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A place for the children of Palmdale to begin a lifetime love of learning.
Palmdale Youth Library
A place for the children of Palmdale to begin a lifetime love of learning.
Help us save this community treasure
To find out more about how to help us save this community treasure you may write a letter describing your feelings about the library and how you would like it and its programs to remain available to our community and send them to the AV Press, The Library Board of Trustees and members of the Palmdale City Council:
Mayor Jim Ledford - jledford@cityofpalmdale.org
Mayor Pro Tem Steven Hofbauer - shofbauer@cityofpalmdale.org
Councilmember Mike Dispenza - mdispenza@cityofpalmdale.org
Councilmember Tom Lackey - tomlackey@cityofpalmdale.org
City Manager Steve Williams - swilliams@cityofpalmdale.org
Updates and information will be posted here as well as our Facebook group: Save the Palmdale Youth Library
You may email us with any information, stories, or pictures at saveyouthlib@gmail.com .
Updates and information will be posted here as well as our Facebook group: Save the Palmdale Youth Library
You may email us with any information, stories, or pictures at saveyouthlib@gmail.com .
Important documents
Upcoming Activities
- Petition Signings - March 8 and 15 @ Walmart-West Palmdale (10th West and O-8)
- City Council Meetings - April 4th (10 a.m.) and 8th (7 p.m.) in the City Council Chambers
Palmdale Youth Library Information
- Facts about the Palmdale Youth Library
- Palmdale, California
- Background • The City of Palmdale has announced that the Palmdale Youth Library’s programs and services may be scaled back or terminated under the City’s 2009-2010 budget. (Bob Wilson, “Council OKs, two plans to cut costs,” Antelope Valley Press, Feb. 26, 2009) • The City will have two community meetings in April to hear resident and employee comments on which municipal programs should or should not receive cuts. Youth Library Statistics and History • The Palmdale Youth Library opened its doors in 1998. • It’s a 10,000 square-foot, $2.9 million facility dedicated to youth from toddlers through age 15. • The library provides an inviting and safe space for children and youth to explore and learn. When the library opened in 1998, a little boy put it perfectly: “The old library is brown and yuck. But this new library is bright and fun.” • An average of 400 youth participate in Youth Library programs each month (story time and book clubs). • The Library serves 42,434 youth ages 0-15 (30% of Palmdale’s population). * The Youth Library has 60,469 volumes compared to 78,167 volumes in the main branch.
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