Huntington Beach Public Library

What is your first memory of a library?

This is NOT Your Mother's Library...

When you think of a Librarian, what image comes to mind?

Something like this?

I would argue that we are more like this...

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Let's bust some stereotypes

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Librarians are just like everyone else

So what does the HB Public Library do?

Here's a sampling of what we have...

• Books
• Ebooks
• DVDs
• CDs
• Chromebooks
• Internet access
• Public computers with printing
• Programs for all ages
• Downloadable content

Here's what we do for our community...

• We help people apply for jobs online
• We help people learn to read and speak better English
• We are THE Early Literacy Place - creating the next generation of readers
• We provide meeting rooms for groups
• Book Groups and Book discussions start here
• We help students with homework

But wait - There's more!

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• Computer coaches
• One on one computer training
• Volunteer opportunities - over 57,000 hours of volunteer time last year
• Used Bookstore
• Gift Shop
• and much more!

Some of our Digital services include...

• Mango languages - over 37 different languages available
• Ebsco Databases
• InfoUSA for businesses
• Social Media
• Ebooks - Overdrive, enki

We even have a Terra Cotta Warrior

He is pretty impressive in person

"Google will bring you 100,000 answers..."

"A librarian will bring you back the right one."
Neil Gaiman

We have a book shack too!

The Library is the City's "Third Place"

We are the best deal in town

• Something for all ages
• For the cost of one hardcover book per year, you get access to ALL library services
• Over 1/3 of Americans rely on the library for Internet and computer access
• We are the physical embodiment of the Life of the Mind in HB

To wrap it up...

Use your library AND Learn Stuff!