560 E. Hill St. Long Beach, CA 90806 (562) 570-1041

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Directions

• The Burnett Neighborhood Library is located at 560 E. Hill Street, at the southeast corner of Hill Street and Atlantic Avenue. The library has two parking lots; one lot is off Linden Avenue and the other is off Hill Street.
• Nearby libraries: Mark Twain and Dana neighborhood libraries.
• Long Beach Transit Bus Routes: 61, 62.

History
Although the Burnett Neighborhood Library was built in 1969, it could be considered Long Beach's first branch library. The original Burnett Neighborhood Library was established in a classroom of Burnett Elementary School in 1910 and moved to its present site in 1924. The 'new' Burnett Neighborhood Library celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2009. It is a spacious building featuring warm wood tones, floor to ceiling windows, and two shady patios. The papier-mache statues of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs which decorate the children's area have been a beloved landmark for neighborhood children for more than 20 years.

The Burnett Neighborhood Library is named after Peter H. Burnett, California's first governor under United States rule.

City Council Representative
Long Beach City Council 6^th District, Dee Andrews

Collections

• Children: popular fiction titles, Spanish-language collection, and subject material to support homework needs.
• Young Adult: fiction and non-fiction.
• Adult: bestsellers, fiction and non-fiction, periodicals and newspapers, collections in Spanish and Khmer.
• African-American Resources Area: reference and circulating materials on African-American history, biography and achievement.

Programs

• Special activities for children and teens, including a Summer Reading Program and class visits.
• Preschool Without Walls: a free, bilingual, drop-in program for parents and preschool children.  Meets every Friday at 10:30 a.m. Call for details.
• Adult programming includes ESL (English as a Second Language) Conversation Club and an Adult Summer Reading Program. Call for details.
• The Family Learning Center provides homework assistance and computer instruction to students in grades K - 8. Parents are encouraged to use the library with their children.  Call the library to confirm days and times.

Facilities

• The community meeting room has a capacity of 90 and is available on a rental basis.
• The library has an ADA accessible ramp and restrooms.
• An outdoor bookdrop located near the front entrance is open when the library is closed.

Equipment

• This neighborhood library offers 12 computers with Internet access, the library catalog, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Access is on a first come basis and is limited to 30 minutes per day. Printing cost is $.15 per page for black and white.
• The Family Learning Center has 5 additional computers. The first 3 black and white prints are free for students doing homework.
• A photocopy machine makes black and white copies for $.15 per page.