Valley Plaza Branch Library | Los Angeles Public Library

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Exterior view of the Valley Plaza Library

Address:: 12311 Vanowen Street
North Hollywood, CA 91605
Phone:: 818-765-9251
Fax:: 818-765-9260
Email:: Contact form
Librarian:: Patricia Rostomian, Senior Librarian

Upcoming Events at Valley Plaza Branch Library

Wednesdays at 11:00 a.m.

Join us for stories, songs, fingerplays and rhymes. This program is intended for children ages 0-3 years old. Babies are welcome!

June 10, 2019 5:00PM to 6:00PM

UCLA’s Gluck Saxophone Quartet

Join us for an entertaining and educational hour of live music at the Valley Plaza branch.

Second Tuesday of the Month at 4:00 p.m.

Teen Council

Do you want to weigh in on teen books and programs at the Valley Plaza Library? Are you interested in helping out at the library and...

Wednesdays at 11:00 a.m.

Baby & Toddler Storytime

Join us for stories, songs, fingerplays and rhymes. This program is intended for children ages 0-3 years old. Babies are welcome!

June 12, 2019 6:00PM to 7:00PM

UCLA’s Gluck Woodwind Quintet

Join us for an entertaining and educational hour of live music at the Valley Plaza branch.An oboe, flute, bassoon, clarinet, and french...

June 13, 2019 4:00PM

Summer Reading: Los Angeles Fire Department Presentation

Join us as we kick-off the Summer Reading Challenge with a visit from our local Fire Department.

Third Saturday of the Month, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Friends' Used Book Sale

Join us for our monthly book sale led by the Friends of the Valley Plaza Library.

June 18, 2019 4:00PM

Evolution of African American Music

Makinto will lead audiences through the evolution of African American music, from the roots of traditional African music, over various...

What We Are Reading

Radicalized

Doctorow, Cory

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The plotters

Kim, On-su, 1972-

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The Night Tiger

Choo, Yangsze

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Voyage of the sable Venus : and other poems

Lewis, Robin Coste,

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Our only world : ten essays

Berry, Wendell, 1934-

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The spy and the traitor : the greatest espionage story of the Cold War

Macintyre, Ben, 1963-

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He's got rhythm : the life and career of Gene Kelly

Brideson, Cynthia,

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Record of a Spaceborn Few.

Chambers, Becky.

In Record of a Spaceborn Few, Becky Chambers’ third novel, she both creates and explores a microcosmic culture on an aging fleet

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Lands of lost borders : a journey on the Silk Road

Harris, Kate, 1982-

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Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick

O'Meara, Mallory

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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

Radicalized

The plotters

The Night Tiger

Voyage of the sable Venus : and other poems

Our only world : ten essays

The spy and the traitor : the greatest espionage story of the Cold War

He's got rhythm : the life and career of Gene Kelly

Record of a Spaceborn Few.

Lands of lost borders : a journey on the Silk Road

Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick