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  1. 17 hours ago

    Look back on the day Central Library reopened in 1993, as we continue serializing excerpts from the book "Feels Like Home."

    book cover of "Feels like home" with graphics of Central Library on all four corners
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  2. 21 hours ago

    Find library resources and books for ideas on how to make gifts for family and friends this holiday season:

    woman and two kids making craft projects in a living room
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  3. Nov 11

    Hae Jung Cho, chef and culinary historian, discusses and demonstrates making kimchi, the national food of Korea. Everyone who makes a reservation for this event will receive a recipe so they may make it at home. 🗓 November 14, 4 pm 🔗

    Hae Jung Cho making kimchi
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  4. Nov 10

    Want to find scholarships? Discover your projected college costs? Find other financial resources? Find them all with Testing and Education Reference Center ReferenceCenter.

    a young woman with long hair and wearing glasses wearing a tank top in front of a lap top
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  5. Nov 10

    Explore the best of crime fiction from hoopla digital. Download eBooks for free with the :

    a collage of crime novel covers next to a magnifying glass and notebook
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    Nov 6

    ¿Tiene bajos ingresos o fue afectado por Covid-19? Solicite una subvención de $500. www.

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  7. Nov 10

    Wondering what book you should read next? Librarians to the rescue:

    woman sticking her head out of piles of books surrounding her
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  8. Nov 10

    Meet editor, educator, and author of "You Should See Me in a Crown" today at 4pm:

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  9. Nov 10

    Presenting the work of The Yale Puppeteers, take a unique look at Los Angeles theatre, puppetry, and three friends with a mutual love of puppet theater:

    Yale puppeteers book cover
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  10. Nov 10

    Photograph caption dated September 5, 1950 reads, "Valleyite paraplegic veterans learn woodworking in Veteran's Administration classes":

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  11. Nov 10

    Born November 10, 1960, Neil Gaiman is an author of comics & fantasy novels, whose work draws on a wide range of historical styles, literary eras, and mythologies:

    Neil Gaiman smiling
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  12. Nov 10

    Photograph caption dated May 27, 1981 reads, "'Dr. John' reads a manual entitled 'Therapeutic Fasting' during the sixth day of a hunger strike at Wadsworth Hospital Wednesday morning."

    veteran reading a book on sidewalk
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  13. Nov 10

    Patients at the United States Veterans Administration Hospital display their work during the 10th annual Patient Arts, Crafts and Hobby Show:

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    Nov 9

    to Halloween weekend when 250 families received free “The Broad To Go” art kits at . The art kits are created in partnership with Touch Art Supply, so that kids can experience and get art supplies while school buildings are closed.⁠

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  15. Nov 9

    Learn everything from creating a website to being a great cook with Gale Courses. Enroll for free with the :

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  16. Nov 9

    Take a look at films adapted from books. Some of these films had a brief theatrical run before hightailing it to the internet & others skipped the theater entirely:

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  17. Nov 9

    Creating art expands a child's ability to interact with the world around them. With help from the Broad Museum, kids have a unique opportunity to take part in free virtual art activities:

    Mother and daughter with Broad art kit
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    Nov 9

    There’s still time to RSVP for our program with poets Claudia Rankine and Terrance Hayes this Sunday! The two will explore what race means in America, how we talk about it, and what it means to reckon with a difficult past. RSVP now:

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  19. Nov 9

    **BOOK GIVEAWAY** for our literary friends! Join and attend the next gathering on Nov. 19, where will discuss her memoir “The Distance Between Us," with host , for the chance to win a free signed hardback copy:

    The Distance Between Us book cover and Reyna Grande
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    Nov 9

    $500 grants for customers with income loss due to COVID-19. Apply before Nov. 15.

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