Tuesday, November 28, 2017
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Read the book and join the discussion of our First Amendment right to free speech! Freedom of Speech: Mightier Than the Sword, by David K. Shipler is a provocative, timely assessment of the state of free speech in America. The author offers an on-the-ground, anecdotal portrait of an eclectic and rich mix of speech controversies. The book covers local battles over books in schools and libraries; the fate of a politically sensitive play in a Jewish theater in Washington, D.C.; responses to racially insensitive remarks by public and private figures; and the role of religious organizations in political campaigns. These and other stories reveal the systematic patterns of both suppression and opportunity that are making today a transitional moment for the future of one of our founding principles.

Exercise your right to free speech by attending the book discussion and sharing your thoughts and insights on this important and vital right!

Registration fees: FREE
Classes fill up fast, register today to reserve your seat! All registrants must check-in 10 minutes prior to class time to ensure your seat is not reassigned to waiting-list and walk-in attendees when classes are full.

The first 10 registrants will be eligible to receive a complimentary copy of Freedom of Speech, courtesy of Vintage Books, a Division of Penguin Random House LLC.

Photography / Videography:
If you register for this class, you may be photographed or recorded. By registering for this class you are giving the LA Law Library your consent to photograph, videotape, record and broadcast your picture, likeness, voice and statements.  

No legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library. However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.

Tuesday, February 6, 2018
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

In honor of African American History Month, the LALL Book Discussion Group invites you to read the book and join the discussion of The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration, by Isabel Wilkerson

The migration lasted from 1915 to 1970 and involved six million people who moved from the American South to escape harsh segregationist laws and find better opportunities. They were seeking political asylum within the borders of their own country, not unlike refugees in other parts of the world fleeing famine, war and political unrest. Wilkerson weaves the stories of three young people who headed north and west during different decades of the 20th century, including Robert Joseph Pershing Foster, a surgeon who journeyed from Louisiana to California and ended up in Los Angeles. The Great Migration changed the cultural and political landscape of America, exerting pressure on the South to change and paving the way toward equal rights for all. It also exposed the racial divisions and disparities throughout the country that continue to plague the nation and dominate headlines today.

Awards:

• 2010 National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction
• New York Times 10 Best Books of 2010
• Best of the year lists in The New Yorker, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The Economist, The San Francisco Examiner, Newsday, The Christian Science Monitor, O Magazine, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews and more

Registration fees: FREE
Classes fill up fast, register today to reserve your seat! All registrants must check-in 10 minutes prior to class time to ensure your seat is not reassigned to waiting-list and walk-in attendees when classes are full.

The first 10 registrants will be eligible to receive a complimentary copy of The Warmth of Other Suns, courtesy of Vintage & Anchor Books, a Division of Penguin Random House LLC.

Photography / Videography:
If you register for this class, you may be photographed or recorded. By registering for this class you are giving the LA Law Library your consent to photograph, videotape, record and broadcast your picture, likeness, voice and statements.  

No legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library. However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.

Friday, February 16, 2018
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

A diverse panel of legal experts, educators and child welfare advocates will guide a discussion, respond to questions and concerns and facilitate a dialogue about inequality in public schools in underserved areas. Discussion to include the unique needs of foster care children, differences in educational opportunity for less advantaged children, the unequal provision of school programs and issues influencing girls’ participation in sports.

Presented by:

• Aba Cassell-Lemus, Registrar, USC Gould School of Law
• Betty Luckett, Administrator, From the Heart Preschool & Enrichment Center
• Dr. Anissa McNeil, CEO of Education Works Consulting Firm, Inc
• Amy Poyer, Senior Staff Attorney, California Women’s Law Center

Registration fees: FREE
Classes fill up fast, register today to reserve your seat! All registrants must check-in 10 minutes prior to class time to ensure your seat is not reassigned to waiting-list and walk-in attendees when classes are full.

Photography / Videography:
If you register for this class, you may be photographed or recorded. By registering for this class you are giving the LA Law Library your consent to photograph, videotape, record and broadcast your picture, likeness, voice and statements.  

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library. However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.

Tuesday March 27, 2018
6:30 – 8:00 pm

MEET THE AUTHOR and join the discussion of a topic dear to all Angelenos – WATER!

Thirsty: William Mulholland, California Water and the Real Chinatown, by Marc Weingarten is an exploration of Los Angeles' history and fraught relationship with water. William Mulholland and Frederick Eaton, who was mayor of Los Angeles from 1898 – 1900, shared a vision of a much larger Los Angeles. The limiting factor to growth was its water supply. Starting in 1907, Mulholland oversaw the building of the Los Angeles Aqueduct to bring water from the Owens Valley to Los Angeles. Author Weingarten tells the gripping true story of L.A,'s epic battles for water, the larger-than-life characters who shaped the city's destiny and the man-made tragedy that killed over 400 people and forever changed the way water would be harnessed and delivered.

Registration fees: FREE
Classes fill up fast, register today to reserve your seat! All registrants must check-in 10 minutes prior to class time to ensure your seat is not reassigned to waiting-list and walk-in attendees when classes are full.

The first 10 registrants will be eligible to receive a complimentary copy of Thirsty, courtesy of Rare Bird Books.

Photography / Videography:
If you register for this class, you may be photographed or recorded. By registering for this class you are giving the LA Law Library your consent to photograph, videotape, record and broadcast your picture, likeness, voice and statements.  

No legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library. However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.