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Author Rebekah Faubion and her latest novel, Lost Girls of Hollow Lake
Photo of author: Chandra Wicke
Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, April 16, 2026

Rebekah Faubion is a queer author and screenwriter living in Los Angeles. She is the author of rom-coms The Lovers and...

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photo of Wilshire Boulevard looking towards Bullock's Wilshire

Art Meets Commerce: The Bullocks Wilshire Building at 90

Nicholas Beyelia, Librarian, History and Genealogy Department, Tuesday, September 24, 2019

In a city where no structure is guaranteed permanence, the iconic Bullocks Wilshire building turns an astounding 90 years old this week.


pumpkin spice bottles on a spice blend background

Pumpkin Spice-Up Everything!

Tina Lernø, Librarian, Digital Content Team, Monday, September 23, 2019

It's that time of year—fall, aka autumn, aka pumpkin spice season!


Dahlia Adler and her book His Hideous Heart

Interview With an Author: Dahlia Adler

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, September 19, 2019

Dahlia Adler is an associate editor of mathematics by day, a blogger for B&N Teens, LGBTQ Reads, and Frolic by night, and an author of young adult and new adult novels at every spare moment in between.


Picture L to R: Jackie Waterman, Helen Bialik, Armony Share, Joyce Sindel, Charlotte Gussin-Root, and Arlene Dunaetz

Six Jewish Girls in Boyle Heights

Wendy Westgate, Librarian, Exploration & Creativity Department, Monday, September 16, 2019

“I think it’s a wonderful thing to have this sort of situation occur because a memory is something that can’t be reconstructed after a person has died. And after a community’s elders pass away, they take with them a history that we can’t replicate any other way.


Mexican American musical group ca 1960

Snapshots from the Melting Pot – Celebrating the Heritage of Folks Who Helped Make Los Angeles Great

Photo Friends, Monday, September 16, 2019

National Latino Heritage Month is a month dedicated to highlighting the culture and contributions of Americans whose origins can be traced to Mexico plus Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and other Central American countries as well as Cuba and the Caribbean.


comic panel of comic librarians

Superheros In Your Library

Violet (Vee) Zalkind, Administrative Clerk, Studio City Branch Library, Thursday, September 12, 2019

“Let’s have a campaign…every child should obtain a library card and use it”.


8 book covers of cats

Children’s Books With Cattitude

Caitlin Quinn, Children's Librarian, Eagle Rock Branch Library, Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Cats and good story telling go together like, well, bagels and cream cheese. Children’s book authors and illustrators know this, resulting in no shortage of stories starring some adorable, clever, and often mischievous furry friends.


Alix E. Harrow and her first novel The Ten Thousand Doors of January

Interview With an Author: Alix E. Harrow

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, September 5, 2019

Alix E. Harrow is a part-time historian with a full-time desk job, a lot of opinions, and excessive library fines.


Walking in the rain by the Warner Downtown

Nobody Walks in L.A.

Tina Lernø, Librarian, Digital Content Team, Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Walkin' in LA, nobody walks in LA; walkin' in LA; walkin' in LA, only a nobody walks in LA—Terry Bozzio, Missing Persons


roses and a rhinestone crown for a quinceañera

Tiempo de vals, tiempo para sentir (Mis quince años)

Patricia Valdovinos, Librarian, Multilingual Collections, Friday, August 30, 2019

*las luces se apagan ... y se ilumina la pista*
* doo, doo, doo, bum, bum, una cuerda de piano, algunos tambores, doo, doo, bum, bum ... *
Y….
Tiempo de vals
tiempo para sentir ...

*unas palabras que no recuerdo aquí*
Es tiempo de vivir.


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