The Long Beach Public Library Khmer Collection is Evolving
“[The Khmer Collection] isn’t just about language, it’s about my roots and culture,” said Sanghak Kan, a Library contractor who works for the United Cambodian Community in Long Beach. Sanghak volunteers at the Mark Twain Library on the weekends to teach Khmer to children and adults. Long Beach is home to the largest population of Cambodians […]
2nd of April 2019
2018 Impact Report
Our 2018 Impact Report details our accomplishments in the previous year. Thank you to the generous donors who helped fund programs, technology, and enhancements at the 12 Long Beach Public Libraries.
13th of March 2019
6th of March 2019
A Visual Story of the History of America’s Libraries
Check out this recent visual story by CityLab that shows how American libraries went from restrictive private clubs to battlegrounds for the Civil Rights movement, and finally to the welcoming learning and community spaces of today’s public libraries. Brave and generous individuals and groups made this possible. Check Out City Lab’s Visual Story Support Long […]
Celebrate Dictionary Days at the Libraries
This year’s annual Dictionary Day Program events will commence on March 12 and include four community celebrations of words and reading at Long Beach Public Library branches throughout the city. The events follow the gift of a dictionary/thesaurus to every Long Beach Unified School District third grade student at the start of the school year. […]
4th of March 2019
1st of February 2019
New Books to Discover for Black History Month
Celebrate Black History Month and check out these new, critically acclaimed titles available at the Long Beach Public Library. Click the link below for the Library’s catalog to find out which branch library is currently carrying these books, request them from home, or download the e-book or audio book versions if they are available. Library […]
31st of January 2019
Mobile Studio STEAM Activities – February
Look out for the Mobile Studio powered by Marathon Petroleum Corporation bringing STEAM activities to neighborhood libraries across Long Beach. The Mobile Studio is a makerspace on wheels equipped with a 3D printer, robotics and other technological resources. This program is made possible thanks to donations to the Library Foundation. Robocoders: Tues, Feb 5th, 3:30-5pm […]
Announcing our new Board President, Barbara Schwerin
Barbara Schwerin is a retired attorney whose career includes roles as founding director of the Cancer Legal Resource Center; director of development, major gifts at Loyola Law School; executive director of the Advocacy Institute at Loyola Law School; and adjunct professor of law. In addition to having served on the Long Beach Public Library Foundation […]