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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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The Byrds

Mining Gold From The Music Stream: The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday

Aaron M. Olson, Messenger Clerk, Silver Lake Branch Library, Wednesday, April 21, 2021

In almost any documentary, TV show, or feature film about the “peace & love” Sixties you will likely hear the familiar chime of a 12-string electric guitar arpeggiating its way through “Turn, Turn, Turn” or “Mr.


A pink moon amongst the palm trees

The Pink Moon of April

Daniel Tures, Adult Librarian, Edendale Branch Library, Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Early American colonists brought with them traditional European names for the full moons, of which most years have 12. There they met original Americans, especially the Algonquins, who had their own full moon names based on features of the seasons.


Young girl reading a novel on lush green grass

21st Century Kids: Read Novels in Verse

Mona Gilbert, Children's Librarian, Northridge Branch Library, Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Poetry can be expressed in many ways. Although traditional poetry fills library shelves, so do novels written in verse. This unique style of storytelling encourages intentionality with every written word.


Artist Maru García

Interview With Artist Maru García

Alice S., Librarian, Art, Music & Recreation Dept. , Monday, April 19, 2021

Maru García is a Mexican artist who is now based in Los Angeles. Her work merges the fields of art, science, and technology. She often uses organic, living material in her artworks to explore biological processes and the ability of living creatures (including humans) to restore polluted sites.


Author Pip Williams and her first novel, The Dictionary of Lost Words

Interview With an Author: Pip Williams

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Monday, April 19, 2021

Pip Williams was born in London, grew up in Sydney, and now lives in Australia’s Adelaide Hills. She is the author of One Italian Summer, a memoir of her family's travels in search of the good life, which was published in Australia to wide acclaim.


coloring page from the Hidden Heroes coloring book

Compton's Cafeteria Riot

Andrea Borchert, Librarian, Koreatown Media Lab, Friday, April 16, 2021

Narratives attached to events in LGBTQIA (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual) history like the Stonewall riots and other uprisings often de-emphasize the work of transgender people, particularly transgender people of color, in the fight for LGBTQIA rights.


Writer Alice Wynne and her zines, Face Value and Digital Demigod

Interview With Zine Maker - Alice Wynne

Angi Brzycki, Senior Librarian, Digitization & Special Collections, Friday, April 16, 2021

Alice Wynne is a Los Angeles based zinester and writer. Alice loves coffee, community, learning stories, and researching.


Dr. Batra and Keith R.A. DeCandido and their first novel, Animal

Interview With an Author: Dr. Munish K. Batra & Keith R.A. DeCandido

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, April 15, 2021

Munish K. Batra’s cosmetic practice is one of the busiest in the nation, and Dr. Batra has been featured in People, The Los Angeles Times, and many other national media outlets.


Collage of films adapted from books

Read it First: Literary Sleuths on the Silver Screen

Elizabeth Graney, Librarian, Literature & Fiction Department, Wednesday, April 14, 2021

This month marks the 180th anniversary of the publication of Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “Murders in the Rue Morgue.” Widely recognized as the first modern detective story and the progenitor of the fictional detective character, “Murders in the Rue Morgue” is also considered the first locked room mystery


Happy person with arms raised among the trees

21st Century Kids: Tree Advocates

Mona Gilbert, Children's Librarian, Northridge Branch Library, Tuesday, April 13, 2021

I stand in awe of a large Ash Tree, growing in my backyard for thirty-seven years. This tree not only provides wonderful shade during summer, but also is a place of rest for birds and squirrels. I can’t imagine life without trees, as they are essential to all outdoor spaces.


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