• Building size: 19461 sq. ft.
• Meeting Room: Capacity 67
• Children's area with Family Place
• Teen Space
• Study Room available
• Book Drop for returning items accessible 24 hours

nearby libraries

• Norwalk Library
• Hollydale Library
• Lynwood Library
• Florence Library
• Graham Library
• Cudahy Library
• Huntington Park Library

getting here

• Los Angeles Metro:
  
  Metro Local Service Line 117
  Metro Shuttle Line 612
  Need more info? Try the Metro Trip Planner
• Large parking lot available next to the building.

• Non-English Language Collection(s):
  
  Spanish Books for Kids
  Spanish Books for Adults
  Spanish DVDs for Kids and Adults
  
• Other Special Collection(s):
  
  Large Print
  
• Children's Special Collection(s):
  
  Family Place Collection
  
• Online Collections - Available 24 hours:
  
  Online research
  Downloadable Audiobooks from OneClick Digital
  Downloadable eBooks and Audiobooks from Overdrive
  Downloadable Music from Freegal
  

your local papers

• Los Angeles Times
• The Compton Bulletin
• The Long Beach Press - Telegram
• Los Angeles Wave

Find more magazines and newspapers.

• In person and telephone research assistance
• Photocopier

children's services

• Live Homework Help
• Homework Center
• Storytime Kits
• Family Place

teen services

• Teen Advisory Board
• 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

Leland R. Weaver Library has:

• Free Wi-fi

Computer policies for the County Library

friends of the library

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

Friends of the Leland R. Weaver Library provides these service(s) to support the library:

• Friends of the Library DVD Rentals

library history

South Gate

The city of South Gate was incorporated in 1923 with a population of about 2,500 residents. The first South Gate Library was opened that same year in a back room of City Hall. Starting in 1931, the County of Los Angeles Free Library began providing library service to local residents.

In 1948, the County of Los Angeles built a library in the South Gate Civic Center, north of California Avenue and Firestone Boulevard. In the 1960's, plans were made to build a larger, more modern public library for the prospering community that was home to several major manufacturers, including General Motors.

In 1973, the Leland R. Weaver Library, named in honor of a former South Gate councilman, was officially opened to the public at its present location on Tweedy Boulevard.

political representatives

• U.S. Congressional District 44: Janice Hahn
• California State Assembly District 63: Anthony Rendon
• California State Senate District 33: Ricardo Lara
• County Supervisorial District 1: Gloria Molina
• California State Senate District 30: Ron Calderon

local links

• City of South Gate: Information about the city with names and addresses included.
• City of South Gate Municipal Code
• Firestone Boulevard/Atlantic Avenue Intersection Improvement Project

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