Linda Dunne
Acting Community Library Manager
12350 Imperial Hwy.
Norwalk, CA 90650-3199
Phone: (562) 868-0775
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History
The Norwalk Regional Library started out in July, 1913 as the 17th
branch of the Los Angeles County Free Library through the efforts of a
committee of the Commercial Club. The collection of 500 books was
housed in a second floor room of the Stiffler Building at 537 E. Front
Street. In 1919, Hattie Sproul, a member of the city's founding family,
supervised the library.
When oil was discovered in nearby Santa Fe Springs in the
1920's there was a population boom in Norwalk; the library's collection
and circulation also increased to the point that it needed a building
of its own. In January, 1926, the library moved to new quarters built
by Charles Stage at 13620 S. San Antonio Drive.
In 1956, a year before the city was incorporated, a new
library building was opened across from the old one on San Antonio
Drive. In just 13 years, the collection outgrew that facility despite
the addition of a wing to accommodate the expanding children's
department. The city inaugurated the opening to public service of the
39,000 square foot building at 12350 Imperial Highway in July 1969. The Library was dedicated on Saturday, July 19, 1969.
Collection
The collection totals 271,187 books, 256 current magazine and newspaper
subscriptions, 8,514 audio recordings; 7,817 videocassettes; microfilm
and microfiche magazines and newspapers; Government Publications;
600 U.S. telephone directories; Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Korean,
Vietnamese, Japanese, East Indian (Hindi and Gujarati) materials;
annual company reports; local history file. The Norwalk Library also
houses the Business
Collection and the Edmund D. Edelman
Public Policy Collection.
Services
Services available to Library customers are reference services; public
access Internet computers; online public access catalogs which provide
access to the entire County Library collection and to online reference
databases; Federal and State
depository collections;
Consumer Health Information Program
and Services (CHIPS)—medical research; micro reader/printers; children's programs; a Homework Center
for children; CD-ROM computers for children; coin-operated typewriters
and copiers; a public meeting room (available on rental basis) and a Friends of the Library
rental video collection. A Literacy
Center is available for adults working on their personal
reading and writing skills.
Facilities
This 39,000 square foot building is located in the Norwalk civic
center, near the Norwalk City Hall, the Southeast County division of
the Los Angeles Court House and the Los Angeles County Registrar
Recorder's offices. Norwalk is the larger of the two libraries in the
city, Alondra being
the smaller.
Political
Representatives
Local Links
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Cerritos College
URL: http://www.cerritos.edu/
General information on Cerritos College, which serves the cities of Artesia, Bellflower, Lakewood, Hawiian Gardens and Norwalk.
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City of Norwalk
URL: http://www.ci.norwalk.ca.us/
City issues, public information, calendar of events, council agendas and general information on the city of Norwalk.
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Little Lake City School District
URL: http://www.littlelake.k12.ca.us/
Links to schools and educational resources.
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Norwalk Chamber of Commerce
URL: http://www.norwalkchamber.com/
Information on local businesses, clubs, organizations and events in the city of Norwalk.
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Norwalk La Mirada Unified School District
URL: http://www.nlmusd.k12.ca.us/
Includes school district profile and list of schools for this nearby community.
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Press Telegram
URL: http://www.presstelegram.com
Online local news and information service from the Long Beach Press Telegram, a local newspaper that serves the area. Includes local sports and entertainment news.
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