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Jonathan Eller with Ray Bradbury and his book The Martian Chronicles
Jonathan Eller with Ray Bradbury and his book The Martian Chronicles
Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, August 21, 2025

Jonathan R. Eller (B.S., United States Air Force Academy, 1973; B.A., University of Maryland, 1979; M.A. (1981), Ph.D. (1985), Indiana University) is a Chancellor's Professor Emeritus and co-founder of the Center for Ray Bradbury Studies at Indiana University's School of Liberal Arts. He directed...

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Gareth Brown and the cover of his book The Society of Unknowable Objects

Interview With an Author: Gareth Brown

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, August 14, 2025

Gareth Brown is the author of the international bestseller The Book of Doors.


Collage of films adapted from books

Read It First! Movie Adaptations in Theaters This Month

Elizabeth Graney, Librarian, Literature & Fiction Department, Friday, August 8, 2025

If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times—the book was better! There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen.


Direct Descendant book cover by Tanya Huff

Interview With an Author: Tanya Huff

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, August 7, 2025

Tanya Huff may have left Nova Scotia at three, and has lived most of her life since in Ontario, but she still considers herself a Maritimer.


Los libros en español más esperados están disponibles en tu biblioteca

Lo nuevo en español para adultos y jóvenes: libros interesantes que llegan a la biblioteca este mes

Multilingual Collections, Librarian, Monday, August 4, 2025

Los libros en español más esperados están disponibles en tu biblioteca. Haz clic en cada título para verlo en nuestro catálogo. ¡No esperes y reserva tu copia hoy mismo!


Los libros en español más esperados están disponibles en tu biblioteca

Lo nuevo en español para niños: libros interesantes que llegan a la biblioteca este mes

Patricia Valdovinos, Librarian, Multilingual Collections, Monday, August 4, 2025

La Biblioteca Pública de Los Ángeles ofrece los libros más leídos y más esperados para niños. Haz clic en cada título para verlo en nuestro catálogo. ¡No esperes y reserva tu copia hoy mismo!


Poet Lynne Thompson in front of LAPL's June Jubilee banner

"Nobody's Free Until Everybody's Free"

Lynne Thompson, Poet Laureate Emerita of Los Angeles, Friday, August 1, 2025

Poet Lynne Thompson closed the opening ceremony of the third annual June Jubilee celebration at the Los Angeles Central Library with a poem inspired by a quote from activist Fannie Lou Hamer: "Nobody's free until everybody's free," sending the crowd into the day's festivities with uplift and purpose.


Author Kathleen Kaufman and her latest novel, The Entirely True Story of the Fantastical Mesmerist Nora Grey

Interview With an Author: Kathleen Kaufman

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, July 31, 2025

Kathleen Kaufman is an author of magical realism and feminist gothic horror, exploring "the other" from "the other's" point of view, how the horror of the past manifests in the present, and the inescapable intertwi


Mes del Orgullo por la Discapacidad 2025: Honrar la neurodiversidad y reivindicar el derecho a pertenecer

Salvadora Sosa Prieto, Administrative Clerk, Multilingual Collections, Friday, July 25, 2025

Julio es un mes de afirmación, de visibilidad y de orgullo. Cada año, durante el Mes del orgullo por la discapacidad, recordamos que la diversidad funcional no es algo que deba ocultarse o disculparse. Es parte esencial de la riqueza humana.


National Disability Pride flag colors and collage of books on disabilities

Disability Pride Month 2025: Honoring Neurodiversity and Reclaiming the Right to Belong

Salvadora Sosa Prieto, Administrative Clerk, Multilingual Collections, Friday, July 25, 2025

July is a month of affirmation, visibility, and pride. Every year during Disability Pride Month, we are reminded that a disability is not something we have to hide or apologize for. It's a vital part of human richness, and an opportunity to showcase our diversity and strength!


Author Sarah James and her latest novel, Last Stop Union Station

Interview With an Author: Sarah James

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, July 24, 2025

Sarah James is a graduate of the MFA Writing for Screen & Television program at USC and the BA Playwriting program at Fordham Lincoln Center. She currently works as a freelance writer.


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