History
On February 22, 1973, the City of Lakewood, in cooperation with the
County of Los Angeles Public Library, opened the George Nye, Jr.
Library. The library is named for Lakewood Mayor George H. Nye, Jr.
who died while serving in office in May 1971. The library is the
second in the city and serves the population of the eastern area
of the city which includes eight elementary schools, a middle school,
and a high school. An active Friends
of the Library group was formed in 1972 and supports both Lakewood
libraries - George Nye, Jr. and
Angelo M. Iacoboni.
Together the City of Lakewood and the County Library, with help from
many library supporters including Fourth District Supervisor Dean Dana,
renovated the library in 1992. In 2002, the library was rearranged
to create an enclosed picture book area with stuffed animals and rugs,
a Homework Center with
Internet and word processing computers and a "New" Book reading area.
New furniture was provided by the County Library and the Friends of
the Lakewood Libraries.
Collection
The current collection includes 83,938 books, 86 magazine and newspaper
subscriptions, 3,474 audio recordings which includes a book on cassette
and CD collection and 3,427 video and DVD recordings. The library has
materials available in English, Spanish, Korean, Tagalog
and large print. The Friends of the
Lakewood Libraries have a Rental Collection.
Services
The George Nye, Jr. Library provides basic reference services, public
access Internet computers and children's
programs. The library offers a coin operated photocopy machine
and online library catalogs that include access to the entire
collection of the County Library as well as to online reference
databases. A Homework Center
with a computer workstation is available for children. The library is also a Family Place site.
Facilities
The George Nye, Jr. Library is the smaller of the two libraries in
the city of Lakewood; the other library in the city is the
Angelo M. Iacoboni Library. This 7,707
square foot building is located in the Mae Boyar Park near the San
Gabriel (605) freeway. Disabled access is available. There is no
meeting room facility.
Political Representatives
Local Links
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ABC Unified School District
URL: http://www.abcusd.k12.ca.us/
Information about the school district including school profiles.
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Cerritos College
URL: http://www.cerritos.edu/
General information on Cerritos College, which serves the cities of Artesia, Bellflower, Lakewood, Hawaiian Gardens and Norwalk.
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Lakewood Friends of the Library
URL: http://www.lakewoodlibraryfriends.org/
The Lakewood Friends of the library is a group of individuals who help the library promote literacy in the City of Lakewood.
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Lakewood Online
URL: http://www.lakewoodcity.org
City issues, public information, calendar of events, council agendas. Updated twice a week. Invites active citizenship via two-way links with city government for local news and submission of city service and information requests.
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Long Beach Unified School District
URL: http://www.lbusd.k12.ca.us/
Links to the school district and other educational resources in the local community.
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Press Telegram
URL: http://www.presstelegram.com
Online local news and information service from the Long Beach Press Telegram, a local newspaper that serves the area. Includes local sports and entertainment news.
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