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What We Are Reading

Made things

Tchaikovsky, Adrian, 1972-

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Dreamers and schemers : how an improbable bid for the 1932 Olympics transformed Los Angeles from dusty outpost to global metropolis

Siegel, Barry, 1949-

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Riot Baby

Onyebuchi, Tochi

Ella, a young girl growing up in Compton, California has psychokinetic abilities that allow her to see into the future.

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Steel Crow Saga

Krueger, Paul

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Carrie Fisher : a life on the edge

Weller, Sheila,

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The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl

Goss, Theodora

Mary Jekyll, Diana Hyde, Beatrice Rappaccini, Catherine Moreau and Justine Frankenstein—all the daughters of some of science fiction’s ma

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How to raise a reader

Paul, Pamela,

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The Starless Sea

Morgenstern, Erin

In her first novel since 2011’s The Night Circus, Erin Morgenstern illustrates again that she is a masterful fantasy storyteller

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Midnight chicken : (& other recipes worth living for)

Risbridger, Ella,

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The Girl Who Reads on the Metro

Feret-Fleury, Christine

In The Girl Who Reads on the Metro, Christine Feret-Fleury tells a delightful tale about the love and power of books and the nee

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What's New at LAPL

The Great Courses

The Great Courses are now streaming on Overdrive. Learn at home with over 600 video lectures.
Best of 2019

The best books of 2019 for children, teens and adults as selected by our staff.
The Autograph Book of L.A.

The Autograph Book of L.A. brings to life our unique and historic Autograph Collection in a new exhibit at Central Library.

Latest Blog Posts

A Week to Remember: Pride and Prejudice

Keith Chaffee, Librarian

Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice was first published on January 28, 1813. The story of...

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Music Memories: Warren Zevon

Keith Chaffee, Librarian

Warren Zevon was born on January 24, 1947. Zevon was among the most respected singer-songwriters...

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El hombre más rico de Babilonia

Ana Campos, Senior Librarian

Haz que éste sea tu año de ahorrar dinero para un mejor futuro. No seas como la mayoría de las...

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Celebrating the Diversity of Our City: LA Made Season 5

Tina Lerno, Librarian

Get ready, we're preparing to launch Season 5 of the LA Made cultural programming series on...

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Think You Know All About Lasagna? Take the Quiz!

Bob Timmermann, Senior Librarian

Why am I writing about lasagna? Its origins became a topic for discussion among my brothers and...

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A Week to Remember: It's National Soup Month!

Keith Chaffee, Librarian

January is National Soup Month, and what better time than the middle of winter to relax with a...

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What We Are Reading

Made things

Dreamers and schemers : how an improbable bid for the 1932 Olympics transformed Los Angeles from dusty outpost to global metropolis

Riot Baby

Steel Crow Saga

Carrie Fisher : a life on the edge

The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl

How to raise a reader

The Starless Sea

Midnight chicken : (& other recipes worth living for)

The Girl Who Reads on the Metro

What's New at LAPL