Opening Soon: Visualizing Language Oaxaca in L.A.

    Sep 14, 2017

    This Saturday, September 16, the Los Angeles Public Library in a partnership with the Library Foundation of Los Angeles kicks-off a special project to take a closer look at the […]



    Lost and Found Shares Stories From Latino L.A.

    Sep 07, 2017

    As the Library Foundation kicks-off its celebration of Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, Lost and Found at the Movies will explore the breadth and diversity of Latino film culture in Los […]



    Follow the Money: L.A.’s Economic History

    Aug 24, 2017

    L.A. is one of the world’s great regional economies and global labs, and this is in large part because its citizens have been willing to invest in public infrastructure. From […]



    Mastering the Art of Summer at the Library

    Aug 17, 2017

    Dave Roberts at Arroyo Seco Branch

    Books, baseball, and ice cream–what more could you want from summer? With a bustling slate of ALOUD programs, a renewed partnership with the Dodgers, and an entire month dedicated to […]



    Great House Tours and Other Inside Looks at L.A.

    Jul 20, 2017

    JRH-House2

    From a small pueblo to one of the hottest real estate markets in the country, groundbreaking architects have transformed how Angelenos live. A few of these great houses remain, but […]




    Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner

    Jul 06, 2017

    Clue dinner scene

    If you don’t know what to expect for this Monday’s Lost & Found at the Movies: The Dinner Game, you’re not alone. Series curator John Nein doesn’t know either, but […]



    Summer at the Library Is Heating Up

    Jul 03, 2017

    Summer Reading

    When school is out for the summer, the Los Angeles Public Library’s ever-popular Summer at the Library program is here to activate learning for tens of thousands of children, teens, […]



    Think You Know Roxane Gay?

    Jun 22, 2017

    Are you one of Roxane Gay’s 220,000 plus Twitter followers? If not, you’re missing out on one of the most candid, insightful, and fierce voices writing today. Ranging from commentary […]