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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...

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photo of the author Andrew Mayne on the right side, and book cover for The Naturalist on the left side. All one graphic.

Interview With an Author: Andrew Mayne

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, October 19, 2017

Andrew Mayne, is the star of A&E’s Don’t Trust Andrew Mayne. He is also a magician, novelist and the host of the Weird Things podcast.


Photo of Rotunda with the entire Oaxaca exhibit displayed in it's entirety

Culture For All: Visualizing Language Transforms Central Library

Library Foundation of Los Angeles, Wednesday, October 11, 2017

This month the Los Angeles Public Library is celebrating Latino Heritage Month, and it’s especially timely as a new exhibition at Central Library recently opened to the public as part


a photograph of the five Latina's in L.A's Creative Industries panelists, standing in front of the Edendale Branch Library

Latinas in LA's Creative Industries

Angi Brzycki, Senior Librarian, Digitization & Special Collections, Friday, September 29, 2017

On September 23, 2017 five young women came together at the Edendale Branch Library, for the Latinas in LA’s Creative Industries panel. This moderated discussion centered on the complexities of intersectionality as it relates to these Latinas' professional lives. The panelists included:


book cover of the clockwork dynasty and photo of the author Daniel H. Wilson

Interview With an Author: Daniel H. Wilson

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, September 28, 2017

Daniel H. Wilson is a New York Times bestselling author of 10 novels, including Robopocalypse.


left side is the twilight pariah book cover a green background with a black house in the foreground. right side is a full profile picture of the author, male, middle aged, white, bald, smiling, wearing glasses in a black t-shirt

Interview With an Author: Jeffrey Ford

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Friday, September 22, 2017

Jeffrey Ford's stories and novels have been nominated multiple times for awards such as, the 


The marquee of the Globe Theater advertises Spanish-language entertainment in the early 1970s.

How Spanish-Language Entertainment Revived the Broadway Theaters

Christina Rice, Senior Librarian, Photo Collection, Monday, September 18, 2017

Once upon a time, Broadway was the Great White Way of the West. A high concentration of theaters populating the stretch of Downtown between 3rd and Olympic rendered it an epicenter for film and live entertainment.


book cover of Tropic of Kansas and author photo of Christopher Brown

Interview With an Author: Christopher Brown

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, September 14, 2017

Christopher Brown has been nominated for the World Fantasy Award and his short fiction has been published in a number of magazines and anthologies. He lives in Austin, Texas where he practices technology law.


Angels Flight: Welcome Back, Olivet and Sinai

Kelly Wallace, Librarian, History Department, Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Welcome back, Olivet and Sinai.


1650 map of North American showing California as an island.

Is California an Island?

Sheryn Morris, Librarian, Literature & Fiction, Monday, August 28, 2017

California has been a land of hopes and dreams, opportunities and endless possibilities, and a place with allusions to glamour and danger. It is a state where fact and myth often overlap.


heart illustrations in red and pink with the text, romance novels.

Romancing the Book: Romance Novels

Mara Alpert, Children's Librarian, Children's Literature Department, Monday, August 21, 2017

Romance is in the air, and on the page and the tablet and the smart phone. August is Read-a-Romance Month, and it’s a great time to settle into an air-conditioned library (or on a bright, sunny beach or really anywhere) with a fabulously satisfying romance. You won’t be alone.


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