- Address:
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630 W. 5th StreetLos Angeles, CA 90071
- Phone:
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213-228-7000
- Email:
- Contact form
- Librarian:
- Kren Malone, Director
Hours of Service
| Mon: | 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. |
| Tues: | 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. |
| Weds: | 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. |
| Thurs: | 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. |
| Fri: | 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
| Sat: | 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
| Sun: | 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. |
Upcoming Events at Central Library
Fridays, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., May 24 to August 30
Join our Chinese for Beginners program and learn to write traditional Chinese script and speak Mandarin! This fifteen-week Mandarin Chinese...
Fridays at 12:30 p.m.
Take an hour-long tour through the Los Angeles Central Library. Your docent guide will share stories about the history, art, and...
July 26, 2024 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Come meet holistic health practitioner and award-winning author Shari Emami as she talks about her journey to managing and healing...
July 27, 2024 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
In this introductory lesson, participants will get hands-on experience with our sewing machines and learn the basics needed to begin their...
Saturdays at 11 a.m.
Take an hour-long tour through the Los Angeles Central Library. Your docent guide will share stories about the history, art, and...
Fourth Saturdays at 1 p.m.
Learn techniques to create beautiful images with chalk on black paper. Beginners...
July 27, 2024 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Join us on the fourth Saturday of each month for a fantabulous Chalk Drawing Class! Learn techniques to bring out beautiful images with...
Saturdays at 2 p.m.
Take an hour-long tour through the Los Angeles Central Library. Your docent guide will share stories about the history, art, and...
July 27, 2024 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
A local Young Ambassador will share the book Spanish Is the Language of My Family by Michael Genhart, a captivating tale about family,...
Sundays at 2 p.m.
Take an hour-long tour through the Los Angeles Central Library. Your docent guide will share stories about the history, art, and...
What We're Reading
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In utero
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Miss Morgan's book brigade : a novel
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On the isle of Antioch
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Some desperate glory
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Shakespeare : the man who pays the rent
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The measure : a novel
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Bits and pieces : my mother, my brother, and me
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The Twilight Garden
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A Short Walk Through a Wide World
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How to solve your own murder : a novel
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The outsider : the life and work of Lafcadio Hearn : the man who introduced voodoo, Creole cooking,
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The Kamogawa food detectives
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Sharks in the rivers
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Musical tables : poems
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The Final Girl Support Group
Recent Blog Posts from LAPL Blog
July 25, 2024
By Daryl M., Librarian
Dave Klecha was born in Detroit and studied Russian and history in college. He then joined the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves. In addition to writing, Dave engages in a number of other creative pursuits... Continued
July 24, 2024
By Irma Ulloa, Librarian
No Dejar Huellas es una ética que ayuda a todos a tener una excelente experiencia al aire libre, dejando la naturaleza mejor de como la encontramos. Al proteger nuestro medio ambiente, ayudamos a... Continued
July 19, 2024
By Tina Lernø, Librarian
It's hot! It's boiling! It's sweltering! What do you expect for the Dog Days of Summer? Now I want a Dodger dog and some air-conditioning! But I also want to know where the term Dog Days of Summer... Continued
July 18, 2024
By Daryl M., Librarian
Bruce Borgos lives and writes from the Nevada desert where he works hard every day to prove his high school guidance counselor had good instincts when he said, "You'll never be an astronaut." He has... Continued
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