigencias de la vida. Una pequeña cantidad de estrés puede ser buena, lo que lo motiva a desempeñarse bien. Pero los múltiples desafíos…

    • Date: June 7, 2023
    • Yvette Cabrera
  • 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: June 6, 2023
    • Elizabeth Graney
  • William Merritt Chase, Idle Hours, 1894

    The Invention of Summer Reading and the Birth of the Beach Read

    Welcome to Summer Reading at the Los Angeles Public Library! This year our theme is My L.A., and we hope you will join us in reading all about our fair city! But first, let’s turn back the clock for a…

    • Date: June 5, 2023
    • Daniel Tures
  • 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 todas las edades

    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 Juvenil Infantil

    • Date: June 2, 2023
    • Multilingual Collections
    • En español
  • Author Thomas Mullen and his latest novel, Blind Spots

    Interview With an Author: Thomas Mullen

    Thomas Mullen is the internationally acclaimed author of six previous novels; The Last Town on Earth, The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers, The Revisionists, Darktown, Lightning Men, and Midnight…

    • Date: June 1, 2023
    • Daryl M.
  • Illustration of person with eyes close and hands out in a connected mind and body posture

    It's All Connected: How Your Mental Health Impacts Your Body

    Have you ever received some bad news and suddenly felt a headache coming on? Or did you ever experience a very stressful situation and found your stomach becoming upset? This is an example of how your…

    • Date: May 31, 2023
    • Yvette Cabrera
    • Health
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