The Central Library in Downtown LA bounced around to a few locations before finding a permanent home, mostly renting floors in large buildings Downtown. But in the 1920s, Los Angeles experienced a ...

The Central Library in downtown Los Angeles might not have the historical gravitas of the New York Public Library’s lion-flanked headquarters.

“I feel like I’m having a psychedelic experience,” says Glen Creason, the map librarian at the Central Library in downtown Los Angeles who is retiring after 42 years behind the desk. Friday ...

What to Know The fourth Wednesday in January — Jan. 25 in 2023 — is Library Shelfie Day, when readers are invited to share photos of their favorite books Los Angeles Public Library shared a ...

Join USC professor Ken Breisch for a lecture about the early history of Downtown's stunning Central Library building. Breisch literally wrote a book on the topic— The Los Angeles Central Library ...

The Los Angeles Public Library has restored its libraries' hours to their pre-pandemic schedules.

Citing anticipated protests and ongoing safety concerns in the downtown area, the Los Angeles Public Library announced Friday it will temporarily close three of its branches on Saturday. The closur… ...

The Los Angeles Central Library is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the recovery of a long-lost sculpture, "Well of Scribes".

LOS ANGELES — A bronze sculpture that mysteriously disappeared from the Los Angeles Central Library 50 years ago has returned to its original home.

Los Angeles’ Central Library, the largest public research library west of the Mississippi, features a collection of vintage movie posters. In 1986, two arson fires destroyed 400,000 books ...

After 42 years behind the desk, L.A. Central Library maps librarian Glen Creason is retiring to go his own way.