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Los Angeles Public Library @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Join the Library in celebrating a “Century of the Light of Learning” with Central 100. All year long, we will honor Central Library, an architectural icon and institution of learning and discovery in our city, through a series of events, exhibits, programs, and much more: LAPL.org/central100
Los Ángeles Public Library 100 graphic with the pyramid of Central Library along with the phrase Celebrating a Century of the Light of Learning
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Los Angeles Public Library @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Thanks! Here's a few photos
study space at Los FelizExterior of Los Feliz Branch with person walking by
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Los Angeles Public Library @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Game day 💙⚾️💙
on the road
up north
too darn hot
our game
big blue wrecking crew
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Los Angeles Public Library @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
you don't need to be in "Group 7" to get a library card
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Los Angeles Public Library @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Congrats to all the Career Online High School grads 📚🎓🎉 More info on the program at LAPL.org/cohs
Group of high school graduates
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Los Angeles Public Library @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Due dates will be adjusted if the the rapture does indeed happen tomorrow
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Los Angeles Public Library @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
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 · 20/05/2025
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
June jubilee graphic
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Los Angeles Public Library @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
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
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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...
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Los Angeles Public Library @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
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 · 14/05/2025
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 · 05/05/2025
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
four people playing zip, zap, zoom
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Los Angeles Public Library @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
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 · 02/05/2025
We have the book for you acp.lapl.org/book/new-wave/
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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 · 03/04/2025
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 · 03/04/2025
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 · 03/04/2025
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 · 13/03/2025
Awesome! Hope the research was fruitful
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NPR @npr.org · 09/03/2025
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.
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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.
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Los Angeles Public Library @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
absolutely!
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Los Angeles Public Library @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
feel free to use the library today
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Los Angeles Public Library @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
TBR stack calling?
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Los Angeles Public Library @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
#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 · 28/01/2025
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 · 02/01/2025
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 · 09/12/2024
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 ⁠
Calling all creators applications are now open at lapl.org/creators
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Los Angeles Public Library @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Even though libraries are closed today, we have Black Friday deals online! 📚 Free e-books 🎶 Free music 🎞️ Free movies All at lapl.org
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Los Angeles Public Library
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Los Angeles Public Library @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
any library fans out there?
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