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Every day, the Los Angeles Public Library helps people change their lives. You can help ensure the success of these efforts by supporting the Library through the Library Foundation of Los Angeles.
 

What's New ALOUD Business Forum
A new dynamic series on leadership, entrepreneurship, and innovation featuring influential business leaders and authors.
Click here for more information
 

Upcoming
ALOUD at Central Library:
December 4 - Mark Doty, Dana Goodyear and Timothy Steele. Moderated by Robert N. Casper, Programs Director, Poetry Society of America. Co-sponsored by Poetry Society of America.
 
Make your ALOUD reservations today!
 
Exhibits:
L.A. Unfolded: Maps from the Los Angeles Public Library in the Getty Gallery until January 22, 2009.
 

Check It Out
Encore!: Charitable IRA Legislation Passed!
There's good news for individuals aged 70½ or older with individual retirement accounts. Thanks to the extended charitable IRA legislation, you can once again make outright gifts using IRA funds without tax complications. You'll find out the answers to all of your important planned giving questions in our planned giving guide.
 

 

Holiday Time
The holidays are upon us, and a Library Associates membership or merchandise from the Library Store make perfect gifts. Or consider a year-end donation to the Library Foundation -- it's the gift that keeps on giving.
 
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Under Construction
The Library Foundation web site will be undergoing a redesign this fall, with a whole new site making its debut later this year. Let us know what you'd like us to change, and what you'd like us to keep.
 

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