Jefferson Branch

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 25th anniversary of the celebrated Central Avenue Jazz Festival, which draws tens of thousands of revelers each year, is going virtual. Host Councilmember Curren Price announced that jazz fans from Los Angeles and beyond can stream the virtual event from the comfort of their home Dec. 14-17 at http://www.centralavejazzfest.com/. Angelenos can also watch on LA CityView Channel 35, who will also televise the musical celebration honoring 25 years of the Central Avenue Jazz Festival over four days.

Let’s time travel! If you could be a fly on the wall during a major event or era in history, what would you want to witness?

It’s A New Day in L.A! Celebrate the start of winter by signing up for the Winter Reading Challenge. Read and complete a series of fun activities and you could win an exciting prize from The Library Store. Learn more at lapl.org/winter. 25 winners will be given access to this special collection of eco-friendly items from The Library Store so they can select their own prize. Prizes will be shipped directly to the winners.

Halloweek! Enjoy a week long celebration of things that go bump in the night or, in our case, on the Los Angeles Public Library’s Facebook Page and YouTube Channel! https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/halloweek

Librarians across the country have been stepping up to serve their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you know a librarian that’s gone above and beyond for their community, nominate them for the I Love My Librarian Award. Nominations are open until November 9, 2020. http://bit.ly/ILoveMyLibrarian

Dave & Dandelion the Dogs and Sunny the Spider are learning about the Morro Bay kangaroo rat from Bruno the Bear and Pippa the Penguin. They found out about this small California mammal by the reading Beacham’s Guide to Endangered Species of North America online. Access Beacham’s Guide to Endangered Species of North America at lapl.org/collections-resources/research-and-homework with your library card number and PIN.

Coding 4 Change Challenge: This winter, join us for a fun coding challenge to raise awareness and share stories on how to protect our planet! All ages and coding experience welcome. https://lapl.org/steam/neisci/coding-challenge

Hang out with author Romina Garber on the library's YouTube channel or Facebook page! https://lapl.org/whats-on//your-author-series-romina-garber

TODAY is the voter registration DEADLINE in California! (October 19, 2020) That means it's the last day to register to vote and be sent a vote-by-mail ballot.

Welcome back to another week of Horror Monday! Have you ever struggled with the stresses of life? Find out what happens when one New York artist cracks under the immense pressure he's in. It's not very pretty..hehehe Check it out on Kanopy with your public library card: https://www.kanopy.com/product/driller-killer

Encuentra información, recursos generales y enlaces con información sobre las próximas elecciones, registro del votante y más https://lapl.org/vote

Find information, general resources and helpful links about the upcoming election, voter registration and more: https://lapl.org/vote

Dave & Dandelion the Dogs are using CultureGrams to learn about the world them. Today, they’re studying the Mori of New Zealand. CultureGrams is free and easy to access at lapl.org/culturegrams with your library card number and PIN.

El censo de 2020 terminará el jueves de octubre. Llame, envíe un mensaje de texto o envíe un correo electrónico a alguien que conoce para asegurarse de que haya completado el censo. My2020Census.gov #2020Census #Censo2020

Census operations are ending early. This is our last chance to be counted. Fill out the #2020Census TODAY: My2020Census.gov