In the spring of 2020, Los Angeles Public Library will host a series of five book discussion programs focusing on the immigrant experience. The Yiddish Book Center’s “Coming to America” Reading Groups for Public Libraries is a program in which librarians arrange reading groups to discuss three books of Yiddish literature in translation, and one book related to an immigrant community served by...
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Eve Babitz and the Hollywood Library
Angi Brzycki, Librarian III, Frances Howard Goldwyn - Hollywood Regional Library, Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Novelist and essayist Eve Babitz grew up in Hollywood. Her work focuses on essay memoirs centered in Los Angeles, particularly in the sixties and early seventies.
A Week to Remember: Ruth Rendell
Ruth Rendell was born on February 17, 1930. Under her own name and the pseudonym Barbara Vine, Rendell wrote more than sixty police procedurals and psychological thrillers.
Music Memories: John Adams
John Adams was born on February 15, 1947. Adams is one of America’s most popular classical composers, best known for his operas and orchestral music.
Interview With an Author: Ryan La Sala
Ryan La Sala grew up in Connecticut, but only physically.
Celebrate Valentine’s Day With Steamy Romance Cover Art
One of the coolest things about working at the Central Library is getting to be around our amazing collection. We have amassed quite a few books since we opened our doors in 1926—the Fiction collection alone boasts over 375,000 titles!
Check These Out! Titles to Look for at the Library
At Check These Out!, each month you will find a few recently published or upcoming titles that are worth “checking out” from the library.
Comics Are For Everyone
I love comics and graphic novels and have been reading them since, well, forever.
A Week to Remember: Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison was born on February 11, 1847. One of the most prolific inventors in history, Edison created the phonograph, the electric light bulb, and the motion picture camera.
Read It First! Oscars Edition
Fictional characters, run for the hills! Or better yet, stay home. Oscar is falling all over himself to fawn on biopics. The biopic (a biographical film based on the life of a public or historical figure) has always been Oscar bait.
Music Memories: Jerry Goldsmith
Jerry Goldsmith was born on February 10, 1929. Goldsmith was a film and television composer who scored almost 200 films in his 50-year career.