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  LIBRARY 1770 E. HILL STREET, SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755 (562) 989-7323 LIBRARY HOURS – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 12-8; Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. LIBRARY 1770 E. Hill Street Phone: (562) 989-READ Library Hours Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 12:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday, Friday, & Saturday 10:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. Closed Sundays & Holidays WEEKLY STORY TIME PRE-SCHOOL (ages 3-5) Friday, 10 a.m. The pre-schoolers enjoy stories, songs, poems, puppets and videos. YOUTH (ages 5-12) Saturday, 11:30 a.m. with occasional guest storytellers. BOOKS FOR THE HOMEBOUND If you are unable to visit the library, you may arrange for the library to come to you! Call the library at (562) 989-7324 for more information. We will be glad to arrange for pick up and delivery of your favorite books or audio visual materials. Friends of Signal Hill Library THE FRIENDS OF SIGNAL HILL LIBRARY invite you to join them in working to promote, enhance, and improve the programs, services, and resources of the Signal Hill Library. Through memberships, donations, fundraisers, and book sales, the Friends sponsor Author Talks and other programs of interest to the community, support the Reading Program and other special events for children, and provide funds for special materials and equipment to improve library service. Be a part of an organization of people interested in reading, authors, early childhood literacy, and enhanced library service for the 21st Century. Call the Signal Hill Library at (562) 989-7323 for a brochure and more information on how you can become a member. HILLTOP BRICK INSCRIPTIONS The Friends of the Signal Hill Library encourage you to engrave your name, a special date, the memory of a loved one, or other tribute at the Hilltop Park name plaza. This will be your chance to become a part of Signal Hill history! Your tax deductible contributions will help support our Library and its programs. Bricks start at $50 for one line of engraving, $75 for two lines, and $100 for three lines. For more information or for (additional) order forms call (562) 989-7330. ACCESS THE ON-LINE LIBRARY CATALOG You can now check online to see if the book you have been longing to read is available at the Signal Hill Library. Simply click on the link below and it will take you to Web Collection Plus. From there, you can search for a book by author, title, subject or keyword. Simple as that! If you have questions about the site, please contact the library at (562) 989-7323. If you want check your library account, click on MyInfo. It will ask you for a barcode number, type in the barcode number on your library card. The password will be your last name. If you wish to reserve a book, go to the book record and click on e-mail request at the top of the page. And remember, there is no such thing as too much reading!Online Catalog ASK A LIBRARIAN The following website is an online reference allowing you to ask a librarian a question 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! Ask the Librarian LIBRARY RESOURCES The library has 6 computers, courtesy of a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Each computer has 38 software titles including Office 2000, Encarta Encyclopedia, as well as educational games for children and Internet access. A periodical index, featuring full text articles from the most well read magazines and journals, popular reference books and current newspaper articles, are also now available at the library. Historical images and full color maps are included. The Metropolitan Cooperative Library System (MCLS) is an association of public libraries in the greater Los Angeles area that shares resources to improve library service to the residents of the participating cities. Some of the advantages are: inter-library loan services; a Summer Reading Program theme with other member libraries; a shared delivery service, i.e. Signal Hill Library books that are returned to a Long Beach Branch will be returned to Signal Hill; and a reference referral program where the resources of the Los Angeles Public Library are available to our patrons.  LearningExpress Library Check out the LearningExpress Library LearningExpress Library is an interactive online learning platform featuring over 770 practice tests, tutorials, and eBooks related to job search and workplace skills improvement, career certification and licensing exam preparation, college entrance and graduate school admissions exam preparation, GED exam preparation, and basic skills improvement in reading, writing, and math, for all ages. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results. |
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