Leticia Tan
Community Library Manager
151 E. Carson St.
Carson, CA 90745-2797
Phone: (310) 830-0901

History
Established in 1938 as the Keystone Branch, the library merged with the Carson Branch in 1959. The present building was opened in 1972 and serves 19.24 square miles.

Collection
The current collection totals 225,346. This collection is comprised of 10,814 audio recordings; 14,305 video cassettes; 321 magazine and newspaper subscriptions; large print books; environmental impact reports; college catalogs and other special materials such as telephone directories, microforms, topographic maps, and local history files. In addition to our English language collection, we also have adult and children's books in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese and videos in Tagalog and Spanish.

Services
Services available to customers are public access Internet computers; CD-ROM workstations (adult and children); Online Public Access Catalogs; coin-operated typewriter; coin-operated copiers; public meeting room (available on a rental basis); Homework Center; Adult Literacy Center; pre-school storyhours; Reader's Advisory Service.

Facilities
The library, with an area of 29,112 square feet, is wheelchair accessible and features the following major areas: adult reading room; children's area; young adult area; circulation desk; meeting room with a capacity of 100 and ample parking.

Political Representatives

• U.S. Congressional District: 37th
  Laura Richardson
  URL: http://richardson.house.gov/

• State Senate District: 28th
  Jenny Oropeza
  URL: http://dist28.casen.govoffice.com/

• State Assembly District: 55th
  Warren Furutani
  URL: http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a55/

• Supervisorial District: 2nd
  Mark Ridley-Thomas
  URL: http://ridley-thomas.lacounty.gov/default.htm

Local Links

	California State University Dominguez Hills URL: http://www.csudh.edu/ This site offers class schedules, admission information, distance learning and other useful information about the California University System.
	Carson Chamber of Commerce URL: http://www.carsonchamber.com/
	Carson Online URL: http://carson.csudh.edu/ Carson Online contains over 200 pages of information about the city, including the city's history, its citizens, schools, churches, shopping, dining, city hall, upcoming events, tourist attractions, projects in the planning stages (such as the MetroMall), community groups... you name it. There are special sections (mini-sites) for Carson High School (and the Colts), for the South Bay Pavilion, and for the Carson Chamber of Commerce. There is also information about celebrities who have lived in Carson (such as Brandy and Forest Whitaker), and even a page about the Goodyear Blimp (which is based in Carson).