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
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 […]
8 Great Books: More Reading Recs for Members Month
Jul 28, 2016
This July is Members Month at the Library Foundation! As part of a month-long slate of special events and incentives to celebrate your support of the Los Angeles Public Library, […]
A Moral Light: A Celebration of James Baldwin at ALOUD
Jul 26, 2016
“There’s a way we can always go back to Baldwin because through him we can steady ourselves,” said Dr. Melvin L. Rogers on the inspiring words of author and civil […]
5 Great Books: M.G. Lord’s Recs for Members Month
Jul 14, 2016
This July is Members Month at the Library Foundation! As part of a month-long slate of special events and incentives to celebrate your support of the Los Angeles Public Library, […]
Reimagining Central Library’s Rotunda with a Zapotec Worldview
Jul 08, 2016
Two Oaxacan artists have taken a creative approach to utilizing the resources of the Los Angeles Public Library—they’ve turned Central Library into their own studio space. From June 20 to […]
Members Month Kicks Off!
Jul 01, 2016
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 […]
Sneak Peek: The Writer’s Cut with Damon Lindelof and Joel Stein
Jun 08, 2016
This Friday, June 10th, the Library Foundation’s sixth episode of “The Writer’s Cut” returns to the stage with one of today’s most captivating apocalyptic television trailblazers. Damon Lindelof, creator, executive […]
Building a Future for Future Leaders
Jun 01, 2016
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” […]