- Address:
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630 W. 5th StreetLos Angeles, CA 90071
- Phone:
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213-228-7000
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- Contact form
- Librarian:
- Kren Malone, Director
Services
Planning Your Visit
Upcoming Events at Central Library
Mondays at 11 a.m.
Stories, songs, and rhymes focusing on the five Early Literacy Practices (talking, singing, reading, writing, and playing) that will help...
January 27, 2020 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Please join us for a class-French for beginners.
Monday - Friday, 12:30 p.m.
Visit Los Angeles Public Library's historic Central Library. Enjoy the art and architecture of the 1926 Bertram Goodhue Building with its...
January 27, 2020 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Join us as we discuss our month’s book, The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. Food and supplies are limited.
Every Tuesday at 11:30 a.m.
Did you know that Chinese is the most widely spoken first language in the world? Please join us for a class-Chinese for beginners 1.
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Join us at the Central Library first floor lobby area for the Tech Try Out cart. We'll show you how to check out the library's digital...
January 28, 2020 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
We are what we eat. So, let’s kick off the new year with learning how to create healthy meals using fresh fruits and vegetables, and herbs...
Every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m.
Did you know that Chinese is the most widely spoken first language in the world? Please join us for a class-Chinese for beginners 2.
What We Are Reading
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Dreamers and schemers : how an improbable bid for the 1932 Olympics transformed Los Angeles from dusty outpost to global metropolis
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Riot Baby
Ella, a young girl growing up in Compton, California has psychokinetic abilities that allow her to see into the future.
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Steel Crow Saga
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Carrie Fisher : a life on the edge
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The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl
Mary Jekyll, Diana Hyde, Beatrice Rappaccini, Catherine Moreau and Justine Frankenstein—all the daughters of some of science fiction’s ma
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How to raise a reader
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The Starless Sea
In her first novel since 2011’s The Night Circus, Erin Morgenstern illustrates again that she is a masterful fantasy storyteller
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Midnight chicken : (& other recipes worth living for)
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The Girl Who Reads on the Metro
In The Girl Who Reads on the Metro, Christine Feret-Fleury tells a delightful tale about the love and power of books and the nee
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Anja Niemi in character
Recent Blog Posts from LAPL Blog
January 27, 2020
By Keith Chaffee, Librarian
Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice was first published on January 28, 1813. The story of the turbulent romance between Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy is one of the most beloved of... Continued
January 24, 2020
By Keith Chaffee, Librarian
Warren Zevon was born on January 24, 1947. Zevon was among the most respected singer-songwriters of his generation, though he only occasionally broke through to a mainstream audience with a few minor... Continued
January 24, 2020
By Ana Campos, Senior Librarian
Haz que éste sea tu año de ahorrar dinero para un mejor futuro. No seas como la mayoría de las personas en Estados Unidos, que no tienen ni un centavo ahorrado. Para ayudarte con tus meta de ahorrar... Continued
January 23, 2020
By Tina Lerno, Librarian
Get ready, we're preparing to launch Season 5 of the LA Made cultural programming series on February 15, 2020 with a return of the ever-popular Strong Words storytelling event!What’s new this time... Continued
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