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Author Sarah Domet and her latest novel, Everything Lost Returns
Photo of author: Jenny Ryder
Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, March 19, 2026

Sarah Domet is the author of the novel The Guineveres and the craft book...

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Author Christine Feret-Fleury and her latest novel, The Girls Who Reads on the Metro

Interview With an Author: Christine Feret-Fleury

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, November 21, 2019

Christine Feret-Fleury is an author based in France.


an ostrich and Big Bird

Battle of the Big Birds...

Tina Lernø, Librarian, Digital Content Team, Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Ostriches versus Turkeys. That age-old problem. (Is it? Well, for this blog post, the answer is yes). Which big bird do we Angelenos love more? And I'm not talking just in the looks department; both make for good eating.


Indians accept proclamation

Native American Heritage Month - Images From the Collection

Photo Friends, Tuesday, November 19, 2019

November is Native American Heritage Month. The land that now constitutes California once housed the most diverse population of indigenous people in the Western hemisphere, with 150 different Native American tribes inhabiting the area.


a boy and a bear in a painted wood

Take a Hike!

Caitlin Quinn, Children's Librarian, Eagle Rock Branch Library, Saturday, November 16, 2019

Los Angeles is saturated with sunshine something close to 300 days a year with an equally impressive number of hiking trails from Malibu Creek State Park to Burbank’s Wildwood Canyon.


Clay McLeod Chapman and his latest novel, The Remaking

Interview With an Author: Clay McLeod Chapman

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, November 14, 2019

Clay McLeod Chapman is the creator of the storytelling session The Pumpkin Pie Show and the author of Rest Area,


cover art for Plots Unlimited

Plots Unlimited! NaNoWriMo

Daniel Tures, Adult Librarian, Edendale Branch Library, Wednesday, November 13, 2019

It’s National Novel Writing Month. Austen did it, Melville did it, Faulkner did it, and you can do it too! Fortunately, writing a novel is a piece of cake. Sure you could do it the hard way as the heavy hitters do.


Kelli Estes and her latest novel, Today We Go Home

Interview With an Author: Kelli Estes

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, November 7, 2019

Kelli Estes lived in the deserts of eastern Washington state and Arizona before settling in the Seattle area, which she loves so much she plans to forever live near the water. She’s passionate about stories that help us see how the past shaped who we are today, and how we all have more in common than not.


Scott Thomas and his latest novel, Violet

Interview With an Author: Scott Thomas

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, October 31, 2019

Scott Thomas’ debut novel, Kill Creek, is a classic “haunted house” updated for the 21st Century. It is also a love letter to the horror genre, its authors and readers.


Shaun Hamill and his first novel, A Cosmology of Monsters

Interview With an Author: Shaun Hamill

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, October 24, 2019

Shaun Hamill is a native of Arlington, Texas. He holds an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and lives in the dark woods of Alabama with his wife, his in-laws, and his dog.


3 childrens book covers

You Can DIY: Book-Inspired Kids’ Costumes for Halloween

Tina Princenthal, Principal Librarian, Central Library Services, Wednesday, October 23, 2019

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!


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