LW Library Leads
In Library Leads, library staff highlight exciting new additions to the library collection. The library is open 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. on weekdays and until 3:30 on Saturdays. Call ahead at 562-598-2431 to place an item on hold.
“The Optimists,” by Brian Platzer (Genre: Literary Fiction) A beloved schoolteacher chronicles the meteoric rise of his most dazzling student in this ambitious, big-hearted work.
“Football,” by Chuck Klosterman (Genre: Nonfiction, Sports) A hilarious and groundbreaking contribution to the argument about which force shapes American life the most. Football is not merely the country’s most popular sport; it is ingrained in almost everything that explains what America is.


