Exhibits

Current and Upcoming Exhibits

colorful cartoon of a city skyline with a park in the foreground

StoryWalk®

October 02, 2023 to December 29, 2023

, Various

Explore the world, move your body, and read a story at the same time! StoryWalks® are a fun and innovative way to engage young readers...

Traffic jam at 7th Street and Broadway in downtown Los Angeles, circa 1915.

Los Angeles: City of Cars

August 28, 2023 to February 25, 2024

Central Library, History & Genealogy Department

Have you ever wondered how and why Los Angeles became so obsessed with cars?

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The Los Angeles Public Library serves the largest most diverse population of any library in the United States.

Through its Central Library and 72 branches, the Los Angeles Public Library provides free and easy access to information, ideas, books and technology that enrich, educate and empower every individual in our city's diverse communities.

With more people than ever before using the library—a record 17 million last year alone—your support helps the Library provide people with the resources they need to succeed and thrive.

How to support the Library

You can support the Los Angeles Public Library in several ways:

Join a “Friends” group. There is a “Friends of the Library” group for most branch libraries and departments of the Central Library. Friends groups raise money for improvements to their library through memberships, used book sales and other activities. For more information click here or talk to your local librarian.

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Make a donation by check to the Los Angeles Public Library and send it to:
Support the Library, 630 W. Fifth St., Los Angeles CA 90071 or call (213) 228-7272.

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