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Catherine Sturgeon, Children's Librarian, Angeles Mesa Branch Library

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Art in the Library: Jefferson - Vassie D. Wright Memorial Branch Library
The Jefferson Branch Library originally opened as a deposit station between 1912 to 1913 in the Soffel Drug Store at 2100 West Jefferson Street.
Art in the Library: John Muir Branch Library
The John Muir Branch Library was built in 1930, based upon a design by architect Henry Francis Withey in the Italian Renaissance style, and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Art in the Library: Exposition Park - Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Regional Library
The current building of the Exposition Park - Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Regional Library is an LEED Gold Certified (environmentally sustainable design) structure built in 2008.
Art in the Library: Vermont Square Branch Library
The Vermont Square Branch Library is one of three extant Carnegie libraries in the Los Angeles Public Library system.
Art in the Library: Angeles Mesa Branch Library
Art in public spaces can serve as a means of shared identity, of connecting residents and visitors to the community, and creating a sense of ownership and respect in a shared space; to spark imagination, conversation, dialogue, and reflection; and to provide beautification and aesthetics.
Poetry Month: Sims Library of Poetry
It began with a man and a suitcase of poetry. Hiram Sims, professor and poet, started this journey by loaning books of poems to his students at the Community Literature Initiative’s (CLI) Poetry Publishing Class. One of the requirements for the class was to read a poetry book a week.
Farewell, Officer Joe!
The LAPD Read Along program began as the brainchild of Senior Lead Officer Joseph Oseguera of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Community Relationship Division to promote child literacy and build positive interactions with
Develop Skills and Transcend Limits through the Arts: Meet Luis Antonio Pichardo
DSTL Arts is a nonprofit arts mentorship organization based in Los Angeles that “inspires, teaches, and hires emerging artists from underserved communities.” The acronym in DSTL Arts stands for Develop Skills and Transcend Limits through the Arts.
Scandal in the Stacks!
Chances are if you have heard of any of the early women City Librarians of Los Angeles Public Library, you may know about Mary E.
For All the World to See: Behind The Scenes
In celebration of African American History Month, the Central Library exhibition, For All