Long Beach Public Library Foundation

Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library

The Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library opened in the Fall of 2016 and is the largest neighborhood branch in the Long Beach Public Library system. It includes a dedicated children’s library and storytime theater, a Family Learning Center, a makerspace Studio with 3D printing and virtual reality technology, adaptive technology for patrons with disabilities, private study rooms, two community rooms, dozens of general use computers, a learning garden, and more.

Thanks to the Founding Donors below, the Long Beach Public Library Foundation raised over $1 million to support enhancements and programs at the Library for the North Long Beach community to enjoy for many years to come.

Thank you to all of the Founding Donors to the Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library:

• The Rudolph J. and Daphne A. Munzer Foundation
• Margaret & Charley Durnin
• Richard D. Green
• Ebell Club of Long Beach
• Frank & Margie Newell
• Don Knabe, Supervisor, Fourth District, County of Los Angeles
• The Lloyd & Lauretta Dyer Family Foundation
• The Will J. Reid Foundation
• Friends of the Long Beach Public Library
• Mary & Steve Hinds in memory of Ross Katsuro Keikikamalu Miho
• Cordelia Howard
• Eleanore & Peter Schmidt in memory of their sisters
• Cheryl R. Avirom
• Barbara Egyud
• Jack and Jill of America, Inc., Long Beach Chapter
• Diane Jacobus in memory of Kenneth H. Jacobus
• Patty and Vic McCarty
• The Honorable Rex and Nina Richardson Family
• Gene Richey
• Kenny and Jenny Taing
• Sophea Sarin, Chhiang Bun and Family
• Khmer Sarmey Jewelry Inc.
• Legend Seafood Restaurant Inc.
• Peng Long and Serina Tan
• You Khoy Taing and Say Buoy Ea
• Rick Alsagoff and Bruce Alton
• Allan and Dorothy D. Abrahamse
• Craig Carter
• Tracie D. Harvey, M.D., a medical corporation, in memory of Billy and Regina Harvey
• Jack D. and Barbara A. Irvin
• Philip and Gillian Klinkert
• Raymond and Ana Maria Lopez
• Lee and Susan T. Redfield
• Jodi and Thomas A. Reep
• Lance and Fay M. Adams
• Mike A. Gipson
• Roslyn A. Gray in memory of Janice R. Gray
• Lorrie Hutton
• Stephanie S. James
• Renee B. Simon
• M. Lissette Flores and Bob Marsocci
• Raymond and Ana Maria Lopez
• Barrie Lamonte
• JP and Kimberly Shotwell
• Mark and Nancy Smerkanich
• Richard W. and Sandra H. Darling
• Susan DeLand
• The Lauderback Family: Michelle, Katarina, Alexander, Nicholas, Gloria and Dale
• Charles and Nancy V. Merrill
• Rick and Barbara Schwerin
• Leon S. and Barbara Shoag
• Jose Trujillo in memory of Gonzalo Trujillo and Desiderio Nevarez
• Richard E. and Sandra H. Darling
• Chuck W. Fowler and Laurie C. Angel
• Marcia and Don Gordon
• William D. and Linda S. McCullough
• Michael and Dorothy M. McDermott
• Jim and Jane Nesmith
• Nicole and Ryan Ballard in honor of DEMBROS Learning Academy
• Marilyn Listvan
• Precious Huff
• Florence G. Listvan
• Jill Maidenberg
• Kimba Anderson

 

and the 2016 Board of Directors for the Long Beach Public Library Foundation:

• Dee Abrahamse
• Lance Adams
• Rick Alsagoff
• Susan DeLand
• Margaret Durnin
• M. Lissette Flores
• Mary Hinds
• Lorrie Hutton
• Jack Irvin
• Stephanie S. James
• Mary Lamo-Putnam
• Nancy Merrill
• Kim Neipling
• Russell Parsons
• Suzanne Poulsen
• Susan T. Redfield
• Tom Reep
• Barbara Schwerin
• JP Shotwell
• Lynn Shrum
• Renee Simon
• Margaret Smith
• Kenny Taing
• Kay Tortorice