Libraries in Los Angeles and Southern California
Glendale
- Glendale Public Library.
"The Glendale Public Library provides services, materials and activities
to enrich life, foster literacy, inspire intellectual curiosity and
stimulate the imagination."
- Brand
Library and Art Center. "The Associates of Brand Library & Art
Center is an organization whose purpose is to aid and promote the
Library and its Art Center through sponsorship of programs and
donations, and to foster art and music education in the community." History
of the Brand Library.
Los Angeles
- Los Angeles County Law Library. "The staff and trustees of Los
Angeles County Law Library are committed to their role in serving the
legal information needs of all of Los Angeles County's citizens.
Providing access to information via the Internet enables the Law Library
to extend greatly its information services beyond the traditional
collections of printed material and CD-ROMs."
- Los Angeles Public Library. "The Los Angeles
Public Library provides free and easy access to information, ideas,
books and technology that enrich, educate and empower every individual
in our city's diverse communities."
Pasadena
- Metropolitan Cooperative
Library System. "MCLS is an association of 32 independent city
and special district public libraries located in the greater Los Angeles
area which have agreed to cooperate in providing library service to the
residents of all participating jurisdictions. MCLS provides member
libraries a resource-sharing network and a means for enhancing the level
and diversity of resources available to library users, while reducing
duplication of effort.
MCLS members extend, on an equal basis, loan privileges to residents of
other member libraries. The MCLS Reference Center provides a vital link
for reference referral to members, enabling them to provide answers to
difficult questions without purchasing the range of expensive resources
required for in-depth research. And the System's delivery service links
members for quick transfer of materials and enhanced sharing of
resources."
- Pasadena Public
Library. "We offer a myriad of services and resources. As we
enter the
21st century, our emphasis will be on the promotion of information
literacy in our multi-cultural community, making global information
accessible at the neighborhood level and reinforcing our strong
collaborative relationship with local schools.
The Library continues to place a premium not only on community and
tradition, but on innovation, thus preserving the "Pasadena Way" of
providing excellent customer service.
Whether your visit to one of our libraries is virtual or real, we hope you
enjoy the time you spend with us and will come back again and again."
- Santa Catalina
Branch Library. "Home to the system's Armenian language
collection, today's Santa Catalina Branch building was completed in
December, 1930. The branch participates in Pasadena's School Library
Cooperative Project with Longfellow School and serves local preschools
classes."
