The Library will be open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, in observance of Christmas Eve
and will be closed on Wednesday, December 25, 2024, in observance of Christmas.

Curtis Livingston Edwards, Messenger Clerk, Adult Literacy Services

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waffle with syrup and strawberries

Waffles and Froffles for International Waffle Day

March 22, 2019

Cooked right, they’re warm and fluffy, with a glaze of buttery-syrupy goodness and a golden color to get anyone up and running to Denny’s at 2 a.m. Cooked wrong, well, waffles are still pretty delicious.


Families fill the Maguire Gardens on Central Library's reopening day

History of Central Library's Grand Reopening in 1993

October 11, 2018

A month after the first of two fires burned through the Central Library in 1986, a collective effort by the City of Los Angeles raised $3.2 million. This was yet another plus in a major reconstructive campaign lasting 7 and a half years.


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