Washington Irving Branch Library | Los Angeles Public Library

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Address:: 4117 W. Washington Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90018
Phone:: 323-734-6303
Fax:: 323-731-2416
Email:: Contact form
Librarian:: Marcie Jones, Senior Librarian

Upcoming Events at Washington Irving Branch Library

STAR volunteer reader reads to kids and families at a library

Wednesdays at 5 p.m.

Storytelling and Reading (STAR) volunteers will read books aloud in a small group setting to children of all ages. First time participants...

Tuesdays from 3-7 p.m.

Dynasty's Free Tutoring and Job Preparation

FREE Tutoring and Job Preparation for K-12 grades in English, history, science and math (up to algebra II), including standardized testing...

Mondays, 3 p.m.

Star Readers

Storytelling and Reading (STAR) volunteers will read books aloud in a small group setting in the children's area to children of all ages....

Mondays at 6 p.m.

Walk-In Tutoring Session

Do you need help with a form, letter, piece of mail, digital device or homework? Walk-in tutoring is a free 15-20 minute session for adults...

STAR volunteer reads a book to children in the library

Tuesdays at 2:30 p.m.

STAR Readers

Storytelling and Reading (STAR) volunteers will read books aloud in a small group setting to children of all ages. First time participants...

What We Are Reading

Dreamers and schemers : how an improbable bid for the 1932 Olympics transformed Los Angeles from dusty outpost to global metropolis

Siegel, Barry, 1949-

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Riot Baby

Onyebuchi, Tochi

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

Krueger, Paul

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Carrie Fisher : a life on the edge

Weller, Sheila,

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The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl

Goss, Theodora

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

Paul, Pamela,

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The Starless Sea

Morgenstern, Erin

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)

Risbridger, Ella,

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The Girl Who Reads on the Metro

Feret-Fleury, Christine

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

Niemi, Anja, 1976- photographer, interviewee.

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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

Dreamers and schemers : how an improbable bid for the 1932 Olympics transformed Los Angeles from dusty outpost to global metropolis

Riot Baby

Steel Crow Saga

Carrie Fisher : a life on the edge

The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl

How to raise a reader

The Starless Sea

Midnight chicken : (& other recipes worth living for)

The Girl Who Reads on the Metro

Anja Niemi in character