Long Beach Public Library Foundation

Dive into Reading Goes Virtual

Thanks to donations to the Long Beach Public Library Foundation, the Dive into Reading early literacy program for families with children ages 0-5 is relaunching virtually. The live online launch event on August 29 at 10:30 a.m. on the Library’s Facebook page will include a craft workshop for children to make their own musical instruments and a […]

Take Action to Prevent Library Hour and Budget Cuts

UPDATE: On September 8, the City Council voted to approve Mayor Garcia’s recommendation to restore the funds cut from the Library’s proposed budget and to maintain a 5-days-a-week schedule for all 12 libraries in FY21. The City Council also approved a recommendation to look at opportunities to expand hours at some libraries in the future. […]

Welcome To Our Newest Board Member, Theresa Morrison

Theresa has spent more than 36 years in the professional accounting industry with almost 13 years of her career in the for-profit, public accounting and private industry areas. The balance of her time has been spent in the non-for-profit arena, with 10 of those years as one of two CPAs on staff with the international […]

LONG BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION, AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE SOCIETY OF LONG BEACH, AND FAITH LEADERS LAUNCH FUND FOR RACE, EQUITY, AND JUSTICE RESOURCES AT THE LONG BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY

LONG BEACH, California, June 24, 2020 – The Long Beach Public Library Foundation, in partnership with the African American Heritage Society of Long Beach (AAHS-LB) and local faith leaders, has launched a fund for materials and programs related to race, equity, and justice at the Long Beach Public Library. As an extension of the Library’s […]

The Long Beach Public Library Foundation Unequivocally Affirms that Black Lives Matter

The City of Long Beach, and the world, have experienced an extraordinary uprising in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. The Long Beach Public Library Foundation Board of Directors and staff have taken this time to listen, learn, and analyze our own role in upholding systemic racism. As an organization that has long advocated […]

Celebrate Pride Month by Exploring LGBTQ History

Celebrate Pride Month by using your Long Beach Public Library card to visit the Archives of Sexuality & Gender: LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940. The archives, part of the Library’s digital resources, include photos, newsletters, papers, government documents, pamphlets, and primary sources that shed light on the gay rights movement, activism, the HIV/AIDS crisis, and more. […]

Long Beach Public Library Launches Virtual Summer Reading Program

The Library Foundation is proud to support the Long Beach Public Library’s first virtual Summer Reading Program. Thank you to our donors for helping to make this possible! The Program’s kick-off at noon on June 13 includes a live online event with performances by children’s entertainers Buster Balloon and Marc Griffiths. Visit the Library’s Facebook […]

Welcome To Our Newest Board Member, Carmen O. Perez

Carmen O. Perez has served Long Beach for over 30 years and is best known as the Port of Long Beach’s first Latina Harbor Commissioner, significantly helping to increase trade at the Port during her 12 years on the commission. Carmen first began her service to the city as a teacher’s aid at Long Beach […]

Sharon L. Weissman Appointed to the Harbor Commission

Congratulations to Library Foundation 2020 Board President Sharon L. Weissman on her appointment to the Harbor Commission!  Sharon has served as senior advisor and transportation deputy to Mayor Robert Garcia since 2014. She also served as chief of staff to Garcia when he was vice mayor of Long Beach and to the late California State […]

“Make Time!” Video Series

The Library’s makerspace Studio has launched a new educational workshop series for creators of all ages. These videos instruct viewers through engineering and creative projects using household items. Thank you to our donors for supporting the makerspace Studio programs.