LAPL Blog
Tina Princenthal, Senior Librarian, Children's Literature

Leo Politi, Fondly Remembered
Come on a trip with me. We'll time travel to 1938, a difficult time for the United States, slowly recovering from the economic disaster of the Great Depression, but a wonderful time for the recently revived Olvera Street in Los Angeles.
Better With Betty: The Perfect Homemaker That Never Existed
In 1945, Fortune magazine published a list of America’s most popular women. Timeless homemaker Betty Crocker was awarded second place and the title of “First Lady of Food,” following none other than actual First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt.
Tenemos las respuestas a tus preguntas frecuentes
¿Cuando reabrirá la Biblioteca Pública de Los Ángeles?
Tenemos las respuestas a tus preguntas frecuentes
¿Cuando volverá a abrir la Biblioteca Pública de Los Ángeles?
La Biblioteca Central y las 72 bibliotecas sucursales están cerradas hasta nuevo aviso, como medida para prevenir la propagación del virus COVID-19.
You Can DIY: Book-Inspired Kids’ Costumes for Halloween
A nightmare more terrifying than you can imagine…the party supply store on the eve of Halloween! The hordes of customers, the cries and screams of fitting-room meltdowns, flimsy costumes at horrifyingly high prices!
Bring the Kids! Fun at the California Alligator Farm
Before Mickey and his Magic Kingdom, there was Billie the Alligator and his reptilian pals at the California Alligator Farm.