Photos of Libraries in Action

A boy in an auditorium space smiles at the camera while holding a tray with milk, banana, cucumbers, and other food. Another boy stands beside him and other children are talking, playing and eating in the background. Photo credit Becky Ruppel.
Library staff member or volunteer in a library reading room cutting string or elastic to create face shields. Photo courtesy of the Los Angeles Public Library.
Young adult man sitting at a bench working with electronics. Photo credit Christian Koszka.
A man sits at a table writing while a woman sits next to him watching and commenting. Photo credit Becky Ruppel.
Adult woman congratulating a female in a cap and gown as she walks across the stage at her Career Online High School Graduation. Photo credit San Jose Public Library Marketing Communications Department.
Woman sitting on colorful cushions showing a book to a toddler girl behind her. Photo copyright Terry Lorant.
Two girls sit a table studying a book. A sign states that the area is designated for Book Buddies for k-8th grade student. Photo copyright Terry Lorant.
Older adult man sitting at a table in a design hub working on a craft project. Photo courtesy Christian Koszka.
Two teen girls smiling and laughing wearing crafted necklaces. Photo credit Becky Ruppel.
Father holding baby girl and sitting next to a young boy in a library alcove reading them a book. Photo copyright Terry Lorant.
Group of adults in an auditorium watching people model a collection of clothing designs. Photo Courtesy of the Los Angeles Public Library.
Group of parents, caregivers, and children inside a library building gathered around a small fenced area containing ducks, chickens and rabbits. Photo copyright Terry Lorant.
Completed Face shields lined up on a table in a library’s reading room. Photo courtesy of the Los Angeles Public Library.
Two young adult men in a makerspace sitting at a table and working together on a laptop. Photo credit Christian Koszka.
Young child dressing up as a police officer. Photo copyright Terry Lorant.
Colorful boxes or organized early learning materials with topics like food, imagination, and feelings. Photo copyright Terry Lorant.
Woman holding puppet plays with a toddler girl holding a blow-up bird head. Photo copyright Terry Lorant.
Group of young children in a circle hold up a multiple colored parachute. Photo copyright Terry Lorant.
Three toddlers/young children Catching bubbles in an outside play area. Photo copyright Terry Lorant.
Man sits behind toddler and help helps him play with a sensor coordination toddler toy with wires and beads. Photo copyright Terry Lorant.
Woman leans over two young children sitting at a table and helps with and art project. Photo copyright Terry Lorant.
Female instructors or volunteers demonstrate a partner stretching exercise. A large group of young children and caregivers work in pairs to copy the exercise in the background. Photo Copyright Terry Lorant.
Woman sits holding a small service dog on a leash while a girl sits on the floor reading a book to the dog. Photo copyright Terry Lorant.
Female library staff member or volunteer holds a tray of healthy snacks make up of fruit for an event. Photo copyright Terry Lorant.
Female staff member or volunteer showing a man something on a computer. Photo credit Becky Ruppel.
Kids and adults gather around a table or booth where a woman presents and gives out materials on Money Munchkid$. There are materials on budget and allowance on the table. Photo courtesy of Los Angeles Public Library.
Blue Block sign reading literacy is sitting on top of a book shelf filled with books. Photo Credit Becky Ruppel.
Two women are sitting at a table looking at a book. One woman is pointing at the page with a pencil while the other leans across and writes something. Focus on Phonics book is in the foreground. Photo credit Becky Ruppel.
A man in a Korea veteran hat laughs while holding a book while a laughing woman sits next to him. Photo credit Becky Ruppel.
A small child sits on a table next to a hot dog drinking milk from a straw while a woman sitting at the table holds the container for him. Other children and caregivers sit at tables in the background. Photo Credit Becky Ruppel.
Two teen age volunteers work behind a table to fill trays with fruits and vegetables. Already filled trays are lined up on the table ready to be collected. Photo credit Becky Ruppel.
Adults sit at computers set-up in rows in a computer lab setting. A staff member is leaning over a woman’s shoulder and showing her something on the screen. Photo credit the Get Involved Project.
A mom holding an arm full of materials is looking at a display of small robots with glowing lights set-up on a tape track. Another man in an “I Love Robots” shirt is pointing to the robots and talking. Photo Courtesy of the Los Angeles Public Library.
One woman sits at a sewing machine while another woman leans over watching. Photo Credit the Get Involved Project.
A row of adults and children sit using laptops set up on a long counter inside an airstream. Photo courtesy of the Los Angeles Public Library.
A group of children and young adults sit on the floor using string and other materials to complete worksheets in front of them. Photo Credit Becky Ruppel.
A girl is outside using a screw driver or tool to screw something into a stick on top of a block of wood while a woman next to her holds the stick in place. Photo credit Beck Ruppel.
A boy sits on the ground holding a tablet and adjusts a small robot in front of him. Photo credit Becky Ruppel.
A large group of kids and adults sit on colorful steps facing an in-set stage where a man and woman lead them in hand motions. Photo credit Becky Ruppel.
Group of adults in a library computer lab participating in a technology presentation given by staff or a volunteer. Photo Credit The Get Involved Project.
Woman talking to a group of adults in a round-table history discussion. Photo courtesy of the Los Angeles Public Library
Woman looking at a large Library table display of document and books. Photo courtesy of the Los Angeles Public Library.
Female library staff member helping a male patron on his phone at the library’s Tech tryout station. Photo Courtesy of the Los Angeles Public Library.
A mixture of children and adults sit on padded benches inside a book mobile listening to a woman tell a story. Photo credit Becky Ruppel.
One adult man and one adult woman in a library sat at a table studying and talking. Photo courtesy Los Angeles Public Library.
Young boy lying on the floor of a bookmobile reading a book alongside a shelf of books. Photo courtesy Santa Clara County Library.
Family group celebrating a female in a cap and gown at her Career Online High School Graduation. Photo courtesy Los Angeles Public Library.
Adult woman, female child, and male child using a sewing machine at their library. Photo courtesy Placentia Library District.
Man riding a stationary bike, with a young girl watching, in his library. Courtesy Placentia Library District.
A woman with a video camera on a tri-pod videotaping three adults posing against a green screen. Photo credit the get Involved Project.
Adult female library worker, dressed as a ladybug, among a group of young children and adult caregivers demonstrating a nature project. Photo courtesy Roseville Public Library.
Three female older adults in a group, smiling, in their library. Photo courtesy Amador County library.
Library staff member or volunteer sewing cloth face masks. Photo credit to Monterey County Free Libraries.
Large trailer book mobile with a picture of a woman reading to a child on her lap on the side. Three women smile from the doorway. Photo credit Becky Ruppel.
Man sitting on the floor and young child standing, taking part in storytime with other children and adults in the background. Photo courtesy Los Angeles Public Library.
Man playing a game of chess in his public library. Photo credit the Get Involved Project.
Man on-stage in an auditorium giving a presentation accompanied by a picture of a newspaper on the projection screen. Photo courtesy of the Los Angeles Public Library.
Library staff in PPE transfer donated books into a box for donation in front of their bright green street fleet van. Photo Courtesy of the Los Angeles Public Library.
Woman and young girl sit cross legged on the ground doing hand motions to a story or song. Photo copyright Terry Lorant.
Two kids using technical equipment. The one in the foreground is watching a screen and using a keyboard while the one in the back ground is wearing VR goggles and using a mouse and Keyboard system. Photo courtesy of the Los Angeles Public Library.
Adult woman smiles while sitting at a table and completing a worksheet. Photo credit Becky Ruppel.
A child sits at a table covered in legos and is building a building or tower. Photo credit Becky Ruppel.
Drag queen seated on a chair reading a story to two children. Photo courtesy Palm Springs Public Library.

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