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Interview With an Author: Dr. Kathryn Harkup
Kathryn Harkup is a former chemist turned author. She writes and gives regular public talks on the disgusting and dangerous side of science.
Lo nuevo en español: libros interesantes que llegan a la biblioteca este mes para todas las edades
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!
Spotlight On Educator and Activist Dr. William Chun-Hoon
, Librarian, Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Dr. William "Bill" Chun-Hoon (1928 - 2019) was an educator and a community activist for the community of Chinatown in Los Angeles. Chun-Hoon was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and was the 12th child in a family of 15. In 1973, Dr.
Spotlight On Actor and Activist Haing Somnang Ngor
Haing Somnang Ngor (1947?-1996) was a Cambodian doctor, a refugee, an actor, and an activist.
Interview With an Author: Kris Waldherr
Kris Waldherr's many books include The Book of Goddesses,
Spotlight On Singer Thái Thanh
Thái Thanh, born Phạm Thị Băng Thanh (August 5, 1934-March 17, 2020), was a legendary Vietnamese American singer.
LAPL Reads: Best of 2022
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 2022 as selected by our staff, who volunteered their recommendations. Since 2011 LAPL Reads has been presenting these.
Interview With an Author: Kiersten White
Kiersten White is the #1 New York Times bestselling, Bram Stoker Award-winning, and critically acclaimed author of many books, including the
In the Bleak Mid-Winter: Must-Read Ghost Stories for Christmas
'Tis the season for ghost stories! And hark, Robert Anderson from the Literature & Fiction Department and I are here to herald some of our favorite ones for your reading pleasure.
The Library and the Department Store: Hamburger Building (1908-1914)
Have you ever visited a library in the middle of a department store? If you lived in Los Angeles in the early twentieth century, you could have done just that. The Hamburger Building, designed by architect Alfred F. Rosenheim, opened at 8th Street and Broadway in August 1908.