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Author Brad Meltzer and his latest novel, The Viper
Photo of author: Donna Newman
Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, January 22, 2026

Brad Meltzer is the Emmy-nominated, #1 New York Times bestselling author of...

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Young Japanese girls brave the early morning rain to bid farewell to friends leaving for Manzanar relocation camp

There and Back: Los Angeles Japanese and Executive Order 9066

Photo Friends, Tuesday, May 1, 2018

In the spring of 1942, the City of Los Angeles experienced a population exodus triggered by a presidential executive order. Images in the Los Angeles Public Library's Herald Examiner Collection and Shades of L.A.


vintage postcard of central library

Rising From the Ashes: A Love Letter to Central Library

Glen Creason, Librarian III, History & Genealogy Department, Saturday, April 28, 2018

"It happened in New York, April 10th, nineteen years ago. Even my hand balks at the date. I had to push to write it down, just to keep the pen moving on the paper.


10 comic book covers

Discover Independent Creator Owned Comics

Chris Kiefer, Senior Librarian, Mid-Valley Regional Branch Library, Saturday, April 28, 2018

Photo of a drawing by Edward Vischer of El Aliso at the Vignes winery

Forgotten Los Angeles History: El Aliso, the Big Tree of Los Angeles

Kelly Wallace, Librarian, History Department, Friday, April 27, 2018

“Poems are made by fools like me, but only God can make a tree.”

—Trees by Joyce Kilmer


Linda Addison and her award winning book

Interview With an Author: Linda Addison

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Friday, April 27, 2018

Linda Addison is an award-winning poet and author writing in the genres of Fantasy, Horror and Science Fiction.


yogi bear and boo boo bear cartoon

Visit a National Park With the Library As Your Guide

Glen Creason, Librarian III, History & Genealogy Department, Saturday, April 21, 2018

The best way to celebrate the National Park System in America is to stand on the hallowed ground of any one of them and just look around. They never fail to fill you with wonder and genuine pride in the treasures that exist in this country.


Sarah Kendzior: the view from flyover country

Interview With an Author: Sarah Kendzior

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Monday, April 16, 2018

Sarah Kendzior is a writer, journalist, and researcher who has studied authoritarian states in Central Asia. She is a former columnist for Al Jazeera English and is credited with being one of the first to predict the outcome of the 2016 presidential election.


Los Angeles Public Library Traveling Branch in 1949

Tribute to the Traveling Branch

Tiffney Sanford, Librarian, North Hollywood Amelia Earhart Regional Branch Library, Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Today is National Bookmobile Day, a day to celebrate the contributions bookmobiles make to their communities. From 1949 to 2004, Los Angeles Public Library’s bookmobiles made a significant impact in the community by visiting lots of neighborhood schools, parks, and housing developments around the city.


photos of Bacigalupi and Buckell, and their book The Tangled Lands

Interview With Authors Paolo Bacigalupi and Tobias Buckell

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Paolo Bacigalupi is the New York Times best-selling and multiple award-winning author of The Windup Girl, Ship Breaker, The Drowned Cities, Zombie Baseball Beatdown


Oil painting of the Brontë Sisters

The Brontë Bunch

Tina Lernø, Librarian, Digital Content Team, Tuesday, April 10, 2018

The Brontë sisters are some of the most famous siblings in literature.


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