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2009 Library Facts
Central Library Background & Facts
Strategic Plan
Annual Report

Media Links

CBS News "Good Times At The Library"
CBS News "The Economy and Libraries"
NBC Nightly News "Increase in Library Usage"
LA Times "More People Checking Out Library to Save Money"
CNN "Hard Economic Times a Boon for Libraries"

Kid Rock Band Singer Tours LAPL, LA City Channel 35

At Your Library--Great Teen Escape, Show 3, LA City Channel 35

At Your Library--Community Center, Show 1, LA City Channel 35

KWHY-TV Channel 22  "Con Chile y Limon" show visits Teen'Scape

Press Releases (pdf)

11-10-09 - City Librarian Martin Gomez to Discuss LAPL Achievements at Guadalajara Int'l Book Fair Event / Bibliotecario General Martin Gomez Hablará Sobre Logros de LAPL en la Feria del Libro de Guadalajara 

11-05-09 - Silver Lake Branch Grand Opening November 16th

11-02-09 - Playa Vista Branch Friends’ Group invites Area Residents to Celebrate the Installation of Artist Anne Marie Karlsen’s Commissioned Glass Artwork at the Library

10-22-09 - Word Thirst Poetry Event at Arroyo Seco Branch on Oct 22

10-14-09 - Performing Books 2009-10 Series of Storytelling through the Performing Arts begins Oct. 17 with "Tubby the Tuba."

10-01-09 - Free Watercolor Exhibit on View at Frances H. Goldwyn Hollywood Branch

08-10-09 - "Karsh 100: A Biography in Images" Exhibit at Central Library

06-11-09 - Martín Gómez Appointed New City Librarian

04-30-09 - Studio City Branch Hosts Award-winning Children's Authors

04-30-09 - Library Receives Chinese-language Book Donation

04-20-09 - Library Literary Awards Dinner May 27, 2009

04-10-09 - Dr. Marsha Hirano-Nakanishi appointed to the Board of Library Commissioners

03-31-09 - “Richard Neutra, Architect: Sketches and Drawings” Exhibit at Central Library

03-27-08 - "From Homer to Hip Hop" Book Discussion Series

01-14-09 - Kids' Author Readings available as free Podcasts on LAPL's Website

08-18-08 - New Exposition Park Regional Branch Opens

08-14-08 - Authors Kim Wayans and Kevin Knotts to Read from their "Amy Hodgepodge" Children's Book Series

07-28-08 - “Performing Books” Kicks Off Sixth Season of Storytelling

Archived Press Releases

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• Images from Artist Anne Marie Karlsen’s Commissioned Glass Artwork at the Play Vista Library
• Images from the exhibit "Karsh 100: A Biography in Images"
• Images from the exhibit "“Richard Neutra, Architect: Sketches and Drawings"
• Images from Exposition Park – Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Regional Branch Library Opening
• Images from "Amy Hodgepodge" Readings
• Central Library Images
• Branch Library Images