Go M.A.D. for Member Appreciation Days
Apr 29, 2014
Membership Appreciation Days offer reciprocal free admission and 20% store discounts at any of the participating institutions. So on May 2, 3, and 4, 2014, your Membership with the Library […]
Month: April 2014
No Further West: The Story of Los Angeles Union Station
Apr 28, 2014
Over a century ago, the city fathers of Los Angeles imagined that one day their gritty frontier town would become California’s major metropolitan hub. In order to position its status […]
The Library Store On Wheels Hits the Road in May!
Apr 25, 2014
The Library Store On Wheels will be busy this month, taking your favorite gift shop on the road! Join us: Thursday 5/1 @ Sportsmans Lodge 1st Thursdays 3pm – 9pm […]
Celebrating the Voices of Women in Poetry at ALOUD
Apr 17, 2014
April is National Poetry Month, and what better way to celebrate than at ALOUD next Thursday, April 24, when the Poetry Society of America brings their national series The Voice […]
Get Smart With Your Finances
Apr 10, 2014
Don’t be delinquent with your taxes… remember actress Veronica Lake’s fall from the Hollywood limelight? From the LAPL Photo Collection, May 8, 1951: “There were no dramatics, no kleiglights, no […]
Exchanging Stories at the Book Drop Bash
Apr 08, 2014
This weekend thousands of authors and booklovers will be grabbing their sunhats and hitting the lawns of USC for the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. And for participating authors […]
Lorrie Moore: The Agony and Fun of Fiction
Apr 03, 2014
This spring marks a major literary milestone in American letters: Lorrie Moore’s first collection of short stories in over 15 years has just been released. The author of six books—including […]
Bookmark This #19
Apr 01, 2014
Spring is here, and what better way to celebrate this season of rebirth and renewal than to read some books! If you’d like to contribute a reading recommendation to an […]