- Address:
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630 W. 5th StreetLos Angeles, CA 90071
- Phone:
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213-228-7000
- Email:
- Contact form
- Librarian:
- Kren Malone, Director
Hours of Service
| Mon: | 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. |
| Tues: | 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. |
| Weds: | 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. |
| Thurs: | 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. |
| Fri: | 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
| Sat: | 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
| Sun: | 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. |
Upcoming Events at Central Library
Wednesdays at 11 a.m.
Walk-in Tutors assist adult patrons with reading, writing, English conversation, basic technology assistance, job applications, and...
Wednesdays at 11 a.m.
Stories, songs, movement, and more for children aged 18 months to 5 years and their parents/caregivers. For more information, please...
Every Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. - 12:50 p.m.
Practice your English by reading short stories and passages in a classroom setting. Improve your comprehension, pronunciation and...
Wednesdays at 12 noon
Take some time for your creative pursuits and chat with fellow art-makers in this virtual studio hour. Please bring whatever creative...
Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m.
Take an hour-long tour through the Los Angeles Central Library. Your docent guide will share stories about the history, art, and...
Every Wednesday from 1 - 2:20 p.m.
Speak English with confidence! Adults will use common words and expressions while working on pronunciation. This class focuses on informal...
Every Wednesday at 2:30 p.m.
Are you an English language learner and interested in practicing your reading? This book club is for ESL/ELL adults who want to work on...
Every Wednesday at 4 p.m.
Use lyrics to learn English! In this class you will read and analyze lyrics to expand your vocabulary and improve your understanding of the...
Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m.
Join us for this designing, interactive, Art experience! You will learn strategies and techniques for using chalk drawing to create your...
What We're Reading
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Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It
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The Night of Baba Yaga
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Butter: A Novel of Food and Murder
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Another Fine Mess
The Evans women, who are a force to be reckoned with in their small town in Southeastern Texas.
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When the Going Was Good
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Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab
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Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of my People
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Good Dirt
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But Not Too Bold
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The Murder of Mr. Ma
In their first collaboration, award-winning author SJ Roz
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From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir
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The Lost Story
Meg Shaffer, the author of last year’s marvelous <
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Arthur and Teddy are Coming Out
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Horror for Weenies: Everything You Need to Know About the Films You're Too Scared to Watch
Horror. Some people love it! Some people don't!
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Star Struck
In the 2nd entry in the Hollywood Mystery
Recent Blog Posts from LAPL Blog
February 20, 2026
By Tina Lernø, Librarian
Do you own a hat? Other than a baseball cap? How would you feel about wearing a hat... every day? Well, if you were around in the 1920s, you would have been intimately familiar with hat-wearing, hat-... Continued
February 19, 2026
By Daryl M., Librarian
Ryan Douglass is a queer author and poet from Atlanta, Georgia. He is the New York Times bestselling author of The Taking of Jake Livingston, and his short fiction appears in All These Sunken Souls... Continued
February 17, 2026
By Eileen Ybarra, Librarian III
Looking for a simple way to stay informed without juggling dozens of individual subscriptions? Your Los Angeles Public Library can help! PressReader is a premier digital platform offering over 7,000... Continued
February 13, 2026
By Mary McCoy, Senior Librarian
Known as "the Jewel of Central Avenue," the Dunbar Hotel holds a special place in Los Angeles history as the first hotel built expressly by and for Black people. While the hotel is most famous for... Continued