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There's still time to get assistance with your taxes. Find free income tax preparation and filing resources available through the Los Angeles Public Library. Visit lapl.org/tax-information for more information.

Explore how stories take shape with author Kiyash Monsef. Free copies of his book Once There Was will be available while supplies last. 🔗 ow.ly/wt0e50YkqRf

Do you own a hat? Other than a baseball cap? How would you feel about wearing a hat... every day? Well, if you were around in the 1920s, you would have been intimately familiar with hat-wearing, hat-caring, and hat etiquette! lapl.org/collections-re…

Tax season is upon us. Find free income tax preparation and filing resources available through the Los Angeles Public Library. Visit lapl.org/tax-information for more information.

The Library will be closed on Monday, February 16, 2026, in observance of Presidents Day.

Revisit a legendary punk-rock dive at a screening of Tales of the American, a documentary about a hotel that housed Al's Bar as well as artists and some of the musicians that played there. 📅 February 15 ⏰ 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. 📍 Central Library 🔗 lapl.me/hMyxr4j

Join us for a screening of this remarkable chronicle of a country music duo, hailing from Southern Africa's Eswatini, embarking on their first trip to the U.S.A., with stops in Tennessee and Texas. 📅 February 8, 2026 ⏰ 2:00pm 📍 Central Library 🔗 lapl.me/bX8QIrP

Carlos Bulosan was 17 when he arrived in Seattle in 1930. The son of farmers in Pangasinan, Philippines, he had little formal education. Yet, within fifteen years, he would be a nationally known, best-selling author. Learn his story on the LAPL blog: lapl.me/XYKwFgc

It’s 2026, and we’re looking forward to commemorating 100 years of the Central Library. While the opening of the Central Library was truly momentous, it wasn't the only exciting thing going on in L.A. Visit the blog to see what else was happening in 1926: lapl.me/4WCj5vS

Brad Meltzer is the Emmy-nominated, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Lightning Rod and twelve other bestselling thrillers. Learn about his most recent novel, The Viper, on the LAPL blog: lapl.me/rDY6NKb

Tod Goldberg is the New York Times bestselling author of sixteen novels, including the Gangsterland quartet: Gangsterland. His latest novel is Only Way Out. Learn more about Goldberg and his work on the LAPL blog: lapl.me/nf0HibU

Want to help your child express their needs before they can even speak? 👶💬With Transparent Language online, you can access ASL for Babies & Children lessons at no cost with the #BestCardInLA. Start at your convenience, anytime: lapl.me/KhOidYh

🌱👩🏽‍🌾 Get your hands dirty at Los Angeles Public Library’s Plant Day, a celebration of all things plants, flowers, and gardening! Join us on Saturday, January 31, from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Central Library. Learn more at lapl.org/plant-day

Theodora Goss is the author of the novel trilogy The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter, European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman, and her latest book, Letters From an Imaginary Country. Learn more about Goss' work on the LAPL blog: lapl.me/iCpzdCs

The Library will be closed on Monday, January 19, 2026, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Learn the simple techniques of organic gardening, drought-tolerant landscaping, and integrated pest management to cultivate your garden. 📅 January 24, 2026 ⏰ 11:00am - 12:30pm 📍 Central Library - Meeting Room A 🔗 lapl.me/B1H6hHA

Filing your taxes can be easy with a little help from the Library. Join us for a series of Free Income Tax Preparation & Filing programs to help you file on time! Visit us at lapl.org/tax-information to find dates and times that fit your schedule.

Join us for In Search of a Common Cause: A Conversation With Krista Tippett and Navid Kermani as they discuss literature, politics, and spirituality in a free and open exchange. 📅 January 11, 2026 ⏰ 2:00 - 4:30pm 📍 Central Library 🔗 lapl.me/S4NDwb1

The Library will close at 5 p.m. Wednesday, December 31, and remain closed on Thursday, January 1 in observance of New Year's Day. [1952] Guests attend the Nizynski's first New Year's Eve party in Los Angeles in 1952. From our Shades of L.A. Collection.

The Library will be closed on Thursday, December 25, 2025, in observance of Christmas. [1964] "A child's face speaks the universal wonderment of Christmas."