Dedication of the Lennox Branch, the second county-owned building. [1948]
County of Los Angeles Public Library History
A new building for the Lennox Branch of the Los Angeles County Library was opened May 14, 1948. It was one of the four buildings that made up Lennox's Civic Center and the library later included a regional office. It was a small branch. Upon its opening, the Lennox Branch accommodated 16 adults and 16 children in the reading room according to a staff newsletter. The branch was quickly popular and more library cards were issued in the first month than the previous six months combined. By January 1950 a regional card catalog was installed that represented the holdings of nine branches in the area. The adult materials alone accounted for 40,000 cards in the catalog.
The branch closed in late 2012 for renovation and reopened April 11, 2014.
Before and after photos of the Lennox Branch (Photos by author)
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