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Writer Jennifer O'Callaghan and her latest book, Rear Window: The Making of a Hitchcock Masterpiece in the Hollywood Golden Age
Photo of author: Hayley Andoff
Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, November 6, 2025

Jennifer O'Callaghan is a freelance writer and journalist. She has worked as a reporter for Metro News, The Sundance Channel, Shaw TV, and CKUA radio in news, entertainment, and lifestyle beats. She has also appeared as a red-carpet reporter for the web entertainment site MyBroadway.com , and as host on Paradetown USA on NYC-TV. She has interviewed...

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An oversized hot dog fills the bun which is topped with mustard, ketchup and onions.

The Dog Days of Summer

Tina Lernø, Librarian, Digital Content Team, Friday, July 19, 2024

It's hot! It's boiling! It's sweltering! What do you expect for the Dog Days of Summer? Now I want a Dodger dog and some air-conditioning! But I also want to know where the term Dog Days of Summer comes from, so on I go down that research rabbit hole. And what I found is a scorcher. Read on!


Bruce Borgos between his 2 books covers, Shades of Mercy and the Bitter Past

Interview With an Author: Bruce Borgos

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, July 18, 2024

Bruce Borgos lives and writes from the Nevada desert where he works hard every day to prove his high school guidance counselor had good instincts when he said, "You'll never be an astronaut." He has a degree in politic


hiker looking at a vista with a lake and mountains

Los esenciales básicos de senderismo

Irma Ulloa, Librarian, Library Department, Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Los elementos esenciales básicos de senderismo para una aventura divertida y segura.

El senderismo es una forma divertida de hacer ejercicio y un excelente beneficio para la salud mental.


Author Terry J. Benton-Walker and his anthology The White Guy Dies First

Interview With an Author and Editor: Terry J. Benton-Walker

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, July 11, 2024

Terry J. Benton-Walker grew up in rural GA and now lives in Atlanta with his husband and son, where he writes fantasy and horror for adults, young adults, and children.


Collage of films and their adapted books

Read It First! Movie Adaptations in Theaters This Month

Elizabeth Graney, Librarian, Literature & Fiction Department, Tuesday, July 9, 2024

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.


Los libros en español más esperados están disponibles en tu biblioteca

Lo nuevo en español para niños: libros interesantes que llegan a la biblioteca este mes

Patricia Valdovinos, Librarian, Multilingual Collections, Tuesday, July 2, 2024

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!


Los libros en español más esperados están disponibles en tu biblioteca

Lo nuevo en español para adultos y jóvenes: libros interesantes que llegan a la biblioteca este mes

Multilingual Collections, Librarian, Monday, July 1, 2024

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!


Author Rob Costello and his short story collection, The Dancing Bears: Queer Fables for the End Times

Interview With an Author and Editor: Rob Costello

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, June 27, 2024

Rob Costello (he/him) writes contemporary and speculative fiction with a queer bent for and about young people.


Author Meg Shaffer and her latest novel, That Night in the Library

Interview With an Author: Eva Jurczyk

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, June 20, 2024

Eva Jurczyk is a writer and librarian living in Toronto. She has written for Jezebel, The Awl, The Rumpus, and Publishers Weekly.


Stonehenge at the summer solstice

Summer Solstice and the Henge

Tina Lernø, Librarian, Digital Content Team, Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Summer is here! Summer Reading is here!


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