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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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John Lee and the cover of four of the audiobooks he has narrated

Reading Aloud: Interview With John Lee, Audiobook Narrator

James Sherman, Librarian, Literature & Fiction Department, Wednesday, April 4, 2018

John Lee has acted in productions at theatres around the country and is about to embark on the role of Malvolio in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night for Parson’s Nose Theatre in Pasadena.


Los Angeles Herald headline from July 24, 1905 reads "woman's rights volcano bursts"

The Great Library War of 1905, Part 4: Slaying a Few Philistines

Nicholas Beyelia, Librarian, History and Genealogy Department, Saturday, March 31, 2018

This blog post series looks at the history of the 1905 firing of Mary L. Jones as Los Angeles City Librarian.


LA Times illustration of Los Angeles Club Women taking their concerns to Mayor McAleer.

The Great Library War of 1905, Part 3: The Firing of Mary Jones

Nicholas Beyelia, Librarian, History and Genealogy Department, Wednesday, March 28, 2018

This blog post series looks at the history of the 1905 firing of Mary L. Jones as Los Angeles City Librarian.


Montage of four photographs and a ticket for the opening game of the Los Angeles Dodgers, April 18, 1958.

60+ years of L.A. Dodgers Opening Day

Bob Timmermann, Senior Librarian, History & Genealogy Department, Wednesday, March 28, 2018

On April 18, 1958, Major League Baseball finally arrived in what was then the country’s third-largest city. The brand new Los Angeles Dodgers were going to play their first official home game against their fellow, exported from New York arch-rivals, the San Francisco Giants.


Photo of Cesar Chavez and his quote: If you want to remember me, organize!

Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Cesar Chavez

Tina Lernø, Librarian, Digital Content Team, Sunday, March 25, 2018

Why are the libraries closed on Monday? The answer is Cesar Chavez Day. The holiday celebrates the birthday and legacy of the civil rights and labor movement activist Cesar Chavez.


Illustration of the three women heading the library. Los Angeles Herald, March 1903

The Great Library War of 1905, Part 2: The ‘Slush’ of Concession

Nicholas Beyelia, Librarian, History and Genealogy Department, Saturday, March 24, 2018

This blog post series looks at the history of the 1905 firing of Mary L. Jones as Los Angeles City Librarian.


photo of author Carter Wilson and his book

Interview With an Author: Carter Wilson

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Saturday, March 24, 2018

Carter Wilson is an award-winning, best-selling author who specializes in domestic thrillers filled with tension, paranoia, and psychological terror.


Mary L. Jones

The Great Library War of 1905, Part 1: Have You Met Miss Jones?

Nicholas Beyelia, Librarian, History and Genealogy Department, Wednesday, March 21, 2018

This blog post series looks at the history of the 1905 firing of Mary L. Jones as Los Angeles City Librarian.


Illustration of cherry blossom tree

Short and Sweet: Celebrate World Poetry Day With Haiku

Christa Deitrick, Librarian, Literature & Fiction Department, Tuesday, March 20, 2018

In 1999, the United Nations selected March 21st as its official World Poetry Day. The idea was to set aside one day each year to celebrate poetry’s unique ability to express the deepest and most universal aspects of the human condition.


Harriet Child Wadleigh

Scandal in the Stacks!

Catherine Sturgeon, Children's Librarian, Angeles Mesa Branch Library, Monday, March 19, 2018

Chances are if you have heard of any of the early women City Librarians of Los Angeles Public Library, you may know about Mary E.


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