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How the Los Angeles Public Library helped readers pick fiction before the internet
The Los Angeles Public Library stores thousands of index cards with staff reviews of books dating back to the 1920s. A ...
A Night at the Library
The Los Angeles Public Library opened up the central branch in downtown L.A. for a special after hours event last weekend.
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Armed With Just a Badge, Los Angeles’ First Policewoman Protected the City’s Most Vulnerable in the Early 20th Century
Alice Stebbins Wells patrolled dance halls, skating rinks, penny arcades and movie theaters, keeping these public spaces free ...
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.
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How the Los Angeles Public Library helped readers pick fiction before the internet
If you lived in the Los Angeles area, you could reference the Los Angeles Public Library's index of fiction book review cards. The reviews, a collection of thousands of index cards, contain ...
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Adam Silver Facing Backlash From Lakers Fans After NBA Schedule Change
The Los Angeles Lakers have thrived under first-year ... a wave of frustration on social media directed at NBA commissioner Adam Silver. "It really feels like Adam Silver hates us," one fan ...
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cityLAB-UCLA competition challenges architects to jumpstart Los Angeles’s housing market by utilizing small, forgotten lots
A new architecture competition hosted by the city of Los Angeles, LA4LA, and cityLAB could yield more new multifamily ...
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Adam Silver’s Message After Calls Mount to Rescind Luka Doncic, Lakers Trade
The Los Angeles Lakers pulled off what many consider ... with some claiming NBA commissioner Adam Silver should have stepped in to veto the deal. The Lakers sent Anthony Davis, Max Christie ...
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Night at the Library: Building Stories
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