Read, create and discover by meeting and connecting with authors and illustrators at your library.
Lee, crea y descubre al conocer y compartir con autores e ilustradores en tu biblioteca.
Your Author Series / Tu serie de autores
October 1, 2022 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Meet and greet award-winning author Tran Thi Minh Phuoc and celebrate the Autumn Moon Festival. Enjoy storytelling, crafts, songs and dancing with choreographer Thuy Duong. Those attending will have a chance to win a copy of the author's newest book All About Vietnam: Projects & Activities for Kids.
Thank you to the Library Foundation of Los Angeles with generous support from the Lenore S. and Bernard A. Greenberg Fund.
October 7, 2022 4:00 PM
The library is proud to present musician and educator Dr Gloria Arjona as she will present from her latest middle grade book, The Story of Selena Quintanilla.
Selena Quintanilla was the queen of Tejano music. But before she became a star, Selena was a charismatic young girl who loved singing and performing. She made a lot of sacrifices to become a famous musician and her hard work paid off as she became the first 15-year-old girl to win a Tejano music award and went on to break many records during her career. This Selena biography explores how she went from being a talented girl growing up in Texas to a fashion icon and a world-famous singer.
Dr Gloria Arjona teaches Spanish at the California Institute of Technology and is the author of Posadas Unknown Calaveras and ¡Lotería!.
Streaming live on the library's YouTube channel.
Those attending the virtual program will have an opportunity to win a free book.
Thank you to the Library Foundation of Los Angeles with generous support from the Lenore S. and Bernard A. Greenberg Fund.
November 18, 2022 4:00 PM
The library is proud to present young adult author Zahra Omar Shansab and children’s author Bahram Rahman as they discuss their books, stories, and experiences of immigration. Zahra’s Lightchaser tells the story of war, patriarchy, and the uncertainties of refugee life for a teenage Afghan girl who copes with her fears by reading her only book with its last pages missing, and imagining all the various endings.
In Bahram’s children's book, Sky Blue Bench, Afghan school girl Aria's first day back at school since her accident reminds us that while war impacts the most basic needs of children in Afghanistan, resilience, resolve, a sense of community, and gender equality can offer a path to a brighter future.
Streaming live on the library's YouTube channel.
Those attending the virtual program will have an opportunity to win a free book.
Thank you to the Library Foundation of Los Angeles with generous support from the Lenore S. and Bernard A. Greenberg Fund.
This project was made possible with support from California Humanities, a partner of the National Endowment of the Humanities.
Funding provided by the Library Foundation of Los Angeles, Lenore S. and Bernard A. Greenberg Fund and other generous donors.