Access the library's wealth of print and electronic resources using the links below, or contact a librarian for assistance.

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Library Catalog: Over 6 million books, audiobooks, periodicals, DVDs and CDs to check out!

Audiobooks: listen to Audiobooks via computer or laptop; burn to CD for playing in the car or on stereo; or transfer to many portable devices.

Databases: Up-to-date subject information from journals, dictionaries, encyclopedias, statistical resources and more.

Photo Collection: Over 50,000 photographs, with emphasis on Southern California history.

Virtual Gallery: Selected past exhibits of some of the Library's visual collections.

Regional History Resources: A unique one-stop information resource for information on California and regional history topics.

Web Links: Librarian chosen Web sites used to answer frequently asked questions. Also, links to the most popular Web search engines.

LAPL Indexes: Files maintained by LAPL's own librarians covering everything from autographs to cookery and obituaries to the theatre.

Research Guides: Written by staff to acquaint library users with available resources in the various subject departments at Central Library.

LAPL Government Document Locator: Los Angeles Public Library's Central Library is a depository site for government information.

Word Processing: Word processing and a desktop publishing program are available (LAPL Computers Only)

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