Martin Delgado
Community Library Manager
6518 Miles Ave.
Huntington Park, CA 90255-4388
Phone: (323) 583-1461

History
Proudly serving the residents of the vibrant City of Huntington Park and neighboring areas, the Huntington Park Library was founded in 1913 and originally housed in the City Hall. As the library continued to grow, it moved to larger locations in 1924 and 1931. The present library building in the Civic Center was dedicated in 1970. A significant sculpture designed by artist Tom Van Sant, “Flight Form,” was also dedicated in 1970 and is suspended from the second floor ceiling. An active Friends of the Library group was formed in 1996 to promote and support Library services to the community.

Collection
The Huntington Park Library collection consists of 156,551 books, 106 magazine subscriptions, 5,977 audio recordings, more than 5,960 video cassettes, and 560 telephone directories as well as pamphlets, maps, college catalogs, and local history clippings. The library specializes in literature, poetry and English as a Second Language (ESL). Our library has several specialized collections: a Spanish book collection located on the first floor and the American Indian Resource Center. The American Indian Resource Center is an ethnic resource center. The AIRC collection is the largest public library collection in the U.S. that focuses on American Indians. AIRC materials include audiocassettes, books, compact discs, films, magazines, microfilm, newsletters, newspapers, and videocassettes. AIRC has the only complete sets of Indian Census Records (1885 - 1940) and Records of the Indian Claims Commission (1946 - 1977) outside of the National Archives in Washington, D.C.

Services
The following services are offered by the Huntington Park Library: adult, children's and Spanish language materials, reference, audiovisual materials, the American Indian Resource Center, a Homework Center, large print books, federal and state tax forms, pamphlets, public computers with both word processing and Internet access, including access to the County's electronic full-text magazine collection. The adult area features 7 public access computers. The library has bilingual adult, family, and children's programs on a regular basis. Hispanic Heritage Month, which begins every September 15, features special cultural programs.

Facilities
The library is a three story building, with a total of 35,384 square feet. On the second floor of the library is a significant sculpture suspended from the ceiling. It is named "Flight Form." It was designed by Tom Van Sant and dedicated in a public ceremony on July 20, 1970.

Political Representatives

• U.S. Congressional District: 34th
  Lucille Roybal-Allard
  URL: http://www.house.gov/roybal-allard/

• State Senate District: 30th
  Ron Calderon
  URL: http://dist30.casen.govoffice.com/

• State Assembly District: 46th
  John A. Pérez
  URL: http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a46/

• Supervisorial District: 1st
  Gloria Molina
  URL: http://molina.lacounty.gov/

Local Links

	California State University, Los Angeles URL: http://www.calstatela.edu/ General information, campus map, calendar of events, admissions information, and much more!
	City of Huntington Park URL: http://www.huntingtonpark.org The official web site of the City of Huntington Park.
	East Los Angeles College URL: http://www.elac.cc.ca.us/ Overview of the college, including campus description, courses offered, class schedules.