Science, Technology & Patents Department - Los Angeles Public Library

Join us today July 31st at 2 pm at Central Library to learn All About Trademarks!

Join us Friday, July 26th at 1 pm via Zoom for "Breaking Free From Pain" with holistic health practitioner, Shari Emami

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Please join us Saturday, June 1st for the Past, Present, and Future of LA's Koreatown Restaurants!

The Past, Present, and Future of LA's Koreatown Restaurants Presented by the Culinary Historians of Southern California

Join us June 1st at 1 pm online for this exciting panel discussion!

Diversability: Intersectionality with Q***r Asian
Time: 1:00 - 2:30pm
Where: Virtual (Zoom) http://lapl.me/Y4wTpvj
Online Calendar: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/diversability-intersectionality-queer-asian

Join us tomorrow, May 18th, at Central Library for AAPI Joy! https://lapl.org/aapi-joy

AAPI Joy: Wellness, Healing, Resilience and Resistance
May 18, 2024, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Central Library

The next Culinary Historians of Southern California event will be Saturday, April 20th at 10:30 am! Free! RSVPs appreciated, but not required!

Trends in Cookbook Writing, 1970s to Now Joan Nathan in Conversation with Barbara Fairchild (presented by the Culinary Historians of Southern California)

Learn about the history of noodle soup this Saturday, March 9th at 10:30 am in the Taper Auditorium of Central Library!

A Deep Dive into the Global History of Noodle Soup **Free**In Person** The Culinary Historians of Southern California welcome Ken Albala in the Mark Taper Auditorium

It's African American History Month!

A district of determination Read about James Wormley, Miriam Benjamin, and Robert Pelham, three inventors and Washington, D.C. residents who appeared on Henry Baker's list of Black patent holders

Join the Lunar New Year Celebration this Saturday at Central Library!
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Saturday, February 10th, the Culinary Historians welcome the author of "A place at the Nayarit : how a Mexican restaurant nourished a community" in the Taper Auditorium!

"Placemakers" with Natalia Molina Presented by the Culinary Historians of Southern California

Inventors! Have you ever had a patent application rejected by the USPTO? Patent practitioners! Have you ever wanted to appeal a USPTO decision? Learn all about the appeals process from Patent Trial and Appeal Board judges on Thursday, December 7, 2023 from 1-5 pm in the Taper Auditorium at Central Library in DTLA!

Ex Parte Appeal Roadshows - Los Angeles, California An in-person training focused on ex parte appeal proceedings scheduled from December 2023 through May 2024 in cities across the country.

USPTO issues milestone 1 millionth design patent!

USPTO issues milestone 1 millionth design patent Granted to Agustina Huckaby of Fort Worth, Texas, design patent 1 million is for the ornamental design for a dispensing comb.

The Culinary Historians of Southern California will be back from their summer hiatus presenting the History of California Foods & Iconic L.A. Restaurants with the author George Geary on September 9th!

George Geary: History of California Foods & Iconic Restaurants Presented by the Culinary Historians of Southern California, live and in person in the Mark Taper Auditorium at Central Library

Our in-person program on Tuesday at noon is full, but walk-ins might be allowed if there are no-shows.

Patents, Trademarks, & Your Small Business Patents, Trademarks, & Your Small Business

Coming up on Sunday, August 27th in the Mark Taper Auditorium!

Astronomy and Faith: How Do We Tell Our Story? The "Pope's Astronomer", Brother Guy Consolmagno, discusses how stories are fundamental in our understanding of both science and religion.

Do you run a small business? Take a look at this trademark registration toolkit from the USPTO!

Are you new to the patent process? Sign up for this free webinar from the USPTO.

The Path to a Patent, Part I: IP basics USPTO experts provide an overview of the different types of intellectual property (IP) that includes patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and copyrights as well as an introduction to the patent process.

Street Vendor Resource Fair in Spanish!
Register at https://form.jotform.com/231355641719155 (the English registration form is here https://form.jotform.com/231355393542153)

The June 10th Culinary Historians of Southern California program will be via Zoom only! We will be back in the Taper Auditorium in the fall!

Food Writing Unfolded With Bonnie Benwick (Culinary Historians of Southern California) Bonnie Benwick discusses, via a virtual Zoom presentation, the state of food media, covering its evolution in America via newspaper food sections as well as trends concerning ingredients and cuisines, the impact of diverse voices, and alternative ways of presenting recipes.Bonnie is a freelance food...

Join us for the next Culinary Historians of Southern California lecture on Saturday, May 13th in the Taper Auditorium of Central Library.

Plug It In, Turn It On: 70 Years of Kitchen Appliance Manuals (Culinary Historians of Southern California) We read, save, or toss them—but how do kitchen appliance manuals reflect cooking trends, language, typography, visuals, and changing times? Find out when historian and bookseller Liz Po***ck presents an illustrated lecture on appliance instruction manuals that came with the many different types of...

RIP Mimi Sheraton

Los Angeles Public Library : 1,000 foods to eat before you die : a food lover's life list by Sheraton, Mimi Various foods from all over the world.

CHSC’s April 8 program!
CHSC presents a lecture, “L.A.'s Community Cookbooks: Overview & CHSC Project," by artist and archivist Suzanne Zoe Joskow on Saturday, April 8, 10:30 a.m., LIVE IN-PERSON at the main Central Library’s Mark Taper Auditorium, 630 W. Fifth St., Los Angeles, CA 90071. A reception with themed snacks follows the lecture. The program is free and open to the public.

What is a community cookbook? This term is often associated with mid-century, spiral-bound volumes, but in Los Angeles, community cookbooks date back to the city's earliest years of book printing. In this presentation, artist and archivist Suzanne Zoe Joskow will be discussing her ongoing project The Community Cookbook Archive. Comprised of over 400 Los Angeles-based community cookbooks that span 3 centuries, the Archive is an evolving, food-based tapestry of LA stories. Joskow will give an overview of Los Angeles community cookbooks and their role as primary source documents, capturing important and often overlooked local histories. She will also be introducing an upcoming project, in which CHSC members are invited to join Southern California's culinary history by contributing to the organization's own community cookbook!

Suzanne Joskow has a BA in American Studies from Yale University and an MFA in Fine Art from Otis College of Art and Design. In her artwork and curatorial practice, Joskow focuses on the connection between physical material and social history — often in the form of maps or archives. Most recently, she is immersed in Los Angeles food history, exploring the ways Angelinos, particularly women, cooked at home. Joskow’s work has appeared in galleries, community spaces, institutions, and publications throughout the US. She works and lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter.

Parking information:
Central Library parking: 524 South Flower Street Garage. Saturday $1 flat rate with validation (9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.), available at the library's Information Desk (first floor). The validation is a small barcode imprinted on the parking ticket. Credit card or debit card payments can be made at the exit gates. Cash payments can only be made in machines at the P-1 level of the parking garage before returning to your car.

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SAVE THE DATE – CHSC’s May program:
Saturday, MAY 13, 10:30 a.m.
‘Plug It In, Turn It On: 70 Years of Kitchen Appliance Manuals’
by Historian and Bookseller Liz Po***ck
– LIVE in-person at the downtown Central Library, Mark Taper Auditorium. Details to follow.

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About the event organizer, Culinary Historians of Southern California:
People with a passion for food beyond the knife and fork founded the Culinary Historians of Southern California in 1995 as an affiliate of the Los Angeles Public Library. Typical of library patrons, they sought an intellectual as well as gastronomic approach to food, but not at the expense of taking themselves so seriously that they would forget to have fun.
Today’s membership of about 250 men and women spans a range of ages and occupations.. It comprises not only food professionals, from chefs, writers and academics to product purveyors and restaurateurs, but also people in fields such as marketing, television, theatre, and museums. And then there are those simply intrigued by the mysteries of food and pleasures of the table. For more information, visit chsocal.org.

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Join us on Tuesday, April 11th at 1:00 pm via Zoom to learn about patents, trademarks, and copyrights!

Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks: Protecting Your Small Business -VIA ZOOM Free class and Q&A with intellectual property attorneys from Bet Tzedek. Presented by the library's Patent & Trademark Resource Center.

Join us Saturday, March 11th at 1 pm via Zoom in celebrating Women's History Month! https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/chef-ericka-sanchez-shares-her-mexican-recipes-0

Tomorrow, Saturday, March 11th at 10:30 am in the Taper Auditorium at Central Library, the Culinary Historians of Southern California present Sarah Lohman's lecture on Endangered Eating

CHSC’s March program!
CHSC presents a lecture, "ENDANGERED EATING: AMERICA'S VANISHING FOOD," by renowned culinary historian and author SARAH LOHMAN on Saturday, March 11, 10:30 a.m. LIVE IN-PERSON at the main Central Library’s Mark Taper Auditorium, 630 W. Fifth St., Los Angeles, CA 90071. A reception with themed snacks follows the lecture. The program is free and open to the public; reservations are requested: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/culinary-event-sarah-lohman-endangered-eating-americas-vanishing-food-tickets-557540357217.

Sarah Lohman takes us behind the scenes of her next book, due out October 2023. "Endangered Eating: America's Vanishing Food" explores rare and endangered foods across the country. Lohman shares stories of her travels — including local California adventures in the Coachella Valley learning about date varieties found nowhere else in the world. She'll end the talk with a reading, the first time a part of her upcoming work will be shared. A video of today’s presentation will be postponed until October on the CHSC website, chsocal.org

About the presenter:
A culinary historian and author of the bestselling book "Eight Flavors: The Untold Story of American Cuisine," Sarah Lohman focuses on the history of food as a way to access the stories of diverse Americans. Her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and NPR. She has lectured across the country, from the Smithsonian Museum of American History in Washington, DC, to The Culinary Historians of Southern California. Her current project will be released from W.W. Norton & Co. in October 2023.

Parking information:
Central Library parking: 524 South Flower Street Garage. Saturday $1 flat rate with validation (9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.), available at the library's Information Desk (first floor). The validation is a small barcode imprinted on the parking ticket. Credit card or debit card payments can be made at the exit gates. Cash payments can only be made in machines at the P-1 level of the parking garage before returning to your car.

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SAVE THE DATE – CHSC’s April program:
Saturday, April 8, 10:30 a.m.
“ L.A.'s Community Cookbooks: Overview & CHSC Project,” with Suzanne Joskow
– LIVE in-person at the downtown Central Library, Mark Taper Auditorium. Details to follow.

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Find out about becoming a patent examiner for the United States Patent & Trademark Office!

Become a Patent Examiner By attending this event you will learn more about the USPTO, the patent examiner position, and our tremendous benefits and why employees love to work here.

The next Culinary Historians of Southern California program is Saturday, March 11th at 10:30 am in the Taper Auditorium

Endangered Eating: America's Vanishing Food With Sarah Lohman (Culinary Historians of Southern California) Sarah Lohman takes us behind the scenes of her next book, due out October 2023. Endangered Eating: America’s Vanishing Food explores rare and endangered foods across the country. Lohman shares stories of her travels, including local California adventures in the Coachella Valley and learning about ...

The Culinary Historians of Southern California are back in person! Join them on Saturday, February 11th at 10:30 am in the Taper Auditorium at Central Library!

A Brief History of Ice Cream From the Roman Empire to the Present Day With Valerie Campbell (Culinary Historians of Southern California) People around the world enjoy frozen treats, but you might be surprised just how long ago this practice began. Roman aristocrats and Persian Emperors enjoyed desserts made with natural snow—but how were they made and transported in an era before electric refrigeration? What are the differences bet...

The Culinary Historians of Southern California will be back in person on January 14th with another fascinating lecture by Charles Perry!

Eat Like an Egyptian (Pharaoh) with Charles Perry: Culinary Historians of Southern California We know a lot about the everyday life of the ancient Egyptians—the crops they gathered, how they baked their breads and so on. What exactly they ate, what dishes they made, those are harder to assess. Charles Perry will do his best. Charles Perry majored in Middle East Studies at Princeton Un...

Sign up to learn the Japanese art of paper marbling!

Suminagashi: Japanese Paper Marbling Create beautiful decorative paper using Suminagashi, a Japanese paper marbling technique. Marbling methods and options will be demonstrated. All materials will be provided. Please email [email protected] to sign up. Space is limited. This LA Made program was made possible with the generous support of...