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Los libros en español más esperados están disponibles en tu biblioteca
Patricia Valdovinos, Librarian, Multilingual Collections, March 2, 2026

La Biblioteca Pública de Los Ángeles ofrece los libros más leídos y más esperados para niños. Haz clic en cada título para verlo en nuestro catálogo. ¡No esperes y reserva tu copia hoy mismo!


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Los libros en español más esperados están disponibles en tu biblioteca

Lo nuevo en español para adultos y jóvenes: libros interesantes que llegan a la biblioteca este mes

Multilingual Collections, Librarian, Monday, March 2, 2026

Los libros en español más esperados están disponibles en tu biblioteca. Haz clic en cada título para verlo en nuestro catálogo. ¡No esperes y reserva tu copia hoy mismo!


Collage of Oscar nominated films and their adapted books

Read it First Oscar Edition: The 98th Academy Awards

Elizabeth Graney, Librarian, Literature & Fiction Department, Friday, February 27, 2026

The Academy Awards are right around the corner, and, once again, films adapted from books have snagged multiple nominations! From a hauntingly beautiful take on a classic monster to a wacky and violent adventure, these adaptations caught the eye and the hearts of the critics this year.


Author Christopher Huang and his latest book, A Pretender’s Murder

Interview With an Author: Christopher Huang

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, February 26, 2026

Christopher Huang grew up in Singapore, an only child in a family tree that expands dramatically sideways at his parents' generation.


Central Library staff photo taken from Flower Street with a view of the East side of the Library, 1926

Hats Off to the Library!

Tina Lernø, Librarian, Digital Content Team, Friday, February 20, 2026

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-caring, and hat etiquette.


Author Ryan Douglass and his latest novel, The Great Disillusionment of Nick and Jay

Interview With an Author: Ryan Douglass

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, February 19, 2026

Ryan Douglass is a queer author and poet from Atlanta, Georgia.


Collage of newspaper and magazines digital offerings in PressReader

Stay Informed With PressReader!

Eileen Ybarra, Librarian III, Electronic Resources, Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Looking for a simple way to stay informed without juggling dozens of individual subscriptions? Your Los Angeles Public Library can help!


The Dunbar Hotel, then and now

Dunbar Hotel: The Jewel of Central Avenue

Mary McCoy, Senior Librarian, History & Genealogy, Friday, February 13, 2026

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 housing greats such as Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, W.E.B.


Author Tom Lutz and his latest book, Chagos Archipelago

Interview With an Author: Tom Lutz

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, February 12, 2026

Tom Lutz is the author of many books on literature and culture, as well as several books of travel writing and two novels.


Collage of films and their adapted books

Read It First! Movie Adaptations in Theaters This Month

Elizabeth Graney, Librarian, Literature & Fiction Department, Monday, February 9, 2026

If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times—the book was better! There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen.


Jules Verne

Remembering Jules Verne, a Father of the Science Fiction Genre

John Tommasino, Cybernaut, Van Nuys Branch Library, Saturday, February 7, 2026

From the lowest depths of the oceans to the mysterious surface of the moon, from the fantastical world beneath the surface of the Earth to a whirlwind balloon ride around the globe itself, author Jules Verne took readers on fantastical flights of literary adventure and helped establish the groundwork for t


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