ADVISORY/Public to Catch First View of American Originals: Treasures from the National Archives On 10th Anniversary of Central Library's Re-Opening After a Devastating Fire.

Feature Editors/City Desks

ADVISORY...for Saturday (Oct. 4)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

K-12 Educators Will Participate as the Exhibit Opens, Which Features

Rare Historical Documents Such as the Declaration of Independence and

Edison's Patent for the Light Bulb 

WHAT: City Librarian Susan Kent will open the American Originals:
      Treasure From the National Archives exhibit for the first time
      to the public. Central Library will host the only West Coast
      stop of the exhibit, a collection of documents that changed the
      course of our country's history. Selected pieces include the
      Louisiana Purchase Treaty, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and
      Germany's Surrender in World War II.

      Exhibit debuts on the 10th anniversary of the Central Library's
      re-opening after two devastating 1986 arson fires.

WHO: City Librarian Susan Kent
     LAUSD Educators
     Cornerstone Theatre Company
     Estimated 1,000 first-day exhibit goers

WHEN: 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 4, 2003

WHERE: Central Library, Getty Gallery, 550 S. Flower St., Los Angeles

PHOTOGRAPHY: Photos will be permitted, but please refrain from using
             flashes or artificial lighting, as the documents are very
             fragile. High-speed film is recommended for low-light
             conditions. Images of many of the documents can be
             requested by calling the media contact listed above.

  --- MEDIA NOTE: REPORTERS AND CREWS ARE INVITED TO A WALKTHROUGH ---
                 --- OF THESE RARELY SEEN DOCUMENTS. ---