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Summer With the Library
Participate in Summer With the Library by picking up a game board at any library location.
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Central Library is 100
Central Library is 100 in 2026. Join us to celebrate the Central Library, the anchor of the Los Angeles Public Library system.
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The Source: Free Health & Emergency Shelter Services
This monthly event will take place on July 28 at Central Library and offers a convenient one-stop-shop of services and resources for community members experiencing homelessness or life instability.
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Review - Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage by Belle Burden
What do you do if, in the early morning hours, your husband informs you that he wants a divorce, packs a bag, and then walks out the door?
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Cosmic Music: The Life, Art, and Transcendence of Alice Coltrane
Join us on August 8 with author, Andy Beta in celebrating his newly-published Cosmic Music, an in-depth biography of the jazz harpist, singer, composer, and spiritual leader, Alice Coltrane.
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