• Building size: 11906 sq. ft.
• Meeting Room: Capacity 49
• Children's area with Family Place
• Teen Space
• Book Drop for returning items accessible 24 hours

nearby libraries

• Rosemead Library
• Temple City Library
• Norwood Library
• South El Monte Library

getting here

• Los Angeles Metro:
  
  Metro Local Service Line 176
  Need more info? Try the Metro Trip Planner
• Local Transit:
  
  City of El Monte Transit
  El Monte Transit Orange Route and Yellow Route
  
• El Monte Dial-A-Ride: available to seniors (55 years and older) and disabled residents (any age) of El Monte
• Limited parking available next to the building.

• Non-English Language Collection(s):
  
  Chinese Books for Kids
  Chinese Books for Adults
  Chinese DVDs for Adults
  Vietnamese Books for Adults
  Vietnamese Books for Kids
  Spanish Books for Kids
  Spanish Books for Adults
  Spanish DVDs for Kids and Adults
  Vietnamese DVDs for Kids and Adults
  
• Other Special Collection(s):
  
  Large Print
  
• Children's Special Collection(s):
  
  Family Place Collection
  Baby and Toddler Storytime Kits
  
• Online Collections - Available 24 hours:
  
  Online research
  Downloadable Audiobooks from OneClick Digital
  Downloadable eBooks and Audiobooks from Overdrive
  Downloadable Music from Freegal
  

your local papers

• Los Angeles Times
• The San Gabriel Valley Tribune
• Mid Valley News

Find more magazines and newspapers.

• In person and telephone research assistance
• Photocopier

children's services

• Live Homework Help
• Family Place
• Storytime Kits

teen services

• Teen Advisory Board
• Live Homework Help
• LearningExpress Library (username = 13-digit library card number, password = create your own)

online services

• Email a Librarian
• Online Catalog
• Research Databases
• Downloadable Audiobooks, eBooks and Music

El Monte Library has:

• Public computers: 11
• Early literacy computers: 2
• Free Wi-fi

Computer policies for the County Library

friends of the library

Friends of the El Monte Library is a volunteer-run organization that supports the library and library events - join today to get involved!

Friends of the El Monte Library provides these service(s) to support the library:

• Friends of the Library Book Sale

library history

Friendly El Monte, the End of the Santa Fe Trail, was incorporated in 1912. The city was once home to Gay's Lion Farm during the 1930s and famous for the roaring lion on MGM's logo.

The El Monte Library was founded in 1890, and joined the Los Angeles County Public Library in 1913. It has been at its present location since 1967.

political representatives

• U.S. Congressional District 32: Grace F. Napolitano
• California State Assembly District 48: Roger Hernandez
• County Supervisorial District 1: Gloria Molina
• California State Senate District 24: Ed Hernandez

local links

• City of El Monte: Official city site with description of local agencies and officials.
• El Monte City School District: The site includes information on the eighteen schools serving over 12,000 children. The schools are organized as K-4, K-5, K-6 and K-8.
• El Monte Museum
• El Monte Union High School District
• El Monte/South El Monte Chamber of Commerce: General information about the El Monte / South El Monte Chamber of Commerce.
• La Historia Society: Formed in 1998 to preserve the rich cultural history of El Monte and South El Monte's nine historical barrios, the Society opened the La Historia Society Museum/Museo de Los Barrios in 2001.
• Mountain View

 Find more local links on delicious.