- Address:
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630 W. 5th StreetLos Angeles, CA 90071
- Phone:
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213-228-7000
- Email:
- Contact form
- Librarian:
- Kren Malone, Director
Hours of Service
| Mon: | 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. |
| Tues: | 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. |
| Weds: | 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. |
| Thurs: | 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. |
| Fri: | 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
| Sat: | 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
| Sun: | 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. |
Upcoming Events at Central Library
Thursday mornings at 11 a.m.
Activities and play to help babies 0-18 months and their parents/caregivers bond. For more information, please contact children@lapl.org.
Every Thursday at 11 a.m.
Would you like to improve your reading, writing, or conversation skills? Adults can work with a tutor for 15-20 minutes. Walk-in tutoring...
Thursdays at 12:30 p.m.
Take an hour-long tour through the Los Angeles Central Library. Your docent guide will share stories about the history, art, and...
Thursdays at 2:30 p.m.
An interactive program of conscious breathing, vocal exercises, improvisation, and music, Neighborhood Sing promotes self-expression...
Every Thursday at 3:10 p.m.
Would you like to improve your reading, writing, or conversation skills? Adults can work with a tutor for 20 minutes. Walk-in tutoring is...
April 25, 2024 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
From generating new forms of artistic expression to transforming industry practices, artificial intelligence is redefining the boundaries...
Fridays from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Are you ready to embark on a journey of language discovery? Then sign up to join us on our next exciting session designed for beginners in...
Fridays at 12:30 p.m.
Take an hour-long tour through the Los Angeles Central Library. Your docent guide will share stories about the history, art, and...
Saturdays at 11 a.m.
Take an hour-long tour through the Los Angeles Central Library. Your docent guide will share stories about the history, art, and...
What We're Reading
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Musical tables : poems
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The Final Girl Support Group
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A year of last things : poems
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Camp Damascus
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Leave Me Alone With the Recipes: The Life, Art, and Cookbook of Cipe Pineles
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The Djinn waits a hundred years
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Women of Good Fortune
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Breaking through : my life in science
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Tanya Holland's California soul : recipes from a culinary journey West
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The Fox Wife
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Walk through fire
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The Book of Doors
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How not to be a politician : a memoir
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But will you love me tomorrow? : an oral history of the '60s girl groups
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Kill Show
Recent Blog Posts from LAPL Blog
April 24, 2024
By Liana Vardanian, Librarian
In the quiet world where the weight of knowledge rests on shelves, there are moments when the stories within books shatter the silence, echoing through time and space, bearing witness to humanity's... Continued
April 18, 2024
By Daryl M., Librarian
Christina Estes is an award-winning reporter who has spent more than 20 years covering crime, public policy, and business in Phoenix, Arizona. Her reporting has been heard on National Public Radio (... Continued
April 17, 2024
By Angela B. Charles, Library Assistant
"Art is humanity’s greatest tool for insight."Many things get lost in time. The power that book artists’ wield is their ability to conjure up the lost. And at their disposal are an array of... Continued
April 15, 2024
By Meredith Sires, Children's Librarian
If you're the parent or caregiver of a neurodivergent child, you're probably very familiar with the search for the right tools. The right tools for school, the right tools for bathtime, the right... Continued
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