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Tina Lerno, Librarian, Digital Content Team

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Charles Manson being lead away by deputies

Helter Skelter in the Summer of 1969

August 06, 2019

1969 was a tumultuous year. The US Apollo 11 mission brought men to the moon, and the Beatles gave their final live performance. Richard Nixon was sworn in as President, the war raged on in Vietnam (along with huge protests), and the draft was reinstated.

TESSA, Manson Family, Sharon Tate, True Crime
fireworks at Los Angeles City Hall

What the 4th of July Looked Like in Vintage Los Angeles

July 02, 2019

Independence Day aka the Fourth of July commemorates the signing of the Declaration of Independence of the United States on July 4, 1776.

July, Summer, Fourth of July, Celebrations, Photo Collection, TESSA
John Snow in front of Central Library

We (GoT) Game of Thrones at the Library!

May 17, 2019

Winter is...going going gone!

GOT, Game of Thrones, citadel library, George R. R. Martin
Union Station in 2005

Union Station - Blow Out Those Candles, You Are 80!

May 03, 2019

Happy 80th birthday Union Station!

Union Station, Los Angeles History, Trains
postcard image of Elysian park

Trees of the Elysian

April 26, 2019

Friday is National Arbor Day: a day to celebrate trees. When we look around Los Angeles today with its beautiful tree-filled parks and palm-lined streets, it's hard to imagine it being any different.

Trees, Elysian Park, Parks
Chihuahua held in a purse

Pet Lovers on Parade: What Blessing of the Animals Looked Like in Vintage Los Angeles

April 18, 2019

When it comes to cats versus dogs, or birds, rabbits, and horses, what makes your pet special? Is it all your love and nurturing? Its abject cuteness and sass? What if you could receive a blessing for your pet—more special still?

Celebrations, Olvera Street, Los Angeles History
Coachella Valley image with album covers

Coachella Ready? Bring Your Water and Your Library Card

April 11, 2019

The very first Coachella Festival was twenty years ago! If you were there in 1999 (as was I), you are officially old(er).

Music, e-Media, Teens, Festivals, Coachella
Olvera Street Mardi Gras revelers

What Mardi Gras Looked Like in Vintage Los Angeles

March 05, 2019

I must confess I didn't really know that much about the history of Mardi Gras, but with a little bit of librarian research, I found out some interesting facts.

Mardis Gras, Fat Tuesday, Celebrations, Parades
Kiss cam hearts around a couple kissing

A Kiss Cam View of Vintage Los Angeles

February 14, 2019

Ah Valentine's Day! The day to celebrate romantic love.

For some, it's a day of love and kisses to look forward to with your sweetheart, for others, well, not so much.

Photo Collection, TESSA
2019 Youth Media Award Winners

2019 Youth Media Award Winners

January 31, 2019

Is there a collective name for a group of librarians? How about a Catalog of Librarians! Well, that was surely the case on a brisk Monday morning in Seattle Washington, where the librarian equivalent of the Oscar awards was held.

Books, Awards, Book Awards

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