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Palm Desert library closed for 'refresh' until July amid transition from county system
The Desert Sun via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoThe Palm Desert Public Library will be closed until the start of July for a “refresh” as officials...
Ken Brecher, anthropologist and longtime champion of Los Angeles humanities, dies at 78
LA Times via Yahoo News· 6 months agoKen Brecher, former president of the Library Foundation of Los Angeles, executive director of the...
Wimpy kids, dark hours and dog man: What Los Angeles is reading as the library turns 150
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs the Los Angeles Public Library celebrates 150 years, the city's readers are back in force with...
Column: Here's why you can't 'own' your ebooks
LA Times via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoPublishers and authors rightly fear that they'll lose out financially from the digitization of books; but it's also quite possible that, properly...
The Weekender
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIllustration by Chris Morris When I was asked to write this newsletter, I was all for it. As a former columnist, I missed the weekly suffering that...
Colorado Springs area literary events starting Oct. 2
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.) via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 2—SIGNINGS Book Signings, Meet and Greet and Live Poetry — With Patrice Diechelle, Jennifer Harris and Patrick Murakami, 6-8 p.m. Oct. 15, Creations at the Edge, 324 N. Nevada Ave. Tickets ...
Norman Pfeiffer, prolific architect of SoCal institutions and L.A. Central Library expansion, dies...
LA Times via Yahoo News· 9 months agoDescribed as "the antithesis of a starchitect," Norman Pfeiffer contributed to major projects at L.A. venues including Griffith Observatory, LACMA and the Colburn School, among others.
12 Points Vigo Library branch to offer shower, washer, dryer
The Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Ind. via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJun. 20—When the 12 Points branch of the Vigo County Public Library opens in 2024, it will offer a service that one rarely sees in libraries: a place to take showers and launder clothing. At ...
Bestsellers List Sunday, July 10
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSoCal Bestsellers Hardcover Fiction 1. Horse by Geraldine Brooks (Viking: $28) Prior to the Civil War, a slave, a racehorse and an artist launch a complex story that spans generations. 2. Lapvona ...
Chelsea Boes: Eliza the rooster and the suburban phenomenon of chicken-mania
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 5 months agoIt is a truth universally acknowledged that an adventurous soul in possession of a sizable backyard must also be in want of chickens. I’m talking about chicken-mania. You can read about the ...