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Daniel Tures, Adult Librarian, Edendale Branch Library
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In the Bleak Mid-Winter: Must-Read Ghost Stories for Christmas
'Tis the season for ghost stories! And hark, Robert Anderson from the Literature & Fiction Department and I are here to herald some of our favorite ones for your reading pleasure.
Music for a 150th Birthday Party: A Century and a Half of Songs from the Los Angeles Public Library
Happy 150th birthday, Los Angeles Public Library!
Varrio Vamps Car Club and the Chulita Vinyl Club
The Varrio Vamps and the Chulita Vinyl Club are two very cool female-centric crews who prove that cars and records are not just for guys. Whatever your interests or activities, it can be rewarding to join a club of like-minded people who share the work and the play—or start your own.
Eminent El Pasoans
I grew up in El Paso in the 1970s and 80s, a city that wraps around the Franklin Mountains out on the tip of west Texas, adjoining Ciudad Juárez across the Rio Grande in Chihuahua and a short drive from New Mexico to the north.
Born June 7: Orhan Pamuk
On June 7, 1952, Orhan Pamuk was born in Istanbul. He is Turkey’s most celebrated author, and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2006.
Music Memories: Miles Davis
On May 26th, 1926, Miles Davis was born. He would revolutionize jazz several times over as a trumpeter, composer, and bandleader.
Celebrate African American History Month With Great Music on hoopla and Freegal
February is African American History Month, but every month is a good month to celebrate African American history and culture, and what better place to do so than your local library!
Groove up Your Holiday With These Freegal Super Sounds
The temperature has plunged below 82. You’ve switched from cold brew to hot coffee and you’re thinking about putting on a sweater. Lights twinkle from the palm trees along the boulevards… the Kings are battling the Ducks out on the Staples Center ice… it’s holiday time once again in the Southland!