- Address:
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1410 W. Temple StreetLos Angeles, CA 90026
- Phone:
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213-250-7808
- Fax:
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213-580-3744
- Email:
- Contact form
- Librarian:
- Victoria Sikora, Senior Librarian
As a part of Historic Filipinotown, the Echo Park Branch is pleased to be the only public library in Southern California to provide a dedicated Filipino heritage collection, consisting of over 500 volumes on all aspects of Filipino life and culture.
Ongoing Events
After School Student Zone
Monday-Thursday 2:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Students K-12 have access to laptops with internet and word processing, databases, and online homework help. Free printing for homework.
Adult Literacy Program
Volunteer tutors work one-on-one, helping adults improve basic reading and writing skills. For more information call (213) 228-7037 ext. 70819, or write echoparkliteracy@lapl.org.
STAR Readers
Our volunteer STAR Readers are here and ready for all kids who love to share a good book. Mr. Ruben will be at the library Saturdays from 1:30-3:30 pm and Mr. .Luis will be at the library on Tuesdays from 2:00-3:00 pm
What We Are Reading
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Anja Niemi in character
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Today We Go Home
Kelli Estes tells parallel stories separated by 150 years: one of a woman’s struggle to get into the US Army to fight in the Civil War, t
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Haunting of tram car 015
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Mexican American baseball on the Westside of Los Angeles
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The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
Kim Michelle Richardson tells two stories that have, until now, been overlooked in most fiction and history: the story of the blue people
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Feels Like Home: Reflections on Central Library
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The Ruby Slippers of Oz: Thirty Years Later
In 1989, journalist and documentary filmmaker Rhys Thomas told the fascinating, and mostly unknown history of the world’s most famous sho
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The Lost History of Dreams: A Novel
When a famous, and some would claim infamous, poet dies, his final request is to be laid to rest next to his wife in a chapel of stained
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Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients Into Foods & Remedies That Heal