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Celebrate National Library Week
This week is National Library Week! Although our library buildings are closed, you can still find your place at the library, because we’re always open online, with access to e-media, digital resources, virtual programming and more from home with your library card.
Remembering Rita Walters
Rita Walters, who served on the Board of Library Commissioners from 2002-2017, passed away on February 19 at the age of 89.
LAPL on Instagram: Banned Books Week Edition
Banned Books Week may be over, but we celebrate the freedom to read all year long! www.lapl.org/banned
Literary World Cup
During the past month, the world has turned its attention to Brazil for the 2014 World Cup. This quadrennial celebration of soccer/football/futbol/futebol/Fussball inspired us to hold a World Cup of our own. For each match, we presented a book from a writer representing each of the competing nations.
Ray Bradbury Square Becomes Reality Adjacent to Central Library
Something wonderful this way came to Central Library in the form of a new public square. City Librarian John F.
Library Receives Treasure Trove of Maps
In October, the Los Angeles Public Library received an extraordinary collection of maps, thanks to real estate agent Matthew Greenberg. Greenberg had been retained by the heirs of local map collector John Feathers to clear Feathers' Mt. Washington home before it was demolished.