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Snapshots from the Melting Pot – Celebrating the Heritage of Folks Who Helped Make Los Angeles Great
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.
Superheros In Your Library
“Let’s have a campaign…every child should obtain a library card and use it”.
Children’s Books With Cattitude
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.
Interview With an Author: Alix E. Harrow
Alix E. Harrow is a part-time historian with a full-time desk job, a lot of opinions, and excessive library fines.
Nobody Walks in L.A.
Walkin' in LA, nobody walks in LA; walkin' in LA; walkin' in LA, only a nobody walks in LA—Terry Bozzio, Missing Persons
Tiempo de vals, tiempo para sentir (Mis quince años)
*las luces se apagan ... y se ilumina la pista*
* doo, doo, doo, bum, bum, una cuerda de piano, algunos tambores, doo, doo, bum, bum ... *
Y….
Tiempo de vals
tiempo para sentir ...
*unas palabras que no recuerdo aquí*
Es tiempo de vivir.
Interview With an Author: Tim Mason
Tim Mason is a playwright whose work has been produced in New York and throughout the world. Among the awards he has received are a Kennedy Center Award, the Hollywood Drama-Logue Award, a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, and a Rockefeller Foundation grant.
Interview With a Director: Matt Porterfield
Matt Porterfield has written and directed four feature films, all set in his hometown of Baltimore. His latest, Sollers Point, tells the story of a young man just released from prison and living under house arrest with his father.
Drawing on the Classics
It’s back-to-school time! Time to sharpen up your pencils, meet your new teachers, and grab your list of classics to read for homework. Time to put away those comic books and graphic novels in favor of “serious” literature, right? Wrong!
Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, the Lion, Oh My!
Once upon a time in Hollywoodland, 80 years ago today, The Wizard of Oz had its Hollywood Premiere at Grauman’s Chinese Theater.

![Group photo of the "Sensations" Mexican American musical group. Includes Jess Margarito (top, left), Jimmy Ortiz (at right, with guitar), and Ronny Rios, [ca. 1960]. Shades of L.A.: Mexican American Community Mexican American musical group ca 1960](https://www.lapl.org/sites/default/files/styles/whats_on_list_120x90/public/blogs/2025-08/photofriendsinsert.jpg?itok=3UJUlqHb)



![Walking in the rain by the Warner Downtown, [1938]. Herman J Schultheis Collection Walking in the rain by the Warner Downtown](https://www.lapl.org/sites/default/files/styles/whats_on_list_120x90/public/blogs/2021-02/walkingheader.jpg?itok=qhkrEwxR)




