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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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The Junior League created this tourist map in 1980 showing a festive looking Chinatown

Chinatown: On the Map

Glen Creason, Librarian III, History & Genealogy Department, Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Chinatown in Los Angeles has been demeaned and misunderstood for about a century and a half.


Olvera Street Mardi Gras revelers

What Mardi Gras Looked Like in Vintage Los Angeles

Tina Lernø, Librarian, Digital Content Team, Tuesday, March 5, 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.


Portrait of Agness "Aggie" May Underwood.

The First With the Latest! Aggie Underwood, the Los Angeles Herald, and the Sordid Crimes of a City

Christina Rice, Senior Librarian, Photo Collection, Monday, March 4, 2019

A picture may say 1,000 words, though there is possibly another story lurking just outside the frame.


Five women pose in front of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1968

The Personal Side of History – Shades of L.A.: African American Community

Photo Friends, Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Over 25 years ago, while organizing the photo collection of the Los Angeles Public Library, librarian Carolyn Kozo Cole found many photos that documented the city’s political and professional history—political rallies, building construction, front page stories—but few images showing the personal side of it


Kiss cam hearts around a couple kissing

A Kiss Cam View of Vintage Los Angeles

Tina Lernø, Librarian, Digital Content Team, Thursday, 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.


Collage of featured books on the map of United States

Reading the Map: A Celebration of African American Stories Across the United States

Diane Garcia, Children's Librarian, Los Feliz Branch Library, Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Black History Month is a time to remember the contributions that African Americans have left on our country and world. This year’s theme, Black Migrations, explores the impact the African diaspora has made around the globe.


French novelist Amanda Sthers

Interview With an Author: Amanda Sthers

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Amanda Sthers was born in Paris and now lives in Los Angeles. She is the bestselling author of ten novels, and her debut English-language film, Madame, was released in America in 2018.


Left to right: Ram's player Eric Dickerson (#29), and David Hill (#81) give each other a "high-five" at the end of a winning game.

Super Bowl XIV

Bob Timmermann, Senior Librarian, History & Genealogy Department, Friday, February 1, 2019

 


Authors Steve Nedvidek, Ed Crowell, and Jack Lowe and their second book of the graphic novel series The Jekyll Island Chronicles: A Devil’s Reach

Author Interviews: The Jekyll Island Chronicles

Kelli Lowers, Senior Librarian, Lake View Terrace, Thursday, January 31, 2019

The Jekyll Island Chronicles is a graphic novel series that combines historical elements with steampunk to create an alternate take on post-World War I history.


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