All LA County Library locations will be closed on Thursday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth. Our Digital Library is open 24/7.
Looking for quiet time to enjoy a good book? Look no further! Join us for a Silent Book Club held the third Wednesday of every month with no assigned reading. For ages 18 and up
Adults will have a chance to introduce themselves and share their reading material with the rest of the group and then get some quiet time to read uninterrupted.
AGE GROUP: | Older Adults | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Lectures & Conversations | Education & Literacy | Books, Poetry, & Writing |
TAGS: | Book Club |
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.
