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Long Beach adopts new law giving libraries power to ban disruptive patrons

Avatar photo by Jason Ruiz Mar 20, 2024Mar 20, 2024

Local libraries have long had a code of conduct, but the new law lets Long Beach enforce suspensions with the threat of misdemeanor charges.

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2 Long Beach libraries will start offering Monday service in April

by Kat Schuster Mar 19, 2024Mar 19, 2024
A man speaks into a microphone. A podium is behind him, and students stand smiling on either side.
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Long Beach announces inaugural youth poet laureate and ambassadors

Avatar photo by Tess Kazenoff Jun 2, 2023
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3 neighborhood libraries to fully reopen after 7-month closure

Avatar photoby Kat SchusterFeb 28, 2023Feb 28, 2023
Amazon is no match for Long Beach's public libraries, despite what a recent article in Forbes said. In this photo, a library patron browses the stacks at the Alamitos Neighborhood Library. Courtesy photo.
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Dana Neighborhood Library to reopen doors once a week amid community complaints

Avatar photoby Kat SchusterJan 31, 2023
Amazon is no match for Long Beach's public libraries, despite what a recent article in Forbes said. In this photo, a library patron browses the stacks at the Alamitos Neighborhood Library. Courtesy photo.
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‘Significant’ library staffing shortages will keep 3 branches closed to in-person service through March

by Kat Schuster Jan 12, 2023Jul 6, 2023
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Mark Twain Neighborhood Library closes due to malfunctioning automatic doors

Avatar photoby Kat SchusterJan 10, 2023
Amazon is no match for Long Beach's public libraries, despite what a recent article in Forbes said. In this photo, a library patron browses the stacks at the Alamitos Neighborhood Library. Courtesy photo.
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Long Beach to restrict public access at 3 libraries due to pandemic staffing challenges

Avatar photo by Anthony Pignataro Jul 20, 2022Jul 21, 2022
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3 Long Beach libraries to pilot earlier opening hours until September

Avatar photo by Laura Anaya-Morga May 27, 2022May 26, 2022
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Long Beach expands acceptable ID requirements for library cards

Avatar photo by Laura Anaya-Morga May 2, 2022

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