National Library Week

The Los Angeles Public Library’s impact on our communities is as wide-ranging as it is essential. Over the last year, while serving the largest and most diverse urban population of any library system in the country, funding from the Library Foundation of Los Angeles and donors like you helped make the following possible: 

• As part of our We Read Together program, children’s librarians delivered 2,809 early literacy programs attended by 68,521 children and adults. 
• More than 24,500 students in need of Online Tutoring services were able to access one-on-one academic support sessions.  
• LAPL’s Cybernauts, trained tech staff, were able to provide 21,315 support sessions to patrons in need of computer assistance across 37 library locations (in 90% low-income neighborhoods) and remotely. 

What makes your library special to you? Read below to learn what Members of the Library Foundation of Los Angeles have told us about why they choose to support the Los Angeles Public Library:   

• “There are few things more important to democracy and building equity than public libraries.” 
• “I simply could not survive without LAPL. I read every day, watch movies on Kanopy, and more. Our library is vital to the community, and I love that with our help, people of all ages can learn to read, have a safe place to go, and even get a free meal for kids in the summer.” 
• “I am a library volunteer in the adult literacy program; I see how much the branch libraries contribute to the well-being of their communities.”