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 27, 2019 4:00PM

Volcanoes with Richard Wade

Join us for an interactive performance in which Richard assembles beautiful illustrations piece by piece as he shows the ways volcanoes...

Saturdays at 3 p.m.

Cinema Saturdays

Join us for a classic film screening every Saturday!This month: June 15 - Sunset Boulevard (1950)June 22 - Notorious(1946)June 29 -...

July 10, 2019 4:00PM

Danny Tisdale Presents Collage from Start to Finish

Learn to collage like a master with award-winning visual artist, entrepreneur and educator Danny Tisdale.

July 13, 2019 10:00AM to 11:30AM

Dementia Conversations: Driving, Doctor Visits, Legal & Financial Planning

Conversations with family members who are showing signs of dementia can be challenging and uncomfortable.

Saturdays at 3 p.m.

Cinema Saturdays

Join us for a classic film screening every Saturday!This month: June 15 - Sunset Boulevard (1950)June 22 - Notorious(1946)June 29 -...

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.

What We Are Reading

Other people's houses

Segal, Lore Groszmann.

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The Reign of the Kingfisher: A Novel

Martinson, T. J.

30 years ago, the Kingfisher prowled the streets of Chicago, dispensing his own brand of vigilante justice.

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We were witches

Gore, Ariel, 1970-

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The Sentence is Death

Horowitz, Anthony

In the second book in the Daniel Hawthorne mystery series, author Anthony Horowitz, and his fictional doppelganger, tackle solving who ki

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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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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

Resources & Services

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What We Are Reading

Other people's houses

The Reign of the Kingfisher: A Novel

We were witches

The Sentence is Death

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