- 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
Fridays at 11 a.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...
Every Friday from 11:30 a.m. - 12:50 p.m.
This class will teach adult learners writing strategies for everyday use, such as writing emails, letters, and messages. The class will...
Fridays 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
Already have some Mandarin vocabulary and tones under your belt? Are you ready to take your Mandarin to the next level? Join our Mandarin...
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...
Fridays at 1 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...
June 20, 2025 4:00 PM
Join us and your pals for an afternoon of gaming at the library! Along with a variety of vintage board games, we have Nintendo Switch games...
3rd Saturday of the month at 9:30 a.m.
Sales feature hundreds of used books, magazines, and DVDs and are sponsored by the Central Library support groups: Central Library Docents...
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...
Saturdays at 11 a.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...
Third Saturdays at 11 a.m.
Learn the basics and play songs on the ukulele. Bring your own ukulele or use one of ours. No registration required.
What We're Reading
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Butter: A Novel of Food and Murder
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Another Fine Mess
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When the Going Was Good
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Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
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Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of my People
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Good Dirt
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But Not Too Bold
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The Murder of Mr. Ma
In their first collaboration, award-winning author SJ Roz
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From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir
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The Lost Story
Meg Shaffer, the author of last year’s marvelous <
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Arthur and Teddy are Coming Out
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Horror for Weenies: Everything You Need to Know About the Films You're Too Scared to Watch
Horror. Some people love it! Some people don't!
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Star Struck
In the 2nd entry in the Hollywood Mystery
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You Are Here: A Novel
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Sand Rush: The Revival of the Beach in Twentieth-century Los Angeles
Recent Blog Posts from LAPL Blog
June 16, 2025
By Ani Boyadjian, Principal Librarian
Susan LaTempa and the late Bob LaBrasca were editors at L.A. Style magazine, an innovative city magazine published from 1985 to 1993. Like most editors in pre-digital days, they kept issues of the... Continued
June 12, 2025
By Daryl M., Librarian
Orlando Ortega-Medina was born in Los Angeles to Cuban immigrants. He studied English Literature at UCLA and holds a Juris Doctor from Southwestern University School of Law. Ortega-Medina is the... Continued
June 10, 2025
By Nicholas Beyelia, Librarian
On March 7, 2025, the New York Times included me, well, more precisely, something I owned, in a feature story regarding materials that were salvaged from the Eaton Fire. By the time the item and my... Continued
June 06, 2025
By Elizabeth Graney, Librarian
If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times—the book was better! There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen. But if you don't... Continued
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