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Life on a String: The Yale Puppeteers & The Turnabout Theatre

The Los Angeles Public Library presents the life’s work of Harry Burnett, Forman Brown, and Richard “Roddy” Brandon. Together, they forged a professional and deeply personal bond that lasted a lifetime and invited Los Angeles to turnabout!

Meet the Puppeteers

Stories and Voices from LA Chinatown

Los Angeles Chinatown is a place layered with history. From the leaders who envisioned and created a New Chinatown in 1938–after the demolition of Old Chinatown to make way for Union Station–to the entrepreneurs and small business owners who earn their livelihood there today.

Hear their Voices

Shades of L.A.
A Los Angeles Family Album

The Shades of L.A. community collecting project was conducted from 1991-1997. It's been 30 years since Shades of L.A. commenced, and the collection continues to inform and inspire while providing an visual history of the many shades of Los Angeles.

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