Hello Kitty® and Friends LA County Library card availability varies by location. For the latest updates, please visit your library location’s webpage. Another restock is planned for Tuesday, November 10. Due to high call volume and changing inventory, staff are unable to confirm card availability by phone.
Matching and sorting are fun ways to learn basic early childhood skills. Join us and have your child collect items to match the colors in egg carton wells then use the items for a process-based art activity!. For ages 2 - 5 with their caregivers.
Join our free game for all ages! Earn badges and prizes as you log reading & activities. Visit LACountyLibrary.org/Summer-Discovery to learn more and sign up!
AGE GROUP: | Toddlers | Preschoolers |
EVENT TYPE: | Arts, Crafts, & Hobbies |
TAGS: | Summer Discovery Program | Smart Start |
Gardena Library was born under the sponsorship of the Wednesday Progressive Club before the Los Angeles County Free Library was founded in 1912.
In 1914, Gardena Library became a branch of the new County System. Only a few months later, the library was transferred to the jurisdiction of the Los Angeles City Library Board due to annexation. It was not until August 1951 that Gardena Library came back to the County System.
The present building was dedicated on December 5, 1964 and re-named Gardena Mayme Dear Memorial Library on May 30, 1992 in honor of the late Mrs. Mayme Dear for her many years of dedicated volunteer services to the library.
The Gardena Mayme Dear Library features an enclosed Japanese Garden designed by Takuma P. Tono, professor of landscape design at Tokyo Agriculture University. The 150-year-old stone lantern in the garden was a gift of Gardena's sister city, Ichikawa. A mosaic mural above the main entrance depicts the development of books and printing.
The library was closed for refurbishment in 2008 and reopened in January 2009 with a fresh contemporary interior and new furniture. The Teen Space was dedicated in February 2011.
