What Ever Happened to Moby Dick?

    Aug 15, 2013

     This fall, the Library Foundation of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Public Library invite readers across the city to take a look at Herman Melville’s literary masterpiece, Moby Dick, […]



    Swimming Through LAPL’s Photo Collection

    Jul 24, 2013

    With temperatures rising this week, we dipped into the Los Angeles Public Library’s Photo Collection to bask in some historic photographs of swimming scenes across L.A. Here’s a sampling of […]



    Spend Your Summer With ALOUD!

    May 08, 2013

    ALOUD knows what you’ll be doing this summer: joining us at the Central Library! With ten free programs in June and July featuring musicians, poets, historians, filmmakers, and authors, this season […]



    Moms Love The Library Store!

    May 01, 2013

    Get your mom a gift from The Library Store this year — we have lots of fun new jewelry, good smelling candles, inspirational books, chic housewares, and more! And moms […]



    It’s M.A.D. time again!

    Apr 25, 2013

    Hey Library Foundation Members: we appreciate you, and Member Appreciation Days are just around the corner! On Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, May 3 – 5, 2013, show your Library Foundation […]



    Bookmark This! #8

    Apr 01, 2013

    With the start of spring, the eighth edition of Bookmark This! brings you a new set of reading recommendations to consider as you sit outside on a park bench, lunch […]



    Sound Check with Bernie Krause

    Mar 07, 2013

    Have you ever encountered a high-pitched bird song while walking through the woods and thought you had wondered onto the set of a Disney musical? Next Tuesday at ALOUD, musician […]





    Bookmark This! #7

    Feb 25, 2013

    Friday, March 1, 2013 marks the 25th Edition of the Stay Home and Read a Book Ball!  Support the Los Angeles Public Library by picking up a book wherever you […]