Wen Wen Zhang
Acting Community Library Manager
1601 W. Covina Pkwy.
West Covina, CA 91790-2786
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(626) 962-3541 |
| Reference and Information Services: |
(626) 338-6235 |
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Events Calendar:
01/02/2009 - 12/31/2009, Every 3rd Sat
Friends of the Library Meeting
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05/08/2009 - 08/14/2009, Every 2nd Fri
Family Play Day
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06/20/2009 - 08/15/2009, Every 2nd Sat
Kids Book Club
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06/22/2009 - 08/17/2009, Every Mon
Storytime for Little Ones
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06/23/2009 - 08/18/2009, Every Tue
Pajama Storytime
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06/29/2009 - 08/10/2009, Every 2nd Mon
Beginners' Book Club
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Wed, 07/08/2009
Summer Reading Program Event
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Sat, 07/11/2009
Wizarding Wands
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Wed, 07/15/2009
Summer Reading Program Event
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Wed, 07/22/2009
Summer Reading Program Event
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Thu, 07/23/2009
CRAZY Art
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Sat, 07/25/2009
Renaissance Faire
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Wed, 07/29/2009
Summer Reading Program Event
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Thu, 07/30/2009
Murder in the Library
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Sat, 08/01/2009
Out of This Galaxy
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Wed, 08/05/2009
Summer Reading Program Event
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Sat, 08/08/2009
Star Wars Characters
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Sat, 08/15/2009
Summer Reading Finale Carnival
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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. West Covina
Library is also a selective government depository
for federal, state, and environmental documents.
Services
Services available to the public include:
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 and
government depository collection are
located on the second floor. The Community Meeting Room has a seating
capacity of 80 persons.
Political Representatives
Local Links
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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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