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3rd of April 2023

Show Your Appreciation for Library Workers

April is National Library Month and we invite you to share, celebrate and support the Long Beach Public Library with us! Mark Your Calendars: April 4: Library Giving Day Let us tell you about some of the ways your donation to the Long Beach Public Library Foundation supports the people of Long Beach! More than […]


1st of April 2023

Long Beach Leaders are Readers: Cordelia Howard, Retired Director of Library Services

Long Beach Leaders are Readers features leaders in our community as they share their recommended reads. In celebration of National Library Month we’ve asked Cordelia Howard, (Ret.) Director of Library Services, to be our April feature. Ms. Howard has shared the following reading recommendation. Enjoy! The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones & “The New […]


31st of March 2023

April is National Library Month – Here’s How You Can Help

April is Library Month!  Library Giving Day, April 4 National Library Week, April 23 – 29  We need your help to raise support for the 12 Long Beach Public Libraries! The Library’s dynamic literacy programs, STEM workshops, and one-on-one homework help are needed now more than ever to help kids succeed and thrive. Recently released student […]


14th of March 2023

Long Beach Leaders are Readers Vice Mayor Cindy Allen, 2nd District Councilmember

Long Beach Leaders are Readers features leaders in our community as they share their recommended reads. In celebration of Women’s History Month, we asked Vice Mayor Cindy Allen to be our March feature. Vice Mayor Allen has shared the following reading recommendation. Enjoy! The Hungry Heart: A Woman’s Fast for Justice by Zoe Ann Nicholson I chose this […]


1st of March 2023

What’s happening in The Studio in March

The Studios are community workspaces where people can meet, socialize, innovate, and collaborate using technology and resources. There are currently two permanent spaces – The Studio inside the Billie Jean King Main Library and The Learning Lab at the Michelle Obama library, plus a mobile Studio available at all 12 LBPL branch locations on a […]


Library Event: Virtual Author Talks

March has an exciting line-up that you won’t want to miss! Join the conversations about the life benefits of being a generalist, some delicious Southern cooking, and travel back in time to the Nazi resistance in Brussels. Don’t forget about the live Q&A after each talk where you can join the conversation with the authors. The events are held […]


21st of February 2023

Long Beach Leaders are Readers Uduak-Joe Ntuk, Trustee President, Long Beach Community College District

Long Beach Leaders are Readers is our newest series in which leaders in our community share recommended reads. In celebration of Black History Month, LBCC Trustee Uduak-Joe Ntuk has shared the following reading recommendation. Enjoy! The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone And How We Can Prosper Together” by Heather McGhee My recommendation is “The Sum of […]


10th of October 2022

Grape Expectations Gala Exceeds Expectations!

The Long Beach Public Library Foundation raised more than $350,000 to support its work to enhance programs, technology, and resources at the city’s 12 public libraries on Sept. 18 at the 19th annual Grape Expectations gala at Hotel Maya. 400 guests gathered on the Vista del Mar terrace overlooking Queensway Bay to indulge in fine wines […]


4th of October 2022

Long Beach Leaders are Readers M. Lissette Flores, Past President and Board Member

Long Beach Leaders are Readers is our new series in which leaders in our community share recommended reads. In celebration of Latino Heritage Month, M. Lissette Flores has shared the following reading recommendation. Enjoy! The House on Mango Street The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, first published in 1984 It’s a novel of […]


9th of August 2022

Take Action for More Library Open Hours and Materials