City and County
By September 2, 1959 the City had appointed Patricia Gazin its representative to the Region III Regional Library Council. In 1987 County Librarian Linda Crismond asked the City for $3,000 toward LePac, and in December the Friends thanked Mayor Simpson and the council for the City's match. In October 2000 City Manager Stephen Burrell approved four Bard Street book-sale dates. Burrell requested County service and cost data in April 2002, and on November 21 City staff presented options to remain in the County system, withdraw effective July 2003 or investigate further. In June 2005 the City Manager sought the Friends' opinion on spending a reported $3,071 library-tax surplus on books.
Drawn from: Bonnie Bright letter naming Regional Library Council representatives; County librarian requests city support for LePac; Thank-you letter — city LePac matching funds; City approves four Bard Street book-sale dates; City requests County service and cost data; City staff outlines County withdrawal options for November 26; City Manager asks Friends how to use the library-tax surplus.
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Newspaper clippings · December 28, 1955Loose Leaf System Adds Scope to County Library — Daily Breeze
Lists and rosters · Probably March 1959 — election campaign rosterElection campaign committee and worker roster
Letters and email · September 2, 1959Bonnie Bright letter naming Regional Library Council representatives
Letters and email · October 15, 1959John D. Henderson letter welcoming Patricia Gazin to the advisory council
Newspaper clippings · 1961–1963Mounted press clippings — library services, Christmas open house and cooking benefit
Histories · 1962County Public Library fiftieth anniversary history — faxed extract
Letters and email · January 24, 1964County Librarian Geller letter — option to purchase library building
Letters and email · May 17, 1966Gazin invitation to Mrs. Brown — June 3 public reception
Letters and email · May 24, 1966Garden Club note — sycamore presentation and downtown plantings
Letters and email · May 24, 1966Gazin invitation to Councilman Quentin Thelen
Letters and email · May 24, 1966Gazin invitation to Councilman Pat Anderson
Letters and email · May 24, 1966Gazin asks Mayor Jack Belasco to welcome Mrs. Brown
Letters and email · May 25, 1966Gazin invitation to Manhattan Beach Mayor Robert Beverly
Letters and email · May 25, 1966Gazin invitation to Redondo Beach Mayor William Czuleger
Newspaper clippings · June 1966Merchant Mailer — Mrs. Pat Brown visits Hermosa Beach
Flyers, invitations and programs · 1975-06–1975-07Draft proclamation — Kathryn Dittmar Week
Notes · 1986Regional library council working notes
Letters and email · March 3, 1987County librarian requests city support for LePac
Minutes and agendas · April 13, 1987Special meeting minutes — LePac purchase
Newspaper clippings · September 24, 1987Easy Reader — Hi-tech Hermosans
Letters and email · December 4, 1987Thank-you letter — city LePac matching funds
Notes · January 1988Regional council and publicity notes
Notes · September 14, 1988Working notes — regional libraries and budgets
Letters and email · January 1989City confirmation — reserved tables and chairs
Letters and email · January 23, 1989Charlotte Malone — table and chair reservations
Letters and email · June 7, 1989Linda Crismond — resignation and county library progress
Letters and email · October 13, 1989Letter to city council — library parking
Letters and email · December 11, 1989Letter to city manager — event-table delivery problems
Letters and email · January 2, 1990City correspondence — apology for book-sale tables
Letters and email · January 22, 1990City correspondence — request for library staff parking
Notes · January 16, 1991Regional library report notes
Flyers, invitations and programs · August 1991County Library revised loan periods and overdue charges
Newspaper clippings · 1993Stevan Colin announces intention to run for mayor in 1997
Flyers, invitations and programs · April 1993County library breakfast for National Library Week
Newspaper clippings · September 1993Boosters eager for city-run library
Newspaper clippings · September 1993Friends of H.B. library set to study separation from county
Minutes and agendas · September 15, 1993Board asks City to study withdrawal and possible library partnerships
Flyers, invitations and programs · September 17, 1993Friends ask City to study library independence
Newspaper clippings · October 28, 1993Beach Reporter — Council candidates debate police and revenue
Newspaper clippings · December 7, 1993Daily Breeze — Burke becomes chairwoman of L.A. supervisors
Newspaper clippings · 1994New city manager Steve Burrell discusses the library
Minutes and agendas · January 19, 1994Annual election and library affiliation study
Newspaper clippings · March 20, 1994Los Angeles Times — Plain Talk Cuts Through Fog on County Budget
Histories · April 1, 1994West Regional fax — Hermosa branch history and early library locations
Newspaper clippings · 1994-10–1994-12County restores service at six libraries
Flyers, invitations and programs · July 8, 1995Grand opening and dedication of Redondo Beach Main Library
Newspaper clippings · August 1995Cutbacks looming in hours, services at beach libraries
Newspaper clippings · October 3, 1995Torrance considers coffee cart for its Civic Center library
Newspaper clippings · 1996Library bill through Senate, next stop state Assembly
Letters and email · September 19, 1996Amanda Susskind explains new library-withdrawal legislation
Newspaper clippings · 1998Mary Tyson dies — former Hermosa mayor remembered
Newspaper clippings · 1998Manhattan Beach Friends — Rockie Elkind and Laura Zoerner
Minutes and agendas · April 8, 1999Charlotte Malone to Steve Burrell on library hours and possible separation
Financial records · November 30, 1999County operating statement for Hermosa library fiscal 1998–99
Letters and email · June 5, 2000Friends explain the move to the Bard Street warehouse
Letters and email · October 9, 2000Charlotte Malone requests continued Bard Street sale access
Letters and email · October 11, 2000City approves four Bard Street book-sale dates
Letters and email · December 7, 2000Wendy Romano responds on hours and book-sale shelving
Reports and proposals · March 1, 2001Western Region County library service hours
Financial records · June 27, 2001County operating statement for Hermosa library fiscal 1999–2000
Letters and email · November 26, 2001County administrator declines to change library hours
Financial records · March 13, 2002County operating statement for Hermosa library fiscal 2000–01
Letters and email · April 2002Draft County data request with handwritten addition
Letters and email · April 30, 2002City requests County service and cost data
Letters and email · August 14, 2002County responds to the City's library information request
Letters and email · August 29, 2002City Manager circulates County data to the library subcommittee
Reports and proposals · September 18, 2002City subcommittee proposes a hearing on County withdrawal
Reports and proposals · November 21, 2002City staff outlines County withdrawal options for November 26
Reports and proposals · 2003County glossary for 2002–03 operating statements
Reports and proposals · May 21, 2004County city-by-city library tax and cost estimates
Letters and email · July 24, 2004Linda Dickerson explains County materials charges
Letters and email · August 3, 2004City Manager compares library taxes and operating costs
Reports and proposals · 2005County comparison of 2003–04 library taxes and operating costs
Financial records · March 2005Draft County operating statement for fiscal 2003–04
Letters and email · June 6, 2005City Manager asks Friends how to use the library-tax surplus
Letters and email · June 7, 2005County reports matched-year library costs and tax contribution
Financial records · June 8, 2005County operating statement for fiscal 2003–04 with revenue
Letters and email · June 20, 2005Friends request City control of surplus library tax funds
Reports and proposals · June 21, 2005City considers surplus tax uses and a library reserve
Governing documents · September 2009City recognition of the fiftieth anniversary
Minutes and agendas · July 31, 2012Police and Friends discuss proposed bookstore relocation
Reports and proposals · July 2016Police assessment of possible bookstore relocation sites
Letters and email · July 8, 2016Police Officers Association requests Bard Street closure