• Building size: 8750 sq. ft.
• Meeting Room: Capacity 21
• Children's area with Family Place
• Teen Space
• Book Drop for returning items accessible 24 hours

nearby libraries

• Clifton M. Brakensiek Library
• Angelo M. Iacoboni Library
• Hollydale Library
• Compton Library

getting here

• Get Directions to: 16254 Colorado Ave. Paramount, CA 90723

• Los Angeles Metro:
  
  Metro Local Service Line 258
  Metro Local Service Line 265
  Need more info? Try the Metro Trip Planner
• Local Transit:
  
  Paramount Easy Rider shuttle
  The City offers free College Bound Bus transportation for Paramount residents to Cerritos College and Long Beach City College (Liberal Arts Campus)
  
• Paramount Dial-A-Ride: for those that need assistance going to a specific location not along any particular bus route
• Medium parking lot available next to the building.

• Metro Tap Cards
• Non-English Language Collection(s):
  
  Spanish Books for Adults
  Spanish Books for Kids
  
• Other Special Collection(s):
  
  Large Print
  
• Online Collections - Available 24 hours:
  
  Online research
  Downloadable Audiobooks from OneClick Digital
  Downloadable eBooks and Audiobooks from Overdrive
  Downloadable Music from Freegal
  Streaming Movies, Audiobooks & Music from Hoopla
  

your local papers

• Los Angeles Times
• The Long Beach Press - Telegram

Find more magazines and newspapers.

• Metro Tap Cards
• In person and telephone research assistance
• Photocopier

children's services

• Live Homework Help
• Homework Center
• Family Place

teen services

• 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

Paramount Library has:

• Public computers: 6
• Children's computers: 4
• Teen computers: 1
• Homework Center computers: 2
• Laptops available for in library use: 12
• Free Wi-fi

Computer policies for the County Library

friends of the library

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

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

• Friends of the Library DVD Rentals
• Friends of the Library Book Sale

library 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.

political representatives

• U.S. Congressional District 40: Lucille Roybal-Allard
• California State Assembly District 63: Anthony Rendon
• California State Senate District 33: Ricardo Lara
• County Supervisorial District 4: Janice Hahn

local links

• City of Paramount: City issues, public information, calendar of events, council agendas, and general information on the City of Paramount.
• Long Beach Unified School District: Links to the school district and other educational resources in the local community.
• Paramount Chamber of Commerce: Information on local events, community links, Business Resource Center, monthly newsletter and local businesses.
• Paramount Unified School District: Links to schools and educational resources.
• Press Telegram: 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.