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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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Linda Leigh and her zine, Life is a Bus, Enjoy the Ride

Interview With a Zine Maker: Linda Leigh of Skid Row Zine

Angi Brzycki, Senior Librarian, Digitization & Special Collections, Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Linda Leigh has been a grateful Street Symphony Fellow since 2018, as well as a proud member of the Urban Voices Project Choir since 2016. Linda is additionally regarded as an honored and revered elder amongst the Skid Row advocacy and artistic communities.


Happy kids working on a volcano experiment

21st Century Kids: Dabble in Science

Mona Gilbert, Children's Librarian, Northridge Branch Library, Tuesday, November 17, 2020

“A scientist in his laboratory is not a mere technician: he is also a child confronting natural phenomena that impress him as though they were fairy tales.” —Marie Curie


4 face shields made in the library

Octavia Lab - Face Shield Project Update

Science Department, Central Library, Friday, November 13, 2020

The Octavia Lab team realized that there was a global shortage of PPE and following the ethos of the lab namesake, Octavia E. Butler, our team wanted to help.


women with a black cat slung over her shoulders

Friday the 13th: Library Edition

Daniel Tures, Adult Librarian, Edendale Branch Library, Friday, November 13, 2020

The ill-omened day is at hand! Or is it? In Spanish and Greek culture, Tuesday the 13th is the ill-omened day, and in Italy, it’s Friday the 17th. Well, at least we can agree that the number 13 is ill-omened? Or Friday? Although for those who live for the weekend, Friday is propitious.


Author Victoria “V. E.” Schwab and her latest book, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

Interview With an Author: V.E. Schwab

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, November 12, 2020

Victoria “V.


The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries From a Secret World book cover

The Hidden Life of Trees: A Book Review

Hilda Guerrero, Librarian, Science, Technology, & Patents Department , Thursday, November 12, 2020

Graphic with Feels Like Home book cover

Feels Like Home: Central Reopens - Part 17

James Sherman, Librarian, Literature & Fiction Department, Tuesday, November 10, 2020

This post is the seventeenth in a series of excerpts serializing the book Feels Like Home


Family making crafts with online tutorial

21st Century Kids: Giving DIY Gifts

Mona Gilbert, Children's Librarian, Northridge Branch Library, Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Handmade gifts will always hold a special place in a receiver's heart. Parents save everything their child has made, and friends treasure special handmade gifts. Therefore, shopping at a busy mall is not the only way to spread holiday cheer.


Collage of films adapted from books

Read it First! Straight to the Small Screen

Elizabeth Graney, Librarian, Literature & Fiction Department, Friday, November 6, 2020

It has now been seven months since the original wave of business closures due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This means it has been seven months since new films have been regularly released in movie theaters. That equals a lot of films that missed their original release date.


Author Alex Pavesi and his first novel, The Eighth Detective

Interview With an Author: Alex Pavesi

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, November 5, 2020

Alex Pavesi is a former bookseller for Waterstones. He holds a Ph.D. in mathematics and is currently a software engineer for Microsoft in London.


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