Los Angeles Public Library

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.

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It’s not called the Arts District for nothing. Check out these great artworks throughout the city.

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Art in the heart of Los Angeles! Our series continues with works found throughout Downtown Los Angeles.

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Check out some of the amazing art throughout the City of Los Angeles. These amazing works can be found in the streets of Mar Vista.

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There and Back: Los Angeles Japanese and Executive Order 9066

In the spring of 1942, the City of Los Angeles experienced a population exodus triggered by a presidential executive order. Images in the Los Angeles Public Library's Herald Examiner Collection and Shades of L.A. Collection tell the story of Executive Order 9066 and its impact on Japanese residents and on the city itself.From the day of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, December 7, 1941, many Americans lived in fear of a further assault or even an invasion.

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Interview with an Author: Claire Evans

Claire L. Evans is a writer and musician. She is the singer of the pop group YACHT, founding editor of VICE’s science-fiction vertical Terraform, and the co-founder of the Los Angeles-based events calendar 5 Every Day. She has contributed to Rhizome, The Guardian, WIRED, and Aeon.

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Picked up the new library card! Love the new design! @losangeleslibrary @libraryfoundla

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Got one for myself and one each for Soul and Leila. #knowledgeispower #shepardfairey limited la public library card. (at Central Library)

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Today I worked at the @wattslibrary of the @losangeleslibrary system & picked up a new limited edition @shepardfaireyobey library card!! #bestcardinLA #LAPL #😻#🤘🏽#📚 (at Watts Library)

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In love with my new @losangeleslibrary card designed by Shepard Fairy and Cleon Peterson. My first use was checking out @nomnompaleo’s cookbook. Well worth the hassle of memorizing a new number! (at Exposition Park - Bethune Regional Branch - Los Angeles Public Library)

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Got my limited edition @losangeleslibrary card designed by artist Shepard Fairey and Cleon Peterson! @obeygiant @cleonpeterson

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#TrueNerd #RealGeek #LimitedEdition #Collector #BookLover #LA #Community #PublicLibrary #LibraryCard #CaliLife #Hipster Jealous (at Los Angeles Public Library Sherman Oaks)

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Got out of work and went to get myself the new library card. It’s pretty. 😍📚 #booksinvitealltheyconstrainnone (at Los Angeles Public Library)

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Got my new @losangeleslibrary card designed by @obeygiant and @cleonpeterson! Picked up a new book too. Thanks @memorialbranchlapl! . . . #librarycard #losangelespubliclibrary #lapl #bestcardinla #shepardfairey #cleonpeterson #memorialbranch #limitededition #bookstagram #bookstagramfeature #bibliophile #whatimreading #currentlyreading #frontlines #michaelgrant #youngadult #yareads #vsco #vscocam #vscobooks

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"A strong spirit transcends rules."— Prince (1958-2016)

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Got my new #library card, designed by #ShepardFairey and #CleonPeterson, from the North Hollywood #ameliaearhart public library. Thanks @penelopey! #GraphicDesign

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Did I completely adjust my work schedule so I can make it in time to get the new Limited Edition @losangeleslibrary card designed by @obeygiant? ✨YES, I DID. ✨📚

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Mayor Eric Garcetti today unveiled L.A.’s first limited-edition library card designed by Shepard Fairey and Cleon Peterson. Now available at any of our 73 libraries, while supplies last. Get the library card that’s also a work of art!

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Eureka! Carmageddon! Animal-Style! What are your favorite Los Angeles words? Help us build a Southern California supplement to the Oxford English Dictionary. Submit your favorite words here!