LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Public Library released a new library card, their second in a series of limited edition cards featuring artwork by notable L.A. artists. 

Actress Kentaley McCurdy is here to check out a few books and sign up for the redesign.  

“I used to be able to read a book a day, literally, and I was always stuck in a library,” said McCurdy. “My mother didn’t have AC so the library was like my home away from home. I was able to kind of cool down and really be able to relax. That’s why I love the library. It’s my safe space."

McCurdy grew up visiting the library to read plays and now comes to prepare for auditions. She says the new card represents today’s L.A.

Designed by L.A. artist Gajin Fujita, the artwork features a Japanese folklore character sporting a Dodgers jersey. 

“What the library meant to me was a huge wealth of knowledge,” said Gajin Fujita. “And it was like a place of refuge for me where I can lose myself in these books doing research of all these characters in myths and tales.”

Gajin pulls a book off the shelf and recognizes the cover. “The 47 Ronin,” said Fujita.

“It was through these books that spun my imagination to come up with these crazy paintings,” said Fujita.

Known for merging old Japanese woodblock prints with street art, Fujita grew up in Boyle Heights where he tagged the streets of East L.A. before enrolling into art school. Recognized early on for his prodigious talent, his first art show in New York sold out before turning in this final thesis.

“So the best art lesson came from my mentor Dave Hickey from UNLV, and he said great art should violate people's expectations and honestly, that's all I've been trying to do,” said Fujita.

Gold leaf may be Gajin’s signature color, but his love for his hometown baseball team still screams blue. 

“Long-time Dodger fan right here,” said Fujita as he unzipped his hoodie and showed off his Dodgers jersey underneath. “They were my team ever since like the early '80s and the L.A. tag that I use in my artwork comes from the Dodgers actually.”

His art has been exhibited at Frieze and Art Basel, but to Fujita, the library card is special.

“I feel very proud and privileged that I get to use the references that I studied are now on the library card,” said Fujita.

Even better, everyone has a chance to collect it.