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Author Emily C. Hughes and her first book, Horror For Weenies: Everything You Need to Know About the Films You're Too Scared to Watch
Photo of author: Oliver Scott Photography
Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, November 21, 2024

Emily C. Hughes (she/her) wants to scare you. Formerly the editor of Unbound Worlds and TorNightfire.com, she writes about horror and curates a list of the year's new scary books. You can find her writing elsewhere in the...

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Getting Respect: Louise Redding McClain and Her Brother, Otis Redding

Kurt Thum, Librarian, Digitization and Special Collections , Monday, February 5, 2018

Louise Redding McClain, a retired Los Angeles Public Library librarian, is the sister of the great singer/songwriter Otis Redding.


photograph of Elva Diane Green and book cover of her book

Interview With Elva Diane Green

Catherine Sturgeon, Children's Librarian, Angeles Mesa Branch Library, Thursday, February 1, 2018

February is African American Heritage Month at the Los Angeles Public Library.


Prime Minister Golda Meir and Henry Kissinger flanked by Yitzhak Rabin and his wife Leah. Photograph by GPO/Moshe Milner

Jewish Book Council Awards 2017

Janice Batzdorff, Librarian, Saturday, January 27, 2018

On January 11 Francine Klagsbrun’s, Lioness: Golda Meir and the Nation of Israel was named the Book of the Year by the Jewish Book Council.


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Rescue in Denmark: My Family's Holocaust Story

Tina Lernø, Librarian, Digital Content Team, Friday, January 26, 2018

This Saturday, January 27 is International Holocaust Remembrance Day or Yom HaShoah. The United Nations chose this day as it was the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.


left side of graphic is the book cover of Barbary Station. right side of graphic is a photograph of the author

Interview With an Author: R.E. Stearns

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Monday, January 22, 2018

R.E. Stearns wrote her first story on an Apple IIe computer and still kind of misses green text on a black screen. She went on to annoy all of her teachers by reading books while they lectured.


 Photo of Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue

Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue Part II: Designing Cheltenham, a Century-Old Type Font

Central Docents, Central Library, Friday, January 19, 2018

During the late 1800s and early 1900s, there was a bookmaking revival in the greater Boston/New York area, and Bertram Goodhue was thoroughly involved, influential, and supportive.


three wise men on a float

Three Kings Day

Edwin Rodarte, Senior Librarian, Emerging Technologies & Collections, Saturday, January 6, 2018

On January 6th, twelve days after Christmas, Epiphany is celebrated, also known as Three Kings Day. This tradition has its roots in the Christian religion and celebrates the baptism of Jesus as well as the arrival of the three Magi.


three wise men on a float

Día de los Reyes Magos

Edwin Rodarte, Senior Librarian, Emerging Technologies & Collections, Saturday, January 6, 2018

El 6 de enero, doce días después de navidad, se festeja la Epifanía, también conocido como el Día de los Reyes Magos. Esta tradición tiene sus raíces en la religión cristiana y celebra el bautizo del niño Jesús al igual que la llegada de los tres Reyes Magos.


Couple at Nightclub, 1962

Menus of New Year's Past

Neale Stokes, Senior Librarian, Digital Content Team, Thursday, December 28, 2017

What will you eat this New Year's Eve? However we plan to celebrate the new year, Angelenos have a lot of dinner options this December 31st—from buck-fifty street tacos to a $285 tasting menu at Spago.


I'll Pick Myself a California Rose sheet music

I'll Pick Myself a California Rose

Tina Lernø, Librarian, Digital Content Team, Thursday, December 28, 2017

New Year's Day marks the 130th Rose Parade®. Going strong since 1890, it’s been showcasing our beautiful Southern California weather and foliage to viewers around the country and the world. It all began when Pasadena Valley Hunt Club member Professor Charles F.


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