1401 E. Anaheim St. Long Beach, CA 90813 (562) 570-1046

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Directions

• The Mark Twain Neighborhood Library is located at 1401 E. Anaheim Street, at the corner of Anaheim Street and Gundry Avenue.
• Nearby libraries: Main Library and Brewitt Neighborhood Library.
• Long Beach Transit Bus Routes: 45, 46.

History
Mark Twain Neighborhood Library officially opened on February 18, 1930 as the Central Branch Library. It was named due to its geographically central location at 1541 Rose Avenue. On November 15, 1937 the Central Branch Library was officially renamed Mark Twain Library. It moved four more times before moving to its present site on August 11, 2007.

Mark Twain Neighborhood Library is named after the famous writer, Mark Twain, also known as Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Mark Twain was famous for such stories as the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and the Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

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

Collections

• Children: large collection of reference and non-fiction materials to meet homework needs.
• Teen:fiction and non-fiction.
• Adult:fiction and non-fiction, periodicals and newspapers, African-American literature and collections of materials in Khmer, Vietnamese and Spanish.

Programs

• The Family Learning Center provides homework assistance to students in grades K - 8. Parents are encouraged to use the library with their children. The center is staffed with homework helpers to provide help with homework assignments and computer instruction. The FLC is open during all library hours.
• Programs include the pre-school, tiny tot, and family story times. In addition, the library offers summer reading programs for children, teens, and adults, and special programs throughout the year. Call for days and times, (562) 570-1046.

Facilities

• Mark Twain Neighborhood Library was the first building in Long Beach to receive the Silver Medal LEED (Leaders in Energy and Environmental Design) Award from the U.S. Green Building Council. The building was designed and constructed to conserve natural resources, increase energy efficiency, and improve indoor air quality.
• The Mark Twain Neighborhood library is the largest of the branch libraries.
• Three outdoor bookdrops are located near the front entrance of the library.

Equipment

• This neighborhood library offers computers with Internet access, the library catalog, a community resource file, and various on-line reference resources.
• A library card number is needed to access the Internet. Access is on a first come basis and is limited to 60 minutes per day. Printing is $.15 per page.
• The library has 20 computers with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Publisher, and Microsoft Excel.
• Each Family Learning Center (FLC) has English-As-A-Second-Language (ESL) software available for public use. Parents and students wishing to improve their English language skills are encouraged to come in and use the software.
• A photocopy machine makes black and white copies for $.15 per page.