The Los Angeles Public Library will host the 5th Annual Los Angeles Libros Festival on Sept. 29-30

POSTED ON Sep 20, 2023

In honor of Latinx Heritage Month, the Los Angeles Public Library is hosting the Fifth Annual Los Angeles Libros Festival, which is the city’s biggest celebration of bilingual books.

The L.A. Libros event will feature two days of entertainment for all ages with Spanish and bilingual storytelling, performances, art workshops, and award-winning authors on Sept. 29-30.

The Festival includes a Virtual School Day targeting children in grades K-5 on Friday, Sept. 29, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon in Spanish on the Los Angeles Public Library’s YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/user/losangeleslibrary).

It will include a word game workshop, an artist-led drawing session, and performances by Canticuénticos and César “Jarochelo” Castro.

On Saturday, Sept. 30, all programming will be in person, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., in English and Spanish, at the Central Library in Los Angeles.

“Every year, the Los Angeles Libros Festival brings together authors and performers from across the U.S. and Spanish-speaking countries,” said City Librarian John F. Szabo.

“On Saturday, Sept. 30, at the Central Library, we will have more than 40 events, with 20 authors and more than nine countries represented, making this our biggest L.A. Libros Festival to date!”

The line-up includes Grammy-winning musician Lucky Diaz, Susie Jaramillo from Emmy-nominated preschool brand Canticos, and bestselling authors Reyna Grande, Alex Sanchez, Torrey Maldonado, Mirelle Ortega, Henry Barajas, and Leo Espinosa.

There will also be workshops with Self Help Graphics and LACMA, a Center Theatre Group performance, a storytime by Skirball Cultural Center, and writing workshops by Yesika Salgado and Tía Chucha’s Centro Cultural & Bookstore.

For the full schedule of events, visit the Los Angeles Libros Festival website at lapl.org/libros.

The Los Angeles Public Library presents the Festival in partnership with L.A. librería, Southern California’s only bookstore specializing in Spanish language children’s and young adult books, and REFORMA, a national association that promotes library and information services to Latinos and Spanish speakers. For additional information, email librosfest@lapl.org.

Visit the Latinx Heritage Month website at lapl.org/latinx to discover other programs, including baile folklórico performances, English and Spanish storytimes, crafts, movies, and more.

The Los Angeles Public Library is the recipient of the National Medal from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which is the highest honor for library service in the country.

With its collection of more than 6 million books, it serves a diverse urban population thorough its Central Library, 72 branch libraries, and state-of-the-art technology accessible at lapl.org.