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Community library created by @nonamereads
Open Hours: Friday 4pm-7pm
Saturday and Sunday 2pm-7pm

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Whew! June really flew by. We’ll be closed this weekend so our volunteers can rest and reflect on how far this country hasn’t come in 250 years.We’re back on July 10th to kick off the month with Prison Program Support Days. Join us for another insightful teach in from @itsinscope, screening of Atlantics, and our regularly scheduled programming 📚🎤 by @radicalhoodlibrary

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The plot to your own romance novel unfolds at a special Blind Book Dates event this Saturday at 6PM. Hosted by @blksapphicsla and exclusively for Black Sapphics who love a good book. Expect blind dates, a book swap, and a DIY bookmark station. Head to @blksapphicsla to get your tickets. by @radicalhoodlibrary

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Join us this Saturday for the LA Chapter meetup of Noname Book Club! Come prepared to discuss a provocative tale of revenge in the unjust Criminal “Justice” System. by @radicalhoodlibrary

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BLACK FOLKS ONLY Switching things up in July with Game Night closing out the month. Come to the Library with a spirit of play, and leave with a book and new friend. 🃏🎲♟️ by @radicalhoodlibrary

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Open today for checkouts, coworking, and our Black Women Who Write Workshop 🌿📖 by @radicalhoodlibrary

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“No [Black] woman has ever written enough” -bell hooks, Remembered RaptureThis Sunday at 2, commune and create with a group dedicated to the stories and voices of Black Femmes. We’ll begin with a writing prompt, then share and receive feedback on our works in progress. See y’all there! by @radicalhoodlibrary

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Join us this Friday at 7PM for a screening of the film Atlantics by Mati Diop 📽️Stick around after for a group discussion unpacking the romance, mystery and commentary! by @radicalhoodlibrary

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Prison Packing for July is now complete!!! Thank you to all the wonderful volunteers who continue to support our incarcerated members. Another thank you to our Patreon subscribers, for $5/month you all are sending a family member, loved one, friend or comrade radical Black literature. This is what solidarity looks like ✊🏾📚🔥 by @radicalhoodlibrary

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We’re excited to be back at @radicalhoodlibrary for our second teach-in this Sunday, Jul 12th led by Marvin James (@guiiided) as we explore Contemporary Archiving as Ancestral Veneration + Memory Work.This 2-hr collective learning experience will feature an interactive slideshare examining the conditions of cultural amnesia and methods for contemporary archiving followed by a writing workshop to spark stories that may fill the gaps in our archives and help us remember our truths.Our intent is to equip folks with examples and methodologies that may inspire or inform our practice as everyday archivists and memory-keepers in our communities.Link in bio to RSVP 📚 by @radicalhoodlibrary

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New book(s) alert!📚 Come check out these new 2026/2025 releases on everything from gender expansive sex education to imperialism to a radical encyclopedia. Including new drops from @saulwilliams @ihartericka and more! And when you’re done, drop them off in our new book return (available even when we’re closed)!The library will be open today from 12-7 for our second Prison Program Support day. by @radicalhoodlibrary

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Join us this weekend for our July Prison Program Support Days! We’ll be packing books and processing letters from our incarcerated members. Want to learn more about what we do? Check out the behind-the-scenes video pinned to our page! by @radicalhoodlibrary

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