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James Gurney brings the worlds of science and the imagination to life in his bestselling book series, Dinotopia. This exhibition includes paintings, drawings and mixed media pieces from his latest installment in this series, Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara.

Sponsored by Farmers Insurance Group. Organized by the Norman Rockwell Museum and presented in partnership with the Library Foundation of Los Angeles.

In partnership with The J. Paul Getty Trust and the Getty Research Institute, Central Library presented Julius Shulman's Los Angeles which presented 150 rarely seen photographs from the Getty Research Institute's Julius Shulman Photography Archive. For over 70 years, Shulman documented the growth of Los Angeles, and his body of work now serves as a critical visual record of this metropolis' dramatic evolution. This exhibition was organized along themes that included The Rise of Downtown and Bunker Hill; Century City: The Utopia of Tomorrow; and, Staging and Selling the Modern Mystique; and featured such architectural expressions as Watts Towers. Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Pierre Koenig's Case Study House #22, and the Hollywood Bowl.

Julius Shulman’s Los Angeles is presented by the Getty Research Institute and made possible by the Library Foundation of Los Angeles. This exhibition is partially funded by Park Fifth. Exhibits at the Central Library are made possible in part through a grant from The James Irvine Foundation.

Leo Politi lived and worked in Los Angeles for more than 60 years-chronicling decades of changes downtown through his paintings and numerous children's books. This exhibition examines Bunker Hill through a series of charming paintings of the stately Victorian houses that characterized the neighborhood before skyscrapers irrevocably altered the landscape.

Sponsored by Farmers Insurance Group. Funding made possible by the Library Foundation of Los Angeles.

Beyond the Iconic: Contemporary Photographs of Paris consisted of 139 photographs taken from 1971 to 2003 by 24 internationally acclaimed artists from the collection of the Musée Carnavalet; it was curated by Beatrice Mousli Bennett and Guy Bennett of Los Angeles with the collaboration of Catherine Tambrun of the Musée Carnavalet. The exhibition focused on images of often-unseen aspects of Paris, and was organized into sections that embraced themes of architecture, urban planning, inhabitants, and social issues in the city. It marked the first time many of these images traveled outside of France. The exhibition was organized, designed, and produced by the Library Foundation and did not travel to any other city.

Beyond the Iconic: Contemporary Photographs of Paris was curated by Guy Bennett and Béatrice Mousli with the collaboration of Catherine Tambrun. The works of art in the exhibition are all from the collection of the Musée Carnavalet, Histoire de Paris, France. This exhibition is presented by the Library Foundation of Los Angeles for the Los Angeles Public Library. Major support provided by The James Irvine Foundation. Major corporate sponsor, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts.

This comprehensive survey of the best American picture-book art of the last decade made its West Coast debut at the Central Library. Co-organized by The Eric Carle Museum in Amherst, MA and the Katonah Art Museum in Katonah, NY, Children Should Be Seen features illustrations from many outstanding artists, including Etienne Delessert, Dr. Seuss, Marla Frazee, Maurice Sendak, William Steig, Chris Van Allsburg. The Central Library presentation of Children Should Be Seen includes the entire series of original art for Stompin' at the Savoy, a book collaboration between celebrated artist Richard Yarde, one of the foremost watercolorists working in America today, and the late Bebe Moore Campbell, an accomplished author and well-known Angeleno.

Children Should Be Seen: The Image of the Child in American Picture-Book Art has been co-organized by The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachusetts, and the Katonah Museum of Art in Katonah, New York, and has been made possible by a generous grant from Helen and Peter Bing. Additional funding for the exhibition has been provided by the New York Council for the Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Los Angeles presentation of Children Should Be Seen is produced by the Library Foundation of Los Angeles for the Los Angeles Public Library, with additional support from Helen and Peter Bing. Exhibits at the Central Library are made possible in part through a grant from The James Irvine Foundation.