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10 book covers with a bow around them
Multilingual Collections, Librarian, December 13, 2025

Description: El mejor regalo que puedes ofrecer durante las festividades de invierno es un libro. Si necesitas ideas sobre qué libros regalar (o regalarte a ti mismo), aquí te presentamos los títulos preferidos por nuestros lectores y bibliotecarios en el 2025.

Y si tu resolución para fin de año es leer más, te recomendamos que agregues estos libros a tu lista de lecturas pendientes....

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Writer Jennifer O'Callaghan and her latest book, Rear Window: The Making of a Hitchcock Masterpiece in the Hollywood Golden Age

Interview With an Author: Jennifer O’Callaghan

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, November 6, 2025

Jennifer O'Callaghan is a freelance writer and journalist. She has worked as a reporter for Metro News, The Sundance Channel, Shaw TV, and CKUA radio in news, entertainment, and lifestyle beats.


Collage of films and their adapted books

Read It First! Movie Adaptations in Theaters This Month

Elizabeth Graney, Librarian, Literature & Fiction Department, Monday, November 3, 2025

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.


Author Jim C. Hines and his latest book, Slayers of Old

Interview With an Author: Jim C. Hines

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, October 30, 2025

Collage of Central building and sculptures

Stones in the Walls: A Gender-Diverse Tour of Central Library's Sculptures

, Los Angeles Public Library, Tuesday, October 28, 2025

When you think of stories, you might think of books first. But many stories—including gender-diverse stories—are told through art, as well.


Author Josh Rountree and his latest book, The Unkillable Frank Lightning

Interview With an Author: Josh Rountree

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, October 23, 2025

Josh Rountree is a novelist and short story writer who writes across multiple genres, and focuses mostly on horror and dark fantasy.


Author Eli Frankel and his latest book, Sisters in Death: The Black Dahlia, The Prairie Heiress, and The Hunter

Interview With an Author: Eli Frankel

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, October 16, 2025

Eli Frankel has served as a television and documentary production company owner, Emmy-nominated executive producer, network executive, showrunner, editor, camera operator, writer, and director of multiple series for broadcast television, cable television, and streaming networks.


Collage of images and works by Alfonso Pardiñas

Alfonso Pardiñas and the Mystery of the LAX Mural

Tina Lernø, Librarian, Digital Content Team, Friday, October 10, 2025

As a born-and-raised Angelino, there are places in this fair city of ours that always evoke strong feelings and memories. For me, one of those places is the Los Angeles International Airport, also known as LAX.


Author Kathleen Kaufman and her latest novel, Of Monsters and Mainframes

Interview With an Author: Barbara Truelove

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, October 9, 2025

Barbara Truelove is an Australian author and game designer who writes about werewolves, monsters, space, and sometimes other things. Her interactive novel, Blood Moon, was released in 2023.


Collage of films adapted from books

Read It First! Movie Adaptations in Theaters This Month

Elizabeth Graney, Librarian, Literature & Fiction Department, Monday, October 6, 2025

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.


Armenian composer Alan Hovhaness

Alan Hovhaness: A Highly Prolific Modern Composer

Ardem Tajerian, Librarian, Friday, October 3, 2025

Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000) is probably the most prolific American composer of whom you have never heard.


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