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Author Scott Thomas and his latest novel, Midwestern Gothic
Author Scott Thomas and his latest novel, Midwestern Gothic
Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, September 19, 2024

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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LA Libros Fest: Interview With Antonio Sacre

Lupita Leyva, Senior Librarian, Robert Louis Stevenson Branch Library, Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Antonio Sacre tells stories. His tales of growing up bilingually in a Cuban and Irish-American household have inspired children worldwide to gather their own family stories and become storytellers themselves. His stories have been published in award-winning books and audio recordings.


Picture L to R: Jackie Waterman, Helen Bialik, Armony Share, Joyce Sindel, Charlotte Gussin-Root, and Arlene Dunaetz

Six Jewish Girls in Boyle Heights

Wendy Westgate, Librarian, Exploration & Creativity Department, Monday, September 16, 2019

“I think it’s a wonderful thing to have this sort of situation occur because a memory is something that can’t be reconstructed after a person has died. And after a community’s elders pass away, they take with them a history that we can’t replicate any other way.


Mexican American musical group ca 1960

Snapshots from the Melting Pot – Celebrating the Heritage of Folks Who Helped Make Los Angeles Great

Photo Friends, Monday, September 16, 2019

National Latino Heritage Month is a month dedicated to highlighting the culture and contributions of Americans whose origins can be traced to Mexico plus Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and other Central American countries as well as Cuba and the Caribbean.


comic panel of comic librarians

Superheros In Your Library

Vince Zalkind, Messenger Clerk, North Hollywood Amelia Earhart Regional Branch Library, Thursday, September 12, 2019

“Let’s have a campaign…every child should obtain a library card and use it”.


8 book covers of cats

Children’s Books With Cattitude

Caitlin Quinn, Children's Librarian, Eagle Rock Branch Library, Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Cats and good story telling go together like, well, bagels and cream cheese. Children’s book authors and illustrators know this, resulting in no shortage of stories starring some adorable, clever, and often mischievous furry friends.


Alix E. Harrow and her first novel The Ten Thousand Doors of January

Interview With an Author: Alix E. Harrow

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, September 5, 2019

Alix E. Harrow is a part-time historian with a full-time desk job, a lot of opinions, and excessive library fines.


Walking in the rain by the Warner Downtown

Nobody Walks in L.A.

Tina Lernø, Librarian, Digital Content Team, Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Walkin' in LA, nobody walks in LA; walkin' in LA; walkin' in LA, only a nobody walks in LA—Terry Bozzio, Missing Persons


roses and a rhinestone crown for a quinceañera

Tiempo de vals, tiempo para sentir (Mis quince años)

Patricia Valdovinos, Librarian, Multilingual Collections, Friday, August 30, 2019

*las luces se apagan ... y se ilumina la pista*
* doo, doo, doo, bum, bum, una cuerda de piano, algunos tambores, doo, doo, bum, bum ... *
Y….
Tiempo de vals
tiempo para sentir ...

*unas palabras que no recuerdo aquí*
Es tiempo de vivir.


Tim Mason and his first adult novel, The Darwin Affair

Interview With an Author: Tim Mason

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, August 22, 2019

Tim Mason is a playwright whose work has been produced in New York and throughout the world. Among the awards he has received are a Kennedy Center Award, the Hollywood Drama-Logue Award, a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, and a Rockefeller Foundation grant.


young man in tank top running away from another man

Interview With a Director: Matt Porterfield

Neale Stokes, Senior Librarian, Digital Content Team, Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Matt Porterfield has written and directed four feature films, all set in his hometown of Baltimore. His latest, Sollers Point, tells the story of a young man just released from prison and living under house arrest with his father.


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