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Photo by Cliff Wesselmann from the Herald-Examiner Collection
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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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.


Photo by U.S. Army Signal Corps from Library of Congress [U.S. Army Infantry troops, African American unit, marching northwest of Verdun, France, in World War I]

African American Soldiers in World War One

Deborah Savage, Librarian, History & Genealogy Department, Tuesday, February 27, 2024

World War One broke out in Europe in 1914 following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. The United States remained officially neutral and stayed out of the war for several years.


Collage of Academy Awards nominated films adapted from books

Read it First!: The 96th Academy Awards

Elizabeth Graney, Librarian, Literature & Fiction Department, Monday, February 26, 2024

The Academy Awards are right around the corner, and, once again, films adapted from books have snagged multiple nominations!


photo of a comic book display

Black Comics: Drawn From the Heart

Amanda Charles, Librarian III, Teen'Scape, Saturday, February 24, 2024

Growing up as a biracial girl in the 1980s and 1990s, there weren't a whole lot of comic books featuring Black and brown characters.


Author Kacen Callender and their latest novel, Infinity Alchemist

Interview With an Author: Kacen Callender

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, February 22, 2024

Kacen Callender is the bestselling and award-winning author of multiple novels for children, teens, and adults, including the Stonewall Honor Book,


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