Read All About It: It’s the Holidays!

Librarians are ready to help you enjoy the holidays with book, movie recommendations. LIBRARY: Last year, as we all celebrated the holidays at home, we at Alive! thought you might be looking for recommendations for...

Library gathers all staff together for first time in dept. history.

On Nov. 14, Library closed all 73 libraries so that staff could gather together for the department’s first ever staff development day, held at the Convention Center. The day included keynote addresses that everyone attended...

In Memoriam: Remembering Gordon Brooks

Remembrance written by Betty Uyeda, Retired, ITA: "I was saddened to see that “In Memoriam” listed a familiar name, L. Gordon Brooks. This must have been Gordon Brooks, I thought sadly, seeing that he served 36 years in the Library...

Library is now loaning ukuleles.

Uke Can Do It! Always wanted to play a musical instrument? The Library is now loaning ukuleles and chord books, plus offering lessons at select branches. With your regular library card, you borrow a kit that...

Vermont Square branch library dedicated to LA pioneer, Rita Walters

On Dec. 11, 2021, the City honored the late Rita Walters, the first Black woman to join the City Council and a tireless advocate for the Library and equality...

In the Grip of Influenza: Spanish Flu 2018

Historical amnesia deprives us of the painful and sometimes tragic lessons learned at someone’s expense in our collective past...

Longtime PR head Peter Persic retires after 31 years of City service.

Peter Persic, former Director of Public Relations and Marketing, retired in March after 31 years of City service. He worked for the Library for 28 of those years...

Public Library partially reopens with convenience, safe curbside service.

July 2, the Library and Mayor’s Office inaugurated Library to Go -- opening 18 Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) branches for curbside pickup and drop-off across the city...

Rad to the Max

The LA Public Library offered custom-made and library-branded skateboards as best prizes for top...

Read All About It: It’s Halloween!

In the spirit of Halloween, the Los Angeles Public Library makes suggestions to get Club readers into the spirit of Halloween...