Palos Verdes Library District

The Palos Verdes Library District (PVLD) is an independent special library district serving the residents of the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Southern California. PVLD is governed by a publicly elected Board of Trustees that consists of five members who voluntarily serve without monetary compensation.[1] PVLD's three libraries - Peninsula Center Library, Malaga Cove Library, and Miraleste Library - serve the cities of Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills Estates, and Rolling Hills, California.

Palos Verdes Library District
Peninsula Center Library
33°46′14″N 118°22′14″W
LocationPalos Verdes Peninsula, region in Los Angeles County, United States
TypeLibrary District
Branches3
Collection
Items collectedBooks, Audiobooks, eBooks, Magazines, Film, Music, Scores, Online Resources, Databases
Size224,000
Access and use
Circulation654,000
Population served69,843
Other information
Budget$11,000,000+ per annum
DirectorJennifer Addington
Employees88
Websitewww.pvld.org

History

Peninsula Center Library, which is the main library, was completed in 1967 and enlarged in 1995. It is located on Silver Spur Road in the City of Rolling Hills Estates. Palos Verdes Library District also has two branch libraries, Malaga Cove Library and Miraleste Library. Malaga Cove Library, adjacent to Farnham Martin Park in the City of Palos Verdes Estates, was designed by Myron Hunt and built in 1929. It was designated as a historical landmark in 1980 by the Rancho de los Palos Verdes Historical Society and placed on the National Register of Historic Places and the California register of Historical Resources in 1995. In July, 1999, Farnham Martin Park was deeded to the City of Palos Verdes Estates. Farnham Martin Park, designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., was added to the National and State registers in 1996. Miraleste Library was completed in 1970 and is adjacent to the Miraleste Intermediate School in Rancho Palos Verdes.

Board of Trustees

The District is a public agency governed by a Board of Trustees, consisting of five elected members. Voting constituents include voters in all four cities on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, as well as adjacent unincorporated areas. The current makeup (as of June 2023) of the Board of Library Trustees is as follows:

President: Rosa Kwon Easton

Vice President: Bob Park

Secretary: Zoe Unno, Ph.D.

Trustee: Jonathan Beutler

Trustee: Kingston Wong

Volunteers & Supporters

The Peninsula Friends of the Library is an all-volunteer membership organization founded in 1961, in order to enhance the services and programs of the Peninsula libraries.[2] Its membership fees, along with funds raised through book sales and the Library Shop at Peninsula Center Library, and other events are used to provide ongoing support for many services and programs including:

  • Special purchases of items for the library collections, furnishings, and equipment.
  • Sunday Hours at the Peninsula Center Library
  • Summer Reading Program

References
  1. "Palos Verdes Library District Board of Trustees". Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  2. "Peninsula Friends of the Library". Retrieved March 17, 2023.
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