Los Angeles Public Library
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The Los Angeles Public Library is a public library system in Los Angeles, California, operating separate from the Los Angeles County Public Library system. The system holds more than six million volum
South entrance of the Richard J. Riordan Central Library at Hope Street
The Downey Block, 1880s
Los Angeles Central Library at Flower Street
Los Angeles Central Library advertising its centennial in 2026
Los Angeles Central Library
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Richard J. Riordan Central Library, primarily known as the Los Angeles Central Library, is the main branch of the Los Angeles Public Library, in Downtown Los Angeles. It is named after Mayor of Los An
Los Angeles Public Library
…Aggressive expansion and growth of the system began in the 1920s. The first building dedicated exclusively for library use opened in 1926. In 1970, Central Library was added to the National Register of Historic Places. In 1987, twenty-two additional branches built between 1913 and 1930 were added as part of a…
Cornerstone of the original building, laid in 1925
Los Angeles Central Library in 1973 (center of picture)