L.A.’s Central Library Rises From the Ashes in Susan Orlean’s New Book
Oct 12, 2018
“The library is a gathering pool of narratives and of the people who come to find them. It is where we can glimpse immortality; in the library, we can live […]
Flint Whistle-Blower Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha to Visit ALOUD on July 11
Jun 26, 2018
“This is the story of the most important and emblematic environmental and public health disaster of this young century. More bluntly, it is the story of a government poisoning its […]
Coming Soon to ALOUD: Laurie Anderson
Apr 05, 2018
“I think it’s useful to see the world not as things and people but as a series of approaches and options for ways to perceive them. Language is approximate—it is […]
Shining Light on Civil Rights
Jan 11, 2018
This January, the Los Angeles Public Library is paying tribute to the incredible legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. through special programming across branch libraries from peace-themed craft projects for […]
You Heard Them First at ALOUD: Best Reads of 2017
Dec 14, 2017
‘Tis the time of year when critics, editors, librarians, and book lovers alike compile their favorite reads of the year. Ranging from urgent topics like the environment and politics to […]
Janet Fitch’s Revolutionary Russia
Nov 09, 2017
“Rocking on the razor-musseled bay, lulled by the sleepy toll of buoy bells, the music of rigging, the eloquent stanzas of the waves, I wait for news from the sea,” […]
Macabre Movies: Recs from Author, Mortician, and YouTube Star Caitlin Doughty
Oct 12, 2017
As Angelenos gear up for festivities surrounding Día de los Muertos later this month, what better way to honor the dead than with an eye-opening look at how other cultures […]
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 […]
Mastering the Art of Summer at the Library
Aug 17, 2017
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 […]
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 […]