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Los libros en español más esperados están disponibles en tu biblioteca
Multilingual Collections, Librarian, April 4, 2025

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!


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Author Peng Shepherd and her latest novel, All This & More

Interview With an Author: Peng Shepherd

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, September 5, 2024

Peng Shepherd was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, and has lived in Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, London, New York, and Mexico City.


Los libros en español más esperados están disponibles en tu biblioteca

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

Patricia Valdovinos, Librarian, Multilingual Collections, Tuesday, September 3, 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!


Los libros en español más esperados están disponibles en tu biblioteca

Lo nuevo en español para adultos y jóvenes: libros interesantes que llegan a la biblioteca este mes

Multilingual Collections, Librarian, Tuesday, September 3, 2024

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!


A group of Chinese motion picture extras after a Labor Day parade in Los Angeles. Eddie stands at the far left next to his wife, Jennie.

Labor Day in America – Not Just Another Beach Day

Danielle Ball, Librarian, Business & Economics Department, Friday, August 30, 2024

While Memorial Day often serves as the kick-off to summer, Labor Day has long symbolized the season's end. This federal holiday always falls on the first Monday in September.


Author Hildur Knútsdóttir and her latest novel, The Night Guest

Interview With an Author: Hildur Knútsdóttir

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, August 29, 2024

Hildur Knútsdóttir was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, in 1984. She has lived in Spain, Germany, and Taiwan and studied literature and creative writing at The University of Iceland.


view of the moon as seen from the space station

Songs of the Earth: An Indigenous Language Festival

Vi Thục Hà, Senior Librarian, International Languages Department, Wednesday, August 28, 2024

The world has roughly over 7,000 languages, with over 200 of those languages spoken in Los Angeles. As Angelenos, we live in one of the most interesting linguistic communities in the world. How does language acquisition happen?


Pershing Square in Downtown Los Angeles

Pershing Square Over the Years/Pershing Square por el paso de los años

Nicholas Clayton, Librarian, Multilingual Collections, Monday, August 19, 2024

Pershing Square has and continues to have an important role in the history of Los Angeles. In fact, what is today known as Pershing Square was, in fact, La Plaza Abaja, the 6th Street Park, and even known as Central Park. In 1918, the downtown park was renamed Pershing Square.


Author Jonathan Strahan and his latest anthology, New Adventures in Space Opera

Interview With Editor Jonathan Strahan

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, August 15, 2024

Jonathan Strahan is an award-winning editor, podcaster, critic, and publisher from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He has edited or co-edited more than seventy anthologies and twenty short story collections.


Author Shari Emami and her book, Breaking Free from Pain

An Interview With Author Shari Emami

Salvadora Sosa Prieto, Administrative Clerk, Multilingual Collections, Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Shari Emami is a board-certified holistic health practitioner (HHP), health coach, published award-winning author, passionate writer, educator, disability advocate, and fibromyalgia overcomer.


A computer-generated image of the Los Angeles River flowing through a concrete channel and passing under a bridge.

Video: Artist Alice Bucknell on Water Politics and Speculative Futures in Los Angeles

Neale Stokes, Senior Librarian, Digital Content Team, Monday, August 12, 2024

Alice Bucknell's video work, The Alluvials, was born of research in the Los Angeles Public Library. Now playing on the Library's immersive Central Library Video Wall, The Alluvials explores the politics of drought and water scarcity in a near-future version of Los Angeles.


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