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Los libros en español más esperados están disponibles en tu biblioteca
Multilingual Collections, Librarian, April 4, 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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Author Rob Costello and his short story collection, The Dancing Bears: Queer Fables for the End Times

Interview With an Author and Editor: Rob Costello

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, June 27, 2024

Rob Costello (he/him) writes contemporary and speculative fiction with a queer bent for and about young people.


Author Meg Shaffer and her latest novel, That Night in the Library

Interview With an Author: Eva Jurczyk

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, June 20, 2024

Eva Jurczyk is a writer and librarian living in Toronto. She has written for Jezebel, The Awl, The Rumpus, and Publishers Weekly.


Stonehenge at the summer solstice

Summer Solstice and the Henge

Tina Lernø, Librarian, Digital Content Team, Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Summer is here! Summer Reading is here!


Author Stuart Turton and his latest novel, The Last Murder at the End of the World

Interview With an Author: Stuart Turton

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, June 13, 2024

Octavia E. Butler

Octavia E. Butler: Her Legacy Lives On

Lauren Kratz, Librarian III, Octavia Lab, Wednesday, June 12, 2024

"People have changed the climate of the world. Now they’re waiting for the old days to come back."The Parable of the Sower


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La historia de Los Ángeles: El Aeropuerto Internacional de Los Ángeles / The History of Los Angeles: Los Angeles International Airport

Nicholas Clayton, Librarian, Multilingual Collections, Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Introduction / Introducción

Los Angeles is a place where history is all around us, made by people from around the world. LAX is an integral part of the history of Los Angeles and the role that aviation has played in the world.


Three films adapted from books

Read It First! Movie Adaptations in Theaters This Month

Elizabeth Graney, Librarian, Literature & Fiction Department, Monday, June 10, 2024

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.


Collage of Prince album covers

Born June 7: Prince

Daniel Tures, Adult Librarian, Edendale Branch Library, Friday, June 7, 2024

Prince Rogers Nelson was born on June 7, 1958 in Minneapolis. In the 1980s, Prince became one of the greatest pop stars of all time, selling some 150 million albums, recording scores of incomparable hit songs, and inspiring fans worldwide.


Author Juli Min and her first novel, Shanghailanders

Interview With an Author: Juli Min

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, June 6, 2024

Juli Min is a writer and editor based in Shanghai. She studied Russian and comparative literature at Harvard University, and she holds an MFA in fiction from Warren Wilson.


Collage of View Park history

View Park: The Black Beverly Hills

Kelly Wallace, Librarian, History Department, Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Ideally situated in the Baldwin Hills with panoramic views of downtown Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Mountains, View Park boasts a distinctive mix of Spanish, colonial, Tudor, and ranch-style homes on palm-lined streets with mild temperatures typically ten degrees cooler than those in the rest of the Los


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