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Enter your submission here for this upcoming festival! lapl.org/songs-earth

@GettyMuseum With the Le Corbu Grand Confort chairs <3 <3 <3

Happy ☀️ Solstice! This moment only happens on the summer solstice: when the light perfectly aligns with the glass floor detail at the Getty Library.

Join us this Saturday 6/8/24 for an amazing day of celebration including poetry workshops with former Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson! To RSVP for the poetry workshop, email us at fiction@lapl.org and specify which session you would like to attend

Matthew Kang and Emanuel Hahn will discuss the Past, Present, and Future of LA's Koreatown Restaurants in the Taper Auditorium June 1st at 10:30 am! #AAPI #CHSoCal lapl.me/XsfcNsH

Thursday 4/18. @MalakaGharib joins us to talk about her book _I Was Their American Dream_ in celebration of #ArabAmericanHeritageMonth. youtube.com/watch?v=Hzw-m9…

This coming Sunday!

Happy Ramadan! Ramadan is a sacred time in the lunar calendar for Muslims, celebrated by a month-long fast from sunrise to sunset. At night, families break the fast with meals of rice served with beef, mutton, chicken, or fish and a variety of pastries. ls2pac.lapl.org/?section=resou…

Join us for Plant Day at the library—a family-friendly event celebrating all things plants featuring workshops, keynote speakers, and gardening tips. Experience the joy of connecting with nature! 📅 March 2, 2023 ⏰ 10am - 3pm 📍 Central Library 🔗 lapl.me/p4nj4Rt

It's that time of year again! Time to reread John McPhee's "Los Angeles Against The Montain". Stay safe out there!

Dr. Lydia Otero is a historian, writer and queer-activist who has saved an impressive number of items in their personal archive. Today, the Los Angeles Public Library's Special Collections is the proud institutional home of the Lydia R. Otero Archive. youtu.be/vMyeCL1K8Lg?fe…

More information about the offerings of the #DIYMemoryLab at the #OctaviaLab here: lapl.org/memorylab/diy

Happy Year of the Dragon. The Central Library will be celebrating the Lunar New Year this SATURDAY, January 27, 2024 from 2-4 p.m. lapl.org/whats-on/event…

5th Street entrance.....

Flower Street entrance or....

Happy Holidays from Central Library. Which entrance is this piece of art from?

The one, the only. Forever and always for Los Angeles @laplcentral

After studying art at Temple University, she returned to East Los Angeles and opened the first iteration of Self-Help Graphics & Art in the garage behind the house she shared with her fellow nuns.

In celebration of Self Help Graphics' 50th @SHG1970, here is a coloring page of Sister Karen Boccalero (1933–1997). Raised in Los Angeles, Boccalero had a lifelong interest in art that continued after she joined the Francisican order.

Join us as we explore the 50-year history of L.A.'s oldest Chicano/Latino non-profit art incubator, @SHG1970. Learn about Self Help's community-based aesthetic philosophies, artists and more! 📅 December 3, 2023 ⏰ 2 pm 📍 Central Library 🔗 lapl.me/WL4eAfa

The #octavialab also has #LogicPro for those more interested in mixing and MIDI composition.....

Electronic musicians, beatmakers, producers rejoice! The #octavialab has @Ableton Live 11 ! Sign up with your library card to become a member of the Lab. Anyone else out there waiting for 12 to drop?