Who wants to Stay Home and Read? Turns out a lot of folks!
Mar 15, 2012
What fun we’ve been having with our “Stay Home and Read a Book Ball” social media campaign! If you’re not already following us on Twitter or Facebook, here’s a little […]
Behind the Scenes at This is Your Library #5
Mar 15, 2012
Is it just us, or is This is Your Library getting better and better? TiYL#5 fell on a Saturday for the first time ever and we have to say, staying […]
Inspiration for the Day
Mar 15, 2012
Pencil This In: ‘American Idiot’ Opens; Jonathan Lethem Reading; and Art, Politics and Poetry at ALOUD : LAist
Mar 15, 2012
LAist helped us get the word out about our “Rocket’s Red Glare” program with Edgar Arceneaux (director of the Watts House Project), Douglas Kearney (poet-performer), and Darrell Alejandro Holnes (Poetry […]
The Simple Truth: Philip Levine Speaks about Life, Libraries, and Poetry
Mar 13, 2012
“I’m learning about the power of poetry,” said Philip Levine about his time thus far as the 18th U.S. Poet Laureate, a position he was elected to earlier this fall. […]
Civic Discourse: [ALOUD] at the Los Angeles Public Library | Library as Incubator Project
Mar 12, 2012
ALOUD director Louise Steinman talks about the creative side of curating: Civic Discourse: [ALOUD] at the Los Angeles Public Library | Library as Incubator Project.
‘This is Your Library’ Los Angeles… you can party if you want to :: blogdowntown
Feb 22, 2012
We love Blogdowntown here at the LFLA. We always knew there was a lot happening downtown, but this blog is truly an exhaustive, informative, and really fun resource. Take a […]
New York Public Library Revives Its Overhaul Plan – NYTimes.com
Feb 16, 2012
Mining the Vaults: Shepard Fairey
Feb 16, 2012
Check out this video from our archives…Shepard Fairey at the Los Angeles Public Library. Shepard Fairey: MAYDAY: the Politics of Street Art from ALOUDla on Vimeo.