Scott Thomas is the Stoker-nominated author of Kill Creek, which was selected by the American Library Association's reader committee as the top horror book of 2017,...
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“The great thing about architecture is that it’s everywhere,” my father would assert with enthusiasm. He, himself, was a Los Angeles-based architect and it felt nothing short of magical to see his hand-drawn sketches transform over time into three-dimensional spaces.
Interview With an Author: Nicholas Meyer
Nicholas Meyer is an award-winning author, screenwriter and director. His body of creative work in publishing, film and television spans more than five decades.
Ornament Making in the Octavia Lab
Each December we face a design challenge of decorating a 15-foot noble fir tree in the Central Library’s rotunda.
For the Birds: Edwin Cawston and the Farm That Invigorated Los Angeles
For someone who only spent about 25 years in Los Angeles, Edwin Cawston made a lasting impression on the cultural history of our great city and he did so through, of all things, a farm. Dubbed by the New York Journal as “one of the strangest sights in America”, the farm was anything but ordinary.
Noname Selections at LAPL
We are excited to partner with Noname's Book Club to keep you up to date in finding all the selections free of charge.
Interview With an Author: Rin Chupeco
Kelli Lowers, Young Adult Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Rin Chupeco has written obscure manuals for complicated computer programs, talked people out of their money at event shows, and done many other terrible things. She now writes about ghosts and fantastic worlds but is still sometimes mistaken for a revenant.
Pandora's Box
Steven Kilgore, Administrative Clerk, Special Collections & Digitization, Saturday, November 23, 2019
The Sunset Strip curfew riots, popularly known as the “hippie riots,” exploded on November 12, 1966 and lasted through December of 1966. The counterculture youth protest was a reaction to perceived authoritarian overreach, and an exercise in civil rights by Los Angeles youth.
Interview With an Author: Christine Feret-Fleury
Christine Feret-Fleury is an author based in France.
Battle of the Big Birds...
Ostriches versus Turkeys. That age-old problem. (Is it? Well, for this blog post, the answer is yes). Which big bird do we Angelenos love more? And I'm not talking just in the looks department; both make for good eating.
Native American Heritage Month - Images From the Collection
Photo Friends, Tuesday, November 19, 2019
November is Native American Heritage Month. The land that now constitutes California once housed the most diverse population of indigenous people in the Western hemisphere, with 150 different Native American tribes inhabiting the area.