LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The inaugural Los Angeles Libros Festival, or festival of books, got underway Saturday at the L.A. Public Library's Central Library in downtown L.A.
The free bi-lingual book festival celebrated the diversity of L.A. by encouraging visitors to read in two languages.
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There were book signings, arts and crafts and performances.
The Library partnered with two groups to put on the festival: LA Librería, the only L.A. bookstore that specializes in Spanish language kids books, and REFORMA, which promotes library services to Spanish-speakers.