Summer Reads at the Los Angeles Public Library
Jul 31, 2013
It’s nearing the end of July, and if you are feeling that summer has almost passed you by, there’s never a better way to slow down than with a great […]
It’s nearing the end of July, and if you are feeling that summer has almost passed you by, there’s never a better way to slow down than with a great […]
In the heat of the summer, we’ve got some reading recommendations that really sizzle! From books of poetry to French colonial Vietnam to Buddhist wisdom to inspirational letters, I hope […]
With temperatures rising this week, we dipped into the Los Angeles Public Library’s Photo Collection to bask in some historic photographs of swimming scenes across L.A. Here’s a sampling of […]
2013 marks the 100th anniversary of the L.A. Aqueduct, that intricate system of canals and tunnels and pipelines that conveys water collected from the Sierra Nevada Mountains and valleys of […]
Music scholar and native Angeleno Josh Kun has always been interested in how communities and cultures interact, so working with the Los Angeles Public Library’s sheet music collection was a […]
As we prepare to celebrate July 4th and the great civil liberties of our country, there’s never been a better time to spread the word about a wonderful service available […]
This Monday, July 1st, an exciting new exhibit from the “Songs in the Key of L.A.” project will be unveiled in the downtown Central Library’s First Floor Galleries. The exhibit […]
Summer’s officially here! Start this season of sun, warmth, picnics, and beach outings with some recommended reading about Cleopatra, a captain in another universe, time management, the cancellation of bedtime, […]
“There are only beginnings, there is never an end. Music never stops. It’s you who is stopping it. It’s you who is ending,” said the late great jazz trumpeter Don […]
As some of us rush to the mall to pick-up a handsome pinstripe tie, or make last minute brunch reservations for Father’s Day this weekend, we wanted to catch our […]