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The twentieth century was ablaze with great jazz pianists, famous names that every music fan knows. Learn about the jazz...
07/31/2024

The twentieth century was ablaze with great jazz pianists, famous names that every music fan knows. Learn about the jazz players that made their way into the spotlights on our latest blog, A Handful of Keys: Jazz Piano Players: http://lapl.me/IeU8xHu

A patron of the Will & Ariel Durant Branch - Los Angeles Public Library recently wrote a letter to staff thanking them f...
07/30/2024

A patron of the Will & Ariel Durant Branch - Los Angeles Public Library recently wrote a letter to staff thanking them for their support when looking for their lost cat, Bleu.

Durant staff not only helped the patron print missing cat flyers using the free printing service, but also distributed flyers throughout the branch to maximize visibility. We’re so happy to report that Bleu has been reunited with his human! 🐈‍⬛

Conceptual British-American artist Ellen Harvey has been commissioned to create an installation for LAPL and the Library...
07/30/2024

Conceptual British-American artist Ellen Harvey has been commissioned to create an installation for LAPL and the Library Foundation of Los Angeles’ upcoming exhibition, No Prior Art: Illustrations of Invention. Learn more about the artist on the LAPL blog: http://lapl.me/ZZR54Qm

Download e-books at no cost with your Los Angeles Public Library card and the Libby app. Check out our vast collection o...
07/29/2024

Download e-books at no cost with your Los Angeles Public Library card and the Libby app. Check out our vast collection of available e-fiction titles: http://lapl.me/lz8suL5

Special thanks to Josiah Cross, Zaria, Keith Powers for speaking at the 4th Annual Emerging Faces Panel hosted at Centra...
07/29/2024

Special thanks to Josiah Cross, Zaria, Keith Powers for speaking at the 4th Annual Emerging Faces Panel hosted at Central Library! SAG-AFTRA Foundation African American Film Critics Association - AAFCA

Join us for the Emerging Faces Panel where the African American Film Critics Association and the SAG-AFTRA Foundation wi...
07/27/2024

Join us for the Emerging Faces Panel where the African American Film Critics Association and the SAG-AFTRA Foundation will present a special panel discussion with four young actors.

📅 July 28, 2024
⏰ 3:00 - 4:00pm
📍 Central Library
🔗 http://lapl.me/Zl2RHsL

Enjoy hopla Bonus Borrows! Hoopla offers access to audiobooks, eBooks, videos, and music, all with your library card. Ch...
07/26/2024

Enjoy hopla Bonus Borrows! Hoopla offers access to audiobooks, eBooks, videos, and music, all with your library card. Choose from these titles without hitting your monthly borrow limit from July 25-31 http://lapl.me/EV0ZwQw

Join us and LA County Library for a special author talk with María Amparo Escandón at Gloria Molina Grand Park, featurin...
07/26/2024

Join us and LA County Library for a special author talk with María Amparo Escandón at Gloria Molina Grand Park, featuring musical performances, resources and activities.

📅 Saturday, July 27, 2024
⏰ 5 - 7 p.m.
📍 Gloria Molina Grand Park
🔗 http://lapl.me/WAr9WlR

It's Mindful Meditation Thursday! Unwind, recharge, and reset with leaders from the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Cent...
07/25/2024

It's Mindful Meditation Thursday! Unwind, recharge, and reset with leaders from the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center for this weekly meditation meeting.

📅 Thursdays
⏰ 12:30pm
📍 Central Library - Meeting Room A
🔗 http://lapl.me/UGWyv79

Dave Klecha's fiction has appeared in the Subterranean Press Magazine and Clarkesworld and Tobias S. Buckell is a NYT be...
07/25/2024

Dave Klecha's fiction has appeared in the Subterranean Press Magazine and Clarkesworld and Tobias S. Buckell is a NYT bestselling writer and World Fantasy Award winner. Learn about their latest collaboration is The Runes of Engagement on the LAPL blog: http://lapl.me/MRLK1pc

Did you know that the term Dog Days does not, in fact, have anything to do with hot dogs? This period of hot weather coi...
07/22/2024

Did you know that the term Dog Days does not, in fact, have anything to do with hot dogs? This period of hot weather coincides with the year's heliacal (at sunrise) rising of Sirius, the brightest star in the sky. Learn more about Dog Days on the LAPL blog: http://lapl.me/Lv723RU

Bruce Borgos latest book, Shades of Mercy, is the 2nd book in the new Porter Beck series, following 2023’s The Bitter Pa...
07/18/2024

Bruce Borgos latest book, Shades of Mercy, is the 2nd book in the new Porter Beck series, following 2023’s The Bitter Past. Read his interview with our librarian on the LAPL blog: http://lapl.me/idwrwcx

Join us with L.A. Taco as we present "Taco Day at the Library!" Join us for an afternoon of taco talk as three amazing t...
07/17/2024

Join us with L.A. Taco as we present "Taco Day at the Library!" Join us for an afternoon of taco talk as three amazing taqueros discuss the challenges of running a restaurant in today's economy and more.

📅 July 21, 2024
⏰ 2pm
📍 Central Library
🔗 http://lapl.me/uJJokbq

Join us along with Cedars-Sinai Community Health Improvement as they offer afree health screening event for everyone!🗓️ ...
07/17/2024

Join us along with Cedars-Sinai Community Health Improvement as they offer afree health screening event for everyone!

🗓️ July 31, 2024
⏰ 1:30pm - 3:30pm
📍 Hyde Park Miriam Matthews Branch Library
🔗 http://lapl.me/Lyr3tKA

Terry J. Benton-Walker lives in Atlanta with his husband and son, where he writes fantasy and horror for adults, young a...
07/11/2024

Terry J. Benton-Walker lives in Atlanta with his husband and son, where he writes fantasy and horror for adults, young adults, and children. Terry is the editor and contributor of The White Guy Dies First anthology. Learn more on the LAPL blog: http://lapl.me/T8fk9RG

We love seeing people light up when they see our LAPL Book Bike 😍 Thanks for highlighting our wonderful staff LA CityVie...
07/10/2024

We love seeing people light up when they see our LAPL Book Bike 😍 Thanks for highlighting our wonderful staff LA CityView35.

Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) is out in the community in an unusual way, taking a mini-library on the road with the Book Bike. Since it began 10 years ag...

There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen. Check out movie...
07/09/2024

There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen. Check out movie adaptations soon to hit screens and give yourself the chance to read before you view: http://lapl.me/YF9mN8T

Happy 4th from Los Angeles Public Library! The Library will be closed on Thursday, July 4, 2024, in observance of Indepe...
07/04/2024

Happy 4th from Los Angeles Public Library! The Library will be closed on Thursday, July 4, 2024, in observance of Independence Day.

[1963] Bell ringers will join in the nationwide 'Let Freedom Ring' celebration for the Fourth of July. Roscoe PTA, Sun Valley, will sponsor a community Independence Day program at Sun Valley Park, 8133 Vineland Ave., at 10:30 a.m.

Today at Central Library, 74 people from 28 countries received certificates of citizenship.
07/02/2024

Today at Central Library, 74 people from 28 countries received certificates of citizenship.

Rob Costello (he/him) writes contemporary and speculative fiction with a q***r bent for and about young people. Learn ab...
06/27/2024

Rob Costello (he/him) writes contemporary and speculative fiction with a q***r bent for and about young people. Learn about his new anthology, We Mostly Come Out at Night: 15 Q***r Tales of Monsters, Angels & Other Creatures, on the LAPL blog: http://lapl.me/LLK4IFH

Eva Jurczyk is a writer and librarian living in Toronto. This summer, she sets the charming whodunnit aside to play with...
06/24/2024

Eva Jurczyk is a writer and librarian living in Toronto. This summer, she sets the charming whodunnit aside to play with the Persephone myth in an A24-esque locked-room murder mystery entitled That Night at the Library. Learn more about this read the blog: http://lapl.me/m5tyTEj

06/22/2024

Libraries are cooling centers.

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As a reminder, you can access Kanopy, the best video streaming service for quality, thoughtful entertainment, through yo...
06/21/2024

As a reminder, you can access Kanopy, the best video streaming service for quality, thoughtful entertainment, through your library. You only need your Los Angeles Public Library card to gain full access. Enjoy this curated collection of diverse films that are credit & ticket-free! http://lapl.me/JCDz99w

Join us this Saturday for the Parables Convening: An Octavia E. Butler Celebration and enjoy panel and book club discuss...
06/20/2024

Join us this Saturday for the Parables Convening: An Octavia E. Butler Celebration and enjoy panel and book club discussions, an interactive role-playing adventure game and silkscreening!

📅 June 22, 2024
⏰ 10am - 12pm
📍 Central Library
🔗 http://lapl.me/eDAxqHt

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