Ann Patchett on Keeping Company With Books

    Sep 13, 2016

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    Ann Patchett is the international best-selling author of seven novels: The Patron Saint of Liars, Taft, The Magician’s Assistant, Bel Canto, Run, State of Wonder, and the just released Commonwealth. She […]



    ALOUD Fall Preview: Colson Whitehead

    Sep 09, 2016

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    What if the “Underground Railroad” was not just a metaphorical mode of transportation? Sixteen years ago prize-winning, bestselling author Colson Whitehead was sitting on his couch imagining a fascinating premise […]



    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 […]




    ALOUD Summer Preview: Eddie Huang

    May 20, 2016

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    Over the last few years, Eddie Huang has catapulted to international fame as a young, hip chef, a bestselling author, and T.V. personality. Beneath the limelight, Huang’s something more akin […]




    Spend the Summer with ALOUD

    Apr 29, 2016

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    This summer, our critically-acclaimed ALOUD series welcomes memoirists, musicians, poets, novelists, journalists and others to the historic downtown Central Library and beyond for an exciting season of conversations, readings, and […]




    Well-Versed for National Poetry Month

    Apr 06, 2016

    For fans of free and blank verse who will be celebrating all things poetry this April for National Poetry Month, the Library Foundation and ALOUD can help you get your […]



    Coming Soon: A Very L.A. Spelling Bee

    Mar 07, 2016

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    On Saturday, March 19, the Library Foundation of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Public Library will host an unprecedented dual language English and Spanish spelling bee in the Mark […]