Join the County of Los Angeles Public Library and the City of Manhattan Beach for the grand opening of the new 21,500 square foot, two-story Manhattan Beach Library! The library will be open Friday, May 1st from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM. More information is available on the Los Angeles County Library website or the New Manhattan Beach Library Project webpage.

The Manhattan Beach Library is back and better than ever! The new library is a two-story facility with a panoramic ocean view, designed to achieve LEED Gold level certification. From the first floor wave ceiling to the second floor adult reading area with a fireplace, this library is sure to have something for everyone.

Library features:

• 21,500 square feet
• Automatic book-sorting machine (the first in the County of Los Angeles Public Library system)
• Adult reading area with a fireplace and a view of the ocean
• Nine public access computers in the adult area of the library
• Children’s area including Family Place, an interactive learning wall, four early literacy computers, and an additional six children's access computers
• Teen area with five teen access computers and a pop-up LED station for gaming and movies
• Meeting Room with a capacity of 100 includes state-of-the-art audiovisual system with remote touch panel controls and a kitchen
• Four study rooms, each study room includes a data projector for laptop connection

The new library will host children's story times twice a week on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings at 10:30 AM. For more information, visit the County of Los Angeles webpage.

Manhattan Beach Library
1320 Highland Avenue
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
(310) 545-8595
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