City Librarian John F. Szabo welcomed Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to the Central Library on Friday, December 7 for a press conference at which the Mayor named Eloise Klein Healy the first Poet Laureate of Los Angeles.
Something wonderful this way came to Central Library in the form of a new public square. City Librarian John F.
In October the Los Angeles Public Library received an extraordinary collection of maps, thanks to real estate agent, Matthew Greenberg. Greenbery had been retained by the heirs of local map collector John Feathers to clear Feathers’ Mt. Washington home befor eit was demolished.
In its 2012 Best of L.A. issue, the L.A. Weekly has named the Library Store the best gift shop in Los Angeles. The store is located in the Central Library at 630 W. Fifth St, in downtown L.A.
John Szabo, who was selected as Los Angeles City Librarian, is profiled the Los Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-himi-szabo-20121014,0,4485046.story
Los Angeles Public Library provides a critical lifeline for people without access to a computer.
L.A. Times: