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Temple City Library
5939 Golden West Ave. Temple City, CA 91780 (626) 285-2136
Mon Closed Tue 10 - 8 Wed 10 - 8 Thu 10 - 8 Fri 8 - 6 Sat 8 - 6 Sun Closed
Susan Schlaeger, Library Manager
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Building size: 12182 sq. ft. Meeting Room: Capacity 65 Children's area with Family Place Book Drop for returning items accessible 24 hours
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Los Angeles Metro: Medium parking lot available next to the building.
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Other Special Collection(s): Children's Special Collection(s): Online Collections - Available 24 hours:
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Temple City Library has:
Public computers: 9 Children's computers: 3 Free Wi-fi Computer policies for the County Library
friends of the library Friends of the Temple City Library is a volunteer-run organization that supports the library and library events - join today to get involved!
Friends of the Temple City Library provides these service(s) to support the library:
library history Temple City Library was founded when Willa Samson initiated a small lending library in her home. In 1924, Mrs. Samson's rental cottage (9961 Woodruff Avenue) became the first official library site with Mrs. Samson as Temple City's first librarian.
When the library outgrew its surroundings, it was relocated in the abandoned Pacific Electric building (corner of Las Tunas and Kauffman). In 1941, the library moved to the new Woman's Clubhouse's west wing.
In January 1953, the library was housed in the County's new building on Kauffman where, for the first time, a children's department was added. The present location was opened in 1963.
political representatives U.S. Congressional District 29: Adam Schiff California State Senate District 21: Carol Liu California State Assembly District 44: Anthony Portantino County Supervisorial District 5: Michael D. Antonovich local links Find more local links on delicious .
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Subscribe to events at Temple City LibraryLegal seminar , 1:00 PM, Sat, Feb 4SAT/ACT Test Result , 6:00 PM, Tue, Feb 7Toddler Time , 9:30 AM, Wed, Feb 8Name that Candybar! , 10:00 AM, Wed, Feb 8Bounce and Rhyme Babytime , 10:00 AM, Wed, Feb 8Chocolate Trivia , 10:00 AM, Wed, Feb 8Tot Storytime , 11:00 AM, Wed, Feb 8Afternoon Storytime for Age 4 & Up , 2:00 PM, Wed, Feb 8Grade 6-8 Girls Book Club , 3:30 PM, Wed, Feb 8Teen Electronic Gaming , 5:00 PM, Wed, Feb 8Computer Tutorial , 2:00 PM, Thu, Feb 9Baby and Toddler Play Time , 9:30 AM, Fri, Feb 10Heart-felted Valentine or Un-Valentine scarf , 5:00 PM, Tue, Feb 14Toddler Time , 9:30 AM, Wed, Feb 15Bounce and Rhyme Babytime , 10:00 AM, Wed, Feb 15Name that Candybar! , 10:00 AM, Wed, Feb 15Chocolate Trivia , 10:00 AM, Wed, Feb 15Tot Storytime , 11:00 AM, Wed, Feb 15Afternoon Storytime for Age 4 & Up , 2:00 PM, Wed, Feb 15Teen Electronic Gaming , 5:00 PM, Wed, Feb 15Computer Tutorial , 2:00 PM, Thu, Feb 16Baby and Toddler Play Time , 9:30 AM, Fri, Feb 17Bingo Game , 3:30 PM, Fri, Feb 17Toddler Time , 9:30 AM, Wed, Feb 22Name that Candybar! , 10:00 AM, Wed, Feb 22Bounce and Rhyme Babytime , 10:00 AM, Wed, Feb 22Chocolate Trivia , 10:00 AM, Wed, Feb 22Tot Storytime , 11:00 AM, Wed, Feb 22Afternoon Storytime for Age 4 & Up , 2:00 PM, Wed, Feb 22Teen Electronic Gaming , 5:00 PM, Wed, Feb 22Computer Tutorial , 2:00 PM, Thu, Feb 23Baby and Toddler Play Time , 9:30 AM, Fri, Feb 24Toddler Time , 9:30 AM, Wed, Feb 29Chocolate Trivia , 10:00 AM, Wed, Feb 29Bounce and Rhyme Babytime , 10:00 AM, Wed, Feb 29Name that Candybar! , 10:00 AM, Wed, Feb 29Tot Storytime , 11:00 AM, Wed, Feb 29Afternoon Storytime for Age 4 & Up , 2:00 PM, Wed, Feb 29Teen Electronic Gaming , 5:00 PM, Wed, Feb 29Computer Tutorial , 2:00 PM, Thu, Mar 1Baby and Toddler Play Time , 9:30 AM, Fri, Mar 2 See more events at this library , or look at another library's events