Wen Wen Zhang
Community Library Manager
1601 W. Covina Pkwy.
West Covina, CA 91790-2786
| Hours, Circulation and Children: |
(626) 962-3541 |
| Reference and Information Services: |
(626) 338-6235 |
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Events Calendar:
09/04/2010 - 12/04/2010, Every 1st Sat
Family Play Day
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09/07/2010 - 08/31/2011, Every 1st Tue
First Tuesday Movie Nights
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09/08/2010 - 12/08/2010, Every 2nd Wed
Beginners' Book Club
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Sat, 09/11/2010
Vegan Cooking Show
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09/11/2010 - 12/11/2010, Every 2nd Sat
Kids' Book Club
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09/14/2010 - 12/07/2010, Every Tue
Storytime for Little Ones
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09/14/2010 - 12/07/2010, Every Tue
Pajama Storytime
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09/16/2010 - 12/16/2010, Every 3rd Thu
Read the Book, See the Movie
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09/25/2010 - 11/27/2010, Every 4th Sat
Family Game Day
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10/07/2010 - 11/04/2010, Every Thu
Play and Learn Parent Child Workshops
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History
Founded in 1915, West Covina Library has been located in the West Covina Civic
Center since 1961. The first County library designed as a "Regional
Headquarters," it was remodeled in 1975. Today West Covina Library still
serves as the East Regional County Library for the County of Los Angeles Public Library.
Collection
The West Covina Library has adult and juvenile materials in English, Spanish,
Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese and Korean. The Library has approximately 276,994
books, 210 current magazine and newspaper subscriptions, and a collection of
over 25,000 video recordings, compact disks, audiocassettes, large print books,
and books-on-tape. Its subject specialties are art, music, entertainment and
biography. As a County Library, West Covina also provides quick access to the
holdings of the entire County Library system through the Online library catalog.
Services
Services available to the public include:
- Reference and readers' advisory services
- Children's programs: Storytime, Homework Center
- Public Internet computer use, online library catalog, including online databases
Facilities
Located in scenic Civic Center, the West Covina Library is a two-story
building with a public area of 33,179 square feet. Adult services are
located on the ground level; the juvenile department is
located on the second floor. The Community Meeting Room has a seating
capacity of 80 persons.
Political Representatives
Local Links
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Cameron Park Community Center
URL: http://www.westcovina.org/cityhall/rec/ccc.asp
Links to West Covina community and recreation services and programs.
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City of West Covina
URL: http://www.westcov.org/
Lists community events, city officials and staff, a kid's section, business profiles, council and commissions agendas and the local cable television program schedule.
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West Covina Chamber of Commerce
URL: http://www.westcovinachamber.com/
Membership, clubs and organizations, calendar of events, recreation opportunities, business directory, schools, etc.
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West Covina Police Department
Emergencies: 911; Non-emergencies: (626) 939-8501
URL: http://www.wcpd.org/
Mission Statement, Desk Officer information (fingerprinting, fees, vehicle releases, etc.), firearm and driving simulations, wanted persons, information for crime victims. Links to related web sites.
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West Covina Unified School District
URL: http://www.wcusd.k12.ca.us/
Links to schools and educational resources.
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