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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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Author Sallt Thorne and her latest novel, Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match

Interview With an Author: Sally Thorne

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, December 8, 2022

Sally Thorne is the USA Today-bestselling author of


Author Eric Esquivel

Interview With Library Super Patron and Children’s Author: Eric Esquivel

Susan Fukushima, Adult Librarian, Felipe de Neve Branch Library, Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Eric Esquivel is a Los Angeles-based writer and storyteller working in the fields of Animation, Comic Books, Journalism, and Prose.


Los libros en español más esperados están disponibles en tu biblioteca

Lo nuevo en español: libros interesantes que llegan a la biblioteca este mes

Patricia Valdovinos, Librarian, Multilingual Collections, Monday, December 5, 2022

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!


Collage of films adapted from books

Read It First! Movie Adaptations in Theaters This Month

Elizabeth Graney, Librarian, Literature & Fiction Department, Friday, December 2, 2022

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.


Lucky Girl: How I Became a Horror Writer A Krampus Story novel by M. Rickert

Interview With an Author: M. Rickert

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, December 1, 2022

Before earning her MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts, M. Rickert worked as a kindergarten teacher, coffee shop barista, Disneyland balloon vendor, and personnel assistant in Sequoia National Park.


Albums covers collage with words Happy Birthday behind Central Library building

Music for a 150th Birthday Party: A Century and a Half of Songs from the Los Angeles Public Library

Daniel Tures, Adult Librarian, Edendale Branch Library, Thursday, December 1, 2022

Happy 150th birthday, Los Angeles Public Library!


	 Officials presenting the old courthouse clock to the Los Angeles County Museum on March 2, 1936.

Daylight Saving Time: Keep or Toss?

Christopher Taylor, Adult Librarian, Mark Twain Branch Library, Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Fall officially begins with the autumnal equinox, which fell on September 22nd this year, but it is with the end of Daylight Saving Time that Fall kicks into high gear. Time is interrupted and abruptly travels backward; under the shadow of the night, 2 a.m. mysteriously becomes 1 a.m.


Author Marion Deeds and her latest novel, Comeuppance Served Cold

Interview With an Author: Marion Deeds

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Marion Deeds was born in Santa Barbara, California, and moved to northern California when she was five. She loves the redwoods, the ocean, dogs, and crows.


Martin Scorsese at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.

Happy Birthday Martin Scorsese: From Gangster Epics to Film Preservation

Christopher Taylor, Adult Librarian, Mark Twain Branch Library, Thursday, November 17, 2022

Martin Scorsese, born November 17th, 1942 turns 80 years old today. Known as Marty to his pals, he is one of North America’s most well-known directors.


Author Gillian McAllister and her latest book, Wrong Place, Wrong Time

Interview With an Author: Gillian McAllister

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, November 17, 2022

Gillian McAllister has been writing for as long as she can remember. She graduated with an English degree before working as a lawyer. She lives in Birmingham, England, where she now writes full-time.


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