This summer, join your peers and special guest speakers for "Conversations in the Park" - a series of talks in our lovely city parks, brought to you by the LAAC Subcommittee on Community Outreach and Advocacy. Bring snacks!

Soldier and girlfriend in canoe 1943, Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection

Join us for the last meetup in our summer “Conversations in the Park” series at Echo Park Lake on Sunday, August 14th from 3-5 pm. We’ll be discussing community engagement with guest speakers Kelly Besser (UCLA Library Special Collections), Roderic Crooks (UC Irvine), and Manuel Escamilla (City of Santa Ana). Besser and Crooks will speak to their work with the Miracle Bookmobile; Escamilla will discuss projects at Santa Ana Public Library and the City of Santa Ana. The group will meet on the green space near the Boathouse.