January 27 marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a time to reflect on one of history's darkest chapters and honor the memory of its victims. The United Nations designated this day to coincide…
As I sit here in my hotel room in Burbank, contemplating what has happened, I am filled withoverwhelming sadness. As an Altadena resident but also as a librarian, I am familiar with loss, with burning…
Stuart Murdoch is a Scottish musician, composer, writer, and filmmaker, and the lead singer and songwriter for the iconic Glasgow-based band Belle and Sebastian. Since forming in the mid-1990s, the…
January 3 marks the birthday of one of the most beloved and influential authors in literary history: John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, the creator of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion…
El 3 de enero marca el nacimiento de uno de los autores más queridos e influyentes en la historia de la literatura: John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, el creador de El Hobbit, El Señor de los Anillos y El…
Jess Armstrong is the USA Today best selling author of the Ruby Vaughn Mysteries. Her debut novel, The Curse of Penryth Hall, won the Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel…
Chuck Tingle is the USA Today bestselling author of Camp Damascus and Straight. He is a mysterious force of energy behind sunglasses and a pink mask. He is also an anonymous author of romance, horror…
Having a true desire for something is more than wanting to do it all day. It's wanting to advance and commit to it. Sometimes even our most beloved hobbies make us take a moment for ourselves, wipe…
Every Saturday as a twelve-year-old, I'd awaken to the sound of my dad starting his SUV, the exhaust stirring in the wet morning fog. I would sleepily stumble into the backseat as the smell of…
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…
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
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A. (Amanda) Rae Dunlap studied film and Victorian literature at Northwestern University and spends her days as a trailer editor at Disney, bringing to life the magic of the world’s most influential…
Season’s Readings, everyone! As is generally true, there have been some marvelous books published in 2024, and I’m thrilled to share my favorites with you. I’ve listed these books in alphabetical…
We are proud to make our digital collections more accessible than ever via the newly launched Palace Project app. With The Palace Project app, our cardholders can gain access to our Libby and…
As a follow up to Banned Books Week, which highlights books that are victim to outright censorship or removal from institutions, we want to also cast an eye on a quieter form of suppression.Not all…
Genoveva Dimova is a fantasy author and archaeologist. Originally from Bulgaria, she now lives in Scotland with her partner and a small army of houseplants. She believes in writing what you know, so…
David Greenberg is a former editor of The New Republic and a current professor of history, journalism, and media studies at Rutgers University. His byline has appeared in The New York Times…
With so many "year-end" and "best-of" book lists to choose from, the Los Angeles Public Library wanted to Spotify—er, simplify, and wrap up your year-end choices with some spot-on picks from our staff…
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…
Michelle Chouinard has written eight previous USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestselling mysteries under a different name. She has a Ph.D. in developmental psychology from Stanford University and was…
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…
Alex Segura is the bestselling and award-winning author of Secret Identity, winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller and a New York Times Editor’s Choice and an NPR Best Mystery…
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
