Literature

LA County Library Joins National Books Unbanned Initiative, Digital Library Card for Teens Launches

LA County Library has partnered with Brooklyn Public Library and Seattle Public Library to join the Books Unbanned initiative, a…

2 years ago

Men’s Central Jail Visiting Center Unveils New Children’s Library

This reading area can be the beginning of newly formed bonds of children and their family members, despite their hard…

2 years ago

Powell’s Bookstore Workers to Strike on Sept. 4: “No Labor” Day Strike

On top of that, over 85% of Powell's union workers currently make below the area's living wage ($21.85), with many…

2 years ago

What Does It Take To Win Power For Workers?

Raising the percentage of organized workers in the U.S. workforce by just one percent would mean organizing over a million…

2 years ago

The World According To Joan Didion by Evelyn McDonnell

In The World According To Joan Didion, McDonnell talks to those who knew Didion and were inspired by her. Through…

2 years ago

How to Ignore 4.5 Million Deaths

How does our media environment so easily dismiss carnage of this scale? Norman Solomon’s new book, War Made Invisible: How…

2 years ago

The Los Angeles Public Library Acquires Lydia R. Otero Archive

The Lydia R. Otero Archive fills a big gap in the library’s archival collections, shining an important light on the…

2 years ago

LA County Library Recognized as a 2023 Recipient of Nation’s Highest Museum and Library Honor

... the 2023 National Medal for Museum and Library Service winners represent institutions that provide dynamic programming and services that…

3 years ago

Not Too Late, Changing The Climate Story From Despair To Possibility

Solnit posits that it’s not foolish to be hopeful about what we can do to mitigate climate change — and…

3 years ago

Poetry Reading at Philippine Expressions Book Shop

In celebration of National Poetry Month, Philippine Expressions Bookshop presents a poetry reading of the works of FilAM poets Carlos…

3 years ago