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. But if you don't know your beloved series is coming out as a movie or that the fun-looking preview you saw was adapted from a book, how can you join the debate? The Library is here to the rescue! Here, we will be...
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Asian Pacific American Poets
One of the benefits of literature is that it allows the reader to empathize with the protagonists or—in the case of poets—with the themes and issues that concern them.
Interview With Zine Maker - Russell Quinn
Russell Quinn is an artist, designer, and programmer. He works independently as False Vacuum. Russell left the UK in 2005 and has lived in Denmark, Switzerland, and rural California. He is currently based in Los Angeles.
Interview With an Author: Emiko Jean
Emiko Jean is the author of Empress of All Seasons and We
Cat Burglars, Smash-and-Grabs, and Organized Crime: The Gardner and Other Notorious Art Thefts
In the wee hours of March 18, 1990, two thieves dressed as police officers entered the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, tied up the night security guards, and went from room to room looting paintings and other items.
21st Century Kids: Read Multigenerational Stories
During the past year we have all become deeply aware of the importance of family. Moreover, the love and caring of extended elder family members is beneficial during challenging times. These relationships with Grandparents, Aunts, and Uncles are, at times, complex.
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Spotlight on Suely Saro, First Cambodian American Councilperson in Long Beach
Dr. Suely Saro won the seat for Long Beach City Council District 6 in the November 3rd, 2020 election, becoming the first person of Cambodian descent to hold political office within Long Beach, one of the nation’s most ethnically diverse cities and home to the largest Cambodian diaspora in the world.
Read it First: Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month during which we celebrate the achievements and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans to the history and culture of the United States.
Mining Gold From The Music Stream: Steve Jordan - Turn Me Loose
Don’t call him the Jimi Hendrix of the accordion.
Noir Goldilocks: An Interview With L.A. Poet Suzanne Lummis
I used to be a Messenger Clerk at the Cahuenga Branch Library many years ago, still undecided about being a librarian.
Canoga Park Teens Tell the Tell Tale Heart
The Canoga Park Friends of the Library sponsored an amazing collaborative among Connectopod (a non-profit organization that uses podcasting as a vehicle to develop youth leaders and to instill an understanding of multiple points of view), Mr.