History
The Huntington Park Library was founded in August 1913 and was housed in the
City Hall, where it remained until January 1924, when it was moved to
2869 Irvington Avenue. The library moved again in 1931 into a building
at the corner of Zoë & Rugby Avenues. In 1933, Huntington Park
became one of the twenty-four municipalities participating in the County
Library System. The library kept growing, and relocated to its current
location on Miles Avenue in 1970. Huntington Park Library serves both
residents of the immediate community and also people from the surrounding
areas.
Collection
The Huntington Park Library collection consists of 156,551 books, 106 magazine
subscriptions, 5,977 audio recordings, more than 5,960 video cassettes, and 560
telephone directories as well as pamphlets, maps, college catalogs, and local
history clippings. The library specializes in literature, poetry and English
as a Second Language (ESL). Our library has several specialized collections:
a Spanish book collection located on the first floor, the
Literacy Center, and the
American Indian Resource Center. The Literacy Center
collection consists of about 11,500 books, videotapes, and pamphlets. The
American Indian Resource Center is an ethnic resource
center. The AIRC collection is the largest public library collection in
the U.S. that focuses on American Indians. AIRC materials include
audiocassettes, books, compact discs, films, magazines, microfilm,
newsletters, newspapers, and videocassettes. AIRC has the only complete
sets of Indian Census Records (1885 - 1940) and Records of the Indian
Claims Commission (1946 - 1977) outside of the National Archives in
Washington, D.C.
Services
The following services are offered by the Huntington Park Library:
adult, children's and Spanish language materials, reference,
audiovisual materials, a Literacy Center,
the American Indian Resource Center, a
Homework Center, large print
books, federal and state tax forms, pamphlets, public computers with
both word processing and Internet access, including access to the County's
electronic full-text magazine collection. The adult area features 7 public
access computers. The library has bilingual adult, family, and children's
programs on a regular basis. Hispanic Heritage
Month, which begins every September 15, features special cultural
programs. Special services offered in the
Literacy Center include one-to-one
basic literacy tutoring, English as a Second Language (ESL) group
instruction, and self-help instruction on audiocassettes, videocassettes
and computer-based training. The Literacy Center has 4 public
computers set aside for teaching English as a Second Language.
Facilities
The library is a three story building, with a total of 35,384 square
feet. On the second floor of the library is a significant sculpture
suspended from the ceiling. It is named "Flight Form." It was designed
by Tom Van Sant and dedicated in a public ceremony on July 20, 1970.
Political Representatives
Local Links
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California State University, Los Angeles
URL: http://www.calstatela.edu/
General information, campus map, calendar of events, admissions information, and much more!
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City of Huntington Park
URL: http://www.huntingtonpark.org
The official web site of the City of Huntington Park.
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East Los Angeles College
URL: http://www.elac.cc.ca.us/
Overview of the college, including campus description, courses offered, class schedules.
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