Access the library's wealth of print and electronic resources using the links below, or contact a librarian for assistance.
Index to 1,700 autographs collected from 1905-1910 by former City
Librarian Charles Lummis. Lummis sent specially designed library
stationery to all the leading men and some women of the day asking them to
improve the page with a saying, drawing, or other inspiring example. Call
the Rare Books Department at (213) 228-7350 for an appointment to view the
collection.
Index to 181 images, mostly photographs, of opera singers and other
artists brought to the L.A. musical stage at the turn of the 20th century
by impresario L.E. Behymer.
Index of current magazine subscriptions for the Central Library's Business
and Economics Department.
Bibliographies, abstracts, and location of reference tools kept in the
reference area of the Central Library's Business & Economics
Department.
Index of uncataloged California State agency documents located in the
Science & Technology Department. Materials can be accessed by title,
subject, and a unique CalDocs number.
Index to adult fiction which takes place in California. Index can be
searched by author, title, locale, decade in which the story takes place,
and/or major characters.
Indexes information about people, places, and events that have had a
significant impact on life in Southern California. Most newspapers,
magazines, and books cited here can be found in the Central Library.
Index to 456 images in various media including wood engraving from the
mid-20th century.
A listing of paper and microform U.S. city, county state, and regional
directories located in the History & Genealogy Department. The
collection also includes some Canadian Directories.
Index to over 2,500 promotional booklets on food and cooking from
commercial and noncommercial sources, dating from the late nineteenth
century, which show the development of advertising art as well as how to
use new foods and new appliances, how to find new uses for old foods, and
more. Available for viewing in the Science, Technology & Patents
Department. Please ask at the Reference desk on Lower Level 2 of Central
Library.
An index of environmental impact reports available in the Central
Library's Science & Technology Department. The file is particularly
useful for locating materials in their review period.
A genealogy file that contains local history information, selected history
resources, and an index of family names in published genealogies located
in the History & Genealogy Department.
Collection of original illustrations for children's books. Index to over
200 pieces in various media, representing some of the treasures of
American children's book illustration, including pieces from more than
twenty Caldecott Medal recipients.
Finding aids and federal information of interest in the areas of business,
science, demographics, and diplomacy.
Index to 287 prints, mostly originals, some reproductions, by various
artists including Hiroshige and Utamaro.
Index to 110 large-format photos and architect renderings of the Central
Library and branches. Please make a
Rare Books Room appointment
to view the images.
An index to books, periodical articles and vertical file holdings of the
Central Library's History & Genealogy Dept. on the tribes of North,
Central, and South America.
Provides date, place, cause of death and obituary citation for noted
actors, authors, journalists, and librarians. Coverage is more
comprehensive after 1970s.
An index to over 2,000 orchestral scores (with parts) available for loan
to orchestras in Southern California from the Central Library.
An index to plays which remain unpublished or have only been published in
periodicals. Includes references to reviews.
Inventory forms, photographs, and other supporting documentation on
outdoor sculpture found in Southern California. The Index was prepared for
the Save Outdoor Sculpture! (SOS!) project of the National Institute for
the Conservation of Cultural Property and the Smithsonian American Art
Museum.
A listing created by the Central Library’s Literature & Fiction Dept.
of fiction books for adults which are part of a series or are sequels to
earlier novels.
An index created by the Central Library’s Literature & Fiction Dept.
to short stories in collections and anthologies in the Los Angeles Public
Library.
An index of songs appearing in books located in the Central Library Art
& Music Department.
index to Theater Programs located in the Literature Department.
The Toy Movable Database contains information on Toy Moveable (also known
as "pop-up") books owned by LAPL. This is a reference collection, and the
items do not circulate.
This collection, contains photographs, documents, props, and costumes, has
been cataloged and the images digitized.