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@lahistory.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 7:47 PM

Happy 94th birthday to Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, born in Los Angeles #OTD in 1932! A few images of the first African American woman to represent California in Congress and the first African American on the #LACounty Board of Supervisors:
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"Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, with her family, being sworn in as Los Angeles County Supervisor by Jerry Brown, Calif., 1979" courtesy of UCLA Library. https://digital.library.ucla.edu/catalog/ark:/21198/zz0002r5k7

This green-colored cover of Focus (published by the Joint Center for Political Studies in Washington DC in August 1979) features Yvonne Brathwaite Burke. A b/w drawing of the local politician's head and shoulders is featured prominently with lots of drop shadows layered behind it.The words "Yvonne Burke: Another First" are printed over the top part of the portrait. Image courtesy of USC Libraries. https://digitallibrary.usc.edu/Share/f0ua0jd5cgi2n2dufvbr6ad81ldgouo6

In 1967, Yvonne Brathwaite Burke throws out a ceremonial opening pitch at a local baseball league game. Image from LAPL Photos' Rolland J. Curtis Collection: https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/photos/id/139905

@roberta-stardust.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 3:15 PM

“The mission of the libraries is to protect accessibility to all information for the public … if they can get away with censoring Palestinians, then censorship is allowed and normalized.”

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@booksbydorothea.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 5:42 PM

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@logikitty.bsky.social Sep 18, 2026, 6:37 AM

the last quarter of the year is on its way, and ive saved almost $1400 using my library cards! #booksky #publiclibraries #lapl #lbpl #ppl #bpl #sdpl #lacl #sdcl #queerliberationlibrary #ohiodigitallibrary

@booksbydorothea.bsky.social Sep 17, 2026, 10:24 PM

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@booksbydorothea.bsky.social Sep 12, 2026, 5:33 AM

#26Beauties
3.0/5.0 stars - Lukewarm recommend
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@booksbydorothea.bsky.social Sep 12, 2026, 12:54 AM

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@jenstone.bsky.social Sep 10, 2026, 9:34 PM

Los Angeles Public Library, a humane and wonderful community service. #LAPL

@lahistory.bsky.social Sep 9, 2026, 11:11 PM

Sep 26: Glen Creason will be speaking at #LAPL www.lapl.org/events/centr...

"We will discuss [The Library Book] with Central Library’s map librarian emeritus, Glen Creason, who experienced the fire firsthand and then joined the intense effort to save the collection and reopen the library in 1993."

@booksbydorothea.bsky.social Sep 5, 2026, 8:48 PM

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