Ann Patchett on Keeping Company With Books

    Sep 13, 2016

    Ann Patchett photo by Heidi Ross.

    Ann Patchett is the international best-selling author of seven novels: The Patron Saint of Liars, Taft, The Magician’s Assistant, Bel Canto, Run, State of Wonder, and the just released Commonwealth. She […]



    Sneak Peek: John Landis, Man of Many Genres

    Aug 18, 2016

    The mastermind behind such wide-reaching works as Animal House, The Blues Brothers, Kentucky Fried Movie, Trading Places, iThree Amigos!, Coming to America, American Werewolf in London, as well as the […]



    A Summer Blast From the Past

    Aug 09, 2016

    From drag races to family birthday parties, from Buster Keaton dutifully serving as the honorary mayor of Woodland Hills to an airplane crash on Glenoaks Boulevard—a range of everyday and […]



    Homegrown Ideas Transform the Library

    Aug 03, 2016

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    Legos to develop literacy skills; a cart filled with mobile devices for trying out e-media; healthy cooking workshops for teens; drought resistant gardens to teach water conservation—these are just a […]




    Members Month Kicks Off!

    Jul 01, 2016

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    Every day of the year we are grateful for our dedicated Members who love and support the Los Angeles Public Library. But for the whole month of July we are […]



    Two GRAMMY Award-Winning Artists Intersect at ALOUD

    Jun 16, 2016

    On Monday, June 20, songwriters and authors Rosanne Cash and Joe Henry will share the ALOUD stage for Composed: The Intersection of Poetry and Song. The GRAMMY Award-winning artists will […]




    Building a Future for Future Leaders

    Jun 01, 2016

    Read for the Win

    For over 80 years, the Summer Reading Club has been providing the children and teens of Los Angeles with free enrichment opportunities to close the gap of the “summer slump” […]



    ALOUD Summer Preview: Eddie Huang

    May 20, 2016

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    Over the last few years, Eddie Huang has catapulted to international fame as a young, hip chef, a bestselling author, and T.V. personality. Beneath the limelight, Huang’s something more akin […]