Today is the LAST DAY to donate in 2024! ⏳ Don’t wait—make your tax-deductible gift by 9 PM PST tonight to create a lasting impact! 👉 Donate now: l8r.it/Om7t Thank you for supporting literacy, learning, and opportunity in Long Beach! 💙

Join two brand new author talks, as well as an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at working with a literary agent. Registration is required for the live online events. Each event will be recorded and uploaded to the author talk archive for future viewing: l8r.it/39rI

📚✨ Long Beach Leaders Are Readers is back, and we’re kicking off January with Austin Metoyer, President & CEO of the Downtown Long Beach! Read more: l8r.it/BnfG #LeadersAreReaders #DowntownLB #LibraryLove

📚 Weekend Plans? The Bay Shore Neighborhood Library is reopening TOMORROW, Saturday, January 11, 2025! The celebration will kick off with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9:30 AM,.

We’re excited to share that our Executive Director/CEO, Veronica Garcia Dávalos, will serve as one of the grand marshals at the 37th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade and Celebration this Saturday, January 18, 2025! l8r.it/Ht3N

Here's how YOU can take action for Long Beach Public Libraries: 1️⃣ Attend Upcoming Budget Meetings 2️⃣ Wear Your Advocacy Button 3️⃣ Use Your Voice Fill out the online Budget Priority Survey and share it with your friends, neighbors, and coworkers.l8r.it/VkON

📚✨ We’re diving into learning! The Long Beach Public Library Foundation is proud to support transformative programs like Dive into Learning, made possible in part by a generous grant from PNC Bank. 💙 Thank you, PNC, for investing in our youngest learners and their families!

📅 This Week: ▪️Wed., January 22, 6–7:30 PM: McBride Comunity Center ▪️Thurs., January 23, 6–7:30 PM: Doris Topsy-Elvord Community Center at Houghton Park ▪️Sat., January 25, 10 AM: Silverado Park Community Center Let’s show up and remind the city how much libraries matter!

We are proud to support transformative programs like Dive into Learning, made possible in part by a generous grant from PNC Bank. 💙 🎉 Don’t miss the Early Learning Fair this Sat., 2/1, at the Michelle Obama Long Beach Public Library! 🕙 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM l8r.it/5Oxe

February Author Talks – Join the Conversation! 🔗 Register now: l8r.it/UFGx

✨ Join Us for a Black History Month Celebration! 📅 Feb. 7 & 8, 2025 📍 African American Cultural Center, Long Beach 🎉 Two days of culture, community, and celebration! l8r.it/qoNS #BHM2025 #ForTheCulture #LongBeachEvents #BlackHistoryMonth #CommunityCelebration

This Valentine’s Day, write your own love story by becoming a Long Beach Luminary and sustaining library programs for generations to come! 💡 Become a monthly donor today: l8r.it/V9JF

Celebrate Library Lovers Month with Randy & Dale Kemner! 🍷❤️ The owners of Wine Country share their favorite reads and why libraries hold a special place in their hearts. 👉 l8r.it/dLKz #LBLeadersAreReaders #LibraryLoversMonth #SupportLibraries #LBPLF

Libraries open up a world of imagination, learning, and possibility—starting from the very first storytime. 💖 Comment your fav library memory with your little one! #LittleLibraryLovers #LongBeachLibraries #RaisingReaders #LBPLF #LibraryLoversMonth

Here's a little tour of the Studio inside Billie Jean King Main Library! Libraries are more than books! 📚🏛 Celebrate Library Lovers Month by visiting today! 💖 #LibraryLoversMonth #LibrariesForAll #LongBeachLibrary #LBPLF

We are proud to support the @lbcitylibrary's monthly virtual author talk series! In March, you’ll learn how to fix what’s not working, the 60s feminist movement, and a fictional sisterhood of 2000s rock. RSVP is required for the live events: l8r.it/Qy64

This March, in honor of Women's History Month, we're proud to feature local author Elise Bryant (not here anymore), an NAACP Image Award-nominated writer, & author of "Happily Ever Afters," "One True Loves", "Reggie and Delilah’s Year of Falling," and "It’s Elementary." l8r.it/MKVH

We're Hiring! Apply by April 11, 2025! Visit our website for the full job description and application instructions: l8r.it/2mTS

We're proud to sponsor the 2025 Literary Women Festival of Authors on Sat., 4/5. After selling out, they have opened up a select number of additional tickets. Purchase yours today before they sell out a second time! Purchase tickets here: l8r.it/b0lN

Save the Date: Join us in celebrating National Library Week, a time to recognize the essential role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in empowering individuals and strengthening communities. Now, more than ever, our public libraries need your support!