Leonardo DiCaprio’s Lesser-Known Project? A Library Built on the Site of His Childhood Home

“Your next library book could be checked out from Leonardo DiCaprio’s childhood home, or at least the grounds of it.
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Back in 1999, the Los Feliz Branch Library opened on the site of the actor’s former home in Los Angeles, which had already been torn down. When the branch opened, DiCaprio and his family donated $35,000 to establish a computer center (now named after him) that sits on the exact spot of his old bedroom and features signed posters from his famous films, like Titanic, Catch Me If You Can, and The Great Gatsby.
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​The family’s support has continued over the years, too. Senior librarian Pearl Yonezawa told SFGATE that DiCaprio purchased the library a five-year New York Times subscription around the time of the 2008 financial crisis and has helped fund other community initiatives. DiCaprio’s father even occasionally drops off posters from his son’s newer films for the library to hang up. We’d bet a One Battle After Another poster is next in the queue!”