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630 W. 5th StreetLos Angeles, CA 90071
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213-228-7000
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- Librarian:
- Kren Malone, Director
Upcoming Events at Central Library
Wednesdays at 11 a.m.
Stories, songs, movement, and more for children aged 18 months to 5 years and their parents/caregivers.
For more information, please...
For more information, please...
Every Wednesday at 11:00 a.m.
Would you like to improve your reading, writing, or conversation skills? Adults can work with a tutor for 20 minutes. Walk-in tutoring is...
April 17, 2024 11:00 AM
Join us for a family-centered webinar to discuss how doulas can support families in creating their desired birth using principles of...
Every Wednesday at 11:30 a.m.
This class will teach adult learners writing strategies for everyday use, such as writing emails, letters, and messages. The class will...
Wednesdays at 12 noon
Take some time for your creative pursuits with fellow art-makers in this virtual studio hour. Please bring whatever creative project you're...
April 17, 2024 12:15 PM to 1:30 PM
Former official photographer for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1970s and 1980s, Rich Kee, will present a specially curated selection of...
Every Wednesday at 1 p.m.
Speak English with confidence! Adults will use common words and expressions. This class focuses on informal and practical English for work...
Every Wednesday at 4 p.m.
This class teaches emerging and beginner learners the pronunciation, listening, reading, and writing skills needed to engage in...
Thursday mornings at 11 a.m.
Activities and play to help babies 0-18 months and their parents/caregivers bond. For more information, please contact children@lapl.org.
What We're Reading
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The Final Girl Support Group
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A year of last things : poems
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Camp Damascus
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Leave Me Alone With the Recipes: The Life, Art, and Cookbook of Cipe Pineles
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The Djinn waits a hundred years
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Women of Good Fortune
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Breaking through : my life in science
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Tanya Holland's California soul : recipes from a culinary journey West
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The Fox Wife
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Walk through fire
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The Book of Doors
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How not to be a politician : a memoir
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But will you love me tomorrow? : an oral history of the '60s girl groups
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Kill Show
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The Fragile Threads of Power
It has been almost nine years since V.E.
Recent Blog Posts from LAPL Blog
April 17, 2024
By Angela B. Charles, Library Assistant
"Art is humanity’s greatest tool for insight."Many things get lost in time. The power that book artists’ wield is their ability to conjure up the lost. And at their disposal are an array of... Continued
April 15, 2024
By Meredith Sires, Children's Librarian
If you're the parent or caregiver of a neurodivergent child, you're probably very familiar with the search for the right tools. The right tools for school, the right tools for bathtime, the right... Continued
April 11, 2024
By Daryl M., Librarian
After setting out to study astrophysics, graduating in law and then abandoning her legal career to write books, Sulari Gentill now grows French black truffles on her farm in the foothills of the... Continued
April 08, 2024
By Elizabeth Graney, Librarian
If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times—the book was better! There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen. But if you don't... Continued
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