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The Library will be closed on Sunday, April 20, 2025, in observance of Easter.

Your Author Series / Tu serie de autores

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Read, create and discover by meeting and connecting with authors and illustrators at your library.

Lee, crea y descubre al conocer y compartir con autores e ilustradores en tu biblioteca.

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June 18, 2025 4:00 PM

Learn to Draw Comics With Shannon Watters

Celebrate LGBTQIA+ Heritage month by learning the basics of drawing and making comics with Shannon Watters, the co-creator and co-writer of the comic book series Lumberjanes and the graphic novel, Hollow. No previous skills needed...just an open heart and a willingness to put pencil to paper. Anyone can draw comics!

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Funding provided by the Library Foundation of Los Angeles, Lenore S. and Bernard A. Greenberg Fund and other generous donors.

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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.

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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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