Spend the Summer with ALOUD

    Apr 29, 2016

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    This summer, our critically-acclaimed ALOUD series welcomes memoirists, musicians, poets, novelists, journalists and others to the historic downtown Central Library and beyond for an exciting season of conversations, readings, and […]




    Head of the Class

    Apr 14, 2016

    High School Ceremony

    On a Tuesday morning this past January, Central Library’s Taper Auditorium filled with the flashes of cameras, the uplifting lull of “Pomp and Circumstance,” and a royal blue tide of […]





    Stay Home and Read a Book with Judy Blume

    Feb 23, 2016

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    “Ask any writer and you’ll undoubtedly hear about the libraries in their lives,” writes Judy Blume, the award-winning and best-selling author and this year’s Stay Home and Read a Book […]



    Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

    Jan 14, 2016

    This Monday, January 18, we will all pause to remember the legacy of Dr. King’s life and work. Since being signed into law in 1983, this national holiday was envisioned […]



    New Year, New Resolutions at the Library

    Jan 06, 2016

    If making and breaking resolutions is ubiquitous to the start of your new year, let the Los Angeles Public Library provide you with the FREE resources to realize your goals. […]



    12 Months of the Los Angeles Public Library

    Dec 21, 2015

    Angelenos have always been very active in their love and support of the Los Angeles Public Library, but 2015 stood out as a banner year. Many of last year’s programs […]