Ron Shipton HIV Information Center
West Hollywood Library
When the facts are important...
Ron Shipton HIV Information Center
Fact Sheet
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is widely believed to be the virus that causes AIDS.
 |
The Ron Shipton HIV Information Center opened at the
West Hollywood Library on April 10, 1989. All books, materials, and services are free to
the community.
The purpose of the Ron Shipton HIV Information Center is:
- To provide accurate, current, and accessible materials regarding education, etiology, prevention, transmission, epidemiology, treatment methods, and legal issues related to HIV-AIDS.
- To make these resources accessible to the community in a friendly environment conducive to study and privacy.
- To offer reference and readers' advisory service by expert library staff.
|
|
The HIV Center is a joint project of the County of Los Angeles Public Library and the City of West Hollywood.
|
Education
The Ron Shipton HIV Information Center is designed to serve the educational needs of the community. The Center offers information from all sectors to keep all groups informed.
Who benefits by using the Ron Shipton HIV Information Center?
Everyone
There's information for:
- Educators
- Health Professionals
- Parents/Families
- Teenagers
- Gay Men and Lesbians
|
- PLWAs (Person Living With AIDS)
- Hemophiliacs
- Minority Groups
- Heterosexual Men and Women
- Legal Professionals
|
Treatment
The Ron Shipton HIV Information Center offers the latest treatment information for persons living with AIDS.
Find out more about:
- HIV Infection/ARC and AIDS
- Treatment Issues and Therapies
- Patient Care
- New Medicines
- Health Agencies
(All information is current and easily accessible)
The Collection
The Ron Shipton HIV Information Center provides books, magazines, newsletters, videocassettes, audiocassettes and pamphlets on all issues relating to the human immunodeficiency virus.
Reference and readers' advisory services are available from trained staff in a friendly environment.
West Hollywood Library
715 N. San Vicente Blvd.
(Between Melrose Avenue and Santa Monica Blvd.)
West Hollywood, CA 90069-5020
Telephone: (310) 652-5340
Telefax: (310) 652-2580
Hours of Operation
| Monday |
10 - 8
|
| Tuesday |
10 - 8
|
| Wednesday |
10 - 8
|
| Thursday |
10 - 5
|
| Friday |
10 - 5
|
| Saturday |
10 - 5
|
| Sunday |
CLOSED |
Parking available at Library
