If someone identifies as part of the LGBTQ+ community, there’s a strong possibility they grew up without role models who reflected their gender identity or orientation. It’s possible they didn’t "meet" another person like themselves until they picked up a book. This discovery can be life-changing for the queer reader who just realized their experiences are more common than they thought, or...
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, Los Angeles Public Library, May 31, 2026
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Interview With an Author: Jane Yolen
Jane Yolen is the author of more than four hundred books, including children's fiction, poetry, short stories, graphic novels, nonfiction, fantasy, and science fiction.
California Library Association Beatty Award
Books take readers on a journey. It is often the lure of exploration that prompts readers to bury their noses in the pages of a novel or, instead, nowadays, bury themselves in the glow of a tablet's screen. Do we long so much for the new and far that we forget stories abound even within our own backyards?
El puente de la Biblioteca Central / The Bridge in the Central Library
Los libros son puentes a otros mundos y experiencias, nos unen a una rica tradición de la palabra escrita por todos los siglos. Hay un rincón en la biblioteca que forma parte de esta historia, no solamente de papel, sino también de hierro.
Video: The Jay More Photo Collection
In this video, archivist Wendy Horowitz of the library’s Photo Collection discusses the Jay More Collection. More was known for documenting historic Los Angeles buildings before they were demolished.
Interview With an Author: Victor LaValle
Victor LaValle is the author of seven works of fiction and three graphic novels.
World War I and the Library
Staff working at the library during World War I were living through interesting times. They made a lot of choices, some of which were commendable and others which left us scratching our heads.
¿Qué vamos a comer hoy?
Si esta es una de las preguntas que te estás haciendo hoy, es genial, porque eso significa que tú eres una de las maravillosas personas encargadas de preparar esos deliciosos platillos en casa.
Read It First! Movie Adaptations in Theaters This Month
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.
Interview With an Author: Dahlia Adler
Dahlia Adler is an editor of mathematics by day, a book blogger by night, and an author at every spare moment in between.