LAPL Blog

Latest Posts

Collage of books and films on Armenian history and culture
Salvadora Sosa Prieto, Administrative Clerk, Multilingual Collections, April 22, 2025

As we celebrate Armenian Heritage Month, we honor not only a vibrant and ancient culture, but also a people whose story is woven with strength, survival, and a deep commitment to keeping their identity alive.

Armenia, one of the world's oldest civilizations, has gifted us with centuries of rich traditions, language, art, music, and a resilient spirit that continues to inspire generations...

Pages

lots of ugly sweaters

Ugly Sweater Weather

Tina Lernø, Librarian, Digital Content Team, Wednesday, December 6, 2017

It’s December, which means it's ugly sweater weather!


Red ribbon and text that reads World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day

Rudy Ruiz, Librarian, Digitization & Special Collections, Friday, December 1, 2017

December 1st is World AIDS Day. Today is dedicated to raising awareness of HIV and AIDS, to support those living with HIV or AIDS and to commemorate those who have died.


Coco y el Día de los Muertos

Lupita Leyva, Senior Librarian, Robert Louis Stevenson Branch Library, Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Una de las más populares películas familiares actualmente es Coco de Disney Pixar. Esta producción está basada la tradición mexicana del Día de los Muertos, la cual se ha vuelto extremadamente popular entre las comunidades del sur de California.


Coco and the Day of the Dead

Lupita Leyva, Senior Librarian, Robert Louis Stevenson Branch Library, Wednesday, November 29, 2017

One of the most popular family movies currently is Disney Pixar’s Coco. The movie is based on the Mexican tradition of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), which has become extremely popular among the communities of Southern California.


Section of Historic Map of Los Angeles

Stories From the Map Cave: The Tongva

Neale Stokes, Senior Librarian, Digital Content Team, Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Before Los Angeles, there was Yangna, home to the Tongva people, Native Americans who numbered at least 5,000 in the Los Angeles Basin before the arrival of Europeans.


children oohing at turkey coming out of the oven

What We Were Eating 100 Years Ago On Thanksgiving

Tina Lernø, Librarian, Digital Content Team, Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Thanksgiving in Los Angeles 100 years ago was an interesting affair. World War I was over, but troops were still stationed overseas, and most institutions continued to support the effort either by rationing food, or sending supplies “Over There.”


Plate 455 Tolowa Dancing Head-Dress.  Native American Tolowa man wearing a head dress, photographed looking straight into camera with plain expression

Edward S. Curtis’s The North American Indian

Rudy Ruiz, Librarian, Digitization & Special Collections, Tuesday, November 7, 2017

If you are not familiar with Edward S.


graphic on leftside is the book cover of Mr. Dickens and His Carol and right side is a photograph of Samantha Silva

Interview With an Author: Samantha Silva

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Saturday, November 4, 2017

Samantha Silva is an author and screenwriter based in Idaho. She graduated from Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies, where she studied in Bologna, Italy and Washington, D.C. Over her career she's sold film projects to Paramount, Universal, New Line Cinema and TNT.


The Sherman Institute class of 1919. Shades of L.A. Collection.

The Sherman Institute of Riverside, California: A History in Photos

Christina Rice, Senior Librarian, Photo Collection, Wednesday, November 1, 2017

When the Perris Indian School was established in 1892 by the United States government, it became the first non-reservation boarding school for Native American children in California.


an image of the Kill Creek book cover and the left side, and the right side a black and white photograph of the author Scott Thomas.

Interview With an Author: Scott Thomas

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, October 26, 2017

Originally from Coffeyville, Kansas, Scott Thomas attended the University of Kansas where he earned degrees in English and Film. He is the Co-Creator and Executive Producer of Disney Channel’s Best Friends Whenever and Disney XD’s Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja.


Pages

Top