Last week the Los Angeles Public Library had the honor of hosting the Career Online High School Graduation ceremony. Congrats to the Spring Class of 2024! 🎓 To learn more about the Career Online High School program, visit lapl.org/cohs
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The Los Angeles Public Library provides free and easy access to information, ideas, books and technology that enrich, educate and empower every individual in our city's diverse communities. The Los Angeles Public Library serves the largest and most diverse population in the U.S. through its Central Library, 72 branches, electronic resources at www.lapl.org and programs for all ages. It is a department of the City of Los Angeles and is governed by the Board of Library Commissioners, which sets policies and is a strong library advocate with the public and elected officials.
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Going behind the scenes on our Wall Map Digitization, Description, and Digital Access Project. The effort involved many staff members in multiple departments and was made possible through the generous grants provided by the Haynes Foundation. Explore the collection at tessa.lapl.org
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In partnership with StandardVision, we’ve produced a series of digital art pieces for the Central Library Video Wall. This project involved creating cinematic moving “portraits” of Los Angeles historical figures, portrayed by library patrons and community members. Paul Edmonds, the great grandson of Jefferson Lewis Edmonds, stars in this video along with Arianne Edmonds in the interview.
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On the 30th anniversary of the Northridge Earthquake, California History Librarian Kelly Wallace opens up the vertical file to look at newspaper clippings, ephemera from Los Angeles Metro and photos from Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.
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“We’re committed to preserving L.A. history, and we get excited about telling untold stories of Los Angeles and Angelenos. That’s very much what Angel City Press has done through their publishing of very high-quality, well-researched books with wonderful authors.”
The L.A. Public Library is getting into book publishing. Why it makes total sense
latimes.com
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Our publicly available photo archive provides access to significant moments in Los Angeles history.
On November 5, 1913, the water gates were opened at the cascades in Sylmar, CA and water started to flow into the City of Los Angeles from the Eastern Sierra. Committed to the needs of a young Los Angeles in the early 20th Century, civic leaders led by Chief Engineer William Mulholland constructed an aqueduct that, through innovative engineering, would deliver water to the growing city of Los Angeles using gravity alone. Mulholland’s infrastructure and design have stood the test of time holding up through 2023’s historic weather whiplash water year that brought a snowpack 3x that of a normal year. Special thanks to the Los Angeles Public Library and their photo database, Tessa, for providing access to significant moments in Los Angeles history. For 110 years the Los Angeles Aqueduct system has provided Angelenos with safe, reliable water and carbon-free power. #LAA110 #WaterReliability #LADWPintheEasternSierra
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A few weeks ago we celebrated National Friends of the Library week and had the honor of giving back to our wonderful Friends of the Los Angeles Public Library with our Annual Breakfast Symposium! Thank you to each and every one of our Friends Groups. Our library communities would not be the same without all of your hard work and dedication. Today, we celebrate you! Learn more about our Friends of the Library on our website: http://lapl.me/QD3Tfo1
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