I ain't afraid of no ghosts! At least that's what I tell myself on repeat as I enter Central Library on a mission to "bust ghosts." We weren't really here to bust them, just to see for ourselves and…
Timothy Janovsky is the author of Never Been Kissed, You’re A Mean One, Matthew Prince, and New Adult. His latest novel is The Invisible Roommate, and he recently talked about it with Daryl Maxwell…
If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times—the book was better! There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen.
As rapidly as the plaster models come from the [New York] studio of Mr. Lawrie, the carvers set to work with compressed air chisels, hewing out the measured outlines. Faith Holmes Hyers, "New Library…
Robert Inman is the author of A Guide to the Stairways of Los Angeles (2008) and Finding Los Angeles by Foot: Stair, Street, Bridge, Pathway and Lane (2013). He recently talked with Daryl Maxwell…
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La Biblioteca Pública de Los Ángeles ofrece los libros más leídos y más esperados para niños. Haz clic en cada título para verlo en nuestro catálogo. ¡No esperes y reserva tu copia hoy mismo!
A century after his death, Harry Houdini's legend lives on. Countless books have been written about his life and career, and many of them are children's books.
From the Shakespearean Stage to the bridge of the Starship Enterprise, very few actors have enjoyed the epic career of the late Sir Patrick Stewart, who passed away on Oct 28, 2026.
Leah Rowan is the author of Marion and the forthcoming Vigil Annie. She lives in Brooklyn and the Catskills. She recently talked about Marion with Daryl Maxwell for the LAPL Blog.
New York-based Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue was the lead architect on Los Angeles’ incredible Central Library, but it was his associate architect, Los Angeles-based Carleton Monroe Winslow, who got it…
While his output is modest, among Armenians, Komitas Vardapet (1869-1935) is widely celebrated as the father of modern Armenian classical music and as an ethnomusicologist who collected and preserved…
Robert P. Ottone is a two-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author from Long Island. His latest novel is Amityville Awakens, and he recently talked about it with Daryl Maxwell for the LAPL Blog.
Los libros en español más esperados están disponibles en tu biblioteca. Haz clic en cada título para verlo en nuestro catálogo. ¡No esperes y reserva tu copia hoy mismo!
La Biblioteca Pública de Los Ángeles ofrece los libros más leídos y más esperados para niños. Haz clic en cada título para verlo en nuestro catálogo. ¡No esperes y reserva tu copia hoy mismo!
Armine Duncan Mackenzie was well known not only at Central Library but also throughout the library profession in California. During his relatively short life (he died four days after his 49th birthday…
Zibby’s latest book is Between Chapters: How I Started Over, Took Some Chances, and Found the Plot . She recently talked with Tina Lernø for the LAPL Blog.
