Monthly Archives: October 2011

Are you a past or present resident of Boyle Heights? Libros Schmibros wants to hear your story! Come listen or tell your story on 11/2 at the Breed Street Shul as a part of Orale!: An Evening of Boyle Heights Stories. … Continue reading →

Libros Schmibros, the Breed Street Shul Project, and the Jewish Historical Society of Southern California are teaming up for a Dia de Los Muertos to remember. Come listen to speakers who are Boyle Heights residents past and present, old and young, as they … Continue reading →

THURSDAY, 10/27 Guest worker and film-maker Michael Tolkin pulls a shift from 3 – 6PM at Libros Schmibros – Westwood. FRIDAY, 10/28 From 12 – 1PM, Libros Schmibros – Westwood will host a book group discussion of Reyner Banham’s LA: The Architecure … Continue reading →

Remember, remember, the 5th of November. No, there is neither gunpowder nor treason afoot, but Libros Schmibros has events on deck through our remaining two weeks at the Hammer. Through November 5th, we’re hosting events at both our temporary, pop-up location … Continue reading →

Once a book enters our library several things happen, chief of which is cataloguing. We’re always asked about the yellow-dotted books that preponderate on our shelves. From a certain library perspective, they are books-in-waiting — books yet to be entered … Continue reading →

Much like natural selection, Libros Schmibros takes the generously bestowed book bounty of the city and chooses titles that best fit our holdings. It’s important that the right books come to us, and that they combine with our library in … Continue reading →

THURSDAY, 10/6 From 5:30 – 7pm, Libros Schmibros – Westwood will host Unsung Hometown Oracles – Sharon Sekhon, Susana Chavez-Silverman, and Mike the Poet Sonksen. FRIDAY, 10/7 Guest worker author Gary Phillips will be at Libros Schmibros – Westwood from 4 – … Continue reading →

Libros Schmibros’ core team is more than David and I.  For over a year now, Catherine Fryszczyn has imposed order on chaos by  wrangling herds of books, corralling large amounts of data, steering volunteers, and riding the rodeo of public … Continue reading →