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What We Are Reading

Wild LA : explore the amazing nature in and around Los Angeles

Higgins, Lila M.,

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Your Favorite Band Cannot Save You

Moore, Scotto

Long time music blogger Moore weaves a tale where a newly discovered band is releasing their singles with more in mind than fame and glor

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Fay Wray and Robert Riskin : a Hollywood memoir

Riskin, Victoria,

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Middlegame

McGuire, Seanan

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Snow White Learns Witchcraft: Stories and Poems

Goss, Theodora

Goss, the author of the eminently enjoyable The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter and European Travel For The Monstrous Gentle

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Other people's houses

Segal, Lore Groszmann.

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The Reign of the Kingfisher: A Novel

Martinson, T. J.

30 years ago, the Kingfisher prowled the streets of Chicago, dispensing his own brand of vigilante justice.

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We were witches

Gore, Ariel, 1970-

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The Sentence is Death

Horowitz, Anthony

In the second book in the Daniel Hawthorne mystery series, author Anthony Horowitz, and his fictional doppelganger, tackle solving who ki

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Radicalized

Doctorow, Cory

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What's New at LAPL

Teen Film Fest Deadline Extended

Teens now have until July 29 to submit to the first ever Teens of LA Film Festival.
Emergency Preparedness

Resources that can help you prepare for emergencies such as fires, earthquakes, flooding, extreme heat and storms.
Visit the Octavia Lab

Octavia Lab in Central Library is our new do-it-yourself maker space and audiovisual studio.

Latest Blog Posts

A Week to Remember: Alexandre Dumas

Keith Chaffee, Librarian

Alexandre Dumas was born on July 24, 1802. Dumas was a prolific novelist and playwright who...

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Music Memories: Happy Birthday, Carlos Santana!

Keith Chaffee, Librarian

Carlos Santana was born on July 20, 1947. Santana is a guitarist whose band, also called Santana...

Continued

Pura Belpré Award: A Celebration of Exceptional Latino Literature for Children

Patricia Valdovinos, Librarian

I had the honor of being a part of the 2019 Pura Belpré Selection Committee. This past June, we...

Continued

Hey Kids! Comics! Eisner Nominees

Vince Zalkind, Messenger Clerk

July is one of the biggest months for comic books and pop culture, mostly due to San Diego...

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Premio Pura Belpré: una celebración de la literatura latina excepcional para niños

Patricia Valdovinos, Librarian

El año pasado tuve el honor de ser parte del Comité de Selección del Premio Pura Belpré 2019. El...

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A Week to Remember: Iris Murdoch

Keith Chaffee, Librarian

Iris Murdoch was born on July 15, 1919. Murdoch was an English novelist and philosopher; in both...

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What We Are Reading

Wild LA : explore the amazing nature in and around Los Angeles

Your Favorite Band Cannot Save You

Fay Wray and Robert Riskin : a Hollywood memoir

Middlegame

Snow White Learns Witchcraft: Stories and Poems

Other people's houses

The Reign of the Kingfisher: A Novel

We were witches

The Sentence is Death

Radicalized

What's New at LAPL