Library
Alondra Regional Library
11949 E. Alondra Blvd.
Norwalk, CA 90650-7108
Phone: (562) 868-7771
Community Library Manager: Grisel Oquendo
Hours
Monday Closed
Tuesday 12PM-8PM
Wednesday 12PM-8PM
Thursday Closed
Friday 12PM-6PM
Saturday 11AM-5PM
Sunday Closed
Collection
The library’s collection totals 58,325, 53 magazine and newspaper subscriptions, 3,964 audio recordings, 3,693 video cassettes and a pamphlet collection. The library offers material in English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish and Vietnamese.
Services
The library offers reference services,public access Internet computers, online library catalogs, reader’s advisory, children’s programs, a coin-operated photocopier and Friends of the Library rental collections.
Facilities
This 7,056 square foot building is located two blocks east of Pioneer Boulevard and is next to the Norwalk Social Services Center. Alondra is the smaller of the two libraries in Norwalk, with the Norwalk Library being the largest.
Norwalk Regional Library
12350 Imperial Hwy.
Norwalk, CA 90650-3199
Phone: (562) 868-0775
Community Library Manager: Sue Kane
Hours
Monday 10AM-8PM
Tuesday 10AM-8PM
Wednesday 10AM-8PM
Thursday 10AM-6PM
Friday 10AM-6PM
Saturday 10AM-5PM
Sunday Closed
Collection
The collection totals 271,187 books, 256 current magazine and newspaper subscriptions, 8,514 audio recordings; 7,817 videocassettes; microfilm and microfiche magazines and newspapers; Government Publications; 600 U.S. telephone directories; Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese, East Indian (Hindi and Gujarati) materials; annual company reports; local history file. The Norwalk Library also houses the Business Collection and the Edmund D. Edelman Public Policy Collection.
Services
Services available to Library customers are reference services; public access Internet computers; online public access catalogs which provide access to the entire County Library collection and to online reference databases; Federal and State depository collections; Consumer Health Information Program and Services (CHIPS)—medical research; micro reader/printers; children’s programs; a Homework Center for children; CD-ROM computers for children; photocopiers; a public meeting room (available on rental basis) and a Friends of the Library rental video collection. A Literacy Center is available for adults working on their personal reading and writing skills.
Facilities
This 39,000 square foot building is located in the Norwalk civic center, near the Norwalk City Hall, the Southeast County division of the Los Angeles Court House and the Los Angeles County Registrar Recorder’s offices. Norwalk is the larger of the two libraries in the city, Alondra being the smaller.