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All LA County Library locations will be closed on Friday, June 19 in honor of Juneteenth. As always, our Digital Library is open 24/7.

Press Archives

Below you will find links to archives of press announcements. For media inquiries regarding the Library, please contact pio@library.lacounty.gov.

2025
  • October 1 LA County Library Unveils Full Schedule and Onsite Experiences for Inaugural Next Chapter Writers’ Summit
  • September 17 Celebrated Authors and Creators Headline LA County Library’s Inaugural Next Chapter Writers’ Summit
  • August 27 LA County Library Partners with Grammy Award-Winning Artist Laufey to Launch Exclusive Limited Edition Library Card as Lead Up to Library Card Sign-Up Month
  • August 20 LA County Library Activates Cooling Centers At 21 Locations During Excessive Heat Warning From August 21–23
  • July 1 LA County Library and LA County Department of Arts and Culture Kick Off Music Stars, a Free Six-
  • June 17 LA County Library’s Free Lunch at the Library Program Returns June 16
  • June 5 LA County Library Launches Summer Discovery Program with Exciting Raging Waters Partnership
  • May 21 Summer Stars Tutoring Program To Support Young Learners Returns this Summer
  • May 5 Celebrity Chef Roy Choi Headlines Manhattan Beach Library’s Spring Speaker Series
  • April 26 LA County Library Prepares For Impact Of SEIU 721 Strike
  • April 15 LA County Library Welcomes Spring with Arts, Culture, and Community Celebrations Throughout April
  • March 27 LA County Library Announces Winners of 45th Annual Bookmark Contest
  • February 10 Dr. Skye Patrick, County Librarian of LA County Library, Honored with 2025 James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award
  • January 17 LA County Library Foundation and Altadena Library Foundation Launch Connected Wellness Campaign to Support Los Angeles Fire Victims
2024
  • November 27 LA County Library’s Naloxone Clinics Now Offering Free Fentanyl Test Strips to Combat Opioid Overdoses
  • October 30 LA County Library Celebrates Native American Heritage Month with Immersive Storytelling, Workshops, and Author Talks in November
  • October 28 Manhattan Beach Library Speaker Series to Launch with Renowned Alpinist, Photographer, & Author Cory Richards
  • October 24 Celebrity Chef & Author Edward Lee Joins LA County Library for an Exclusive Conversation on Food, Culture, and Identity
  • October 16 Empowering Teens: LA County Library Hosts Freedom to Read Watch Parties and AI Frontiers Student Summits on October 19 & 26
  • September 23 LA County Library Celebrates the Freedom to Read with Special Events
  • August 23 Kick Off the School Year with Creativity: LA County Library’s 45th Annual Bookmark Contest Invites Young Artists to Shine
  • July 25 LA County Library Hosts Special Celebration for One Book, One County on July 27 with LA Public Library
  • July 22 LA County Library and Supervisor Janice Hahn Celebrate Paramount Library Reopening After $4.8 Million Transformation
  • July 10 LA County Library Offers Summer Expungement Clinics to Help Clear Criminal Records
  • July 2 LA County Library Extends Naloxone Clinics Through Fall 2024 and Receives NACo Achievement Award
  • June 13 LA County Library’s Annual Free Lunch at the Library Program Returns
  • May 29 New Library Tutoring Program for Young Learners Inspired by Supervisor Janice Hahn’s Board Motion Garners Interest from Over 1,500 Families
  • May 21 LA County Library Launches New Summer Stars Tutoring Program To Support Young Learners
  • May 8 LA County Library Observes Mental Health Awareness Month with Programs Promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing
  • May 1 Explore, Learn, Celebrate: LA County Library Hosts Events for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
  • April 22 LA County Library Celebrates Earth Day with Special Author Talk Featuring Journalist Rosanna Xia in Conversation with Board of Supervisors Chair Lindsey P. Horvath
  • April 5 LA County Library Ignites Curiosity During National Library Week
  • March 27 LA County Library To Host More Life-Saving Naloxone (Narcan) Clinics In Response To Fentanyl Crisis
  • March 20 LA County Library Helps Individuals Break Barriers to Careers and Education Through Criminal Record Expungement Clinics
  • February 29 Major $8 Million Renovation to Begin for Lynwood Library
2023
  • December 14 Carson Library Open House Celebration with Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell and Library Director Skye Patrick
  • November 1 LA County Library Debuts Four New Little Libraries at Gloria Molina Grand Park in the Heart of Downtown Los Angeles
  • October 19 LA County Library Hosts Vaccine Clinics at Select Libraries, Providing Free Flu Shots, Updated 2023-2024 COVID-19 Vaccines, and Mpox Vaccines
  • October 10 LA County Library Launches Free Naloxone Clinics at Select Libraries
  • September 27 LA County Library Joins National Books Unbanned Initiative
  • September 5 LA County Library Now Taking Entries for 44th Annual Bookmark Contest
  • July 25 LA County Library & LA County Library Foundation Partner with Seattle Seahawks Linebacker Uchenna Nwosu
  • June 21 Compton Library Partners with Crenshaw Dairy Mart for Pride Month
  • June 21 LA County Library Partners with County of Los Angeles Internal Services Department and Southern California Edison to Offer 26 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Rosemead Library Parking Lot
  • June 12 LA County Library’s Annual Lunch at the Library Program Returns
  • May 24 LA County Library Programs Win National Achievement Awards
  • May 23 LA County Library Recognized as a 2023 Recipient of Nation’s Highest Museum and Library Honor
  • April 27 Florence Library Moves to Shared County Building with Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk and Aging & Disabilities Departments
  • March 30 LA County Library Assistant Director of Education & Engagement, Deborah Anderson, Wins American Library Association’s Sullivan Award
2022
  • October 25 LA County District Supervisory Hilda L. Solis, Baby2Baby & LA County Library Launch Free Hygiene Products Pilot Program
  • October 18 LA County Library Hosts Clinics to Provide Free Flu Vaccines, COVID-19 Vaccines, and Updated Bivalent Boosters at 20 Libraries
  • September 20 LA County Library Now Taking Entries for Annual Bookmark Contest
  • May 3 LA County Library Announces Tool Lending Library

2021

  • October 8, 2021, LA County Library Offers Free Flu Immunization Clinics at 13 Libraries This Fall
  • October 4, 2021, In-Person Programs Start in October at LA County Library Locations, Featuring Smarty Pants Storytime
  • School Readiness Programs
  • September 13, 2021, LA County Library Now Taking Entries for Annual Bookmark Contest
  • August 9, 2021, LA County Library Wins Prestigious National Award
  • August 5, 2021, LA County Library Hosts Free Summer Concerts at Select Locations Starting August 7
  • August 2, 2021, LA County Library to Showcase Newly Refurbished Live Oak Library at Open House on August 4
  • July 28, 2021, LA County Library to Showcase Newly Refurbished Masao W. Satow Library at Open House on July 29
  • July 27, 2021, Chair Solis to Join LA County Library to Showcase Newly Refreshed Maywood César Chávez Library at Open House and Vaccine Clinic on July 28
  • July 26, 2021, LA County Library Offers COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics at Libraries
  • July 20, 2021, LA County Library to Showcase Newly Refurbished Lloyd Taber-Marina del Rey Library at Open House on July 21
  • July 15, 2021, LA County Library Announces Award-Winning ABCmouse Early Learning Academy Curriculum Now Available Free to Cardholders
  • July 6, 2021, LA County Library to Showcase Newly Refurbished Norwalk Library at Open House on July 7
  • June 16, 2021, LA County Library Earns Three National Achievement Awards from the National Association of Counties for Systemwide Virtual Programming
  • June 8, 2021, LA County Library’s Annual Lunch at the Library Program Returns
  • May 28, 2021, LA County Library Reopening Additional Libraries for Select In-Person Service
  • May 26, 2021, LA County Library Launches Outdoor Programs for Kids & Teens at Participating Libraries
  • May 2, 2021, LA County Library Reopening Additional Libraries for Select In-Person Service
  • April 30, 2021, LA County Library Receives Funding from Edison International for Nature Exploration Program Series
  • April 5, 2021, LA County Library Launches Annual Spring & Summer Discovery Program
  • April 1, 2021, LA County Library Reopening Designated Libraries for Select In-Person Service
  • February 8, 2021, LA County Library Continues Work Ready Program to Enhance Job-Readiness
  • January 22, 2021, LA County Library Hosts Virtual Art Programs in Partnership with LACMA
  • January 13, 2021, LA County Library’s Virtual Parent-Ade Series Supports Distance Learning
  • January 12, 2021, LA County Library Surpasses 3 Million eBook and Audiobook Checkouts in 2020

2020

  • December 23, 2020, LA County Library Offers New Park & Connect Service
    October 14, 2020, LA County Library Releases Special Edition Commemorative Library Cards in Honor of 19th Amendment Centennial
  • October 8, 2020, LA County Library Receives Funding from Supervisor Janice Hahn for Workforce Support Workshop Series
  • October 5, 2020, LA County Library Offers Free Flu Immunization Clinics at Libraries This Fall
  • September 16, 2020, Board of Supervisors Approves Funding for LA County Library to Provide Digital Support to Assist Those Negatively Impacted by COVID-19,
  • September 1, 2020, LA County Library Offers Laptop & Hotspot Loans at Select Libraries
  • June 23, 2020, A New Home for Florence Library From the Office of Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas
  • June 12, 2020, LA County Library’s Annual Summer Lunch at the Library Program is Back with Grab & Go Lunches for Kids & Teens at Select Libraries
  • June 3, 2020, LA County Library Starts Sidewalk Service at Select Locations
  • March 17, 2020, LA County Library Offers Temporary Digital Library Card
  • March 16, 2020, LA County Library Lobbies Will Remain Open During Select Hours
  • March 14, 2020, LA County Library Closes all Locations Due to Coronavirus Through March 31, 2020
  • February 12, 2020, LA County Library to Host OverDrive’s Digital Bookmobile at Two Locations in February

2019

  • November 27, 2019, Skye Patrick, LA County Library Director, Awarded with Durfee Foundation Stanton Fellowship
  • October 31, 2019, Supervisor Janice Hahn and LA County Library to Open Newly Renovated Avalon Library, November 4
  • October 17, 2019, LA County Library Offers Free Flu Shot Clinics at 21 Libraries This Fall
  • October 15, 2019, Undesign the Redline Exhibit Opens at LA County Library
  • July 3, 2019, Free Summer Concerts at LA County Library
  • June 24, 2019, Share and Digitize Your Historical Photos of Lomita at Founder’s Day Event
  • March 19, 2019, LA County Library Locations Host Giant Used Book Sale
  • January 10, 2019, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger To Visit Quartz Hill Library for Storytime Honoring the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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With your LA County Library card, you can download or stream eBooks, eAudiobooks, magazines, music, and movies on your computer, tablet, or phone. It's free and you'll never have to worry about overdue fines!

You'll need a library card in good standing and a PIN to access most downloadable & streaming content.

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Kindle Paperwhite eReader

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Welcome to a New Way to Read...

Have you walked into a library and wished you could check out more books than you could possibly carry? Check out a Kindle Paperwhite at participating libraries with a collection of titles that you are sure to enjoy. Each Kindle has been loaded with expert-selected books.

You don’t need internet access - all the books are pre-loaded onto the Kindle so you are ready to read.

  • Three week checkout
  • Renew up to 3 times, as long as no one else is waiting
  • Must be 18 or older (or under 18 with parent permission)
  • eBooks cannot be added to this device by user

How do I get one?

  • Visit a participating library to check out or place a hold on a Kindle Paperwhite. Kindles are not sent to other libraries for pick up.
  • Note: Selection of genres varies per library. Click on a library below to see the list of genres.

Library Locations with eReaders

Click on the library to view list of genres available.

Many of our libraries offer enhanced resources, computers, and online services to support your homework needs. Check with your local library!

Family Place

What is Family Place?

A Family Place Library is a center for early childhood information, parent education, emergent literacy, socialization, and family support. Family Place builds on the knowledge that good health, early learning, parent involvement, and supportive communities play a critical role in young children's growth and development. Each Family Place Library features the following core elements:

  • A bright, colorful, and welcoming space for young children and their parents.
  • A collection of books, toys, videos, music, and other materials for babies, toddlers, parents, and service providers
  • Access to resources that emphasize emergent literacy, reading readiness, and parent education.
  • Developmentally appropriate programming, such as baby and toddler storytimes for younger children and their parents.
  • Outreach to new and underserved populations.
  • The Parent-Child Workshop is a five-week workshop featuring local professionals, such as nutritionists, speech and language therapists, and child development experts, who serve as resources for parents.

The first three years of a child's life lay the foundation for learning. Get the tools and resources you need to give your child the best possible start.

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Great! Thank you for sharing your photos with Catalina PhotoShare, a community history project of LA County Library.

Your photos will be reviewed and if they meet the criteria, they will be added to the Catalina PhotoShare online collection.

If you have any questions, please contact: digitalprojects@library.lacounty.gov

Terms of Service and Laptop Library Locations

Laptops in this kiosk can be checked out by customers with a LA County Library card in good standing.  The laptop is due back in the kiosk before the library closes on the same day it is checked out.

If you do not return the laptop to the kiosk on the same day you check it out, your library account will be charged the full replacement cost of the laptop.

When you check out a laptop from this kiosk, you agree to use it within the library only.  If you remove the laptop from the library, you may held criminally responsible for theft of the laptop and/or be charged the full replacement cost of the laptop.

You are responsible for the laptop and you agree that you will reimburse the LA County Library for any damages if the laptop is damaged, lost or stolen while checked out to you.

If you check out a laptop and it is damaged, you will give it to library staff immediately.

You must save to a removable storage device (such as a USB drive) since your work will not be saved to the laptop beyond your current checkout.

LA County Library will not be held responsible for any damage or loss of data or media due to any cause while you are using a laptop from this kiosk.

By using this laptop, you must adhere to the Library’s Acceptable Use Policy. Laptops are available at the following libraries:

A C Bilbrew Library

Artesia Library

Culver City Julian Dixon Library

Clifton M Brakensiek Library

East Los Angeles Library

El Camino Real Library

La Mirada Library

La Puente Library

Leland R Weaver Library

Manhattan Beach Library

Paramount Library

Quartz Hill Library

Sorensen Library

South El Monte Library

South Whittier Library

Temple City Library

View Park Bebe Moore Campbell Library

Walnut Library

West Hollywood Library

Willowbrook Library

Consumer Health Information Program

The Consumer Health Information Program assists the public with medical research by providing information from reliable sources. Customers are invited to use the Norwalk Library collection which consists of books, magazines, videos, and online databases related to health topics. We also provide individualized research services.

Please be aware, we do not provide medical advice, nor are the materials we provide a substitute for a professional medical opinion.

What Can We Do for You?

We can provide you with information on topics such as:

  • Medical conditions or diseases
  • Prescription medications
  • Surgical procedures
  • General physician and hospital information
  • Book and website recommendations for further reading

How to Contact Us

Location: Norwalk Library

Phone: (562) 868-4003

Email: referenceservices@library.lacounty.gov

Online Resources

Health Databases *

Health & Fitness eBooks and Audiobooks *

LA County Library Californiana Collection

Accessing the Collection

The Californiana Collection is in closed stacks at the Norwalk Library located at 12350 Imperial Hwy, Norwalk, CA 90650.

About the Collection

The Californiana Collection consists of over 24,000 books and over 200 magazine and newspaper titles in paper and on microfilm as well as a collection of state documents including state and county budgets. The goal of this collection is to present a complete picture of the history, culture, environment and artistic expression of the people of California and to some extent, the western United States.

Collection Highlights

  • California Census Schedules from 1850 to 1910
  • Copies of The Alta California newspaper 1849-1891, as well as dozens of other 19th century newspapers from Gold Rush boomtowns, the Owens Valley and San Francisco
  • The Los Angeles Star newspaper 1851-1879
  • City directories dating from the 19th century
  • Official city and county histories from the 19th and 20th centuries
  • Materials on the Donner Party, California water projects, famous California crimes, Hollywood culture, biographies of Californians, pioneer narratives of the early days of California, and histories of the state written over the course of 150 years
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