Welcome!
Founded in 1996, the Long Beach Public Library Foundation is an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization that provides support to the Long Beach Public Library through the procurement of private funds. 

Tax I.D. #33-0698704

The Library Foundation provides support and oversees programs designed to promote literacy, academic success, self-help learning and free access to current technologies. The Library Foundation is not a United Way agency and relies entirely on private gifts from individual donors, corporations, foundations and planned gifts. Click here to see how you can support us.

What's New...

2010 Long Beach Reads One Book:
The Soloist, by Steve Lopez

Long Beach Reads One Book will be held March 3-14th.  You can buy tickets for our "Evening with Steve Lopez" event on March 3rd by clicking on the link below:

Or by calling: 1 (800) 838-3006

A complete calendar of events and more details can be found on our Long Beach Reads One Book webpage.

Fall 2009 Newsletter
We hope you will take a moment to read our Long Beach Public Library Foundation newsletter.  Please call us if you would like additional information, wish to volunteer, or if you prefer to receive a printed version of the newsletter.

Social Networking:
The Long Beach Public Library Foundation is now on Facebook! Click on the link to join our growing list of fans!