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. But if you don't know your beloved series is coming out as a movie or that the fun-looking preview you saw was adapted from a book, how can you join the debate? The Library is here to the rescue! Here, we will be...
LAPL Blog
Latest Posts
Pages
"Nobody's Free Until Everybody's Free"
Poet Lynne Thompson closed the opening ceremony of the third annual June Jubilee celebration at the Los Angeles Central Library with a poem inspired by a quote from activist Fannie Lou Hamer: "Nobody's free until everybody's free," sending the crowd into the day's festivities with uplift and purpose.
Interview With an Author: Kathleen Kaufman
Kathleen Kaufman is an author of magical realism and feminist gothic horror, exploring "the other" from "the other's" point of view, how the horror of the past manifests in the present, and the inescapable intertwi
Mes del Orgullo por la Discapacidad 2025: Honrar la neurodiversidad y reivindicar el derecho a pertenecer
Julio es un mes de afirmación, de visibilidad y de orgullo. Cada año, durante el Mes del orgullo por la discapacidad, recordamos que la diversidad funcional no es algo que deba ocultarse o disculparse. Es parte esencial de la riqueza humana.
Disability Pride Month 2025: Honoring Neurodiversity and Reclaiming the Right to Belong
July is a month of affirmation, visibility, and pride. Every year during Disability Pride Month, we are reminded that a disability is not something we have to hide or apologize for. It's a vital part of human richness, and an opportunity to showcase our diversity and strength!
Interview With an Author: Sarah James
Sarah James is a graduate of the MFA Writing for Screen & Television program at USC and the BA Playwriting program at Fordham Lincoln Center. She currently works as a freelance writer.
W. Elmo Reavis: Library Bookbinder
Tiffney Sanford, Librarian, North Hollywood Amelia Earhart Regional Branch Library, Tuesday, July 22, 2025
W. Elmo Reavis was a man who wore many hats, including bookbinder, instructor, inventor, manufacturer, editor, and advocate. He established the Pacific Library Binding Company in Los Angeles in 1912 to focus solely on bookbinding for libraries.
Interview With an Author: Christopher Shaw Myers
Christopher Shaw Myers grew up listening to the stories told by his colorful uncle, Robert Shaw, and other family member
Interview With an Author: Lincoln Michel
Lincoln Michel's previous books are the story collection Upright Beasts an
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 Editors Carribean Fragoza & Romeo Guzmán
Carribean Fragoza is an artist and writer from South El Monte.