▁K ip en ▁assumed ▁a ▁prominent ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁cultural ▁scene . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁frequent ▁consult ant ▁for ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁county ▁cultural ▁affairs ▁depart ments ▁and ▁has ▁jur ied ▁several ▁pri zes . ▁He ▁continues ▁to ▁talk ▁about ▁books ▁and ▁culture ▁on ▁K P CC - FM ▁in ▁Pas ad ena , ▁California . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁K ip en ▁founded ▁Lib ros ▁Sch m ib ros ▁a ▁not - for - pro fit ▁collabor ative ▁project ▁that ▁brings ▁low - ▁and ▁no - cost ▁reading ▁to ▁residents ▁of ▁its ▁Bo yle ▁He ights ▁neighborhood ▁and ▁Gre ater ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁Under ▁his ▁art istic ▁direction , ▁Lib ros ▁Sch m ib ros ▁has ▁produced ▁multiple ▁events ▁throughout ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁including ▁a ▁ten - week , ▁held - over ▁public - eng agement ▁res iden cy ▁at ▁the ▁Ham mer ▁Museum . ▁Lib ros ▁Sch m ib ros ’ ▁cultural ▁contributions ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁include ▁a ▁massive ▁literary ▁map ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁since ▁purchased ▁by ▁U CLA ▁Special ▁Col lections ▁for ▁permanent ▁public ▁display . ▁ ▁K ip en ▁appears ▁regularly ▁in ▁ven ues ▁including ▁the ▁A LO UD ▁stage ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Public ▁Library , ▁W riter ’ s ▁B loc , ▁and ▁Z oc alo . ▁ ▁He ▁frequently ▁addresses ▁enthus iast s ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁architect ural , ▁historical , ▁and ▁arts ▁conven ings . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁engaged ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁cre ative ▁people ▁in ▁inter