African American History Month

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Music Memories: African-American Classical Composers

Reading the Map: A Celebration of African American Stories Across the United States

Speedy and His Camera: The Rolland J. Curtis Collection of Negatives and Photographs

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Ina Buckner-Barnett: The Sunshine Storyteller

Jacques Lesure’s Jazz Trio

Bruce Talamon - Photographer of R&B, Soul and Funk

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The Los Angeles Public Library serves the largest most diverse population of any library in the United States.

Through its Central Library and 72 branches, the Los Angeles Public Library provides free and easy access to information, ideas, books and technology that enrich, educate and empower every individual in our city's diverse communities.

With more people than ever before using the library—a record 17 million last year alone—your support helps the Library provide people with the resources they need to succeed and thrive.

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Join a “Friends” group. There is a “Friends of the Library” group for most branch libraries and departments of the Central Library. Friends groups raise money for improvements to their library through memberships, used book sales and other activities. For more information click here or talk to your local librarian.

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