Stay Home and Read a Book with Judy Blume
Feb 23, 2016
“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 […]
Young Literati Gathers L.A.’s Best and Brightest
Feb 12, 2016
On Saturday, Feb. 20, actors, musicians, and celebrated Angelenos will join together to benefit the Los Angeles Public Library at the Eighth Annual Toast, hosted by the Young Literati of […]
Hollywood Is A Verb: Los Angeles Tackles the Oxford English Dictionary
Feb 10, 2016
This March, the Library Foundation of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Public Library invite readers across the city to explore the most epic of dictionaries and rethink the fundamental […]
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 […]
A New Year, A New Library Store
Jan 07, 2016
Extra, extra! Read all about it! Coming April 2016, The Library Store will be completely remodeled! We will be shutting our doors on Thursday, January 14 to push out a […]
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 […]
2015’s Timely Topics and Voices of ALOUD
Dec 17, 2015
Throughout 2015, ALOUD welcomed some of today’s most distinguished voices to engage with Angelenos on timely topics from politics, books, art, music, science, history, and beyond. With 45 riveting programs, […]
What’s Been “Found” at Lost & Found at the Movies
Dec 16, 2015
As we begin to reflect back on an exciting year at the Library Foundation, in 2015 we celebrated the second anniversary of our series, “Lost & Found at the Movies,” […]
Checking In: Eva Mitnick, Director of Central Library
Dec 10, 2015
Just three weeks on the job as Director of Central Library, we sat down with the head of Los Angeles Public Library’s bustling epicenter. Although Eva Mitnick is new to […]