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Date-with-a-Book table at SFL!

SFL's Blind Date with a Book display was so popular that all of the books are now checked out! Thank you to all who visited and took a chance! 📕
Date with a Book!

Local Black Owned Bookstores and Book Clubs

Explore local Black owned bookstores in Los Angeles. Are we missing any? Tell us at library@caltech.edu.

Octavia's Bookshelf  - 1361 North Hill Ave Pasadena, Ca 91104
Opening this month in Pasadena, Octavia's Bookshelf is an indepent bookstore highlighting BIPOC authors.
Eso Won Books -  Now only online, veteran bookshop spotlighting a range of titles about & written by African American people.
Reparations Club - 30540S. Victoria Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90016
Concept bookshop and creative space curated by Blackness in Los Angeles
Malik Books - "...bringing the world together with books, culture and community."
Shades of Africa - "As we evolve as a people so has Shades of Afrika. It evolved into a place where people come together to teach, to learn, to give and be given to."
Miss Read Books - Miss Read Books is currently undergoing a redesign & revamp to better serve readers...sign up to receive an alert of it's relaunch.
No Name Books - (Book Club) An online and physical community dedicated to uplifting POC voices

Black History Month Links of Interest