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Joshua D. Cloner
Community Library Manager
3965 Cesar Chavez Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90063
Phone: (323) 264-7715

  Events Calendar:
02/11/2010 - 12/31/2010, Every Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Homework Help Center

Wed, 02/17/2010
Adventure Quest-Adventures in Dog Sledding

Wed, 03/24/2010
Global Toy Making

Wed, 04/28/2010
Phil Van Tee-World's Tallest Cowboy Magician

Wed, 05/19/2010
Habitat and Adaptation

Wed, 06/23/2010
Puppet Music Variety Show


Hours:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
11 - 8
11 - 8
11 - 6
11 - 6
11 - 5
11 - 5
CLOSED
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For residents of the unincorporated areas, please contact your Supervisor for all matters of local government.

The Anthony Quinn Library will be closed for refurbishment from December 28, 2009 to February 11, 2010.

If you are returning library material, please note that the bookdrop in the parking lot will be open during closure.

You can also visit these nearby County Libraries during the closure:

East Los Angeles Library
Montebello Library
City Terrace Library

For more information, call (323) 722-5621 or download the flyer (or en español).

History
Anthony Quinn Library was originally named Belvedere Library. Belvedere Library was established in January 1914 as a pioneer branch of the newly founded Los Angeles County Public Library. By 1925, when the library was moved to a store-front facility at 111 North Ditman Ave., the collection had grown to several thousand books. In 1937 the library was relocated to 3713 Michigan Avenue. The library remained there until 1973, when it was moved to its present location. On January 5, 1982 the library was renamed in honor of actor Anthony Quinn; his childhood home occupied the site of the present-day library. In 2000, the library underwent a major renovation funded by the First Supervisorial District. It reopened in February 2001 with a fresh look and new furnishings.

Collection
The collection consists of 63,390 books, 43 magazine and newspaper subscriptions, 3,130 audio recordings and 3,600 video recordings. Special materials include college catalogs, telephone directories and a large pamphlet file. The library also houses the Anthony Quinn Collection (computer indexed), which contains over 3,000 items, including photographs, scrapbooks, scripts, screenplays and other memorabilia relating to the life of the actor.

Services
Patrons have access to adult and juvenile reference services as well as a Homework Center.

Facilities
Anthony Quinn library is 7,500 square feet. The meeting room capacity is 50. There is a coin-operated photocopy machine.

Political Representatives

Local Links
  East Los Angeles College
URL: http://www.elac.cc.ca.us/
Overview of the college, including campus description, courses offered, class schedules.  
  East Los Angeles College Helen Miller Bailey Library
URL: http://www.elac.cc.ca.us/departments/library/library/
Site includes access to the library catalog, hours of service, periodical holdings and other library information.  

Revised 12/09


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