Wilshire Branch Library

Address:: 149 N. Saint Andrews Pl
Los Angeles, CA 90004
Phone:: 323-957-4550
Fax:: 323-957-4555
Email:: Contact form
Librarian:: Eric Kennedy, Acting Senior Librarian

Hours of Service

Mon:	10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Tues:	12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Weds:	10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Thurs:	12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Fri:	9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Sat:	9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Sun:	Closed

The Windsor Square-Hancock Park Historical Society designated the Wilshire Branch as a Historic Landmark - 1999 Historic Landmark Award #66. The collection highlights Korean and Spanish Films and contains a good selection of other foreign language films. Refer to the branch history section for more information concerning the library’s unique history.

Upcoming Events at Wilshire Branch Library

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Mondays & Wednesdays, 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. (September 29 - November 3)

Life Skills Drumming Program

The Life Skills Drumming Program uses the power of rhythm as a way to release stress, increase creativity, and improve problem solving...

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November 4, 2021 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Alzheimer's Los Angeles: Tips and Strategies for a Healthier Brain

Did you know that your brain is an organ? Learn what research is showing we can do now to keep our memory strong as we age – including...

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November 6, 2021 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM

Learn to Play Dungeons & Dragons

Calling all Adventurers! Join us for a three-part series that will introduce you to the classic role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons,...

What We Are Reading

An elderly lady must not be crossed

Tursten, Helene, 1954-

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A farewell to Gabo and Mercedes : a son's memoir of Gabriel García Márquez and Mercedes Barcha

García, Rodrigo, 1959-

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Burning the books : a history of the deliberate destruction of knowledge

Ovenden, Richard

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Hurricane season

Melchor, Fernanda, 1982-

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L.A. Mexicano : recipes, people & places

Esparza, Bill,

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You will not have my hate

Leiris, Antoine,

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In Five Years: A Novel

Serle, Rebecca

Rebecca Serle, author of 2018’s excellent The Dinner List (in which the protagonist shows up for her 30th birthday party to find

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Footnotes: The Black Artists Who Rewrote the Rules of the Great White Way

Gaines, Caseen

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When Harry met Minnie : a true story of love and friendship

Teichner, Martha

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The anatomy of desire : a novel

Dorn, L. R.

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Razorblade Tears

Cosby, S. A.

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A Psalm for the Wild-Built

Chambers, Becky

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The Album of Dr. Moreau

Gregory, Daryl

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Beeswing : losing my way and finding my voice, 1967-1975

Thompson, Richard, 1949-

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The lost shtetl : a novel

Gross, Max

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What We Are Reading

An elderly lady must not be crossed

A farewell to Gabo and Mercedes : a son's memoir of Gabriel García Márquez and Mercedes Barcha

Burning the books : a history of the deliberate destruction of knowledge

Hurricane season

L.A. Mexicano : recipes, people & places

You will not have my hate

In Five Years: A Novel

Footnotes: The Black Artists Who Rewrote the Rules of the Great White Way

When Harry met Minnie : a true story of love and friendship

The anatomy of desire : a novel

Razorblade Tears

A Psalm for the Wild-Built

The Album of Dr. Moreau

Beeswing : losing my way and finding my voice, 1967-1975

The lost shtetl : a novel

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