History
A desk and a reading room in a building in the Clearwater-Hynes
unincorporated community became the 26th branch of the Los Angeles County
Free Library in September 1913. The Clearwater Branch was located on
Paramount Boulevard, (then known as Ocean), north of Alondra Boulevard,
(then known as Center). It contained 121 books and the first month's
circulation was 60 books. The library was moved to a rented building in
1930. In 1946, the library was moved to 15718 Paramount Boulevard. Two
years later the Clearwater-Hynes Community became known as Paramount,
although incorporation was still 9 years away. The library's name was
changed accordingly to Paramount Library.
A new building was opened in 1955 at 7913 E. Madison and was considered
spacious until the new library at present location was completed in 1967.
In November 1987, the building was purchased by County of Los Angeles Public
Library which all along had been providing services and materials to the
community of Paramount and the adjacent area
Collection
The current collection includes 90,685 books, 51 magazine and
newspaper subscriptions, 4,318 audio recordings and 4,702 video recordings.
The collection includes Spanish language materials and large print books.
Services
The library provides basic services to both adult and children,
including reference service; public access Internet computers and
children's programs. The online library catalogs provide public access
to the entire County Public collection and to online reference databases.
The Paramount Library also has a Literacy
Center for adults working on their personal reading and writing
goals and a Homework Center
for children in grades 3 to 6.
Facilities
With handicapped access, the 8,750 square foot building has a divided adult
and children's study area. A coin operated photocopy machine and typewriter
are available for public use.
Political Representatives
Local Links
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City of Paramount
URL: http:www.paramountcity.com/
City issues, public information, calendar of events, council agendas, and general information on the City of Paramount.
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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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Paramount Chamber of Commerce
URL: http:www.paramountchamber.com/
Information on local events, community links, Business Resource Center, monthly newsletter and local businesses.
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Paramount Unified School District
URL: http://www.paramount.k12.ca.us/
Links to schools and educational resources.
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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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