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    A Story of Resilience: Building the LA COVID-19 Community Archive

    Apr 02, 2021

    “History is more than government documents, statistical reports, and newspaper headlines. History isn’t just the chyrons running across the bottom of your television screen. It is the stories of everyday […]



    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 […]



    21 Collections: Every Object Has a Story

    Oct 10, 2018

    At its core, the public library is an enthusiastic collector: a repository of books, a keeper of history, a holder of information, a gathering place for all. Libraries collect to […]



    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 […]



    And the Award Goes To… Library Foundation Recognized with 4-Star Rating!

    Mar 16, 2018

    As Hollywood wraps up a star-studded award season, there’s one more prize that all of Los Angeles can take pride in: for the fourth consecutive year, the Library Foundation of […]



    For All Angelenos to See: LAPL Shines a Light on African American Heritage

    Feb 22, 2018

    African American Heritage Month is underway and to celebrate a special traveling exhibit recently opened at Central Library’s Getty Gallery. For All the World to See: Visual Culture and the […]



    The Library Store Loves You Lots

    Feb 08, 2018

    The Library Store has you sealed with a kiss this Valentine’s season! With gifts, cards, and all types of unique goodies for everyone on your kiss list–from the love of […]



    “Visualizing Language: Oaxaca in L.A.” Extended By Popular Demand!

    Jan 25, 2018

    Mayor Eric Garcetti takes in the murals at Central Library.

    “I see myself in your work. It reaches my soul and fills it with pride and love for all my people, our people, the people.” “Felicidades! The best of L.A., […]



    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 […]



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