This photo titled "Dad and CJ" is part of the Oakland Public Library's collection of personal items found in library books. (Oakland Public Library ) "I just always loved that one, because kids ...

Sponsor Message "I had always collected little things I'd found in library books and I knew other people ... she'll often take out a note or photo or a drawing and examine it.

A newly expanded version of a once-obscure book of photos by Arnold Hylen is now available from Angel City Press at Los Angeles Public Library.