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630 W. 5th StreetLos Angeles, CA 90071
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213-228-7000
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- Kren Malone, Director
Upcoming Events at Central Library
Fridays from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Are you ready to embark on a journey of language discovery? Then sign up to join us on our next exciting session designed for beginners in...
Fridays at 12:30 p.m.
Take an hour-long tour through the Los Angeles Central Library. Your docent guide will share stories about the history, art, and...
Saturdays at 11 a.m.
Take an hour-long tour through the Los Angeles Central Library. Your docent guide will share stories about the history, art, and...
Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Join this inclusive, in-person poetry workshop where poets of all levels can come together, share their work, and foster a vibrant poetry...
Every Saturday at 11:00 a.m.
Would you like to improve your reading, writing, or conversation skills? Adults can work with a tutor for 20 minutes. Walk-in tutoring is...
Every Saturday at 11:30 a.m.
Do you want to practice your English pronunciation and better understand those unusual expressions called idioms? This class is for you!...
April 27, 2024 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
The standardized testing landscape is dynamic, with major options like the SAT and ACT undergoing changes. The pandemic has also...
Saturdays at 2 p.m.
Take an hour-long tour through the Los Angeles Central Library. Your docent guide will share stories about the history, art, and...
Saturdays at 2 p.m.
Enjoy stories, songs, and much, much more! This program is designed for children ages 3-8.
For more information, please contact children@...
For more information, please contact children@...
Every Other Saturday from 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Calling all writers of fiction, screenplays, poetry, etc. Get feedback on your writing in a fun, supportive environment. Meetings include a...
What We're Reading
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Musical tables : poems
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The Final Girl Support Group
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A year of last things : poems
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Camp Damascus
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Leave Me Alone With the Recipes: The Life, Art, and Cookbook of Cipe Pineles
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The Djinn waits a hundred years
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Women of Good Fortune
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Breaking through : my life in science
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Tanya Holland's California Soul: Recipes From a Culinary Journey West
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The Fox Wife
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Walk through fire
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The Book of Doors
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How not to be a politician : a memoir
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But will you love me tomorrow? : an oral history of the '60s girl groups
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Kill Show
Recent Blog Posts from LAPL Blog
April 25, 2024
By Vi Ha, Senior Librarian
In this ongoing year-long exploration of the book that includes workshops, exhibits, video interviews, demos and more, there should be an exploration of the artistry of the book within the exemplary... Continued
April 24, 2024
By Liana Vardanian, Librarian
In the quiet world where the weight of knowledge rests on shelves, there are moments when the stories within books shatter the silence, echoing through time and space, bearing witness to humanity's... Continued
April 18, 2024
By Daryl M., Librarian
Christina Estes is an award-winning reporter who has spent more than 20 years covering crime, public policy, and business in Phoenix, Arizona. Her reporting has been heard on National Public Radio (... Continued
April 17, 2024
By Angela B. Charles, Library Assistant
"Art is humanity’s greatest tool for insight."Many things get lost in time. The power that book artists’ wield is their ability to conjure up the lost. And at their disposal are an array of... Continued
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