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Los libros en español más esperados están disponibles en tu biblioteca
Patricia Valdovinos, Librarian, Multilingual Collections, July 2, 2024

La Biblioteca Pública de Los Ángeles ofrece los libros más leídos y más esperados para niños. Haz clic en cada título para verlo en nuestro catálogo. ¡No esperes y reserva tu copia hoy mismo!


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Collage of books and a film about cat manga in Japan

Nyan! Cat Manga is Your Next Easy Read

Emily Meehan, Young Adult Librarian, Palms - Rancho Park Branch Library, Friday, June 17, 2022

There are a lot of manga series out there to choose from. Between all of the shonen adventures and shojo romance, you may have noticed on the library shelves a certain cuddly creature that is featured in many manga series: cats! That’s right, there are many, many manga series all about cats.


Author Wil Wheaton and his annotated memoir, Just A Geek

Interview With an Author: Wil Wheaton

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, June 16, 2022

Wil Wheaton is a highly acclaimed producer, narrator, and actor who has appeared in dozens of films and TV series.


Joyce with Sylvia Beach at 12 rue de l’Odéon - 1922 known by the “Scandal of Ulysses” poster. unknown photographer; source: The Poetry Collection of the University Libraries, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

Sylvia Beach, the Dreamer Who Drove the Publication of "Ulysses"

Ani Boyadjian, Principal Librarian, Research & Special Collections, Tuesday, June 14, 2022

June 16 marks Bloomsday, a day of celebration in honor of Irish writer James Joyce’s seminal novel Ulysses (1922).


Author Nghi Vo and her book Siren Queen

Interview With an Author: Nghi Vo

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Nghi Vo is the author of The Chosen and the Beautiful, as well as the acclaimed nov


2 movie posters and the books they came from

Read It First! Movie Adaptations in Theaters This Month

Elizabeth Graney, Librarian, Literature & Fiction Department, Friday, June 10, 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.


Eric J. Guignard and his latest book. Photo credit: Jeannette Guignard

Interview With an Author: Eric J. Guignard

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, June 9, 2022

Eric J. Guignard is a writer and editor of dark and speculative fiction, operating from the shadowy outskirts of Los Angeles, where he also runs the small press Dark Moon Books.


América Tropical in April, 2022. Author’s photograph

Looking at Art - In the Street: Siqueiros

Alice S., Librarian, Art, Music & Recreation Dept. , Wednesday, June 8, 2022

The Looking at Art - In the Street program series celebrates artists and art historians who create and preserve open space street art in Los Angeles.


Orhan Pamuk sitting in a big gold chair

Born June 7: Orhan Pamuk

Daniel Tures, Adult Librarian, Edendale Branch Library, Tuesday, June 7, 2022

On June 7, 1952, Orhan Pamuk was born in Istanbul. He is Turkey’s most celebrated author, and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2006.


Balloonists get tips from the FAA

Floating Through Time With Magnificent Hot Air Balloons

Donna Marie Atmur, Children's Librarian, Harbor City - Harbor Gateway Branch Library, Sunday, June 5, 2022

Have you ever seen countless hot air balloons drift weightlessly across the sky like vibrantly colored jellyfish? This is something you might have viewed live, or on the internet, TV, or glimpsed on the glossy pages of a book or magazine.


Chinatown Branch Library

Dig Los Angeles: Chinatown Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library

Tiffney Sanford, Administrative Clerk, Valley Plaza Branch Library, Friday, June 3, 2022

With locations all over the city, and lots of books and other materials devoted to local history, libraries are a perfect springboard for exploring Los Angeles. This is the first in a series of blog posts that digs into local history near a branch of the Los Angeles Public Library.


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