Coming Soon to ALOUD: Laurie Anderson

    Apr 05, 2018

    “I think it’s useful to see the world not as things and people but as a series of approaches and options for ways to perceive them. Language is approximate—it is […]



    Shining Light on Civil Rights

    Jan 11, 2018

    This January, the Los Angeles Public Library is paying tribute to the incredible legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. through special programming across branch libraries from peace-themed craft projects for […]



    You Heard Them First at ALOUD: Best Reads of 2017

    Dec 14, 2017

    ALOUD audiences hear from Roxane Gay about her latest book Hunger: A Memoir of (MY) Body.

    ‘Tis the time of year when critics, editors, librarians, and book lovers alike compile their favorite reads of the year. Ranging from urgent topics like the environment and politics to […]



    Janet Fitch’s Revolutionary Russia

    Nov 09, 2017

    Author Janet Fitch

    “Rocking on the razor-musseled bay, lulled by the sleepy toll of buoy bells, the music of rigging, the eloquent stanzas of the waves, I wait for news from the sea,” […]




    Opening Soon: Visualizing Language Oaxaca in L.A.

    Sep 14, 2017

    This Saturday, September 16, the Los Angeles Public Library in a partnership with the Library Foundation of Los Angeles kicks-off a special project to take a closer look at the […]



    Mastering the Art of Summer at the Library

    Aug 17, 2017

    Dave Roberts at Arroyo Seco Branch

    Books, baseball, and ice cream–what more could you want from summer? With a bustling slate of ALOUD programs, a renewed partnership with the Dodgers, and an entire month dedicated to […]



    Think You Know Roxane Gay?

    Jun 22, 2017

    Are you one of Roxane Gay’s 220,000 plus Twitter followers? If not, you’re missing out on one of the most candid, insightful, and fierce voices writing today. Ranging from commentary […]