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10 book covers with a bow around them
Multilingual Collections, Librarian, December 13, 2025

Description: El mejor regalo que puedes ofrecer durante las festividades de invierno es un libro. Si necesitas ideas sobre qué libros regalar (o regalarte a ti mismo), aquí te presentamos los títulos preferidos por nuestros lectores y bibliotecarios en el 2025.

Y si tu resolución para fin de año es leer más, te recomendamos que agregues estos libros a tu lista de lecturas pendientes....

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Sarah David-Goff and her debut novel, Last Ones Left Alive

Interview With an Author: Sarah Davis Goff

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, October 3, 2019

Sarah Davis-Goff was born and lives in Dublin. Her writing has been published in the Irish Times, the Guardian and LitHub.


Boxing of damaged books

A Docent’s Life for Me

Central Docents, Central Library, Monday, September 30, 2019

I have always loved books. When I was five, I pleaded with my mother for books...Little Golden Books, about lambs and engines and whatever...and she helped me learn to read them. In junior high and high school, I was a library helper.


photo of Wilshire Boulevard looking towards Bullock's Wilshire

Art Meets Commerce: The Bullocks Wilshire Building at 90

Nicholas Beyelia, Librarian, History and Genealogy Department, Tuesday, September 24, 2019

In a city where no structure is guaranteed permanence, the iconic Bullocks Wilshire building turns an astounding 90 years old this week.


pumpkin spice bottles on a spice blend background

Pumpkin Spice-Up Everything!

Tina Lernø, Librarian, Digital Content Team, Monday, September 23, 2019

It's that time of year—fall, aka autumn, aka pumpkin spice season!


Dahlia Adler and her book His Hideous Heart

Interview With an Author: Dahlia Adler

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, September 19, 2019

Dahlia Adler is an associate editor of mathematics by day, a blogger for B&N Teens, LGBTQ Reads, and Frolic by night, and an author of young adult and new adult novels at every spare moment in between.


Picture L to R: Jackie Waterman, Helen Bialik, Armony Share, Joyce Sindel, Charlotte Gussin-Root, and Arlene Dunaetz

Six Jewish Girls in Boyle Heights

Wendy Westgate, Librarian, Exploration & Creativity Department, Monday, September 16, 2019

“I think it’s a wonderful thing to have this sort of situation occur because a memory is something that can’t be reconstructed after a person has died. And after a community’s elders pass away, they take with them a history that we can’t replicate any other way.


Mexican American musical group ca 1960

Snapshots from the Melting Pot – Celebrating the Heritage of Folks Who Helped Make Los Angeles Great

Photo Friends, Monday, September 16, 2019

National Latino Heritage Month is a month dedicated to highlighting the culture and contributions of Americans whose origins can be traced to Mexico plus Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and other Central American countries as well as Cuba and the Caribbean.


comic panel of comic librarians

Superheros In Your Library

Vincent (Vincey) Zalkind, Administrative Clerk, Studio City Branch Library, Thursday, September 12, 2019

“Let’s have a campaign…every child should obtain a library card and use it”.


8 book covers of cats

Children’s Books With Cattitude

Caitlin Quinn, Children's Librarian, Eagle Rock Branch Library, Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Cats and good story telling go together like, well, bagels and cream cheese. Children’s book authors and illustrators know this, resulting in no shortage of stories starring some adorable, clever, and often mischievous furry friends.


Alix E. Harrow and her first novel The Ten Thousand Doors of January

Interview With an Author: Alix E. Harrow

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, September 5, 2019

Alix E. Harrow is a part-time historian with a full-time desk job, a lot of opinions, and excessive library fines.


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