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Bell Gardens Library
Bell Gardens, CA 90201
(562) 927-1309
Library Hours
- Mon
- Closed
- Tue
- 10 - 7
- Wed
- 10 - 7
- Thu
- 10 - 7
- Fri
- 10 - 6
- Sat
- 9 - 5
- Sun
- Closed
Soledad Castillo, Library Manager
- about
- collection
- services
- computers
- community
- Building size: 5119 sq. ft.
- Children's area with Family Place
- Teen Space
- Book Drop for returning items accessible 24 hours
nearby libraries
getting here
Get Directions to: 7110 S. Garfield Ave. Bell Gardens, CA 90201
- Bell Gardens Dial-A-Ride: The City now charges 25 cents for disabled and seniors.
- Medium parking lot available behind the building.
- Non-English Language Collection(s):
- Online Collections - Available 24 hours:
your local papers
- Los Angeles Times
- La Opinión
- Los Angeles Wave
- Bell Gardens Sun
Find more magazines and newspapers.
- In person and telephone research assistance
- Photocopier
children's services
teen services
- Live Homework Help
- LearningExpress Library (username = 13-digit library card number, password = create your own)
online services
Bell Gardens Library has:
- Public computers: 8
- Children's computers: 2
- Early literacy computers: 2
- Free Wi-fi
Computer policies for the County Library
friends of the library
The Friends of the Library groups are volunteer charitable organizations that provide additional library funding and support. For more information, including how to join, contact your local community library manager.
library history
Bell Gardens Library first opened in August, 1938 at 5656 Live Oak St. As the City of Bell Gardens grew and expanded, so did the library.
On September 22, 1958 the library moved to 7515 Eastern Ave. (a store front location).
The library moved to its current location, 7110 S. Garfield Avenue, on May 7th, 1970. On July 21, 2007 the library had a Grand Re-Opening ceremony to celebrate a 6-month major refurbishment project.
political representatives
- U.S. Congressional District 40: Lucille Roybal-Allard
- California State Assembly District 58: Cristina Garcia
- California State Senate District 33: Ricardo Lara
- County Supervisorial District 1: Hilda Solis
local links
- City of Bell Gardens: Official City of Bell Gardens website providing information on city officials and services. Includes commercial zoning and ordinance and downloadable applications, the city newsletter in English and Spanish and city employment information.
- Montebello Unified School District: Homepage for all the schools of the Montebello Unified School District.
Library Events
Subscribe to events at Bell Gardens Library- Parent-Child Workshop
10:15 AM, Tue, Apr 24 - Family Storytime El día de los niños / El día de los libros
4:00 PM, Wed, Apr 25 - El día de los niños / El día de los libros
2:00 PM, Sat, Apr 28 - Parent-Child Workshop
10:15 AM, Tue, May 1 - Metal Tooling for Teens
4:00 PM, Thu, May 3 - Loteria: Bilingual Storytime
3:00 PM, Sat, May 5 - Parent-Child Workshop
10:15 AM, Tue, May 8 - Rudy's Radical Science Show
4:00 PM, Wed, May 9 - Mother's Day Cardmaking for Teens
4:00 PM, Thu, May 10 - Parent-Child Workshop
10:15 AM, Tue, May 15 - Fused Glass Art Workshop
2:00 PM, Sat, May 19
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