Exposition Park - Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Regional Library

Address:: 3900 S. Western Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90062
Phone:: 323-290-3113
Fax:: 323-290-3153
Email:: Contact form
Librarian:: Alberto Alvarez, Senior Librarian

Upcoming Events at Exposition Park - Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Regional Library

Tuesdays at 10:30 AM

Bring the whole family and join our virtual community for stories, songs, bounces, fingerplays and rhymes at Baby & Toddler Storytime!...

Tuesdays at 10:30 AM

Baby and Toddler Storytime

Join us for stories, songs, bounces, fingerplays, and rhymes! Email Ms. Jessica at jko@lapl.org for the Zoom link.

July 9, 2020 4:00 PM

Reading to the Rescue

Practice your reading skills by reading virtually to a gentle therapy dog from Reading to the Rescue! These nonjudgmental furry friends are...

Tuesdays at 10:30 AM

Baby and Toddler Storytime

Bring the whole family and join our virtual community for stories, songs, bounces, fingerplays and rhymes at Baby & Toddler Storytime!...

Tuesdays at 10:30 AM

Baby and Toddler Storytime

Join us for stories, songs, bounces, fingerplays, and rhymes! Email Ms. Jessica at jko@lapl.org for the Zoom link.

July 20, 2020 3:00 PM

Girls Who Code 3rd-5th Grade Summer Camp

In this one-week, two-hour intensive you will create either a MUSIC, GAME or ANIMATION themed project using online Scratch coding tools! To...

Tuesdays at 10:30 AM

Baby and Toddler Storytime

Bring the whole family and join our virtual community for stories, songs, bounces, fingerplays and rhymes at Baby & Toddler Storytime!...

Tuesdays at 10:30 AM

Baby and Toddler Storytime

Join us for stories, songs, bounces, fingerplays, and rhymes! Email Ms. Jessica at jko@lapl.org for the Zoom link.

July 21, 2020 3:00 PM

Girls Who Code 3rd-5th Grade Summer Camp

In this one-week, two-hour intensive you will create either a MUSIC, GAME or ANIMATION themed project using online Scratch coding tools! To...

What We Are Reading

When we were magic

Gailey, Sarah

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The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea

Tokuda-Hall, Maggie

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Conventionally Yours

Albert, Annabeth

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Under the Rainbow

Laskey, Celia

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Upright Women Wanted

Gailey, Sarah

Sarah Gailey, author of River of Teeth, Taste of Marrow (maneating hippo mayhem!) and last year’s excellent Magic F

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Disturbance: surviving Charlie Hebdo

Lançon, Philippe

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Five days gone : the mystery of my mother's disappearance as a child

Cumming, Laura

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Oona Out of Order

Montimore, Margarita

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Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays

Didion, Joan.

The Scheherazade of the essay, as she lures you in with that first sentence, and then takes you places never imagined.

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The beneficiary : fortune, misfortune, and the story of my father

Scott, Janny

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Our services Ask a Librarian and Library To Go are closed Friday, July 3 and Saturday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day.

All libraries remain closed to the public until further notice. At select libraries, we have begun offering Library To Go pickup service for items placed on hold. COVID-19 Info. | Todas las bibliotecas continúan cerradas hasta nuevo aviso. Hemos comenzado a ofrecer el servicio Library To Go donde puedes recoger los materiales que tienes reservados en sucursales selectas. Más información.

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What We Are Reading

When we were magic

The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea

Conventionally Yours

Under the Rainbow

Upright Women Wanted

Disturbance: surviving Charlie Hebdo

Five days gone : the mystery of my mother's disappearance as a child

Oona Out of Order

Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays

The beneficiary : fortune, misfortune, and the story of my father