Impact Report 2025 - Library Foundation of Los Angeles

Impact Report 2025 - Library Foundation of Los Angeles
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Impact Report
2024-2025  |
Writing the Next Chapter for Los Angeles
Dear friends,
I have been reflecting on the everyday miracle of our public libraries—places of joy, discovery, connection, and opportunity.
In a year marked by profound challenges, I am deeply moved by the progress we’ve made together. As intellectual freedom and democratic values are threatened, books are banned, and access to civic and public goods shrinks,
our libraries
stand strong
I believe libraries are essential to the path forward—ensuring equitable access to educational programs and services, advancing literacy and knowledge, and nimbly responding to the many evolving needs of our diverse communities. Indeed, our mission has never before been more relevant.
I am inspired by Angelenos writing the next chapters of their own stories at the Los Angeles Public Library. Because supporting the LAPL isn’t just about believing in this institution, but in the people who walk through our doors every day—their dreams, their potential, and their power to transform their lives, families, and communities.
Thank you for helping us power the promise of the LAPL. Our committed library community fuels my pride as the leader of this foundation, and energizes me about the future, as we imagine and write it together.
Stacy Lieberman
President and CEO
Library Foundation of Los Angeles
Your Impact at the Library
The LAPL and LFLA offer transformative programs that
support student success
empower lifelong learning
, and
engage the imagination
From
Teens Leading Change
The LAPL is nurturing a new generation of civic leaders.
Last year,
132 young Angelenos
collaborated with librarians and other community stakeholders to research, design, and implement six civic-action projects at six branches—
Chinatown,
Northridge, Palms-Rancho Park, Pico Union, Platt, and West LA Regional
—that addressed social issues, from gentrification, to environmental sustainability, economic inequality in their communities, and more.
Supporting Student Success
The LAPL reaches thousands of children and their caregivers each year, promoting literacy resources to foster a lifelong love of reading through free, quality programming.
And as those kids grow, the Library is there, empowering young adults as they achieve success in and out of school through access to free, one-on-one online tutoring, college readiness workshops, and civic and community engagement opportunities.
We Read Together participants
reading programs across LAPL branches
It’s
been
wonderful
working with the same students consistently over the past few months, watching them gain fluency in the material
they’re
learning
. One student started attending sessions and would begin
by
saying he
didn’t
know how to solve problems before
attempting
them
. N
ow
he’s
excited to show me he knows how to solve them.”
Sophia
Homework Helper at Valley Plaza Branch Library
Student Zone support sessions
K+
across
37 neighborhood libraries
for students from
549 LA schools.
From
Career Online High School
LAPL makes achieving
new dreams
accessible.
In 2024-2025, nearly
200 adult students
graduated with accredited diplomas through Career Online High School.
Free and flexible, this program empowers adults to return to school to earn their diploma and career certificate on their schedule—without work, family life, health issues, and other challenges derailing their goals.
Empowering Lifelong Learning
No matter your age, your story can always continue at the Library, where adult programs help foster and build essential literacy skills, curiosity, and growth.
Last year, our adult literacy classes and tutoring sessions were attended
12,700 times
, with an additional
52,377 lessons
through a mobile-based learning platform.
And thanks to our Cybernauts program,
24,903 patrons
received digital assistance and training and support right in their neighborhood branches.
hours of adult literacy tutoring services
K+
“My age can sometimes mean that my life is over, like there is nothing left to learn, or do, or accomplish. I was looking to use my time in a productive way. I felt like I was able to choose my own path again. And I hope that is the legacy I leave behind. You can always keep growing.”
Oscar
Student and Volunteer at Singleton Adult Literacy Center
From
Night at the Library
We transformed the Richard J. Riordan Central Library into an after-hours festival—swirling with the energy of
130 incredible live performers and artists
more than 2,300 engaged library lovers
, and diverse modes of storytelling—like dance opera, puppetry, art and sound installations, spoken word, immersive narrative experiences, and more.
Engaging the Imagination
Beyond books and services, we are proud to produce and support programs that spark curiosity, creativity, and community. Our celebrated ALOUD series of author conversations, readings, and performances hosted
20 programs
last year, introducing audiences to
226
celebrated authors, poets, thinkers, and creators—like
Jesmyn Ward
Susan Minot
Walter Mosely
Todd Purdum,
Ocean Vuong
, and more. Over
5,400 people attended
throughout the season, and our free programs reached
300,000+ viewers online.
Our exhibitions, residencies, and community storytelling projects create spaces where Angelenos can explore ideas, celebrate diversity, and see themselves reflected. By preserving and digitizing our shared history while amplifying new voices, we ensure that imagination continues to thrive across generations.
visitors attended our exhibition No Prior Art: Illustrations of Invention
attendees enjoyed LAPL Cultural Celebrations, honoring our city's rich diversity
K+
This year's ALOUD guests:
Jesmyn Ward
Yuval Sharon
Andre Aciman
Susan Minot
Todd Purdum
Walter Mosley
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Nikole Hannah-Jones
Ocean Vuong
Karen Russell
Deborah Archer
“I have had the honor of working with ALOUD throughout the years for readings and presenting workshops, and each time it has been enriching for both myself and our community. Poetry is a constant reminder that we are not alone, and libraries are a place of community and understanding. Marrying both is a delight for which I am incredibly grateful.”
Yesika Salgado
Author of
Corazón, Tesoro, and Hermosa
Explore more impact by the numbers
New Funding at LFLA
Launching Youth Empowering Sensory Spaces (YESS)
At LAPL, every mind is welcome, and every story is worth telling.
This year,
we supported a new initiative to create Youth Empowering Sensory Spaces in five LAPL locations—transforming how young people experience and engage with their local library.
Furnished with features like noise-cancelling headphones, wobbly chairs, soft lighting, and sensory mats, these spaces were created to support youth with developmental disabilities, learning differences, or sensory sensitivities.
Increasing Support for LAPL Apprenticeship​s
“The apprenticeship is amazing. Librarianship is evolving and, especially with technology, the ways that we serve the community is expanding.”
Gabriel C., 2024 Apprentice
Thanks to the
Vera R. Campbell Foundation
, we helped expand the LAPL Apprenticeship Program to increase equitable access to workforce development opportunities in library science, strengthen diversity within the profession, and build career pathways for first generation students. The program grew from 12 to 19 apprentices, the largest cohort since its launch.
Expanding LAPL’s Cultural Celebrations​
Last year, we were proud to support several cultural celebrations at the Los Angeles Public Library—like the Los Angeles Libros Festival, Dia de los Muertos Family Celebration, Nowruz Festival, AAPI Joy Festival, June Jubilee, and more, drawing more than 15,000 attendees.
These free and accessible special events bring Angelenos together from communities across our vibrant city, sparking creativity and connectedness, and highlighting our library community’s commitment to inclusion, storytelling, and cultural education.
Launching the Marisa Antonini Reading Initiative for Success and Achievement​
A new $1 million gift from philanthropist Marisa Antonini establishes the Marisa Antonini Reading Initiative for Success and Achievement (MARISA).
The initiative will address a critical need for additional free access to literacy support for youth across the city, enhancing and creating innovative LAPL services for emerging and struggling readers, including those with learning differences and disabilities, like dyslexia.
This gift will have far-reaching impact—transforming the lives of individual students while setting a new standard for urban library systems nationwide.
Expanding Adult English Language Learning and College Access for Teens
Part of a national effort—
Libraries as Pillars of Education and Democracy
—led by Carnegie Corporation of New York, LFLA received a $500,000 grant
to expand and create new services in two essential areas: English as a Second Language (ESL) for adults and college readiness for teens.
“From helping adults build literacy skills, to guiding teens on the path to college, LAPL opens doors for all Angelenos—longtime residents and new immigrants alike. We’re honored to be among the nation’s leading libraries selected for this prestigious grant.”
— City Librarian John F. Szabo
Los Angeles Fires Response and Recovery​
Following the devastating wildfires and loss of the Palisades Branch Library, we created the
LAPL Palisades Branch Recovery Fund
and the
LAPL Staff Emergency Support Fund
to ensure that this vital community institution will not only return, but will be even better positioned to meet the future needs of this resilient community.
After the fires, the LAPL staff mobilized quickly to bring library service to Angelenos in need, like charging stations, computers, WiFi, and Tech2go resources. Thanks to our supporters, we will continue this long recovery effort as we prepare a temporary site in the rebuilding process.
"Thank you for helping new generations instill their love and appreciation for books and programs at their local library!"
Patron at Hyde Park Miriam Matthews Branch
Event and Exhibition Highlights
No Prior Art: Illustrations of Invention
From September 14, 2024 to May 11, 2025, we presented
No Prior Art: Illustrations of Invention
(part of
PST ART:
Art & Science Collide
)—a stunning public exhibition at
Richard J. Riordan Central Library
, which featured approximately 150 historic artifacts and contemporary works celebrating the inventive spirit. Drawing inspiration from LAPL’s patent resources, the exhibition attracted tens of thousands of visitors and included over 80 public programs at branch libraries across the city.
2024 Literary Awards
Celebrating the Foundation’s support of the life-changing mission and impact of the LAPL, the 2024 Literary Awards honored Pulitzer Prize-winning author
Elizabeth Strout
with the Literary Award and long-time LFLA champions
Ela and Nikhil Jhaveri
with the Light of Learning Award.
“I have often thought of libraries as the heart of the community, a place where people gather and feel real warmth and connection ... Libraries are a lifeline.”
Elizabeth Strout, 2024 Literary Awards Honoree
Night at the Library: Building Stories
In partnership with the
LAPL
LAist
, and the
Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
, we presented the first-ever
“Night at the Library: Building Stories,”
transforming the historic
Richard J. Riordan Central Library
into an immersive, after-hours event featuring live performances, interactive installations, and hands-on activities celebrating the magic of storytelling in all its forms.
Beyond the Stacks:
The Library of the Future
During an exceptionally challenging year for our city—replete with unrest, uncertainty, and post-disaster recovery—we were energized host a conversation with LFLA’s President and CEO
Stacy Lieberman
, City Librarian
John F. Szabo
, and
LAist
’s
Austin Cross
. The conversation encouraged all to join in reimagining how a library can grow, adapt, and innovate to meet the needs of our ever-changing city—from expanding digital access and fostering civic engagement to creating spaces that serve all Angelenos.
LFLA in the News
The teen oral history project that’s saving Chinatown’s stories
LA Public Press
"The oral history initiative, funded by the Library Foundation of Los Angeles through its Teen Leading Change grant, has largely evolved from being just a storytelling project. A Vietnamese-American librarian guided LA teens from grocery delivery volunteers into documentary filmmakers, helping them capture the untold stories of Chinatown’s most vulnerable elders."
A shush-free space at LA library’s new sensory room
LAist
“Library spaces are not meant to be static,” said youth services librarian Kadie Seitz. “They're meant to adapt and change and grow with the needs of our communities that we serve.”
“No Prior Art: Illustrations of Invention”
ARTFORUM
"The Library Foundation of Los Angeles’s PST ART exhibition takes inspiration from the vast trove of patent and intellectual property resources that have been housed at the Los Angeles Public Library for more than a century."
Palisades Library Wildfire Recovery
LA THIS WEEK
City Librarian John Szabo and LFLA Chief Development Officer Melissa Kham share the recovery efforts for the Palisades Library that was completely lost to the LA wildfires. Libraries are central hubs for the community that serve everyone. The Library Foundation has created two funds: one to provide frontline services like WiFi, laptops, and hotspots, and the second to provide direct resources for staff who lost their homes.
During Wildfires, Los Angeles Libraries Offer Community Lifelines
American Libraries
"The Library Foundation of Los Angeles has set up a recovery fund for donations to the Palisades branch, as well as a support fund for LAPL staff who lost their homes in the fires, including two Palisades branch staffers."
The busy person’s guide to PST ‘Art & Science Collide’ exhibitions
LA Times
"The library’s role in research and inspiration takes center stage in “No Prior Art,” a title that borrows from a legal term in patent applications. Featuring about 150 sculptures, inventions and other works, the exhibition showcases the creativity of artists (with an emphasis on Californians)."
What Patent Models Can Tell Us About American History
Smithsonian Magazine
"Todd Lerew, Director of Special Projects for the Library Foundation of Los Angeles, says, 'This project explores the impossibly broad and endlessly fascinating subject of invention as a common thread between the fields of art and science, and celebrates the Library's role as a resource for inventors and makers of all kinds. It will highlight a range of intriguing and important stories of invention from Los Angeles and beyond, from newly commissioned contemporary art to fascinating historic artifacts.'"
17 best holiday gifts for the L.A.-obsessed friends in your life
LA Times
"The Library Store’s website has no shortage of giftable items on offer that sport the library’s stylized open-book logo. You’ll find pencils, pens, socks and stowable tote bags, but there’s something adorably old-school about these semicircular paper clips that make them perfect for the bibliophile in your life."
Why I Give
"The materials, resources, and services a library provides are foundational to a free society. Literacy is strength."
— David F.
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Thank You to our Supporters
This incredible impact is made possible because of the people, foundations, community organizations, and businesses that give to the Library Foundation and share our belief in the transformational power of the Los Angeles Public Library for all Angelenos.
The list below reflects all donations and grants received during the 2024-2025 fiscal year, ending on June 30, 2025.
$500,000+
Marisa Antonini Foundation
Carnegie Corporation of New York
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
$200,000 – $499,999
California State Library Literacy Services
The Duttenhaver Foundation
Linda Duttenhaver
FireAid
Pat Gabriel Trust
$100,000 – $199,999
BCM Foundation
California State Library
Vera R. Campbell Foundation
Michael Keegan
The Lemelson Foundation
Susan Frances Moley
Moley Family Foundation
The Muriel Pollia Foundation
The Rose Hills Foundation
Anonymous
$50,000 – $99,999
The Annenberg Foundation
BMO
Curt Bajak
The Cecile & Fred Bartman Foundation
Ellen Brown and Ray Merewether
Harold and Colene Brown Family Foundation
Joseph Drown Foundation
Sara Gordon Kay Endowment
Loeb & Loeb LLP
National Endowment for the Arts
People-People-People Foundation
in honor of Patricia Van Tuyl
Walter and Holly Thomson Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Co-Trustee
Flora L. Thornton Foundation
$25,000 – $49,999
Debra Albin-Riley
The Herb Alpert Foundation
Maurice Amado Foundation
Lynn A. Booth and Kent Kresa
Margaret Gascoigne Living Trust
The Gladstone Trust
Ela and Nikhil Jhaveri
Dana Wallach and Michael T.M. Jones
Suzanne and Ric Kayne
Jenji Kohan
The Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation
Bowen H. and Janice Arthur McCoy Charitable Foundation
Zibby and Kyle Owens
Pacific Palisades Library Association
Sanders Charitable Trust
Dwight Stuart Youth Fund
WHH Foundation
$10,000 – $24,999
Laura and Kenneth Adler
Diana and Tad Allan
American Library Association
Kelly Anderson
Betsy and Harold Applebaum
ArentFox Schiff LLP
K&F Baxter Family Foundation
Ambassador and Mrs. Frank Baxter
Judy and Tom Beckmen
Bel Air Investment Advisors, LLC
Berger Family Foundation
Norris and Debra Bishton Foundation
Debra and Norris Bishton
Christine Bloom
The Boudjakdji Foundation
Brasa Capital Management
Helen Bremer and Michael Bremer
Jay Butterfield
Genevieve and Carlo Cabanilla
Johnny Carson Foundation
Brendon Cassidy and Brooke Rowland
Teresa Marie Castelli
Andrew and Amelia Chick
Jennifer Chu and Joe Camperlingo
City National Bank
Robert M. Cotten
Nancy and Donald de Brier
Sunita Deshmukh
Alexis Deutsch-Adler and Robert Adler
Edison International
Amanda and Shepard Fairey
Nona Farahnik Yadegar
Friends of Westwood Library
Geiser Schweers Family Foundation
Thomas C. Geiser and Donna Schweers
Golden Globe Foundation
Lenore S. and Bernard A. Greenberg Fund
Lenore and Bernard Greenberg
Dean Hansell
Thomas and Kristina Heck
Hyundai Motor America
Tobi A. Inlender
Rosalind Jarrett Sepulveda and Lamar Sepulveda
Sanjay Jhaveri
Judith Selbst Kamins and Kenneth Kamins
Martha and Bruce Karsh
KPMG LLP
Sandra Kulli and Dundas I. Flaherty
Lawyers’ Mutual Insurance Company
Mary Jane Leland Living Trust
Library of America
Courtney Lilly and Miranda Banks
Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
Barbara and Joel S. Marcus
Mattel, Inc.
Kevin McKeon and Andrew Lowy
The Mesdag Family Foundation
The Barry and Wendy Meyer Foundation
Barry and Wendy Meyer
Wendy Munger and Leonard Gumport
Nicole Neeman Brady and T.J. Brady
Sharon Oxborough
Cheryl Petersen and Roger Lustberg
Kevin Philip and Joshua Miller
Nina and Leo Pircher
Pritchard Foundation
Celia S. Ramos and Richard Slechta
Anthony and Rosario Richards
Lisa Richardson
Kate Roberts and Martha E. Flores
Robert Ronus
Robert Rosen
David and Susan Rosenblum
The Gene & Maxine Rosenfeld Family Foundation
Maxine and Gene Rosenfeld
Allison and Eric Samek
Rockwell and Marna Schnabel Foundation
Marna and Rockwell Schnabel
David and Varda Schriger
Seaver Endowment
Carlton and Laura Seaver
Laura A. Seigle
Abby Sher and John May
Kim and David Sonnenblick
Michael Speaker
Jennifer A. Steele and Jay Bauer
Sally A. Steffen and Geoffrey Herrera
Steinlauf-Schriger Foundation
Alison Suzukamo
TEN Advertising
The Three Sisters Foundation
TPG
Elinor and Rubin Turner
Betsy Wanner
Lisa Yamasaki
Stephanie Yonekura and Briane Grey
Zegar Family Foundation
Anonymous
$2,500 – $9,999
Meena and Liaquat Ahamed
Laura and Harvey Alpert Charitable Foundation
Harvey and Laura Alpert
Robert and Melissa Alvarado
Chitra and Sudesh Arora
Richard Arratia
Sandra Ball-Rokeach
Anissa and Paul Balson
Honeya and Michael Barth
Maralee Beck and Andrew Safir
Nancy Berman and Alan J. Bloch
Tracey Boldemann-Tatkin and Stan Tatkin
Boulder Library Foundation
Bonnie Brae
Brickbottom Foundation
The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation
Edythe Broad
Craig and Susan Burger
Joan Burns
Kim and Ginger Caldwell
California Community Foundation
Tanya and Alex Cappas
Carla Christofferson Foundation
Charlotte Chamberlain
Carla J. Christofferson
Citibank
Pamela and Shannon Clyne
Julie and Roger Corman
Carolbeth Cozen
Madeline R. Cripe
Ames Cushing
Deloitte
Ernst & Young
Shepard and Amanda Fairey Foundation
Alice Joyce Garfield and Daniel Romano
Constance Gavin
Cindy and Robert Gelber
Marilyn Glazer
Ronda Gomez-Quiñones
The Joyce Green Family Foundation
Alison and Jerry Greenberg
Chanresh and Vinod Gupta
William H. Hannon Foundation
Nancy and Michael Harahan
Sharon Lybeck Hartmann
The Hay Trust
Karen Heilman and Cary Thompson
Diane Henderson
Jonathan and Jo Carol Hiatt
Marsha Hirano-Nakanishi
Joan Hotchkis
Vicky Hsu
Huff Family Foundation
Melissa and Travis Huff
Douglas Hylton
Jennifer and Drew Jedlinsky
Jira
Anne Johnson
Mark Johnson
Jonathan D. Kaufelt and Holly Corn
Kayne Foundation
Barbara R. Klein
KLM Foundation
Patricia M. Kouba
Nancy Koven
Constance Lawton and Jim Yoder
Les LaZar and Roberta Dwoskin
The Norman and Sadie Lee Foundation
Vincent Leveque
Los Angeles County Department of Arts & Culture
Jamie and Robert Madden
William and Cynthia Mantzoukas
The Markoff Family 1993 Trust
Debra and Robert Markovic
Preethi Marla
Barry and Karen Mason
Barbara A. Maughan
Christy McAvoy
Denise McCain-Tharnstrom and Charles A. Tharnstrom
Kathleen L. McCarthy Kostlan and Franklyn Kostlan
McCrea Foundation
Beth and Leslie Michelson
Microsoft Philanthropies
Mary E. Miller
Pamela Mischel
Jarl and Pamela Mohn
The Morrison & Foerster Foundation
Molly Munger and Stephen English
Shaheen Nanji
THE OFFICE performing arts + film, Inc.
Susan Oka
Gerald Oppenheimer Family Foundation
Out of Print
The Albert Parvin Foundation
John and Amy Peer
Anne and Bruce Pomeroy
Sandra and Lawrence Post
David J. Prager
Luvh Rakhe
Elizabeth Raposo and Scott Thomas
Resnick Foundation Inc.
Lynda and Stewart Resnick
Joyce Rey
Judy and Rick Richman
Ricki and Marvin Ring
Mary Anne Roberto and Manuel Monterrubio
Peter J. Robinson
Victoria and David Rogers
Lois Rosen
Patty Elias Rosenfeld and Michael Rosenfeld
Laura and Jamie Rosenwald
Paula and Allan Rudnick
Tawny and Jerry Sanders
Scott Saunders
Kaitlyn Sever
The Shapiro Family Charitable Foundation
Shirley and Ralph Shapiro
Arnold and Barbara Shell
Jonathan R. Shell
The Sidley Austin Foundation
The Skaggs Family Foundation
Rachel and Trevor Small
John H. and Cynthia Lee Smet Foundation
Mary Beth and Hardy Thomas
Leslie Vermut and Thomas Weinberger
Jane Shay Wald
Jan Wesley
Alyce de Roulet Williamson
Jamie Rosenthal Wolf
Wyss Foundation
Anonymous
$1,000 – $2,499
Reeva Abrams
Activist Foundation
Alan and Sophie Alpert
Maysoon Alsandook
Jeffrey and Martine Anderson
Carrie and Stephen Arce
John and Hilda Arnold Foundation
Diana and Daniel Attias
Charmaine and Sean Bailey
Joseph A. Bartush
Robert and Linda Bassler
J.B. Berland Foundation
Milton and Ruth Berman Family Foundation
Barbara Bilson and Bert Woodruff
Jacqueline Blatt
Justine and Robert Bloomingdale
Rose Ann Boken
Janice Lee Braly
Wendy and Robert Brandow
Stanley and Ronda Breitbard
Benjamin and Irma Breslauer
Susan and Rick Broman
Cordell Brown
Eileen N. McMenamin and Ronald Brownstein
Jeffrey and Audrey Burbank
Adele and Rick Burke
Kevin Chase
Kevin Chase Executive Search Group
Robert A. Chick and Boni Bryant
Mara and Richard Citron
Jesse Coleman and Sarah R. Varet
Michael and Susanne Condon
Ann and Richard Costello
Anne Crawford DeZonia and Dudley DeZonia
Alison Bryan Crowell and Richard Crowell
Judi Davidson
Andrew Deutsch
Claudia and Benjamin Deutsch
Paul Didomenico and Rhoi Carpena
Cathy C. Durham and Edwin A. Locke
Kathleen Eckert
The Lucille Ellis Simon Foundation
Anne Epstein
Janet Esposito
Eris & Larry Field Family Foundation
Robyn Field and Anthony O’Carroll
Diane M. Fitzpatrick
Amy Forbes
Christopher and Margaret Forman
Maureen Frank
Jennifer and Carl Freed
Friends of the Hershey Public Library
Ruth B. Galanter
Sharon Gam
Jennifer Gandin
Susan and Whitney Ganz
Janet Garcia
Brooke and Edward Garlock
Suzanne Gilbert
Laura Glass
Vicki and Daniel Gold
Jonathan Goldblatt
The Goldhirsh Foundation
Betty and Fred Goldstein
Susanne H. Goldstein
Sherry and Geoff Grant
Andrea Green
Patricia and Richard Grey
Sharon and Irwin Grossman
Nancy Gubin
Ted Habte-Gabr and Lisa J. Napoli
Capri L. Haga
Barbara L. Hall and Valentin Almendarez
William and Marcy Hammerstein
Dale Harbour-Day
Elizabeth and Dan Harrison
Amy Heidish
Portia Hein and Philip Martin
Michael and Candice Herman
Pastor Herrera
Carolyn and Michael L. Hittleman
Gerben and Jill Hoeksma
Rodney J. Hoffman and Victor Ordaz
Reenita Hora
Daniel Paul and Barbara Ann Horwitz Foundation
Daniel P. Horwitz
Marsha Jacks
Carol Ann Jones
Aditi Kamdar
Patricia B. Kao and Richard Benoit
Beth and Ken Karmin Family Foundation
Beth and Ken Karmin
Rachel Katz
Bart and Roberta Kaufmann
Brigid A. Kelly and Bowen Campbell
Ravi and Shamita Khosla
Jeeyeon Kim
Katrina Kimport
Richard Kraus
Adam Krueger
Michael Kuhn
The Brianna Kupfer Foundation
Ina Labermeier
Stephen and Cori Lable
Erin LaCombe and Matt Toledo
Deborah L. Lacusta and Daniel L. Castellaneta
Jacqueline L. Landry
Melodie K. Larsen and Vincent Salcido
Hollis Leech and Christopher Saigal
Christina and George Legg
Alexandria Levitt
Kim Marie Lewis and Michael Lee Narigon
Annie Li
Liberty Hill Foundation
Stacy Lieberman and Jonathan Ritter
Michael K. Lindsey and Wendy Carson
The Los Angeles Breakfast Club Foundation
Robert and Elizabeth Lowe
Gene A. Lucero and Marcia E. Williams
Ashley Lusk
Doss Robert Mabe and Adel Boehm-Mabe
Paul Madwin
Jeff Mag-usara
Alice Noelle Mallari
Shari Malyn
Sharon McQueen and Daniel Whalen
Susan D. Meltzer
Kathleen Merrill
Susan E. Metros and William Morgan
Middle Road Foundation
Kristin Miletich
Shokoufeh Moghtassed
Vibiana Molina
Paul D. Moore, II and Dolly Lin
James Morgan
Nancy L. Morrin
Edith Morrow
Lisa and Jon Mowery
Suzanne Muchnic
Jessica Nadel and Joshua Feffer
Renae Niles
Dennis and Yvonne Noesen
Karen Nusbaum
Debra Oates
Myrna Oliver
Leslie Palmer
Nancy and Larry Pasquali
Julie Payne
Gloria and Richard Pink
Heather and John Polk
Linda Polonsky
Ginny Popper and Greg Morgan
Kathryn and Clark Porter
Lawrence & Sandra Post Family Foundation
Margaret and Ronald Preissman
The Arthur and Patricia Price Foundation
Arthur and Patricia Price
Keri and Marvin Putnam
Julie Robinson and John Kusmiersky
Jessica Roldan
Shawn Rubin and Brian Roper
Nicole W. and John A. Ruskey
Sara Rutenberg
Samuel and Helene Soref Foundation
Sherie and Alan Schneider
Suzanne Schweitzer
Natalie Seaman and Chris McGirr
Richard C. Seaver Trust
Lisa See and Richard B. Kendall
Kay Sheth
Eileen Shields
David and Judy Shore Foundation
David and Judy Shore
Chris Hebert and Debra Silverman
Maggy Simon
Lon V. Smith Foundation
Jessica Smith
Linda J. Smith
Gail Spindler
Donald and Jill Spuehler
Teri and Gilbert Stayner
Karen L. Stevenson
Sarah R. Sturdivant
Lucy Stutz and Jared Levine
Missy and Robert Sutton
John F. Szabo and Nicholas Kuefler
Mona and Vikram Tamboli
Sandra and Michael Taradash
Katherine and Douglas Thompson
Barbera Thornhill
Brian Tichenor and Raun Thorp
Harumi Torii and Riho Kim
Laura and Jeff Tremaine
Uptown Gay & Lesbian Alliance
Richard and Diane Van Grunsven Family Foundation
Diane Van Grunsven
Robin and Scott Venturelli
Maria Villa and Steve Lathrop
Dawn Vincent and Charles Shickley
Lee and Deborah Walcott
Susan and Donald Walerstein
Jacque Lyne Wallace
Janice and Daniel Wallace
Esther Chang Weese and Jeremy Weese
Maxine and Brian Weinstock
Susan Weissman
Wetsman Foundation
Janis Wetsman
Harrison White
Donna and Martin J. Wolff
Jenna Wycoff
Ruth Kramer Ziony
Anonymous
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Stacy Lieberman
As President and CEO of the Library Foundation of Los Angeles (LFLA), Stacy Lieberman is an innovative and inclusive leader whose career dwells at the intersection of arts and culture, lifelong learning, storytelling, and equitable access. Stacy guides the Foundation’s philanthropic and public-facing priorities to serve the Los Angeles Public Library, embracing the notion that libraries are beacons of democracy where everyone is welcome. She works intentionally with community leaders, donors, and internal and external strategic partners to raise awareness and resources for the Library and its life-changing initiatives.
With more than 20 years of experience as a senior executive, Stacy has left an indelible mark on iconic L.A. arts, non-profit, and educational institutions such as The Broad, the Autry Museum of the American West, and the Skirball Cultural Center. Building on an early career in book publishing, she has dedicated her professional life to sharing stories and broadening the reach of public institutions to welcome visitors and students of all ages and backgrounds to experience educational, arts, and cultural opportunities.
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