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Elliott Smith playing with the band Heatmiser. (Joanna Bolme ) During a life cut short at 34, musician Elliott Smith left traces of his legacy in many cities, perhaps most notably in Los Angeles. Writer Jamie Fisher spoke with some 140 people for her new book Nobody Broke Your He...
El Abrazo (The Embrace) by Elizabeth Catlett. The sculpture was part of the Golden State Mutual Life Insurance collection but is now part of the Los Angeles County Civic Art Collection. (Adolfo Guzman-Lopez/LAist) Walk through the automatic doors at the Carson Library and you’ll ...
The delightful sounding house finch. (Cornell Lab of Ornithology | Macaulay Library) When I lived in the UK, I worked on a BBC television show about birding. It was a strange experience as I couldn’t exactly book guests — “ Hello Mr. Sparrow, could you be on location for an inter...
Southern California communities marked the first official Dolly Parton Day on Thursday with book drives, charitable donations and celebrations honoring the country music icon's legacy of giving....
The beloved bookstores have been searching for a buyer for two years, ever since owner Joel Sheldon, whose family has helmed Vroman's for more than a century, announced his retirement in 2024....
Pasadena institution Vroman's Bookstore and West Hollywood's Book Soup announced Thursday that Robert Hoffman and his family will take over ownership of the two bookstores. (FREDERIC J. BROWN / AFP via Getty Images) Topline: Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena and Book Soup in West Ho...
NYC's Prop Haus wants to make your wildest creative dreams a reality.
Bring home the ultimate Nicolas Cage action blockbusters! Both "Con Air" and "National Treasure" arrive on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray SteelBook on Nov. 10, packed with Dolby Atmos and special bonus features....
A new book by Dr. Zaldy Tan, director of the Cedars-Sinai Memory & Healthy Aging Program, contains profound insights into aging, memory loss and resilience....
More than 20 years ago, Karleen Cox opened her physical therapy practice and a small business banking account with Bank of America. Recently, she reached out to the bank with a major issue. It all started on June 1 when her bookkeeper flagged an unfamiliar transaction: two paymen...
A new book published Tuesday by the brother of the late Princess Diana has made headlines around the world with its damning allegations about Diana’s ex-husband, now King Charles III, and reopened decades-old wounds within Britain’s royal family . In “Swan Song: Diana, My Sister,...
Victor Gonzalez was killed after attempting to sell property through Facebook Marketplace in Texas.
Hundreds of people across Los Angeles County braved long lines to score the limited-edition library card, which is available through mid-October. All California residents are eligible for one....
A man returned a September 1894 issue of “The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine” to the Concord Public Library after keeping it for decades.
"There's a lot of 'Star Wars' in 'Lucky 22.'" Ashley and David Eckstein open up about their new books, and Ashley's journey to voicing Ahsoka Tano. ✨
Fuel costs are taking off and travel experts are encouraging people to book early and plan ahead for that next trip.
Charles Spencer's new book "Swan Song: Diana, My Sister" is making headlines before its publication.
September 16, 2026 Contact: pio@library.lacounty.gov LA County Library and Sanrio® Celebrate Library Card Sign-up Month with Exclusive Hello Kitty® and Friends Library Card Sanrio®’s first of its kind collaboration with LA County Library features a limited-edition library card, t...
Former acting FEMA administrator David Richardson talked about former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Texas flooding in a new book.
The coyote rescued from Studio City was euthanized this week, according to the Wildlife Care of Southern California. (Wildlife Care of Southern California / Facebook) Topline: A coyote from Studio City that made headlines for its injured appearance was euthanized this week after ...
September 4, 2026 Contact: pio@library.lacounty.gov LA County Library Celebrates Reopening of Newly Renovated Lynwood Library Supervisor Janice Hahn and LA County Library Director Dr. Skye Patrick joined community members to mark completion of $8 million transformation LYNWOOD, C...
A fake website for the Republican National midterm convention, gopdallas2026.com, was redirecting visitors to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Epstein Library on Friday. It is unclear when the redirect first appeared or who is responsible for the creation of the alternate webpage...
Fernando Diaz and daughter Emery visit the newly renovated Lynwood Library. (Mariana Dale / LAist) The Lynwood Library has reopened after its first major renovation in almost 50 years. New skylights brighten the space and there are dedicated areas for teens, kids, studying and co...
Two people have been rescued from a hydropower tunnel at the Trishuli 3A construction site, Nepal's Army confirmed Friday after posting images of the scene on Facebook....
A senior dog that was surrendered to Pasadena Humane got a second chance at love from the family that adopted her littermate more than 10 years ago. Fate connected Ginger, a 13-year-old border collie/German shepherd mix, to Vickie Showalter via a Facebook post published by Pasade...
The Linda Lindas just dropped their third album, and major label debut, "Gotta Get Out." (Jaxon Whittington) Over the Linda Lindas’ career, talk about the band has often centered around how young they are. They broke through as tweens and teens when a 2021 performance at the libr...
Evidence presented during a civil trial leading up to Meta's costly settlement with California and other states revealed that company employees had repeatedly raised concerns about young users of Facebook and Instagram being exposed to bullying, harassment and explicit content....
Three years after El Segundo's Little League team captured a World Series championship, its coach is helping preserve the story.
Dolly Parton's sister took to Facebook to share a moving message about her sister.
Dolly Parton’s legacy of philanthropy will continue to impact children across L.A. County through her Imagination Library program.
The controversial fence surrounding the terrace of Long Beach’s Billie Jean King Main Library is costing more than the city previously estimated, and new records are providing a clearer picture of where taxpayers’ money is going. The city previously told NBC4 the overall project ...
In 2023, Dolly Parton talked with On The Red Carpet about her book, "Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones," and how her iconic style evolved over the years....
Meta Platforms, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, on Wednesday agreed to settle a wide-ranging social media addiction lawsuit with the state of California and a number of other states. “The agreement includes a payment of approximately $18 billion, which can be used to fund yo...
OC Public Libraries was encouraging residents on Tuesday to sign up for library cards and take advantage of free resources and services during Library Card Sign-Up Month in September. The annual observance is intended to highlight the resources available through local libraries a...
A woman booked a stay at one Las Vegas hotel, only to arrive and discover the property was actually another hotel she had intentionally avoided.
YA author Aida Salazar has written 10 books for people 14 and under. Her most recent, Stream, was published in 2026. Writer Aida Salazar did not spend endless hours on devices as a teen. She grew up in the 1980s, way before TikTok and Instagram. But she has raised teens, a boy an...
Fullerton, pictured in an overview shot (Matt Gush / Getty Images) Topline: Fullerton city officials this week closed a multi-million dollar budget deficit without dipping into the city’s reserves. Some of the largest cuts were made to vacant city positions and library programmin...
Attorneys general from California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey are seeking extensive financial damages plus changes to how the company operates Facebook and Instagram....
PKD flyers outside the Pollak Library, where his papers are housed. (Robert Garrova / LAist) Did you know Orange County was once home to one of the trippiest and perhaps the most prescient science fiction writers of the 20th century? That man was Philip K. Dick, who once called S...
A new fence surrounding an outdoor terrace at Long Beach’s Billie Jean King Main Library cost taxpayers nearly $790,000, according to the city. But public records obtained by NBC4 Investigates show the company hired to build the fence was paid significantly less. The records show...
A New Mexico court has ordered Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta to pay $567 million to address harms to young people from its platforms.
George R. R. Martin, author of the wildly popular “Game of Thrones” book series, shared that he’s pulled back from updating fans via his blog as he “battled sadness and depression.” “This year has been… stressful, to say the least,” Martin wrote in a blog post published this week...
