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## What We're Reading

- ### The Night of Baba Yaga

Ōtani, Akira

View:  | OverDrive  | Catalog | Review
- ### Butter: A Novel of Food and Murder

Yuzuki, Asako

View:  | OverDrive  | Catalog | Review
- ### Another Fine Mess

Ryan, Lindy

View:  | OverDrive  | Catalog | Review
- ### When the Going Was Good

Carter, Graydon

View:  | OverDrive  | Catalog | Review
- ### Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

Schwab, Victoria

View:  | OverDrive  | Catalog | Review
- ### Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of my People

Perry, Imani

View:  | OverDrive  | Catalog | Review
- ### Good Dirt

Wilkerson, Charmaine

View:  | OverDrive  | Catalog | Review
- ### But Not Too Bold

Pueyo, H.

View:  | OverDrive  | Catalog | Review
- ### The Murder of Mr. Ma

Nee, John Shen Yen, Rozan, SJ

In their first collaboration, award-winning author SJ Roz

View:  | OverDrive  | Catalog | Review
- ### From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir

Presley, Lisa Marie

View:  | OverDrive  | Catalog | Review
- ### The Lost Story

Shaffer, Meg

Meg Shaffer, the author of last year’s marvelous <

View:  | OverDrive  | Catalog | Review
- ### Arthur and Teddy are Coming Out

Love, Ryan

View:  | OverDrive  | Catalog | Review
- ### Horror for Weenies: Everything You Need to Know About the Films You're Too Scared to Watch

Hughes, Emily C.

Horror. Some people love it! Some people don't!

View:  | OverDrive  | Catalog | Review
- ### Star Struck

McCown, Marjorie

In the 2nd entry in the *Hollywood Mystery*

View:  | OverDrive  | Catalog | Review
- ### You Are Here: A Novel

Nicholls, David

View:  | OverDrive  | Catalog | Review

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**LAPL Reads**: Recommendations | Book Lists | New Books | Catalog

## Upcoming Events

November 17, 5 p.m.

Adult Literacy Walk-in Tutoring

Sylmar Branch Library

November 17, 5 p.m.

Walk-In Tutoring for Adults

Lake View Terrace Branch Library

November 17, 5 p.m.

Walk-in Tutoring With Tabasa

Felipe de Neve Branch Library

November 17, 5 p.m.

STAR Stories With Camille

Eagle Rock Branch Library

November 17, 5 p.m.

English Conversation Class With Natalia

Alma Reaves Woods - Watts Branch Library

November 17, 5 p.m.

English Conversation Class | Clase de conversación en inglés

Malabar Branch Library

November 17, 5 p.m.

Computer Class for Beginners

Junipero Serra Branch Library

November 17, 5:30 p.m.

Free Citizenship Classes | Clases de Ciudadania Gratis

Wilmington Branch Library

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### Latest Blog Posts

#### Grab Your Hiking Boots–It’s National Take a Hike Day

Julia G, Young Adult Librarian

People don’t often think of mid-November as a month for spending lots of time outdoors. In many...

Continued

#### Interview With an Author: Oliver Wang

Daryl M., Librarian

Oliver Wang is a professor of sociology at CSU-Long Beach and the author of Legions of Boom:...

Continued

#### Interview With an Author: Jennifer O’Callaghan

Daryl M., Librarian

Jennifer O'Callaghan is a freelance writer and journalist. She has worked as a reporter for...

Continued

#### Read It First! Movie Adaptations in Theaters This Month

Elizabeth Graney, Librarian

If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times—the book was better! There's nothing...

Continued

#### Interview With an Author: Jim C. Hines

Daryl M., Librarian

Jim C. Hines is the author of 20 published SF/F novels, including the Goblin Quest trilogy, the...

Continued

#### Stones in the Walls: A Gender-Diverse Tour of Central Library's Sculptures

When you think of stories, you might think of books first. But many stories—including gender-...

Continued

#### Interview With an Author: Josh Rountree

Daryl M., Librarian

Josh Rountree is a novelist and short story writer who writes across multiple genres, and...

Continued

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## Today's Events

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Sylmar Branch Library - Adult Literacy Walk-in Tutoring

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Lake View Terrace Branch Library - Walk-In Tutoring for Adults

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Felipe de Neve Branch Library - Walk-in Tutoring With Tabasa

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Eagle Rock Branch Library - STAR Stories With Camille

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Alma Reaves Woods - Watts Branch Library - English Conversation Class With Natalia

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Malabar Branch Library - English Conversation Class | Clase de conversación en inglés

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