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The Los Angeles County Library is encouraging Angelenos to explore public art through the Art Passport program in celebration of ‘Art Month’. For the next month, 22 public LA County libraries ...

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LAPL staffers share their most recommended reads of 2025 across fiction, nonfiction, kids, teen and graphic novels. Looking for your next read? The Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) has released its ...

Library Journal (LJ), a national trade publication serving librarians and library workers has named the City Librarian of Los Angeles and director of Los Angeles Public Library, John F. Szabo, as its ...

Since multiple wildfires erupted in and around Los Angeles on January 7, tens of thousands of residents have been displaced or remain on evacuation watch, as fire-fanning winds threaten to continue.

The Los Angeles Public Library seems to have chosen a side in the monthslong beef between rappers Kendrick Lamar and Drake. The library's TikTok account posted a playful video that appears to ...

Imagine that your local public library is inhabited by an undiscovered race of tiny people. They've hidden themselves in the racks, tucked behind books and magazines, amidst history and fiction, new ...

Also On View: Unique and Unexpected Museums of Greater Los Angeles by Todd Lerew, photography by Ryan Schude (Angel City Press) Todd Lerew, who is the Director of Special Projects for the Los Angeles ...

The night featured dance, music, interactive activities, pop-ups and more from local artists, performers and storytellers. Three thousand people stopped by the event, including Rebecca Castillo.