Los Angeles Public Library

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Save The Date for our Third Annual "June Jubilee: A Celebration of Black Excellence!" on June 14 at the Central Library: www.lapl.org/june-jubilee

LA Made x Clockshop Presents: Take Me To Your River Please join us for a special screening of Gnarly Charly x Los Angeles River, along with three other short films produced for this cultural atlas project. Following the short films, join us for a conve...

Please join us for a special screening of Gnarly Charly x Los Angeles River, along with three other short films produced for this cultural atlas project.
📍 Central Library
🗓️ May 18 at 2pm

group of staff out in front of the library for aapi joy festival

Join us today at Central Library from 11am-4:30pm for AAPI Joy, a free festival for all ages: lapl.org/aapi-joy

saying "Please" and "Thank You" to a librarian results in no extra energy usage or cost to our organization

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Ready to give your brain a fun workout?
Join us for Gymnasium for the Mind to boost your attention, memory, problem-solving, speed of thought, and creativity in a supportive group setting. Find a program at your local library: lapl.me/ZjFdhm9

AAPI Joy Storytelling, Narratives, and History graphic

Celebrate the diversity of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities in Los Angeles at AAPI Joy, a free festival for all ages.
🗓️ May 17, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
📍 Central Library
🔗 lapl.org/aapi-joy

We have the book for you

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Your advocacy and support are essential. Stay informed, raise your voice for libraries and their funding, and be a champion for resources that empower, educate, and transform communities!

More information: www.ala.org/faq-executiv...

While LAPL is largely locally funded, IMLS grants support initiatives including Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) workshops and Youth-Empowering Sensory Spaces.

As the nation’s only federal agency for America’s libraries, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) expands access to innovative programs, resources, and services.

Awesome! Hope the research was fruitful

Before the internet, how the LA Public Library helped readers pick their next novel The Los Angeles Public Library stores thousands of index cards with staff reviews of books dating back to the 1920s. A librarian explains how they were used and what we can learn from them today.

The Los Angeles Public Library stores thousands of index cards with staff reviews of books dating back to the 1920s. A librarian explains how they were used and what we can learn from them today.

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feel free to use the library today

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#1 in the 🌎

For the second year running, Los Angeles Public Library is the number one lending library in the world on Overdrive/Libby with over 14 million items borrowed in 2024.

We couldn't have done it without you 🫶📚🎉

A person flips through the Human Atlas book in the Central Library exhibition of “Alta / A Human Atlas of a City of Angels”

Through portraits, ancestral DNA, and oral histories, “Alta / A Human Atlas of a City of Angels” offers a unique snapshot of the diversity of the city.

Visit @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social now through April 27 to experience the project in gallery.

www.lapl.org/events/exhib...

If your goal is to read more in 2025, try checking out more books.

Calling all creators applications are now open at lapl.org/creators

The Los Angeles Public Library and the Library Foundation are thrilled to announce the next open call for creative Angelenos to apply for the LAPL Creators in Residence program: lapl.org/creators
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Even though libraries are closed today, we have Black Friday deals online!
📚 Free e-books
🎶 Free music
🎞️ Free movies
All at lapl.org

any library fans out there?