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Proposed Budget Reopens Libraries on Sundays in 2014

April 22, 2013

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

Budget, Sunday Service

Netflix style on demand streaming movies, TV & audio coming to the Los Angeles Public Library

March 05, 2013

See more about LAPL's newest service: http://www.scpr.org/news/2013/03/05/36208/netflix-style-on-demand-streaming-movies-tv-audio/

Hoopla, Streaming Media

Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.

February 01, 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"

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.

LA Times, Libraries, News

LAPL Librarian Mara Alpert Interviewed on Best Childrens Books 2012

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:

Radio, Interview, KPCC

Glen Creason, History & Genealogy Deparment Librarian, receives media coverage about LAPL's critically acclaimed map collection

December 18, 2012

Los Angeles Magazine chimes in about LAPL's map collection: http://www.lamag.com/citythink/citythinkblog/2012/12/12/citydig-whl-corrans-city-of-los-ang

Maps

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

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.

City Librarian, Central Library, Eloise Klein Healy, Poet Laureate

The Library Store "On Wheels" Makes Its Rounds

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.

The Library Store, Library Foundation

Ray Bradbury Square Becomes Reality Adjacent to Central Library

December 12, 2012

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

Ray Bradbury, City Librarian, Central Library

Granada Hills Branch Celebrates 50th Anniversary

November 02, 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.

Branch Libraries, News, Events, Staff, City Librarian, Granada Hills