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Readers' advisory resource for adults that is prepared and maintained by Los Angeles Public Library Librarians.

Guide to the many resources LAPL offers for our local author community.

Over 200 volumes of content, from encyclopedias to biographies, and primary documents dating from pre-Colonial civilizations that explore their history and contemporary culture in the United States. Includes a timeline, images, maps, and lesson plans.

LawDepot provides guided, step-by-step instructions on creating over 150 state-specific legal forms and documents on estate planning, rental properties, starting a business, and more. Access LawDepot via the Libby app.

Online interactive practice exams covering adult basic, academic, job related, civil service and more. Now includes ESL Spanish Basic Skills Course

Legal Information Reference Center offers everyday users the necessary tools and detailed how-to instructions covering a wide-range of legal issues. 

Indexing for more than 1,500 major law reviews, legal newspapers, and international legal journals.

This database includes coverage of state and federal cases and statutes, Matthew Bender California treatises, and Shepard's.

Libby is an innovative in-browser and mobile app from OverDrive designed to make borrowing and enjoying e-books, magazines, streaming services and audiobooks from the library easier than ever. Libby is available on your browser and for  Android and iOS.

Index to 110 large-format photos and architect renderings of the Central Library and branches. Call the Rare Books Department at (213) 228-7350 for an appointment to view the images.

Life Magazine Archive presents an extensive collection of the famed photojournalism magazine, spanning its very first issue in November 1936 through December 2000 in a comprehensive cover-to-cover format.