Los Angeles public libraries are being overwhelmed by violence, drug use and homelessness with frightened families and librarians saying once-safe community spaces are often no-go zones. Even ...

LOS ANGELES - A proposed $4.84 million library funding package moving through City Hall would pay for repairs, renovations and facility upgrades at branches across the city, including more than ...

Kids and teens can enjoy free lunch at Los Angeles County libraries this summer. The Lunch at the Library program will provide free meals to those under 18 years old. The program aims to fill the gap ...

Among the bookshelves at the Central Library in downtown Los Angeles, Ramón Hernández sits in a cubicle a few days a week, holding hour after hour of consultations with immigrants who have questions ...

John Szabo, who oversees the Los Angeles Central Library and its 72 branches, in the main lobby of the Central Library. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times) The sparrows fled the courtyard. It was quiet ...

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The Los Angeles Public Library has acquired the “Lydia R. Otero Archive,” consisting of photographs, articles, personal items and more belonging to non-binary Latinx activist and author Lydia Otero.

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The public library is intended to be a quiet, peaceful place for everyone to read, study or do research. But that open door policy can create uncomfortable encounters. Especially ...

Los Angeles Public Library users are A24 superfans. Kanopy has the receipts. The streaming service, available free to users with a library card from participating libraries, revealed L.A. library ...