D.J. Waldie is a historian of Los Angeles, a memoirist, and a translator. He is the author of Holy Land: A Suburban Memoir (1995),...
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![Color postcard of California Alligator Farm, in Los Angeles [ca.1911]](https://www.lapl.org/sites/default/files/styles/whats_on_list_120x90/public/blogs/2019-07/gatorbabyfarmheader.jpg?itok=8QtCS0GM "Color postcard of California Alligator Farm with a baby surrounded by baby alligators, in Los Angeles [ca.1911]")
Bring the Kids! Fun at the California Alligator Farm
Before Mickey and his Magic Kingdom, there was Billie the Alligator and his reptilian pals at the California Alligator Farm.
Interview With an Author: Sarah Gailey
Hugo award winner Sarah Gailey lives and works in Los Angeles, California. Their nonfiction has been published by Mashable and the Boston Globe, and their fiction has been published internationally.
Going With the Flow: The Fort Moore Pioneer Memorial
It’s been over forty years, but the water is flowing again at the Fort Moore Pioneer Memorial.
What the 4th of July Looked Like in Vintage Los Angeles
Independence Day aka the Fourth of July commemorates the signing of the Declaration of Independence of the United States on July 4, 1776. The Continental Congress declared that the thirteen (American) colonies were no longer subject to Great Britain's rule, but were united, free, and independent states.
Interview With an Author: Kris Waldherr
Kris Waldherr is an award-winning author, illustrator, and designer. She is a member of the Historical Novel Society, and her fiction has been awarded with fellowships by the Virginia Center of the Creative Arts and a reading grant by Poets & Writers.
Video: Mapping Los Angeles' LGBTQIA History
In the latest, Pride-themed episode of Stories from the Map Cave, map librarian Glen Creason walks us through some significant landmarks and events in Los Angeles' LGBTQIA history. Watch below:
Interview With an Author: Seanan McGuire
Seanan McGuire is the award-winning author of the October Daye urban fantasy series, the InCryptid series, and the
Mr. and Mrs. Schultheis go to Santa Barbara
Photo Friends, Wednesday, June 19, 2019
We have written before about Herman Schultheis, the German-born photographer and jack of all film-related trades. With his wife, Ethel, Herman arrived in Los Angeles in 1937 with high hopes of a career in the film industry.
Interview With an Author: Charlie Holmberg
Charlie N. Holmberg was raised a Trekkie alongside three sisters, who also have boy names, in Salt Lake City, UT. She plays the ukulele, owns too many pairs of glasses, and finally adopted a dog.
Refugee Awareness and Libraries
The month of June is Refugee Awareness Month and June 20 is World Refugee Day.