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Maya Angelou and Tupac Shakur
From Maya Angelou to Tupac Shakur: Spotlight on African-American Poets
Christa Deitrick, February 22, 2016

Among the many treasures in the Literature & Fiction department is our poetry collection, which clocks in at around 20,000 titles. Since February is African-American Heritage Month, what better time to spotlight a few of these fabulous poets?

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Read it First! Film Adaptations Headed to Theatres Near You: February 2015 edition
Elizabeth Graney, February 05, 2015

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.

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Tessa Kelso, city librarian 1889
Tessa Kelso: Sinful City Librarian
James Sherman, September 26, 2014

Banned Books Week offers the opportunity to introduce one of the most colorful librarians in city history and her battle with the moralistic mugwumps of fin de siecle Los Angeles.

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