Lisa Castaneda
Community Library Manager
1550 W. Beverly Blvd.
Montebello, CA 90640-3993
Phone: (323) 722-6551

Please call the library
for Asian Pacific Resource Center hours.

History
The Montebello Library was established in January 1914 and was first located in the local newspaper office. In 1916 the library moved to the local post office. In 1924 the library moved to its first separate building. Montebello was the first city in the county to build a library with funds raised by a bond issue ($30,000). The building was erected in July 1930 at 115 So. Taylor Avenue. It served the community for 36 years before the library's current building was dedicated on October 20th, 1966.

Collection
The library's holdings include 215,664 books, 231 magazine and newspaper subscriptions, 6,454 audio-recordings, 7,391 videocassettes, 4,800 pamphlets and some computer software. Other special materials are telephone books, college catalogs, local history, topographic maps and picture files. The library is a government depository site with 20% Federal and California government publications. The County Library's Asian Pacific Resource Center (APRC) is also located at the library with books, magazines, newspapers, microfilm, 16 mm films and picture files.

Services
The following services are available to customers: online library catalog, public access Internet computers, a government publication CD-ROM/Internet workstation; children's programs; microfilm/fiche readers; coin-operated copiers and 1 typewriter; public meeting room (available on a rental basis).

Facilities
The library, with an area of 41,000 square feet, features the following major areas: an adult section; a separate children's area; a young adult corner; a separate Asian Pacific Resource Center section and a meeting room with a capacity of 135. The library has two entrances, one on West Beverly Blvd. and one on West Victoria Avenue. Parking spaces are available on both sides, a separate underground parking garage is also available to the public during the library's open hours.

Political Representatives

• U.S. Congressional District: 38th
  Grace F. Napolitano
  URL: http://www.house.gov/napolitano/

• State Senate District: 30th
  Ron Calderon
  URL: http://dist30.casen.govoffice.com/

• State Assembly District: 58th
  Charles Calderon
  URL: http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a58/

• Supervisorial District: 1st
  Gloria Molina
  URL: http://molina.lacounty.gov/

Local Links

	Beverly Hospital, Montebello, CA URL: http://www.beverly.org/ Fact sheet, services, staff news, web resources, health & medical information.
	City of Montebello URL: http://www.cityofmontebello.com/ General information on city services and programs, forms for various city services, and business startup tips.
	City of Montebello Municipal Code URL: http://municipalcodes.lexisnexis.com/codes/montebello/
	Montebello Unified School District URL: http://www.montebello.K12.ca.us/default.htm Homepage for all the schools of the Montebello Unified School District.