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Mario Vargas Llosa
Nicholas Clayton, Librarian, Multilingual Collections, April 18, 2025

Mario Vargas Llosa nació el 28 de marzo de 1936 en Arequipa, Perú y falleció en Lima el 13 de abril a los 89 años de edad. Durante su vida, vivió en varios países como Perú, Bolivia, España, y Francia. Ganó el premio Príncipe de Asturias en 1986 y también el premio Nobel de Literatura en 2010. Autor de más de 50 obras de literatura incluidos Conversación en la catedral, Cartas a...

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Morris Kight Residence and Morris Kight ca 1999

Discover LGBTQIA Los Angeles: Morris Kight Residence

Kelly Wallace, Librarian, History Department, Monday, June 28, 2021

Los Angeles has over 1,200 Historic-Cultural Monuments, yet only a dozen have been designated because of their association with the LGBTQIA community.


Collage of photos from plants, animals, and insects

Adventures in BioBlitzing

Anne Olivier, Adult Librarian, Woodland Hills Branch Library, Saturday, June 26, 2021

Have you decided to join the L.A. BioBlitz Challenge? If you haven’t done so yet, now is the time! The challenge runs until August 7th and helps contribute to the knowledge about our city’s biodiversity.


Forman Brown seated at the piano at Turnabout Theatre. Brown's novel, Better Angel

The Lost Novel of Forman Brown

Nicholas Beyelia, Librarian, History and Genealogy Department, Friday, June 25, 2021

In 1987, an elderly gentleman named Forman Brown stepped inside the indie bookstore, A Different Light Books, at 4014 Santa Monica Blvd in search of a novel.


Cassandra Lane and her debut novel, We Are Bridges

Interview With an Author: Cassandra Lane

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, June 24, 2021

Cassandra Lane is the winner of the Louise Meriwether First Book Prize and Editor-in-Chief of L.A. Parent Magazine. She previously worked as a newspaper staff reporter and received an MFA in creative writing from Antioch University LA.


Portrait of Alan Mathison Turing

Born June 23: Alan Turing

Daniel Tures, Adult Librarian, Edendale Branch Library, Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Alan Turing was born June 23, 1912, in London. He was an extraordinary man well ahead of his time, who was recognized early on as a genius by his peers.


Two kids happy on their bikes

21st Century Kids: Travel by Pedal Power

Mona Gilbert, Children's Librarian, Northridge Branch Library, Tuesday, June 22, 2021

A bicycle might be one of the best inventions ever. They offer the rider transportation and provide hours of fun at the same time. Moreover, riding a bike is a universal experience for the majority of kids. No matter the setting, urban, rural or suburban, bike ridership is everywhere. President John F.


black cat now and then

Discover LGBTQIA Los Angeles: The Black Cat

Kelly Wallace, Librarian, History Department, Monday, June 21, 2021

Los Angeles has over 1,200 Historic-Cultural Monuments, yet only a dozen have been designated because of their association with the LGBTQIA community.


Hanif Abdurraqib

Mad Libs With Hanif Abdurraqib

Kevin Awakuni, Librarian, Exploration & Creativity Department, Friday, June 18, 2021

Hanif Abdurraqib is a good sport. I mean, he's an amazing writer with his work being featured in The New Yorker, Pitchfork, and Fader.


Author Samantha Silva and her latest novel, Love and Fury: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft

Interview With an Author: Samantha Silva

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, June 17, 2021

Samantha Silva is the author of the novel, Mr. Dickens and His Carol, and a screenwriter who has sold projects to Paramount, Universal, and New Line Cinema.


Collage of albums by LGBTQIA artists

Queer Up Your Stereo! Underground Music by LGBTQIA Artists

Daniel Tures, Adult Librarian, Edendale Branch Library, Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Ever since the Stonewall riots brought the struggle for queer rights and representation to the forefront in June of 1969, June has been celebrated as LGBTQIA Pride Month.


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