Stay Home and Read a Book Ball is one of the Library Foundation’s most popular fundraising events. When you sign-up to “attend” you join a community of dedicated individuals who help to ensure the Los Angeles Public Library has the crucial resources needed to better serve the public. The brilliant part? You don’t have to leave your house to join the cause.

Instead of getting dressed up and hitting the town, the Foundation invites "attendees" to do what the event’s name suggests: stay home, read a book, and have a ball. Proceeds benefit the Foundation's cultural and educational outreach programs including the award-winning lecture series [ALOUD] at Central Library.

Previous Stay Home and Read a Book Ball chairs include: A. Scott Berg, Bebe Moore Campbell, Michael Crichton, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dick Van Dyke, Patt Morrison, and Sidney Poitier.