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Los Angeles Public Library @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social · 16d

Due dates will be adjusted if the the rapture does indeed happen tomorrow

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Los Angeles Public Library @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social · 16d

if you just happen to be looking for a streaming service

🔗 lapl.org/emedia

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Los Angeles Public Library @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social · May 19

Save The Date for our Third Annual "June Jubilee: A Celebration of Black Excellence!" on June 14 at the Central Library: www.lapl.org/june-jubilee

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Los Angeles Public Library @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social · May 17

Please join us for a special screening of Gnarly Charly x Los Angeles River, along with three other short films produced for this cultural atlas project.
📍 Central Library
🗓️ May 18 at 2pm

LA Made x Clockshop Presents: Take Me To Your River

Please join us for a special screening of Gnarly Charly x Los Angeles River, along with three other short films produced for this cultural atlas project. Following the short films, join us for a conve...

www.lapl.org

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Los Angeles Public Library @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social · May 17

Join us today at Central Library from 11am-4:30pm for AAPI Joy, a free festival for all ages: lapl.org/aapi-joy

group of staff out in front of the library for aapi joy festival

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Los Angeles Public Library @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social · May 14

saying "Please" and "Thank You" to a librarian results in no extra energy usage or cost to our organization

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Los Angeles Public Library @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social · May 5

Ready to give your brain a fun workout?
Join us for Gymnasium for the Mind to boost your attention, memory, problem-solving, speed of thought, and creativity in a supportive group setting. Find a program at your local library: lapl.me/ZjFdhm9

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Los Angeles Public Library @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social · May 2

Celebrate the diversity of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities in Los Angeles at AAPI Joy, a free festival for all ages.
🗓️ May 17, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
📍 Central Library
🔗 lapl.org/aapi-joy

AAPI Joy Storytelling, Narratives, and History graphic

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Los Angeles Public Library @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social · May 2

We have the book for you

acp.lapl.org/book/new-wave/

New Wave - Angel City Press at Los Angeles Public Library

New Wave is a love letter to the first generation of Vietnamese punks and rebels who came of age in the 1980s. As the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon...

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Los Angeles Public Library @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social · Apr 3

Your advocacy and support are essential. Stay informed, raise your voice for libraries and their funding, and be a champion for resources that empower, educate, and transform communities!

More information: www.ala.org/faq-executiv...

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Los Angeles Public Library @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social · Apr 3

While LAPL is largely locally funded, IMLS grants support initiatives including Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) workshops and Youth-Empowering Sensory Spaces.

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Los Angeles Public Library @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social · Apr 3

As the nation’s only federal agency for America’s libraries, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) expands access to innovative programs, resources, and services.

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Los Angeles Public Library @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social · Mar 13

Awesome! Hope the research was fruitful

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NPR @npr.org · Mar 9

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.

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.

www.npr.org

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Los Angeles Public Library @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social · Mar 6

absolutely!

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Los Angeles Public Library @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social · Feb 28

feel free to use the library today

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Los Angeles Public Library @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social · Feb 10

TBR stack calling?

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Los Angeles Public Library @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social · Jan 29

#1 in the 🌎

For the second year running, Los Angeles Public Library is the number one lending library in the world on Overdrive/Libby with over 14 million items borrowed in 2024.

We couldn't have done it without you 🫶📚🎉

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Getty @gettymuseum.bsky.social · Jan 28

Through portraits, ancestral DNA, and oral histories, “Alta / A Human Atlas of a City of Angels” offers a unique snapshot of the diversity of the city.

Visit @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social now through April 27 to experience the project in gallery.

www.lapl.org/events/exhib...

A person flips through the Human Atlas book in the Central Library exhibition of “Alta / A Human Atlas of a City of Angels”

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Los Angeles Public Library @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social · Jan 2

If your goal is to read more in 2025, try checking out more books.

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Los Angeles Public Library @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social · Dec 9

The Los Angeles Public Library and the Library Foundation are thrilled to announce the next open call for creative Angelenos to apply for the LAPL Creators in Residence program: lapl.org/creators
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Calling all creators applications are now open at lapl.org/creators

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Los Angeles Public Library @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social · Nov 29

Even though libraries are closed today, we have Black Friday deals online!
📚 Free e-books
🎶 Free music
🎞️ Free movies
All at lapl.org

Los Angeles Public Library

lapl.org

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Los Angeles Public Library @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social · Nov 22

any library fans out there?

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