Monthly Archives: August 2011

We’re staying busy at Libros Schmibros, with events and guests this week at both our Boyle Heights and Westwood branches. WEDNESDAY, 8/31 Visit our guest worker novelist and LA Times columnist Hector Tobar as he pulls a shift at Libros … Continue reading →

For the last several weeks, we’ve referred to the Westwood space as a nursery waiting to be filled, loving the first-born Boyle Heights store just as much as always, while also making room for its temporary sibling. Today Catherine anchored … Continue reading →

Libros Schmibros, our Boyle Heights lending library and bookshop, has spent the last two months getting ready to start its life at UCLA’s Hammer Museum for a six-week Public Engagement residency, August 27- October 9.  This is as formidable an … Continue reading →

Libros Schmibros, the beloved Boyle Heights lending library and used bookstore, is about to set up shop in the Hammer Museum’s lobby gallery in Westwood. Please join us for the grand opening and book drive August 27th, 11AM – 7PM. … Continue reading →

Libros Schmibros will be artist in residence at UCLA’s Hammer Museum, August 27 – October 9. During our stay the Boyle Heights flagship will remain open in expanded hours that parallel those in Westwood, Wednesday – Saturday, 11AM – 7PM. … Continue reading →

In honor of the re-opening of Los Angeles Public Libraries on Mondays (good on you, LA voters!), Libros Schmibros will be closed. For the month of August, visit us Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 12-6. Expanded hours announced at the end … Continue reading →