Besides being fun for you and your child, reading books aloud together provides many cognitive benefits. Reading aloud sharpens attention skills since children follow the inflections of your voice, take in the illustrations on the page, and decode the text. They are also simultaneously weaving those elements together to develop an understanding of the story, the characters, and how the text...
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Images, Misinformation, and Sherlock Holmes
Images, Misinformation, and Sherlock Holmes: misinformation is designed to mislead, but with a couple of tools, you too can have the confidence of a fictional detective.
Read It First! Movie Adaptations in Theaters This Month
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.
Interview With an Editor: John Joseph Adams
John Joseph Adams is the series editor of Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy
Lo nuevo en español para niños: libros interesantes que llegan a la biblioteca este mes
La Biblioteca Pública de Los Ángeles ofrece los libros más leídos y más esperados para niños. Haz clic en cada título para verlo en nuestro catálogo. ¡No esperes y reserva tu copia hoy mismo!
Lo nuevo en español para adultos y jóvenes: libros interesantes que llegan a la biblioteca este mes
Los libros en español más esperados están disponibles en tu biblioteca. Haz clic en cada título para verlo en nuestro catálogo. ¡No esperes y reserva tu copia hoy mismo!
The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron
When a book is not a current bestseller or is an older book and suddenly receives a great deal of attention, people often want to know why.
Interview With Author Joanne McNeil
Joanne McNeil’s debut novel, Wrong Way, is a tech satire set in a highly plausible near future.
The Rainbow Archives Podcast
Welcome to Rainbow Archives presented by the Los Angeles Public Library. In this podcast, we explore the remarkable journey of how the LA Public Library has championed services for the LGBTQIA community.