A screen capture from Christina Rice's instagram shows the four librarians that she'll be discussing at the Ebell on Thursday. She included portraits for Mary Foy, Tessa Kelso, Harriet Child Wadleigh, and Mary Jones.

The program schedule is not online for the Ebell’s free symposium on #womenshistory in LA, but LAPL’s Christina Rice did post about her presentation on the “Pioneering Women of the Los Angeles Public Library.” #LibrarySky #LAPL
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checked out some books yesterday. support your local library. #lapl

Lunar New Year Author Visit With Oliver Chin Celebrate the Lunar New Year with us at the library! We will have Author Oliver Chin visiting our library to read Year of the Horse from his zodiac animal series! All ages are welcome to att...

Visit the Echo Park branch of LA public library on Tuesday 2/24, 4 pm to celebrate The Year of the Horse www.lapl.org/whats-on/eve... - the adventures of Hannah the horse inspire kids to make a difference! #lapl #library #losangeles #lunarnewyear #yearofthehorse #chinesezodiac #horse

Enjoy The Year of the Horse storytime at the Los Feliz public library (LAPL) on Monday 2/23 at 4 pm. Author Oliver Chin reads the adventure of 2026’s star filly Hannah & teaches kids how to draw a horse! #la #LAPL #library #losangeles #yearofthehorse #lunarnewyear #childrensbook

Canceled for Their Views: NCAC and ACLU SoCal Challenge LAPL Two civil liberties groups say the Los Angeles Public Library violated the First Amendment by canceling a Read Palestine Week author event.

Canceled for Their Views: NCAC and ACLU SoCal Challenge LAPL - #LAPL #ACLU #NCAC

Los Angeles Central Library celebrates 100 years, opens 1925-time capsule It was a tedious process to get to the Ime capsule box behind the wall in what's now the men's restroom: drilling holes, running a borescope camera, hammering through terracotta blocks and concrete – ...

Los Angeles Central Library celebrates 100 years, opens 1925-time capsule - #LAPL #TimeCapsule

A screen capture of the blue and gold graphic created for LAPL's 100th features the mosaic pyramid atop the library. The text reads: "Celebrating a Century of the Light of Learning / 1926 - 2026."

LAPL caption of this photo reads: "The Central Library cornerstone is shown being laid on 5th Street, along with a time capsule. Pictured here are City Librarian Everett Perry with Board of Library Commissioners Frank H. Pettingell, Katherine G. Smith, and Frances M. Harmon-Zahn. Los Angeles Public Library Institutional Collection."

Thur @ 11am: The Los Angeles Public Library is kicking off its 100th anniversary. Tomorrow's event includes the unveiling of the time capsule that was placed on this site in 1925. @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social: www.lapl.org/whats-on/eve... #LibrarySky #LAPL

From 750 books to Art Deco grandeur: How LA’s 100-year-old Central Library came to be Before we got the iconic art deco building, L.A.’s main library collection practically couch-surfed for decades.

From 750 books to Art Deco grandeur: How LA’s 100-year-old Central Library came to be - #LAPL, #Libraries

Our speaker from LAPL stands at the lectern, showing their data dashboard with all the performance information from their in person attendance.

@lapubliclibrary.bsky.social shares a dashboard with categorical breakdowns for each of their branches, highlighting attendance at their programs.

Our speaker metions that the higher number of summer programs equates to a higher performance of attendees. #LAPL #PublicLibrary #Data #GovData

LAPL caption of this b/w photo: "Aggie at her desk in 1949, two years after becoming the city editor for the Los Angeles Herald and Express. Visible is the baseball bat she kept handy in case she needed to keep overzealous Hollywood press agents in line. Not seen is the starter pistol she also kept on hand in case the newsroom became too quiet. Aggie remained city editor until she retired in 1968. (Los Angeles Herald Examiner Collection)."

“In 1947, while covering the notorious Black Dahlia case, Aggie Underwood [1902–1984] was promoted to editor of the city desk, making her the first woman of a major metropolitan newspaper to hold that position.” #LAPL: www.lapl.org/collections-... #journalismhistory #womenshistory

The books Free Enterprise: An American History (Lawrence B. Glickman) and Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America (Ijeoma Oluo). Between them a sleeping cat. A dog peeks over one book.

My Christmas week. Unintentional theme? Not pictured: Black Pill (Elle Reeve) and the rain in Southern California. #LAPL

#Substack blog: tinyurl.com/2x6x57uw
#booksbydorothea #BookReview

4.5/5.0 stars - Strong recommend
@dollyparton @tenspeedpress
#Memoir #Costumes #ebook #LibraryBook #LAPL

#Bookworm #BookBlogger #BookReader #Bookstagram #2025Reads #DecemberReads #Book170Of2025 #BookThreads

Interview With an Author: D.J. Waldie D.J. Waldie is a historian of Los Angeles, a memoirist, and a translator. He is the author of Holy Land: A Suburban Memoir (1995), Where Are We Now: Notes from Los Angeles (2005), Becoming Los Angeles...

"I looked for essays that had connections to moments in the history of Los Angeles that linger in the present...Finding the echoes of the past in the present is what I try to do," D.J. Waldie. An #LAPL interview with author D.J. Waldie -> www.lapl.org/collections-...

#TheGoldenThread #HowFabricChangedHistory @kassiastclair @liverightbooks
Highly recommend - 5.0/5.0 stars
#LAPL #ebook
#History #Fabrics #Weaving

#BookReview #Book163 #booksbydorothea

#Bookworm #BookBlogger #BookReader #Bookstagram #2025Reads #DecemberReads #Book163Of2025 #BookThreads

#LosAngelesPublicLibrary #LAPL #BookLists2025 #BestOf2025
#booksbydorothea
tinyurl.com/4zab7sdr

アメリカでの最新版、ようやく手元に！しかもロサンゼルス公共図書館で借りられるなんて素敵すぎる。ちなみに背景にある方は全てマンガです。　#ダーウィン事変　#darwinincident #うめざわしゅん #lapl

Banner on the side of the Los Angeles Public Library, "Los Angeles Public Library ❤️ World Series Champions L.A. Dodgers."

On my walk to return a book.

#LAPL
#DODGERS

You won’t be able to check out a free laptop from LA County Library after next month. Here’s why The FCC voted to end e-rate discounts for digital lending programs forcing LA County Library to end its loan service.

😩"The FCC ended e-rate discounts last month to libraries and schools for hotspot lending and school bus Wi-Fi. The commission argued that the program 'exceeded' or was 'inconsistent' with the commission’s authority." #LAPL laist.com/news/la-coun...

I've always wondered about how much money I save going to the #publiclibrary. Well, I did YTD calculations with a savings price and a retails price... yall about to lose your minds 🤣 For retail price, I've saved 3,905.01 and at savings price, $3407.83. the year isn't even over 😶 #booksky #LAPL

🎉It's the Manhattan Beach Public Library!!!📚

If that's not a fated booking, I don't know what is!

Save the date (MARCH 5, 2026) & join me for a free workshop on "Writing with Heart" 🥰

#achievementunlocked #authorvisit #booksky #authorlife #savethedate❤️ #library #lapl #manhattanbeach

On Sunday, #essayist DJ Waldie spoke at #LAPL about his new collection of essays titled “Elements of Los Angeles: Earth, Water, Air, Fire.” acp.lapl.org/book/element... #BookSky

“Vin Scully was talking about the weather that June evening, about the twilight gathering in the outfield…”

Ray Bradbury Ray Bradbury was the poet laureate of science fiction. Author of more than 500 works, he was one of the first to rise to prominence from pulp magazines, using a sophisticated but economical prose

#BOTD 1920, Author Ray Bradbury. Thanks for Everything!

“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.”

- RB

#ScienceFiction
#LAPL

The link below is his 2012 Obit in the Times of London.
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Color postcard (circa 1932) of the Central Library downtown, from LMU Library's Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection.

July 15, 1926: The @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social's beautiful Central Library, designed by architect Bertram Goodhue, was officially dedicated 99 years ago! #LAPL (2016) -> www.lapl.org/collections-... #LibrarySky

Postcard (1932) via @lmulibrary.bsky.social: digitalcollections.lmu.edu/Documents/De...

ロサンゼルス公共図書館がスペイン語の子供向け新刊情報ブログを開設！7月の注目図書を紹介。スペイン語を学ぶ子供たちや、スペイン語圏の文化に触れたい家族に役立つ情報が満載。 #ロサンゼルス #図書館 #スペイン語 #子供向け #新刊情報 #多文化 #読書 #LAPL Link

The LA Public Library tower between two skyscrapers

The LA Public Library poking up. #StreetPhotography #DTLA #FifthStreet #GrandAve #LAPL

Vermont Square Branch Library and a vintage apartment building across the street - #LAPL #librarylove

Man pointing a camera at the mirror of a parked school bus

This fellow is taking a shot of the LA Public Library in the rear view mirror of a school bus. (Which is a nice idea for a picture) #LAPL #DTLA #HopeStreet #StreetPhotography

The Los Angeles Public Library in the sun

The LA Public Library. #LAPL #DTLA #HopeStreet #StreetPhotography

Hey #LAWritersCoffeehouse Here’s a great free writing event on world building. See you there!
#writingcommunity #LAPL #librariessupportwriters