RECOMMENDED: 9 free things you didn\u2019t know you could get with an L.A. library card<\/a><\/p>\n And when they say \u201clarge,\u201d they really mean it. Like, new Guinness World Record holder large. When fully opened, the book measures approximately 31-by-20 feet, with its paper structures rising more than 11 feet into the air. The whole thing weighs\u00a0over\u00a01,800 pounds,\u00a0but it’s made using traditional bookmaking materials, including paper, adhesive and fabric.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Created by\u00a0L.A. artist and printmaker Daniel Gonz\u00e1lez, Luceros y Penumbras\u00a0was commissioned as the centerpiece of Central Library\u2019s centennial celebration. Gonz\u00e1lez drew on his history, the\u00a0history\u00a0of Los Angeles and the library\u2019s role as a place where generations of Angelenos come to discover, learn and imagine.<\/p>\n The massive book unfolds across two enormous pop-up spreads, filled with intricate scenes and imagery exploring memory, culture and discovery. Paper engineering\u00a0is courtesy of Matthew Reinhart, the artist behind numerous elaborate pop-up books, while Goodnight & Co. handled the full-scale engineering and fabrication required to\u00a0bring the concept to life.<\/p>\n The installation also comes with a display of rare movable books from the library\u2019s Toy Movable Collection, offering a miniature counterpoint to the Guinness-certified behemoth.\u00a0Best of all, admission is free, and the exhibition is open to all ages. If you\u2019ve ever thought of pop-up books as something reserved for children\u2019s shelves, Luceros y Penumbras\u00a0is a pretty effective argument for reconsidering that stance.<\/p>\n Los Angeles Central Library\u00a0turned\u00a0100 in July, and the Downtown landmark has spent 2026 celebrating with special events, exhibitions and programs like\u00a0Luceros y Penumbras.\u00a0 See what’s on view\u2014including the contents of a hundred-year-old time capsule\u2014at Central Library, located at 630 W. 5th St. in DTLA. For more information, click here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Los Angeles\u00a0loves to make everything into a production. Why should reading get left out?\u00a0 Luceros y Penumbras: The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":460850,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[7579,48,52,51,47,50,49,7580,420],"class_list":["post-460849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-categories-things-to-do","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news","tag-news-city-life","tag-things-to-do"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=460849"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460849\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/460850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=460849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=460849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=460849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sddefault.jpg\")
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