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Galina Stoyanova , Librarian, Business & Economics Department, June 18, 2013

Take a look at the randomly selected titles above – did you know how diverse our paper holdings are? After all budget cuts and loss of many titles, after having more and more periodicals included in databases or available on the internet, lots of business magazines with trade or industry focus are still being offered for research and browsing in the Business & Economics Department...

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Science Day at Central Library

Madeline Bryant, Senior Librarian, Children's Literature Department, Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Over 300 people attended this year’s annual Science Day event, celebrated at Central Library on March 30, 2013. Now in its 8th year, the theme of Dinosaurs made this our BIGGEST success yet.


Tax Days in the Business & Economics Department

Business & Economics Department, Central Library, Friday, April 5, 2013

The Business and Economics Department continues to serve patrons who do not do their Federal and State taxes electronically by offering paper distribution of Federal and California Tax Forms, Instructions, and Publications.


Japanese Tea Ceremony at Thursdays@Central on April 11

International Languages Department, Central Library, Thursday, April 4, 2013

The Ogasawara Ryu Sencha Do Japanese Tea Ceremony School was established in Japan about 100 years ago. Although the history of the matcha ceremony is much older and well known, Ogasawara Ryu involves the making of tea from tea leaves as opposed to tea powder. 


Searching Armenian Books

International Languages Department, Central Library, Thursday, April 4, 2013

Have you tried to figure out how to find an Armenian book in our library catalog? You may find the following Armenian Romanization table helpful. Diacritics are not necessary for searching the catalog.


Art Books

Creative inspiration for Spring!

Emma Roberts, Librarian III, Art, Music & Recreation Department, Friday, March 29, 2013

If you feel like trying your hand at drawing or painting for the first time, or would like to sharpen your talents, the Art, Music & Recreation Department has plenty of resources to get you started.  Check out the catalog, or come along and browse the shelves in person to find dozens of


U.S. National Academy of Sciences

Jack Stephens, Librarian, Science, Technology & Patents Department, Thursday, March 28, 2013

The U.S.


Anti-Bully​ing Resources At Your Library - And Beyond

Teenscape Department, Central Library, Wednesday, March 20, 2013

by Mary McCoy, Senior Librarian, Teen’Scape and Mary Abler, Innovation Leadership Program Resident


Gems found from Extramural Interlibrary Loan

Steven Kilgore, Access Services, Tuesday, March 19, 2013

At Access Services, we provide a service called Extramural Interlibrary Loan that facilitates any quest for knowledge beyond the walls, so to speak.  For all the books we possess here in the Los Angeles Public Library system, there are those rare and exotic books that lurk outside our walls


Books vs. Movies, Part 2

Glen Creason, Librarian III, History & Genealogy Department, Monday, March 18, 2013

Part II (see part 1 here)


The Literature & Fiction Department’s Theater Program Collection Deserves a Standing O!

Christa Deitrick, Librarian, Literature & Fiction Department, Friday, March 15, 2013

The Literature & Fiction Department of the Central Library has been collecting theater programs since the late 19th century.  During the course of those 100-plus years, we have managed to amass quite a collection.  So we are very pleased to announce that a searchable datab


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