Silver Lake Branch Library | Los Angeles Public Library

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Address:: 2411 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90039
Phone:: 323-913-7451
Fax:: 323-913-7460
Email:: Contact form
Librarian:: Lisa Palombi, Senior Librarian

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Upcoming Events at Silver Lake Branch Library

August 20, 2019 1:00PM

Silver Lake Library Tuesday Afternoon Book Club

Join the Tuesday Afternoon Book Club as they discuss A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf.Pick up a book at the Reference Desk and join...

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August 24, 2019 10:00AM to 12:00PM

French Conversation Club

For beginner, intermediate, advanced and native speakers. Come and converse with us "en français bien sûr" about culture, art and politics...

Meetings are held every 4th Saturday of each month from January - October plus Holiday Party in December

Teen Council

Join Teen Council and directly impact YOUR library.
Help with projects, suggest purchases, plan programs, create displays, etc....

Jan-Oct: Every 4th Saturday from 3-4pm (Immediately following Teen Council!)

Future Ready Teens: Job Skills

Learn job readiness and skills to prepare you for the future. Recommended for ages 16-24.

New topics will be covered every month...

What We Are Reading

Red, White & Royal Blue

McQuiston, Casey

Alex Claremont-Diaz is the 21-year-old First Son Of The United States (FSOTUS).

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What moves at the margin : selected nonfiction

Morrison, Toni.

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The Survival of Margaret Thomas

Howison, Del

Margaret “Peggy” Thomas was happy living on a farm just outside of Bleak Knob, Missouri with her husband James, who was the local sheriff

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Shoot for the moon : the space race and the extraordinary voyage of Apollo 11

Donovan, Jim, 1954-

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Wild LA : explore the amazing nature in and around Los Angeles

Higgins, Lila M.,

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Your Favorite Band Cannot Save You

Moore, Scotto

Long time music blogger Moore weaves a tale where a newly discovered band is releasing their singles with more in mind than fame and glor

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Fay Wray and Robert Riskin : a Hollywood memoir

Riskin, Victoria,

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Middlegame

McGuire, Seanan

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Snow White Learns Witchcraft: Stories and Poems

Goss, Theodora

Goss, the author of the eminently enjoyable The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter and European Travel For The Monstrous Gentle

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Other people's houses

Segal, Lore Groszmann.

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Hours of Service

Mon:	10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Tues:	12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Weds:	10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Thurs:	12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Fri:	9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Sat:	9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Sun:	Closed

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What We Are Reading

Red, White & Royal Blue

What moves at the margin : selected nonfiction

The Survival of Margaret Thomas

Shoot for the moon : the space race and the extraordinary voyage of Apollo 11

Wild LA : explore the amazing nature in and around Los Angeles

Your Favorite Band Cannot Save You

Fay Wray and Robert Riskin : a Hollywood memoir

Middlegame

Snow White Learns Witchcraft: Stories and Poems

Other people's houses