Remembering Barbara Egyud
Over the years, the Long Beach Public Library Foundation has been privileged to work with a number of dedicated literacy advocates. But few have demonstrated the level of compassion, commitment, and sincerity as Barbara Egyud. Barbara’s efforts to bring literacy to young readers throughout our city have been an inspiration to each person who has […]
20th of June 2017
Honoring Larry Dyer
On Sunday, June 11, at our 14th annual Grape Expectations fundraising gala, we had the honor of presenting the Library Leadership Award to the Lloyd and Lauretta Dyer Family Foundation. There to accept the award was Larry Dyer, son of Lloyd and Lauretta, and president of their Foundation. Larry and his family have advocated for […]
7th of June 2017
Your name, in print.
Our upcoming Grape Expectations fundraiser is full of exciting entertainment and extravagant auction items, from a weeklong cooking course in Tuscany to a pie subscription. (Yeah, you read that right.) One of our favorite auction items is a thoroughly unique opportunity to be immortalized in fiction. The highest bidder’s name will be featured in Tyler Dilts‘s, […]
5th of June 2017
Congratulations to the Library!
Last month, the Long Beach Public Library won the National Medal Award from the Institute of Museum and Library Service. It’s the most significant national award a library can win, and we couldn’t be more proud. Of course, we’re not entirely surprised. Our librarians don’t rest when it comes to offering dynamic programs at every […]
1st of May 2017
Write an Email, Make a Difference
Today is National Library Legislative Day, an annual effort of individuals and organizations to work together for library advocacy at the national level. As you likely heard, the Trump Administration recently released its proposed federal budget for FY2018. The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the independent agency that administers the bulk of federal […]
Press Telegram: Truth is, America must support libraries more than ever
This weekend the Press Telegram and associated news outlets from the San Gabriel Valley to Pasadena shared our Executive Director, Kate Azar’s column on the importance of libraries in today’s America. You can read the article below, or click through to the Press Telegram. The Long Beach City Council recently recognized April as National Library […]
12th of April 2017
Introducing the Mobile Studio
On April 1, the Long Beach Public Library launched the Mobile Studio, a makerspace on wheels, bringing digital technology, 3D printing, and classes on engineering, innovation, and design to all twelve of the library branches across the city. The Foundation has been thrilled to be a part of the development of the Studio from the […]
1st of March 2017
Women Making History: Erica Lansdown
Last week we visited Burnett Neighborhood Library to meet one of the Long Beach Public Library’s finest librarians, Erica Lansdown. This April marks Erica’s ten year anniversary with the Long Beach Public Library, and she was gracious enough to give us a glimpse of her work, regaling us with stories from her decade of work at the branch. Over […]
10th of February 2017
To Libraries, with Love
Most of us at the Long Beach Public Library Foundation have early memories of exploring the library—getting our first library card, joining storytime in the children’s area, participating in the free programs. I remember folding a lot of origami with my sisters at a small table by the periodicals with a kind older man who […]
26th of January 2017
State of the City
On January 10, the Foundation was excited to participate as a sponsor in the Mayor’s State of the City event. The evening was devoted to exploring where Long Beach has been over the past year and where we’re headed in the year to come. Representing our city’s libraries is always an honor, but especially so right […]