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  • Author Marjorie McCown and her latest novel, Star Struck

    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: November 26, 2024
    • Daryl M.
  • Author Emily C. Hughes and her first book, Horror For Weenies: Everything You Need to Know About the Films You're Too Scared to Watch

    Interview With an Author: Emily C. Hughes

    Emily C. Hughes (she/her) wants to scare you. Formerly the editor of Unbound Worlds and TorNightfire.com, she writes about horror and curates a list of the year's new scary books. You can find her…

    • Date: November 21, 2024
    • Daryl M.
  • José Gil Olmos es un periodista y escritor mexicano destacado

    Entrevista con el periodista y escritor mexicano José Gil Olmos

    José Gil Olmos es un periodista y escritor mexicano destacado, con más de 30 años de experiencia como reportero. Su carrera ha pasado por medios importantes como El Nacional, La Jornada, y la revista…

    • Date: November 18, 2024
    • Salvadora Sosa Prieto
    • Zines
    • En español
  • Cartoonist and illustrator, Medar de la Cruz

    Interview With Cartoonist and Illustrator Medar de la Cruz

    Medar de la Cruz is a Dominican-American cartoonist and illustrator born in Miami, Florida. He is currently residing in Brooklyn, New York. Medar graduated with a degree in illustration from ArtCenter…

    • Date: November 15, 2024
    • Salvadora Sosa Prieto
    • Zines
  • Author Tim Major and his latest novel, Jekyll & Hyde: Consulting Detectives

    Interview With an Author: Tim Major

    Tim Major is a writer and freelance editor from York, UK. His books include Snakeskins, Hope Island, three Sherlock Holmes novels, short story collection And the House Lights Dim and a monograph about…

    • Date: November 14, 2024
    • Daryl M.
  • Collage of people learning online using Udemy, ArtistWorks via Libby and LearningExpress

    Online Learning With Your Library’s e-Resources

    As a Los Angeles public library card holder, you have access to online learning resources, including classes and tutorials, to further your educational goals. Gaining new vocational skills or…

    • Date: November 13, 2024
    • Eileen Ybarra
  • banner that reads, "Transgender Awareness Week"

    Transgender Awareness Week

    The Human Rights Campaign estimates that there are more than two million transgender individuals in the United States, with a 2023 survey indicating that the number of Americans who report knowing a…

    • Date: November 12, 2024
    • LGBTQIA Services Committee
    • LGBTQIA
    • Transgender
  • 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: November 8, 2024
    • Elizabeth Graney
  • Author Joe R. Lansdale and his latest short story collection, In the Mad Mountains

    Interview With an Author: Joe R. Lansdale

    Internationally bestselling author Joe R. Lansdale has received the Edgar, Raymond Chandler, Bram Stoker, British Fantasy, and Inkpot Awards. His work includes mysteries, Westerns, horror, thrillers…

    • Date: November 7, 2024
    • Daryl M.
  • Sherman Indian High School dancers

    Native American Heritage Month - A Classroom for Us

    In the late 19th century, a series of federal government policies were adopted with the intent of displacing Native communities from their land and culture. One such policy in the history of forced…

    • Date: November 4, 2024
    • Christina Hairston
    • Native American Heritage Month
    • Tessa
  • 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: November 1, 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: November 1, 2024
    • Multilingual Collections
    • En español
  • Author Tod Goldberg and his latest anthology, Eight Very Bad Nights

    Interview With an Author: Tod Goldberg

    Tod Goldberg is the New York Times bestselling author of over a dozen books, including the award-winning Gangsterland trilogy and Living Dead Girl, a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. His…

    • Date: October 31, 2024
    • Daryl M.
  • Sarah Bernhardt larger than life merged with a phto of the hollywood sign

    Divine Prominence: Sarah Bernhardt in Los Angeles, 1891

    On a pleasant summer evening in 1891, the Los Angeles Herald's theater critic attended a play that ran for exactly one night. The play was conservatively described by the critic as "interesting," but…

    • Date: October 28, 2024
    • Nicholas Beyelia
    • Women's History Month
  • vintage halloween postcard

    Halloween: From Turnips to TikTok

    Since its Celtic Pagan origins as Samhain in Ireland over 2,000 years ago, Halloween has grown to become a multi-billion dollar global industry. From 12-foot skeletons to DIY haunted house attractions…

    • Date: October 26, 2024
    • Maya Peterpaul
    • Halloween
  • altered program from 1963 world series

    The Bums and the Bombers in the World Series - West Coast Style

    While we await the start of the 2024 World Series Friday between the Dodgers and the Yankees over at 1000 Vin Scully Avenue, we wanted to take a look back at the most frequent World Series matchup…

    • Date: October 25, 2024
    • Bob Timmermann
  • Author M. L. Rio and her first novella, Graveyard Shift

    Interview With an Author: M. L. Rio

    M. L. Rio holds an MA in Shakespeare studies from King’s College London and Shakespeare’s Globe and a PhD in English from the University of Maryland, College Park. Her bestselling first novel If We…

    • Date: October 24, 2024
    • Daryl M.
  • 2 plant monsters eating an invasive species

    The Unwanted Guests of Los Angeles: A Tale of Invasive Species

    Imagine taking a leisurely stroll through Los Angeles's natural landscapes, where the native wildlife thrives and the local vegetation flourishes. Now, picture a group of uninvited guests crashing the…

    • Date: October 24, 2024
    • Vivienne Byrd
  • 4 photos of Fernando on the pitch

    RIP Fernando Valenzuela

    Just three days before the Dodgers start play in the World Series against the Yankees on Friday, we found out that one of the most beloved of all Dodgers players, Fernando Valenzuela, passed away at…

    • Date: October 23, 2024
    • Bob Timmermann
  • Translator, Shanna Tan of book Marigold Mind Laundry by Chŏng-ŭn Yun

    Interview With Translator, Shanna Tan

    Shanna Tan is a Singaporean translator working from Korean, Chinese, and Japanese. Her translations include Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum and Yeonnam-dong’s Smiley Laundromat by…

    • Date: October 17, 2024
    • Daryl M.
  • Practice time, Woodley Park Archery Range, 2020

    Four Years of Archery: Journey of Growth and Internal Strength

    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…

    • Date: October 16, 2024
    • Guest Blogger
    • Teens
  • Writer Ryan Love and his debut novel, Arthur and Teddy Are Coming Out

    Interview With an Author: Ryan Love

    Born and raised in the island town of Enniskillen in Northern Ireland, Ryan Love is a NCTJ-qualified journalist. He was the first Showbiz Editor at Digital Spy and has written for publications…

    • Date: October 10, 2024
    • Daryl M.
  • Ste. Ostrich in Manhattan: The Visitations of a Martyr book(1990)

    Looking at Art: Ste. Ostrich in Manhattan: The Visitations of a Martyr

    Ste. Ostrich in Manhattan: The Visitations of a Martyr (1990) was written and illustrated by Lois Morrison, with Julie Chen serving as the paper engineer. This artist's book represents what is known…

    • Date: October 9, 2024
    • Nicholas Beyelia
  • 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: October 7, 2024
    • Elizabeth Graney
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