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...

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...

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...

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...

Rad to the Max

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

Library pays tribute to the namesake of its branch in Watts.

On Aug. 10, representatives of the Library greeted Alma Reaves Woods and wished her a happy 98th birthday – at the library branch named for her...

Read All About It: It’s Halloween!

Alive! reached out to Librarians at our favorite library, Los Angeles Public Library, for their recommendations for awesomely scare Halloween reads and watches. We decided to ask again, and here are fresh...

Read All About It: It’s Thanksgiving!

As the holidays progress, Alive! continues publishing recommendations from our favorite Library – Los Angeles Public Library – for your seasonal reading pleasure and to remember the point of the holiday, gratitude...

Librarians are ready to help you enjoy the holidays with book, movie recommendations

Enjoy this selection of books and movies reflecting some of the Library’s suggestions for the winter holidays...

Library Cards Featuring Mountain Lion P-22 Are Proving Popular.

Starting Feb. 23, the Los Angeles Public Library began offering a limited-edition library card to honor P-22 and feature the importance of natural spaces and biodiversity of wildlife in our shared habitat...