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Library Foundation Announces New ALOUD Series, ‘Branching Out’

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The Library Foundation of Los Angeles has made its first announcement of programming under new Director of Public Programs Jessica Strand. The following is their press release. The Library Foundation of Los Angeles’ ALOUD series announces its new lineup of programs called Branching Out, dedicated to celebrating the lively and diverse communities in Los Angeles. …

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Louise Steinman: In Her Own Words

2 Comments / Discourse, Lifestyle / By Adam Leipzig

Louise Steinman shares her observations on ALOUD, Los Angeles, and the day she was fired.

ALOUD Update: Ad Hoc Committee Statement

1 Comment / Fiction, Discourse / By Cultural Daily

The Ad Hoc Committee in Support of ALOUD, consisting of Donna Frazier, Lynell George, Rubén Martínez, Hector Tobar, David Ulin, and Terry Wolverton, issued the following statement on December 6, 2018. Esteemed friends, literary colleagues and passionate readers, We cannot begin to tell you how grateful we are for your participation in the Petition in …

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Ken Brecher: Time to Talk

2 Comments / Fiction, Discourse, Lifestyle / By Adam Leipzig

He began and ended with an apology, then spoke of the future and the past.

Why the ALOUD Controversy Did Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Leave a Comment / Fiction / By Adam Leipzig

The controversy won’t “blow over.”

Foundation Explains ALOUD Firings; Ad Hoc Committee Responds

Leave a Comment / Fiction / By Cultural Daily

On November 16, 2018, the Library Foundation of Los Angeles made its first statement of explanation regarding the firing Louise Steinman, director of the popular ALOUD series, and Maureen Moore, its associate director. The explanation was contained in a press release about a temporary restraining order the Foundation had obtained “against a man who physically …

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Library Foundation Finally Offers Explanation for ALOUD Firings

Leave a Comment / Fiction / By Cultural Daily

The Library Foundation of Los Angeles provided its first explanation for firing Louise Steinman, director of the popular ALOUD series.

Commission Testimony, Continuing Controversy Surround Library Foundation and ALOUD

1 Comment / Fiction / By Adam Leipzig

On November 8, the Board of Library Commissioners held their first meeting since Steinman and Moore were fired.

Ad Hoc Committee Update on ALOUD

Leave a Comment / Fiction, Discourse / By Cultural Daily

We wanted to update you on events in the wake of the August 27, 2018 firings of Louise Steinman and Maureen Moore from the ALOUD series.

What Happened at ALOUD

Leave a Comment / Fiction, Discourse / By Adam Leipzig

On Monday, August 27, Louise Steinman, director of the popular ALOUD series, and Maureen Moore, ALOUD’s associate director, were abruptly fired.

Library Foundation Appoints Jessica Strand as Director, Public Programs

1 Comment / Fiction / By Cultural Daily

The Library Foundation of Los Angeles announced the appointment of a Director of Public Programs today. We covered the events leading up to this announcement here. A statement from the Ad Hoc Committee follows the Library Foundation’s announcement. Library Foundation announcement The Library Foundation of Los Angeles announced today that it has appointed Jessica Strand …

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Library Foundation Issues Statement on ALOUD

Leave a Comment / Fiction / By Cultural Daily

The Library Foundation of Los Angeles issued a statement today, indirectly responding to a petition circulated that protested the August 27 firing of Louise Steinman and Maureen Moore. Steinman had founded the literary reading series ALOUD and had been its director for 25 years; Moore was its associate director. We will be doing additional reporting …

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Only Response to ALOUD Petition is Crickets

Leave a Comment / Fiction, Poetry / By Cultural Daily

Over 800 people, locally and nationally, recently signed a petition calling for transparency and accountability in the firing of Louise Steinman, founder and director, and Maureen Moore, associate director, of ALOUD, the successful literary series at the Los Angeles Central Library. The petition, delivered Sept. 12, received coverage in the Los Angeles Times, the Los …

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Writers and Readers Respond to Dismissal of ALOUD’s Director and Co-Director

2 Comments / Discourse / By Cultural Daily

In response to the LA Times’ August 29threport that Louise Steinman and Maureen Moore “are no longer with the ALOUD reading series at the LA Public Library,” a group of concerned community members have organized a petition in protest of this decision, delivered today to the Chair and the Board of the Library Foundation, as …

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ALOUD

Library Foundation Announces New ALOUD Series, ‘Branching Out’

Louise Steinman: In Her Own Words

ALOUD Update: Ad Hoc Committee Statement

Ken Brecher: Time to Talk

Why the ALOUD Controversy Did Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Foundation Explains ALOUD Firings; Ad Hoc Committee Responds

Library Foundation Finally Offers Explanation for ALOUD Firings

Commission Testimony, Continuing Controversy Surround Library Foundation and ALOUD

Ad Hoc Committee Update on ALOUD

What Happened at ALOUD

Library Foundation Appoints Jessica Strand as Director, Public Programs

Library Foundation Issues Statement on ALOUD

Only Response to ALOUD Petition is Crickets

Writers and Readers Respond to Dismissal of ALOUD’s Director and Co-Director

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