Benjamin Franklin Branch Library

Address:: 2200 E. 1st Street
Los Angeles, CA 90033
Phone:: 323-263-6901
Email:: Contact form
Librarian:: Connie Topete, Senior Librarian

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What We Are Reading

Scandinavian noir : in pursuit of a mystery

Lesser, Wendy

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The Eighth Detective

Pavesi, Alex

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The escape artist

Fremont, Helen

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Devolution : a firsthand account of the Rainier Sasquatch massacre

Brooks, Max

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Fright Favorites: 31 Movies to Haunt Your Halloween and Beyond

Skal, David J.

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On all fronts : the education of a journalist

Ward, Clarissa, 1980-

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Crossings : consisting of three manuscripts

Landragin, Alex

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The well-gardened mind : the restorative power of nature

Stuart-Smith, Sue

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Our riches

Adimi, Kaouther, 1986-

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Before She Was Helen

Cooney, Caroline B.

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The last days of night

Moore, Graham, 1981-

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It Came From the Sky

Sedoti, Chelsea

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The Operator

Berg, Gretchen

In an age of handheld computers that also provide telephonic functions, it’s easy to forget that just a mere six decades ago if you wante

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Zandra Rhodes : 50 fabulous years in fashion

Rhodes, Zandra, 1940-

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The Darwin Affair

Mason, Timothy

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What We Are Reading

Scandinavian noir : in pursuit of a mystery

The Eighth Detective

The escape artist

Devolution : a firsthand account of the Rainier Sasquatch massacre

Fright Favorites: 31 Movies to Haunt Your Halloween and Beyond

On all fronts : the education of a journalist

Crossings : consisting of three manuscripts

The well-gardened mind : the restorative power of nature

Our riches

Before She Was Helen

The last days of night

It Came From the Sky

The Operator

Zandra Rhodes : 50 fabulous years in fashion

The Darwin Affair

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