Central Library

The @lapubliclibrary Richard J. Riordan Central Library in downtown Los Angeles is both a leading public research library and a major architectural landmark.

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Enter your submission here for this upcoming festival! https://t.co/CJq3g9K5Bs

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

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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 [email protected] and specify which session you would like to attend

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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 https://t.co/rbyu8lm4s2

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Thursday 4/18. @MalakaGharib joins us to talk about her book _I Was Their American Dream_ in celebration of #ArabAmericanHeritageMonth.

https://t.co/BOnTZvlfIJ

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This coming Sunday!

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Join us in celebrating Nowruz, the Persian New Year, and the respective cultural heritage of the Persian community of L.A. Immerse yourself in the debut of TehrAngeles Musical Theater, connect with authors, enjoy arts and crafts for all ages and more: https://t.co/p74EqmBJAn

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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.

https://t.co/sH95ciDiYt

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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
🔗 https://t.co/9IGRyjsF8Q

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

Stay safe out there!

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The LA rainy weather essay on the devastation of LA rain--debris flows, LA river as flood control, & how rain, so needed, causes so much damage: John McPhee's New Yorker essay - "Los Angeles Against The Mountain", anthologized in the Control of Nature. https://t.co/KQM1NOEBpQ

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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.

https://t.co/Azbzq8hu8z

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More information about the offerings of the #DIYMemoryLab at the #OctaviaLab here:
https://t.co/KAf0aCUevL

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This month’s #ArchivesHashtagParty theme-> #ArchivesASMR. Here is the sound of digitizing old home movies, courtesy of @LAPublicLibrary’s DIY Memory Lab.

I've been digitizing my family's home movies at LAPL's #OctaviaLab (this is my family's 70s Easter celebration in El Monte).

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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.

https://t.co/jrDkuGj1hv

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5th Street entrance.....

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

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Flower Street entrance or....

[J.T. the L.A. Storyteller 🎙️ @JIMBO_TIMES]

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

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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.

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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.

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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
🔗 https://t.co/ffzdRXHrej

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

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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?