To provide our diverse communities with easy access to the information and knowledge they need to nurture their cultural exploration and lifelong learning.

To be a leader among community-based library systems in quality of service, breadth of material, use of technology, welcoming facilities and depth of community support.

With funding from the Library Services and Technology Act adminstered by the California State Library, the County of Los Angeles Public Library has created local history Web sites for fifteen of its libraries. These local history Web sites provide answers to frequently asked community history questions twenty-four hours a day via the Internet. The Web sites provide information on Native Americans who lived in the area in prehistoric times, local missions and the early history of the community as well as other historical topics.   More detail...