| Palos Verdes Library District | |
|---|---|
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 Peninsula Center Library | |
| 33°46′14″N 118°22′14″W / 33.77056°N 118.37056°W / 33.77056; -118.37056 | |
| Location | Palos Verdes Peninsula, region in Los Angeles County, United States |
| Type | Library District |
| Branches | 3 |
| Collection | |
| Items collected | Books, Audiobooks, eBooks, Magazines, Film, Music, Scores, Online Resources, Databases |
| Size | 224,000 |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | 654,000 |
| Population served | 69,843 |
| Other information | |
| Budget | $11,000,000+ per annum |
| Director | Jennifer Addington |
| Employees | 88 |
| Website | www.pvld.org |
The Palos Verdes Library District (PVLD) is an independent special library district serving the residents of the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Southern California. PVLD is governed by a publicly elected Board of Trustees that consists of five members who voluntarily serve without monetary compensation. PVLD's three libraries - Peninsula Center Library, Malaga Cove Library, and Miraleste Library - serve the cities of Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills Estates, and Rolling Hills, California, as well as the unincorporated communities on the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
History
The Peninsula Center Library, which is PVLD's main library, was completed in 1967 and enlarged in 1995. It is located on Silver Spur Road in the City of Rolling Hills Estates. Palos Verdes Library District also has two branch libraries, Malaga Cove Library and Miraleste Library. Malaga Cove Library, adjacent to Farnham Martin Park in the City of Palos Verdes Estates, was designed by Myron Hunt and built in 1929. It was designated as a historical landmark in 1980 by the Rancho de los Palos Verdes Historical Society and placed on the National Register of Historic Places and the California register of Historical Resources in 1995. In July, 1999, Farnham Martin Park was deeded to the City of Palos Verdes Estates. Farnham Martin Park, designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., was added to the National and State registers in 1996. Miraleste Library was completed in 1970 and is located on Palos Verdes Drive East, adjacent to the Miraleste Intermediate School in Rancho Palos Verdes.
Board of Trustees
The District is a public agency governed by a Board of Trustees, consisting of five elected members. Voting constituents include voters in all four cities on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, as well as adjacent unincorporated areas. The current makeup (as of March 2024) of the Board of Library Trustees is as follows:
President: Bob Parke
Vice President: Zoe Unno, Ph.D.
Secretary: Jonathan Beutler
Trustee: Rosa Kwon Easton
Trustee: Kingston Wong
The elections for PVLD Trustees are held on even-numbered years in conjunction with the November General Election, as managed by the County of Los Angeles, with candidates coming from the communities of the Palos Verdes Peninsula. The next election will take place on November 5, 2024.
Volunteers & Supporters
The Peninsula Friends of the Library is an all-volunteer membership organization founded in 1961, in order to enhance the services and programs of the Peninsula libraries. Its membership fees, along with funds raised through book sales and the Library Shop at Peninsula Center Library, and other events are used to provide ongoing support for many services and programs including:
- Special purchases of items for the library collections, furnishings, and equipment.
- Sunday Hours at the Peninsula Center Library
- Summer Reading Program
References
- "Palos Verdes Library District Board of Trustees". Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- "Peninsula Friends of the Library". Retrieved March 17, 2023.
