All LA County Library locations will be closed on Monday, October 13 in observance of Indigenous Peoples' Day. Our Digital Library is available 24/7.
Join us for a reading of the book "Number One Sam" by Greg Pizzoli and then paint your own wooden race car and then participate in a race! Please wear clothes you don't mind getting messy in. For ages 5 - 12 with parent or caregiver.
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.
