All LA County Library locations will be closed on Thursday, January 1 in observance of New Year's Day. Our Digital Library is open 24/7.
Join us this month for a facilitated discussion of "Happy Place" by Emily Henry. For adults.
Copies of the current title are available to check out at the customer service desk while supplies last. New members are always welcome! This is an in-person event.
AGE GROUP: | Older Adults | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Lectures & Conversations | History, Society, & Culture | 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.
