Judy Hist
Community Library Manager
601 W. Lancaster Blvd.
Lancaster, CA 93534-3398
Phone: (661) 948-5029

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County of Los Angeles
Lancaster Library
A Joint Project of Los Angeles County and the Lancaster Redevelopment Agency

History
The original Lancaster Library was established by the Los Angeles County Free Public Library in October 1912 in the Antelope Valley Union High School which was located on the southwest corner of Tenth Street (now Lancaster Boulevard) and Cedar Avenue. Subsequently, the Lancaster Library occupied space in a local drugstore, the Chamber of Commerce, and the County Justice Court. In 1950, the Library moved to Fig Avenue and provided library services from this site for the next fourteen years. The expanded Lancaster Library opened on West Avenue J in 1964. Due to rapid population growth throughout the Antelope Valley, a new library was built in 1995-1996 on Lancaster Boulevard in the Lancaster Old Town Site to provide library services to the residents of Lancaster and the surrounding communities.

Collection
The current collection totals 365,989 items with 325,537 books; 15,154 audio recordings; 16,773 video recordings; federal and state publications; 280 magazine and newspaper subscriptions; and other special materials such as telephone directories, microforms, Sam's Photofacts, pamphlets, topographic maps, and local history.

Services
Services available to customers are public access Internet computers, CD-ROM workstations (adult and children) and On-line Library Catalog. There is a Career Information Center; children's and adult programming; coin-operated typewriters and copiers; self check-out terminals; small group study/conference rooms; Federal and State depository collection, public meeting room (available on a rental basis); and Friends of the Library Rental Collection.

Facilities
The library, with an area of 48,721 square feet, features the following major areas: an adult reading room; a separate uniquely designed children's area; a young adult area; a circulation desk with 10 check-out terminals; a meeting room with a capacity of 176; and ample free parking. The circulation area features a stained glass window of California poppies sponsored by the Friends of the Lancaster Library.

Political Representatives

• U.S. Congressional District: 22nd
  Kevin McCarthy
  URL: http://kevinmccarthy.house.gov/

  U.S. Congressional District: 25th
  Howard "Buck" McKeon
  URL: http://www.house.gov/mckeon/

• State Senate District: 17th
  George Runner
  URL: http://republican.sen.ca.gov/web/17/

• State Assembly District: 36th
  Steve Knight
  URL: http://republican.assembly.ca.gov/members/a36/index.aspx

• Supervisorial District: 5th
  Michael D. Antonovich
  URL: http://www.antonovich.com/

Local Links

	Antelope Valley Press URL: http://www.avpress.com/ Local newspaper's site with recent stories, photos, classified and personal ads.
	City of Lancaster URL: http://www.cityoflancasterca.org/ Information on the City Council members, agendas, the city budget, the Planning Commission, and other municipal matters.
	Recent Earthquakes in California Nevada URL: http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/ Southern California map shows earthquakes recorded during the past week by Caltech/USGS Seismic Network. Magnitudes are indicated by the sizes of circles on the map.