Long Beach Public Library Foundation 2017 Impact Report
In 2017, the Long Beach Public Library served over 1 million patrons with 7 million resources and received the National Medal for Museum and Library Service. Check out the highlights of how the Library Foundation supported this monumental year for the library.
13th of December 2017
Press Telegram: Without public action, the FCC will expand our digital divide
Today, the Long Beach Press Telegram shared our Executive Director, Kate Azar’s column on the importance of Net Neutrality protections in advance of the FCC’s scheduled December 14, 2017 vote to remove these protections. You can help delay tomorrow’s FCC vote by calling FCC Chairman Pai at (202) 418-1000 and expressing your support for Net […]
Mayor’s Book Club Welcomed Best-selling Children’s Author Jan Brett to Long Beach
Hundreds gathered as Mayor Robert Garcia welcomed New York Times best-selling children’s author, Jan Brett at a free community event on December 9, 2017 at the Aquarium of the Pacific. This second annual Mayor’s Book Club event featured Brett’s latest book, The Mermaid, and was sponsored by the Long Beach Public Library Foundation, the Mayor’s […]
7th of December 2017
Storytime at the Aquarium with Jan Brett Live Streaming on Saturday, Dec. 9
Tune in below at 10:00 am PST on December 9, 2017 for a live feed of the Mayor’s Book Club Storytime at the Aquarium with New York Times best-selling children’s author, Jan Brett. Watch Mayor Robert Garcia and Jan Brett as she shares her latest book, The Mermaid at this community event already at capacity. This […]
22nd of November 2017
A Story from the Library – Aarron and Erica
A second grader named Aarron Coleman once walked across the street from his school to the Burnett Neighborhood Library for the first time. After school, the library buzzes with young students looking for a safe place to go in a neighborhood where the poverty rate is nearly double the city average. Aarron was looking to […]
16th of November 2017
Sherriff McDonnell: Libraries are essential to our community
“Did you know that 70% of the people in our prisons never finished high school? In my nearly 4 decades in law enforcement, I see first-hand the impact that a lack of education has on the crime in our county. That’s why I support the Long Beach Public Library Foundation as a member of its […]
Library Studio Innovation Showcased at Long Beach Civic Innovation Awards
This week’s Long Beach Civic Innovation Awards featured a winning design by the Library’s Studio makerspace. Awards presented to the event’s honorees were designed by Studio Guides at the Library using the technology and software available for free to library patrons. The Studio Guide team utilized Adobe Creative suite, 3D design software, and 3D printers to make […]
9th of November 2017
The Role of Libraries in the Defense of Our Nation
“I got orders today!” This announcement – usually made at the end of the day when your spouse walks in from work – is one that is anticipated with both dread and excitement. Everything in the household stops … the TV is turned off, the stove put on simmer … as the family gathers to find […]
1st of November 2017
Bridging Long Beach’s Digital Divide
Like many, we were dismayed to learn that 1 in 4 Long Beach households still lacks an adequate portal to the Internet. According to the Long Beach Media Collaborative‘s recent report, 1 in 6 Long Beach residents are not connected to the Internet at all. “And proportionately fewer households are connected in Long Beach than […]
3rd of October 2017
Students Get a Second Chance and Earn their High School Diploma at the Library
At the podium in his cap and gown, Samrith recalled his teen years acknowledging, “I did not get my high school diploma back then, but I didn’t quit. I never gave up on my education.” Now, 18 years after he left high school, Samrith earned his high school diploma at the Long Beach Public Library […]