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Films and their adapted books
Elizabeth Graney, Librarian, Literature & Fiction Department, December 5, 2025

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...

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Author T.J. Klune and his latest novel, The Bones Beneath My Skin

Interview With an Author: T.J. Klune

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, March 27, 2025

Melissa Bobe next to the indie author project logo

Are You a Master of Words? Enter to Win!

Llyr Heller, Senior Librarian, Acquisitions, Monday, March 24, 2025

Attention all independent authors in California! Are you looking to get discovered and gain more readers? A wonderful way to do this is to enter the 2025 Indie Author Project Annual Contest through us.


very crowded parking lot

Donald Shoup and the Promise of Parking

Tina Lernø, Librarian, Digital Content Team, Monday, March 24, 2025

Picture this: A Friday night in L.A. You got last-minute tickets to see a game at the Staples Center (oops), I mean Crypto.com Arena. The tickets are free...but you need to get there by 5:30 p.m. Should you:

A: Uber or Lyft (stuck on the way back mired in surge pricing)?


color postcard image of Sarah Bernhardt in front of the Venice Canals

Circus Tents, Earthquakes, and the Funniest Antitrust War Yet: Sarah Bernhardt in Los Angeles, 1906. Part I

Nicholas Beyelia, Librarian, History and Genealogy Department, Friday, March 21, 2025

Just before 6 p.m. on the afternoon of May 18, 1906, twenty-year-old Highland Park resident Elizabeth Beatty stepped onto the boardwalk of the newest amusement pier in Los Angeles County.


Author Margarita Montimore and her latest novel, The Dollhouse Academy

Interview With an Author: Margarita Montimore

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, March 20, 2025

Author Kemper Donovan and his two novels, The Busy Body and Loose Lips

Interview With an Author: Kemper Donovan

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, March 13, 2025

Kemper Donovan is the host of the All About Agatha podcast.


close up collection of gold bitcoins

On Cryptocurrency: Library Resources to Keep You in the Know

Suzanne Im, Adult Librarian, Business & Economics Department, Tuesday, March 11, 2025

2025 has seen an immense surge of interest in digital currency, specifically cryptocurrency. We are still far away from the widespread adoption of this new type of money.


Collage of films and their adapted books

Read It First! Movie Adaptations in Theaters This Month

Elizabeth Graney, Librarian, Literature & Fiction Department, Friday, March 7, 2025

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.


Author Chris Nichols and his latest book, Bowlarama!: The Architecture of Mid-Century Bowling

Interview With an Author: Chris Nichols

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, March 6, 2025

Chris Nichols is a longtime preservationist and senior editor at Los Angeles mag


Los libros en español más esperados están disponibles en tu biblioteca

Lo nuevo en español para adultos y jóvenes: libros interesantes que llegan a la biblioteca este mes

Multilingual Collections, Librarian, Monday, March 3, 2025

Los libros en español más esperados están disponibles en tu biblioteca. Haz clic en cada título para verlo en nuestro catálogo. ¡No esperes y reserva tu copia hoy mismo!


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