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In this episode of Past Due, we explore the Children’s Literature Department, highlighting the art and architecture, and explain how LAPL purchases the many resources for our diverse range of library patrons.
Resources Mentioned:
FOCAL Puppets on display:
- Pedro Puppet First year of the Focal Award for Pedro: The Angel of Olvera Street by Leo Politi. Currently on display in the Getty Gallery.
- Chef Roy Puppet Awarded in 2017. Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix by Jacqueline Briggs Martin (Author), June Jo Lee (Author), Man One (Illustrator). Currently on display in the Children’s Literature Department.
- Brenda Levin’s "Levin and Associates Architects" website.
- Libby/Overdrive
- Central 100 Community Oral History
Chef Roy Puppet Awarded in 2017. Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix by Jacqueline Briggs Martin (Author), June Jo Lee (Author), Man One (Illustrator). Currently on display in the Children’s Literature Department
Mara Alpert showing off the Librarian and Wizard puppets
Mara Alpert is a native Los Angeleno who graduated from the SJSU MLIS program in 1998 and started in the Los Angeles Public Library's Children's Literature Department at Central Library in 1999. Writing and performing puppet shows, leading chaotic musical storytimes, and teaching kids and families how to best use the library are among her favorite parts of being a children's librarian.
Llyr Heller-Humphreys is the Senior Librarian in Acquisitions. As a former Young Adult Librarian, teen literature is a passion, as is working on festival committees such as the Libros Festival and Indie-Pendent Voices. Before becoming a librarian, she worked in post-production creating subtitles and closed captions for film and TV. Llyr has a degree in Film & Theatre from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a Master's of Library and Information Studies from San José State University.
Christina Hairston is the Genealogy Librarian in the History and Genealogy Department of the Los Angeles Public Library. She earned a BFA in Film and Television Production from New York University and a Master's of Library and Information Sciences from the University of California, Los Angeles. Her love of storytelling has evolved from filmmaking to writing, performing storytime as a children’s librarian, and now, podcasting.
Moderator: Sheridan Jay Cazarez is a librarian in the Exploration & Creativity Department at the Los Angeles Public Library. He's presented on bilingual early literacy programming, translation practices, and labor advocacy at the REFORMA National, California Library Association, Seguimos Creando Enlaces, and American Library Association conferences. Find his original translations of songs and rhymes for young children on his website, Bibliocuentos.com.