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Nicholas Beyelia, Librarian, History and Genealogy Department, March 15, 2024

On Wednesday, May 17, 1967, a petite woman sporting a pink babydoll dress and white patent leather Mary Jane shoes pulled a pearl-handled Derringer revolver and pointed it in the direction of Los Angeles reporters and photographers. Bearing a passing resemblance to one of the Gabor sisters, the model had a teased platinum updo complete with false eyelashes and frosty pink lipstick that were...

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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, Wednesday, January 3, 2024

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!


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My Favorite Books of 2023

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, December 28, 2023

Season’s Readings everyone! As is generally true, there have been some marvelous books published in 2023, and I’m thrilled to share my favorites with you.


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Lo mejor del 2023: los libros preferidos por nuestros lectores y bibliotecarios

Multilingual Collections, Librarian, Wednesday, December 27, 2023

El mejor regalo que puedes ofrecer durante las festividades de invierno es un libro. Si necesitas ideas sobre qué libros regalar (o regalarte a ti mismo), aquí te presentamos los títulos preferidos por nuestros lectores y bibliotecarios en el 2023.


Author Tobias Buckell and his latest novel, A Stranger in the Citadel

Interview With an Author: Tobias S. Buckell

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, December 21, 2023

Called "violent, poetic and compulsively readable" by Maclean’s, science fiction author


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LAPL Reads: Best of 2023

Sheryn Morris, Librarian, Literature & Fiction, Tuesday, December 19, 2023

From all of us at the Los Angeles Public Library, at the Central Library, and the 72 branches, we are pleased to announce the best books of 2023 as selected by our staff, who volunteered their recommendations. Since 2011 LAPL Reads has been presenting these.


Photo of author Philip K Dick against a surreal background

Reading the Works of Philip K. Dick

John Tommasino, Cybernaut, Van Nuys Branch Library, Friday, December 15, 2023

Existential struggles with technology, authoritarian governments, and paranoia; these are just a few of the themes readers will encounter when reading the works of Philip K. Dick.


Author Emily Critchley and her debut novel, One Puzzling Afternoon

Interview With an Author: Emily Critchley

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, December 14, 2023

Emily Critchley has lived in Essex, Brighton, and London and now lives in Hertfordshire where she works as a librarian.


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Images, Misinformation, and Sherlock Holmes

Andrea Borchert, Librarian, Koreatown Media Lab, Monday, December 11, 2023

Images, Misinformation, and Sherlock Holmes: misinformation is designed to mislead, but with a couple of tools, you too can have the confidence of a fictional detective.


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Read It First! Movie Adaptations in Theaters This Month

Elizabeth Graney, Librarian, Literature & Fiction Department, Friday, December 8, 2023

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.


Author John Joseph Adams and his latest anthology, Out There Screaming

Interview With an Author: John Joseph Adams

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, December 7, 2023

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