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Photo by Cliff Wesselmann from the Herald-Examiner Collection
Nicholas Beyelia, Librarian, History and Genealogy Department, March 22, 2024

The Derringer Press Conference

The Derringer press conference is what Judge Cannon became infamous for, and the blowback would be mighty. The popular narrative often goes something like this: Judge Cannon calls a press conference to draw attention to herself and does so by brandishing a gun at the press. They take photos that are distributed around the world, and she turns the Los...

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Author Shubnum Khan and her debut novel, The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years

Interview With an Author: Shubnum Khan

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, March 21, 2024

Shubnum Khan is a South African author and artist.


Portrait of Commissioner Leontyne B. King

Leontyne Butler King - A Commissioner for the Community

Christina Rice, Senior Librarian, Photo Collection, Wednesday, March 20, 2024

At the Vernon - Leon H. Washington Jr. Memorial Branch Library, there is a wall in the meeting room adorned with four framed portraits. Two are paintings: one depicts writer Langston Hughes and is a gift from Miriam Matthews, the Los Angeles Public Library’s first Black librarian. The other is Leon H.


Author Jonathan Lethem

Jonathan Lethem on "The Collapsing Frontier"

Christopher Taylor, Adult Librarian, Mark Twain Branch Library, Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Jonathan Lethem is a writer of short stories, novels, essays, and the occasional song.


Colorize photo of Judge Nicole Cannon

Loose Cannon: Reassessing Los Angeles Municipal Judge Noel Cannon, Part I

Nicholas Beyelia, Librarian, History and Genealogy Department, Friday, 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.


Author Izzy Wasserstein and her debut novel, These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart

Interview With an Author: Izzy Wasserstein

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, March 14, 2024

Izzy Wasserstein is a queer, trans woman who teaches writing and literature. She was born and raised in Kansas and received her MFA in Creative Writing from the University of New Mexico.


Author Rebecca Serle and her latest novel, Expiration Dates

Interview With an Author: Rebecca Serle

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, March 7, 2024

Rebecca Serle is the New York Times bestselling author of


Los libros en español más esperados están disponibles en tu biblioteca

Lo nuevo en español para adultos y jóvenes: libros interesantes que llegan a la biblioteca este mes

Multilingual Collections, Librarian, Friday, March 1, 2024

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!


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, Friday, March 1, 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!


Author Yangsze Choo and her latest novel, The Fox Wife

Interview With an Author: Yangsze Choo

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, February 29, 2024

Yangsze Choo is the New York Times bestselling author of


1908 Leap Year The Silent Proposal artist August Hutaf Vintage Postcard

Interesting Intercalary (Leap Year) Facts

Tina Lernø, Librarian, Digital Content Team, Wednesday, February 28, 2024

A leap year, also known as an "intercalary year" or "bissextile" year, is a calendar year that contains an additional day, or in the case of a lunisolar calendar, an entire month, compared to a "common" year.


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