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Public Relations Office, Library Administration, April 22, 2013

Statement from City Librarian John F. Szabo on the FY 2013-14 Proposed Budget for the Los Angeles Public Library:

“Thanks to Mayor Villaraigosa’s proposed budget, the Los Angeles Public Library will restore Sunday service hours at nine libraries—one year ahead of the schedule set by Measure L.  I’m proud that with the Mayor’s support, the library will...

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Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.

Public Relations Office, Library Administration, Friday, February 1, 2013

As part of African American Heritage Month, LAPL's own Photo Librarian remembers Martin Luther King Jr.'s time in Los Angeles....


Survey Finds Libraries Still "Very Important"

Public Relations Office, Library Administration, Wednesday, January 23, 2013

 L.A. Times post on the “Library Services in the Digital Age” report released by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project.


LAPL Librarian Mara Alpert Interviewed on Best Childrens Books 2012

Public Relations Office, Library Administration, Wednesday, December 19, 2012
LAPL Central Library Children's Librarian Mara Alpert was interviewed by KPCC Radio 89.3 about her favorite children's book picks of the year:
 

L.A.'s First Poet Laureate Named at Central Library

Public Relations Office, Library Administration, Friday, December 14, 2012

City Librarian John F. Szabo welcomed Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to the Central Library on Friday, December 7 for a press conference at which the Mayor named Eloise Klein Healy the first Poet Laureate of Los Angeles.


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The Library Store "On Wheels" Makes Its Rounds

Public Relations Office, Library Administration, Thursday, December 13, 2012

This week the Library Foundation of Los Angeles launched "The Library Store On Wheels," a mobile incarnation of the Central Library’s beloved and critically-acclaimed store.


Ray Bradbury Square Becomes Reality Adjacent to Central Library

Public Relations Office, Library Administration, Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Something wonderful this way came to Central Library in the form of a new public square. City Librarian John F.


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Granada Hills Branch Celebrates 50th Anniversary

Public Relations Office, Library Administration, Friday, November 2, 2012

On Oct. 24, Granada Hills Branch Library hosted a party open to the public to celebrate its 50th Anniversary of service. A representative from Councilmember Mitchell Englander's Office issued a Certificate of Recognition to the branch.


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Library Receives Treasure Trove of Maps

Public Relations Office, Library Administration, Tuesday, October 23, 2012

In October the Los Angeles Public Library received an extraordinary collection of maps, thanks to real estate agent, Matthew Greenberg. Greenbery had been retained by the heirs of local map collector John Feathers to clear Feathers’ Mt. Washington home befor eit was demolished.


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