All LA County Library locations will be closed on Monday, September 1 in observance of Labor Day. Our Digital Library is available 24/7.
Join us for a lively discussion and presentation about the history of South Gate by historian and author Becky Nicolaides.
Becky's latest book, The New Suburbia: How Diversity Remade Suburban Life in Los Angeles After 1945 traces how the suburbs transitioned from lily-white to multiracial and reveals the compelling stories that unfolded through that change. Her books are available for check out at the Customer Service Desk.
For Adults.
AGE GROUP: | Older Adults | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Lectures & Conversations | History, Society, & Culture | Books, Poetry, & Writing |
TAGS: | Author Talk |
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.
