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Limited-Edition Library Card To Honor P-22

Limited edition library card featuring mountain lion P-22.

Photo credit: Steve Winter, National Geographic


Limited-Edition Library Card To Honor P-22

The Los Angeles Public Library is offering a limited-edition library card to honor P-22 and feature the importance of natural spaces and biodiversity of wildlife in our shared habitat. Courtesy of Steve Winter and National Geographic, the image on the card pays tribute to P-22, the mountain lion that captured the hearts and attention of Los Angeles and the world for many years. The special-edition card is available at all Los Angeles Public Library locations while supplies last.


Contribute to Community Science



  • Explore L.A.

    Reserve a free pass to museums and attractions with Explore L.A., including the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles where you can learn more about L.A.’s famous feline at their P-22 exhibit.

  • State Park Pass

    To many Angelenos, P-22 was their neighbor, as is a multitude of other wildlife. Take a moment to discover and appreciate the wilderness all around us with the California State Library Parks Pass.

  • P-22 Coloring Sheet

    Enjoy this free printable coloring page featuring the iconic P-22. Created by the library's very own Pio Pico Koreatown Digital Media Lab.

  • Neighborhood Science

    Neighborhood Science, more commonly known as Citizen Science or Crowd-Sourced Science, is ordinary people of any age gathering scientific information locally and sharing it with the global scientific community.

  • iNaturalist

    Come across a bug, animal, or plant you've never seen before? Snap a photo and upload it to the app. Built-in artificial intelligence, amateur naturalists, hobbyists, and professional scientists from around the globe will help you identify your observations. More importantly, every observation can contribute to biodiversity science.

  • Save L.A. Cougars

    Learn about wildlife crossings and other conservation efforts to help preserve L.A. cougars' habitats.

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