Southern California Library

12/09/2018

Come to our winter book sale next Saturday 12/15! Critical Resistance Los Angeles will be there hosting a prisoner solidarity event. If you write a postcard at the event, you can get a free book!

See you there!

Join us on December 15, 2018 for a day-long book sale and postcard writing event! 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Book Sale with the Southern California Library The Southern California Library (SCL) is a community library and archive located in South Los Angeles. Your purchases during the book sale will support t...

12/19/2017

Thank you to everyone who came through Saturday to our winter book sale and prisoner solidarity event and who participated in writing notes to folks who are locked up--and a big shout out to our partners dublab, at land's edge, Critical Resistance Los Angeles, Cafe Dulce, and Azla Vegan.

12/15/2017

The Winter Book Sale and Prisoner Solidarity Event is almost here (12/16). Don't miss the live jazz, dublab DJs, books and more for sale! And write a note to someone locked up--be part of the circle.

12/14/2017

Don't forget to join us Saturday (12/16)
dublab DJs play vinyl from the Library's collections. *Limited number of records for sale--first come, first served!!

Ella to get you in the mood!

This is my FAVORITE Ella Fitzgerald album, it captures the Blues in its raw essence. I'm sure, Bessie, Ma, Mae, Mamie, Chippie, and dear friend(s) Dinah and ...

03/23/2017

SCL Book Sale, April 1

02/24/2017

Organizing for Abolition
Join Critical Resistance this Sunday, February 26th to learn about efforts to abolish the prison industrial complex and fight against the $3.7 billion jail growth plan in LA.

Intro to the PIC - Sunday, February 26, 12:30-2:30 PM
Conxa, 2628 East Cesar E. Chavez Avenue, LA 90033
Light refreshments will be provided.

02/15/2017

Happy Valentine's Day

04/19/2014

Happening Saturday: Claremont Zinefest, presented by the Asian American & Q***r Zines class at Pitzer College, Giant Robot, and The Packing House. Consciously created zines, music and art will be on display, more info here: https://www.facebook.com/claremont.zinefest

12/06/2013

Don't miss the SCL Holiday Book Sale
Saturday, December 7th, 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
@ the Library. Get a coupon for two free books: www.socallib.org/news/2013/booksale/coupon.html.

11/15/2013

Check out Shades of L.A. Revisited. Library member Kathy Kobayashi will be talking about the archive project at the downtown Central Library, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2 p.m.

A look back at the landmark project, which was launched in 1991 and resulted in an archive of 10,000 photos copied from a wide range of LA family albums.