The Long Beach Public Library Foundation provides supplementary financial support for the LB Public Library in the areas of literacy, education, and arts and cultural programming that would have been eliminated because of the local city budget crisis. Every day caring and knowledgeable staff continue to help individuals reach their personal aspirations in a safe and caring environment. I have seen the children's librarians and homework helpers individually working with a child to help improve their reading skills and success in school. It is so heartwarming to see the look on a child's face when they realize "I can do it!" Wile it is easy to assume that all children have parents that can help them with reading and homework assignments in the home, every home has a computer with internet access, and Google can provide answers to any question, it is not true. I care about the Long Beach community and believe its libraries provide valuable services and programs for everyone!
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- EIN 33-0698704
- (562) 628-2441
- 101 Pacific Ave Long Beach CA 90802-0000 USA
- http://www.lbplfoundation.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Philanthropy, Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
Mission: The long beach public library foundation provides support to enhance the long beach public library and encourages literacy and education for all members of the community.
Programs: Books and materials: many of the foundation's fundraising efforts, grants, and endowments go toward the purchase of books and materials to help supplement and enrich the long beach public library's collection.
family learning center program: the foundation provides supplemental funding to support this core program of the long beach public library. Family learning centers provide both individuals and families with a safe, designated place to receive free personalized assistance with homework, job searches, rsum writing, english language learning, literacy and computer skills from specially-trained, and often bilingual, learning guides. Families can also access technology including computers, printers, tablets, and educational software to help them fulfill their life goals for work, education and personal growth.
the studio program: furthering the resources of the family learning center program is the studio, which opened at main library in april 2014 and the michelle obama neighborhood library in september 2016. This innovative digital creativity lab integrates steam and makerspace activities to mentor, engage, and inspire students to learn 21st century job skills. Studio guides offer free workshops and classes on cutting-edge technologies, such as 3d printers, a broad collection of design software and online applications, and video and music editing software that are designed to teach science and engineering skills to youth. In 2016, a mobile studio was launched, enabling the library to bring these innovative tools and educational resources to each of its branches, and to schools, recreation centers, parks, community events, or wherever they are needed most in the long beach community.