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Carlos Bulosan and the echo park branch library
Echo Park Branch, Echo Park Branch Library, January 27, 2026

Carlos Bulosan was 17 when he arrived in Seattle in 1930. The son of farmers in Pangasinan, Philippines, he had little formal education and limited English. Like many others before and since, he wanted a better life. Moving up and down the Pacific coast, he did hard manual labor in canneries and farm fields. His first-hand experience as a migrant worker in an often hostile world inspired a...

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Collage of resources books on the an outdoor photo of early Los Angeles

Latino Heritage Month: A Community of Resilience and Defiance

Diane Garcia, Children's Librarian, Los Feliz Branch Library, Monday, September 15, 2025

How do you celebrate a community under attack? How can you feel seen when you feel targeted? How do you feel you belong when you are constantly made to feel like an outsider? These questions are nothing new to the Latino community of Los Angeles.


Author Giano Cromley and his latest novel, American Mythology

Interview With an Author: Giano Cromley

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, September 11, 2025

Born and raised in Montana, Giano Cromley is the author of two young adult novels and a collection of short stories.


Author D.H. Lawrence

The Legacy of D.H. Lawrence: Often Censored, but Never Forgotten

John Tommasino, Cybernaut, Van Nuys Branch Library, Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Sept. 11, 1885 is the birthdate of D.H. Lawrence, who rose from a working-class family in an industrialized England to become one of the most important and controversial authors of the early 20th century.


Collage of films and their adapted books

Read It First! Movie Adaptations in Theaters This Month

Elizabeth Graney, Librarian, Literature & Fiction Department, Tuesday, September 9, 2025

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.


Starship Enterprise of Star Trek science fiction series and books on the series

Boldly Going Behind the Scenes at Star Trek

John Tommasino, Cybernaut, Van Nuys Branch Library, Monday, September 8, 2025

On Sept. 8, 1966, viewers of NBC television would tune in for the debut of a unique science fiction series. Star Trek's first episode was entitled "The Man Trap," the story of a shape-shifting, vampiric-like alien who fed on the bodily salt of its victims.


man shaking a hand of another business person after an interview

Recursos para la búsqueda de empleo

Paul Alcala, Messenger Clerk, Materials Processing, Friday, September 5, 2025

Encontrar un trabajo en 2025 puede ser un reto, hasta para los que tienen un diploma del colegio. Cada vez es más difícil para la gente encontrar trabajos en su campo de profesión. Hasta parece que ganar dinero es más difícil que aprender.


Photographer Robert Landau and his visual book, Art Deco: Los Angeles

Interview With an Author: Robert Landau

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, September 4, 2025

Robert Landau is a photographer and author of several visual books, including the internationally acclaimed


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, Wednesday, September 3, 2025

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, Wednesday, September 3, 2025

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!


Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and the insert page from her book Frankenstein

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley or the Modern Prometheus

Tina Lernø, Librarian, Digital Content Team, Friday, August 29, 2025

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