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The Library will be closed on Friday, June 19, 2026, in observance of Juneteenth.

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Michael C. Baradi, Librarian, Mid-Valley Regional Branch Library

Jane Goodall at a conference holding a monkey toy

Animal Intelligence & Jane Goodall

November 04, 2025

English primatologist and anthropologist Jane Goodall passed away at the age of 91 on October 1, 2025.

Teens
Author Lan Samantha Chang and her latest novel, The Family Chao

Interview With Iowa Writers’ Workshop Director: Lan Samantha Chang

September 12, 2023

I met Lan Samantha Chang in 2019 when I took a short vacation to Iowa City, IA, home to the University of Iowa, known for its football team, the Hawkeyes, its speech-language pathology program, and its highly celebrated graduate program in creative writing, the Iowa Writers' Workshop.

Author Interview
Suzanne Lummis at the Skirball Center, 5/6/2017 photo by Penelope Torribio

Noir Goldilocks: An Interview With L.A. Poet Suzanne Lummis

April 30, 2021

I used to be a Messenger Clerk at the Cahuenga Branch Library many years ago, still undecided about being a librarian.

National Poetry Month, Poetry

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